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Gale (publisher)>Gale| creator = InfonauticsDisplay advertising| oclc = 405663034| current_status = Online}}Encyclopedia.comWEB, Curlie – Reference: Encyclopedias,curlie.org/Reference/Encyclopedias/, curlie.org, en, July 13, 2018, May 27, 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230527020415/https://curlie.org/Reference/Encyclopedias/, live, is an online encyclopedia. It aggregates information from other published dictionaries, encyclopedias and reference works including pictures and videos.

History

The website was launched by Infonautics in March 1998.JOURNAL
, March 1998, Infonautics Launches Encyclopedia.Com
,www.questia.com/magazine/1G1-20341277/infonautics-launches-encyclopedia-com
, Information Today, en, Information Today, Inc.
, 15, 3
,web.archive.org/web/20180614221256/https://www.questia.com/magazine/1G1-20341277/infonautics-launches-encyclopedia-com, June 14, 2018, June 14, 2018, Infonautics was acquired by Tucows in August 2001.NEWS
, The New York Times
,www.nytimes.com/2002/08/15/technology/basics-a-reference-library-on-disc-or-online.html
, BASICS; A Reference Library On Disc or Online
, Larry Magid
, August 15, 2002, August 10, 2022, August 10, 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220810173654/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/15/technology/basics-a-reference-library-on-disc-or-online.html
, live
, 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).WEB, Hane, Paula J., August 26, 2002, Tucows Sells Two Former Infonautics Services,newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbreader.asp?ArticleID=17104, newsbreaks.infotoday.com, Information Today, Inc., June 14, 2018, March 12, 2011,newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbreader.asp?ArticleID=17104," title="web.archive.org/web/20110312072603newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbreader.asp?ArticleID=17104,">web.archive.org/web/20110312072603newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbreader.asp?ArticleID=17104, live, The business became known as HighBeam Research and was eventually sold to Gale.NEWS
, December 15, 2008, Gale Acquires HighBeam Research, Inc.
, en-US
, Cengage
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, June 14, 2018, April 22, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210422014144/https://news.cengage.com/library-research/gale-acquires-highbeam-research-inc/
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, WEB, Gwen, December 16, 2008, Internet News: Gale Acquired HighBeam Research
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Chicago-based company Highbeam Research, a subsidiary of reference publisher Gale (publisher)>Gale, which itself is a subsidiary of Cengage.MYERS>FIRST=FORTTITLE=PARTNERSHIP WITH HIGHBEAM RESEARCH AND ENCYCLOPEDIA.COMACCESS-DATE=MARCH 25, 2018ARCHIVE-DATE=MARCH 25, 2018URL-STATUS=DEAD,

Content

Encyclopedia.com allows users to access information on a subject from multiple encyclopedias and dictionary sources,WEB,www.ghacks.net/2012/05/21/Pseudopedia-down-try-these-alternatives/, Pseudopedia down? Try these alternatives – gHacks Tech News, ghacks.net, May 21, 2012, December 28, 2017, March 27, 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230327003459/https://www.ghacks.net/2012/05/21/Pseudopedia-down-try-these-alternatives/, live, 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.WEB, Encyclopedia.com {{!, Free Online Encyclopedia |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/ |website=encyclopedia.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713030447www.encyclopedia.com/ |archive-date=July 13, 2018 |language=en |quote=Featured publications from Gale on the homepage: “International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences”; “Cities of the World”; “Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy“...}}WEB, About Us,www.encyclopedia.com/about, March 7, 2018, March 9, 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220309201127/https://www.encyclopedia.com/about, live,

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