List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge: Wikis
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Encyclopedia of Associations: a printed directory of
associations and nonprofit groups published by Thomson Gale. Also available online as
Associations Unlimited.
Encyclopedia Rizaliana: a
one-volume encyclopedia about the life, works and influence of the
Philippine patriot, Jose Protasio Rizal, published by Lulu Press in 2008 and edited by Jose
Fadul
Random House Encyclopedia: a one-volume encyclopedia
from Random House
last published in 1990
Pears Cyclopaedia: a one-volume
encyclopaedia published annually in the United Kingdom
The Penguin Encyclopedia: a one-volume encyclopedia
published by the Penguin Group in 2002 and edited by David Crystal
World Book Encyclopedia:
designed for family use, World Book is the world's best selling
print encyclopedia
Spanish
language
Diccionario Enciclopédico Espasa
Diccionario Enciclopédico Hispano-Americano de Literatura,
Ciencias y Artes: Barcelona, Montaner y Simón,1887-1899,
reprints and appendices up to 1910. Wonderful and very readable
articles, many of them written by known Spanish scholars of the
day. Reprinted by the London editor Walter M. Jackson (C. H.
Simonds Company, Impresores, Boston, Estados Unidos de Norte
América). See reference at http://www.filosofia.org/enc/eha/eha.htm
Gran enciclopedia planeta, 20 volumes, DVD and on-line
encyclopedia, 2004. Geared for adults, and published by the same
people who publish the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Britannica Enciclopedia Universal Ilustrada, 20
volumes; heavily illustrated. Also published by the Encyclopedia
Britannica, but designed for students 10–17 years of age.
Nueva enciclopedia Durvan
Nueva enciclopedia cumbre, published by Grolier in 14
volumes and available online.
Great Soviet
Encyclopedia (Большая Советская Энциклопедия):
The second largest and most comprehensive encyclopedia in Russian; here
were 3 editions, 3rd edition of 1969-1978 contains 30 volumes
The Enciclopedia Compacta Britannica, available from
Babylon here. The Britannica
Concise Encyclopedia translated into Spanish.
Rubricon: the largest online encyclopedic portal
in Russian.
Wikipedia:
Officially the world's largest Encyclopedia — a project to
create a comprehensive encyclopedia using wiki software, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation
License.
World Book: Windows and Mac electronic
versions published by Software MacKiev. Contains every article from
print encyclopedia.
Encyclopaedia of Turkey: An online encyclopedia about
Turkey and Anatolian Culture.
Enciclopedia României (en. Encyclopedia of Romania): project to
create a Romanin encyclopedia using wiki software, released under the CC
by-nc-nd 3.0 - website
EncycloZine: an online encyclopedia of books and
knowledge.
Ekşi
Sözlük: a collaborative hypertext Turkish dictionary and
encyclopedia site that shares a similar concept with Everything2 or
H2G2.
Probert Encyclopaedia: an online
topical encyclopedia consisting of almost 100,000 short entries,
published by Mathew Probert and based in the United
Kingdom.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives: A concise
encyclopedia on the Indian subcontinent.
Banglapedia: The national encyclopedia
of Bangladesh
published by the Bangladesh Asiatic Society.
Quasimodobell: Online Encyclopedia for music artists
& bands
Environmental Science
Encyclopedia of Hydrological Science John Wiley and
Sons [www.wiley.co.uk/ehs]
Encyclopedia of Earth
(EoE) (an electronic reference about the Earth, its
natural environments, and their interaction with society)
Encyclopedia of Life
Support Systems (EOLSS) -- sponsored by UNESCO—an
interdisciplinary encyclopedia, inspired by the sustainable
development movement
The Hitchhiker's Guide
to the Galaxy pays homage to the Encyclopedia Galactica, but is
apparently better because it is slightly cheaper and has the words
"Don't Panic" written on the cover.
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest:
1500 to the Present, ed. by Immanuel Ness, Malden, MA [etc.]:
Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 1405184647
Enciclopedia della musica, 2001-2005, edited by
Jean-Jacques Nattiez, in 5 volumes. Collection of in-depth essays
rather than brief, dictionary-like entries.
The Jewish encyclopedia: a descriptive record of the
history, religion, literature, and customs of the Jewish people
from the earliest times to the present day, hrg. von Cyrus
Adler und Isidore Singer, 12 Bände, New York; London: Funk and
Wagnalis, 1901–1906, auch online
The universal Jewish encyclopedia: an authoritative and
popular presentation of Jews and Judaism since the earliest
times, ed. by Isaac Landman, 10 vls., New York, NY: Univ.
Jewish Encyclopedia Co., 1948
Jüdisches Lexikon. Ein enzyklopädisches Handbuch des
jüdischen Wissens, Begründet von Georg Herlitz und Bruno
Kirschner, 5 vls., Frankfurt am Main: Jüdischer Verlag, 1992
Encyclopedia of modern Jewish culture, ed. by Glenda
Abramson, London [etc.]: Routledge, 2005