Encyclopedia.com
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Type of site | Reference, Encyclopedia |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Highbeam Research (Gale) |
| Created by | Infonautics |
| Revenue | Display advertising |
| Website | encyclopedia |
| Alexa rank |  17,465 (August 2018)[1] |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | No |
| Launched | March 1998 |
| Current status | Online |
Content license | Copyrighted |
| OCLC number | 405663034 |
Encyclopedia.com also known as HighBeam Encyclopedia[2] is an online encyclopedia website. It aggregates information from other published dictionaries, encyclopedias and reference works including pictures and videos. It received CODiE Awards in 2009 and 2010.[3] The website is operated by Chicago based company Highbeam Research a subsidiary of reference publisher Gale itself a subsidiary of Cengage.[4][5]
Encyclopedia.com allows users to access information on a subject from multiple encyclopedias and dictionary sources,[6] and has nearly 200,000 entries and 50,000 topic summaries. It provides a collection of online encyclopedias and entries from various sources, including Oxford University Press, Columbia Encyclopedia and Gale its parent company.[7][8]
The website was launched by Infonautics in March 1998.[9] Infonautics was acquired by Tucows in August 2001. In August 2002, Patrick Spain bought Encyclopedia.com and its sister website eLibrary from Tucows and incorporated them in a new company called Alacritude, LLC (a combination of Alacrity and Attitude).[10] The business became known as Highbeam Research and was eventually sold to Gale.[11][5]
References
- ↑ "Encyclopedia.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors" (in en). http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ↑ "Curlie - Reference: Encyclopedias" (in en). https://curlie.org/Reference/Encyclopedias/.
- ↑ "Encyclopedia.com Named 2009 CODiE Award Winner". https://news.cengage.com/library-research/encyclopedia-com-named-2009-codie-award-winner/. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ↑ Myers, Fort (2011-07-27). "Partnership With HighBeam Research and Encyclopedia.com". http://www.yippyinc.com/insights/announces-partnership-with-highbeam/. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Gale Acquires HighBeam Research, Inc." (in en-US). Cengage. 2008-12-15. https://news.cengage.com/library-research/gale-acquires-highbeam-research-inc/.
- ↑ "Wikipedia down? Try these alternatives - gHacks Tech News". https://www.ghacks.net/2012/05/21/wikipedia-down-try-these-alternatives/. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ↑ "Encyclopedia.com | Free Online Encyclopedia" (in en). Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180713030447/https://www.encyclopedia.com/. "Featured publications from Gale on the homepage: "International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences"; "Cities of the World"; "Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy"..."
- ↑ "About Us". https://www.encyclopedia.com/about. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ "Infonautics Launches Encyclopedia.Com" (in en). Information Today (Information Today, Inc.) 15 (3). March 1998. https://www.questia.com/magazine/1G1-20341277/infonautics-launches-encyclopedia-com. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ↑ Hane, Paula J. (26 August 2002). "Tucows Sells Two Former Infonautics Services". Information Today, Inc.. http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbreader.asp?ArticleID=17104.
- ↑ Gwen (December 16, 2008). "Internet News: Gale Acquired HighBeam Research". Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120305194620/http://www.websearchguide.ca/netblog/archives/008099.html.
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