Encyclopedia of Alabama vs New World Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia of Alabama is a free web reference resource covering the state’s history, culture, geography, and natural environment. Its articles range from people, events, sports, art, literature, industry, and government to plants, animals, agriculture, and recreation. Contributors—including academic scholars and field scientists—write or adapt material for the Encyclopedia, and the site says it adds content regularly. Articles may include multimedia, while themed collections bring related entries together and image galleries link visual material to related articles. Readers can search or browse by categories, articles, authors, events, organizations, people, places, collections, galleries, and quick facts. Citation tools and educator resources are available. Noncommercial educational reuse is permitted with appropriate citation and credit; commercial reproduction requires prior permission. The editorial office is administered by Auburn University through its Office of University Outreach in partnership with University Libraries. The site accepts correction suggestions that identify an error and provide at least one supporting reference.

New World Encyclopedia is a free web reference containing thousands of selected articles about human knowledge. It is aimed at teachers, students, and general readers, including people reading at late high school or early college levels. Coverage includes philosophy, religion, history, biography, political science, social sciences, geography, physical and life sciences, and arts, music, literature, sports, and leisure. Articles are arranged alphabetically, connect to related entries, and support keyword searching through a custom search engine. Scholars and editors supervise articles and review facts, grammar, and values. Readers can submit feedback, but editors and staff decide whether to change entries. The site uses MediaWiki and a SphinxSearch-based custom search system, and provides text and images. Pages document links to Wikipedia for imported article histories and Amazon ISBN links that may earn referral fees. Text contributions use Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 and GNU Free Documentation License terms, subject to reuse rules; fair-use material and some media may have separate restrictions. Since 2009, the project says it has relied on advertising and donations.