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Alleypedia
Free, open, and collaborative encyclopedia about English language publishing industry that anyone can edit and improve. Features book publishers, literary and art agents, record labels, newspapers, magazines, tv, film, and theater producers, and more.
www.alleypedia.writeralley.org
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, open content, community-built encyclopedia with thousands of articles on topics from A to Z. Available in dozens of languages.
www.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia in English
English-language version of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia built and edited by users. Find encyclopedia entries on almost any topic, or click for a random Wikipedia article.
en.wikipedia.org
Encyclopedia Britannica
Official site of the Encyclopedia Britannica, one of the world's best-known reference books. Find short encyclopedia entries and definitions, or register for complete access.
www.britannica.com
Answers.com
Get answers from a variety of encyclopedias, dictionaries, glossaries, and atlases with Answers.com, an online reference source.
www.answers.com
Infoplease
Online encyclopedia entries, dictionary definitions, and thesaurus help from Infoplease, covering topics from astrophysics to Zimbabwe.
www.infoplease.com
Knol
A platform for user-generated knowledge. Knol encourages authors to write authoritative articles on specific subjects.
knol.google.com
Everything2
User-created encyclopedia, web directory, and knowledge web. Everything2 offers definitions, articles, and writeups by readers about anything and everything.
www.everything2.com
Freebase
An open, shared database of the world's knowledge.
www.freebase.com
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
Searchable online version of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, containing 29 volumes and articles written by more than 1500 authors on topics from A to Z.
www.1911encyclopedia.org
Citizendium
Project to create a user-created encyclopedia that aims to improve on the Wikipedia model by adding 'gentle expert oversight' and requiring contributors to use their real names.
www.citizendium.org
EncycloZine
Online store and encyclopedia. FInd information and products on topics like art, technology, history, science, sports, and space.
EncycloZine.com
Probert Encyclopaedia
Online encyclopedia specializing in short, inter-linked articles about anything from famous actors to "psychological phobias.
www.probertencyclopaedia.com
Rudiments of Wisdom Encyclopaedia
Cartoon, with A to Z drawings by Tim Hunkin illustrating topics like animals, geography, science, and history.
www.rudimentsofwisdom.com
Article Insider
Community where real-life specialists share their knowledge about a wide variety of popular topics.
www.articleinsider.com
Project Galactic Guide
Spoof encyclopedia meant to guide and misguide its readers in matters of life, death, and finding a parking space anywhere in the Universe, in the style of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
www.galactic-guide.com
Yahoo! Reference
Find an online encyclopedia, quotations, and other fact-finding tools at Yahoo! Reference. Search for dictionary definitions, spelling help, thesaurus synonyms, maps, flags, and other answers.
education.yahoo.com/reference
BambooWeb Dictionary
Online dictionary and encyclopedia providing articles and information on a wide variety of topics. Browse encyclopedia entries by subject, or search for information by key words.
www.bambooweb.com
Fixed Reference: Snapshots of Wikipedia
Offers periodic fixed snapshot copies of Wikipedia, the collective online encyclopedia, allowing safe reference and linking without talk pages.
fixedreference.org
1902 Encyclopedia
Articles and illustrations from the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th Edition (1875) and 10th Edition (1902). Searchable by keyword and browsable by subject index.
www.1902encyclopedia.com

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