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Encyclopedia Virginia

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Store norske leksikon

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Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
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WebYesYes
iOS—Yes
API—Yes
Plans published11
Spec score · Online Encyclopedias8.1 (#9)7.6 (#16)
Editorial reviewEntries go through contributor and editor review, and are separately reviewed by fact checkers and copy editors.Subject editors are selected experts who maintain assigned areas, write content, and provide academic quality control.
Founded20081978
HeadquartersVirginia Humanities says it is headquartered in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia.Oslo, Norway
SupportStaff cannot assist with individual research questions; the FAQ suggests contacting the Library of Virginia.SNL directs general questions to [email protected] and says it responds as quickly as it can.

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Encyclopedia Virginia

Encyclopedia Virginia is a free multimedia and interactive web resource about Virginia’s history and culture. Its topical and biographical entries are written by scholars for general readers, then reviewed by contributors and editors, fact checkers, and copy editors. Articles can include primary documents, images, audio and video clips, and virtual tours; the wider media collection also contains podcasts and 3D objects. Readers can search or browse alphabetically, by biography, category, map, or media. The Encyclopedia Virginia Map App presents historical events through maps, distance-ordered lists, and category filters. Classroom-oriented versions are labeled for Grade 4, Grade 8, and Grades 11+. New entries continue to be published. Since 2012, the project has been digital publisher for the ongoing Dictionary of Virginia Biography with the Library of Virginia. Text uses a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license. The site says it does not own copyrights to displayed media objects.

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Store norske leksikon

Store norske leksikon is a free reference work with expert-written articles based on research. Its encyclopedia covers subjects and fields in both Bokmål and Nynorsk. Subject editors maintain their areas and provide academic quality control. Registered readers can propose new articles or changes, which an editor reviews before publication. Articles are intended to use clear language, structured headings, definitions, fact boxes and links to related material; many are adapted linguistically for school pupils. SNL says the articles are useful to pupils, students and teachers. Reading does not require an account, though submitting proposals or comments and sending internal messages does. The publisher says AI-generated text may not be published in the encyclopedia. Its works offer an open API and metadata marked for free reuse, and the encyclopedia is updated daily. SNL aims to meet most WCAG 2.0 AAA requirements and all AA requirements. Some explanatory image captions are not adapted for screen readers, although the relevant articles also provide image information in text. The encyclopedia is available on the web, through an API and on iOS.

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