digital encyclopedias
Web-based knowledge collections
Digital encyclopedias are reference works published in electronic form rather than print—originally on CD-ROM, now primarily online.
They allow instant searching, hyperlinking between articles, and frequent updates impossible with bound volumes.
Wikipedia is the dominant example, having largely displaced commercial predecessors like Encarta and the digital Britannica.
- WikipediaFree collaborative online encyclopedia
- hypertextDocuments connected by links
- EncartaDiscontinued Microsoft encyclopedia product
- mobile appsPortable device software
- metadataDescriptive information about content
edit history · indexation · categorization · taxonomy · annotation · cultural preservation · cross-referencing · accessibility standards · database systems · rabbit hole · deep dive · collaborative editing · search algorithms · fact check · tagging · hierarchical structure · user interface design · cloud storage
digital encyclopediasoral tradition
Culture passed by speech
raw data · word of mouth · hearsay · rumor · anecdotes
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