Encyclopedia Virginia vs The Canadian Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Virginia
encyclopediavirginia.orgThe Canadian Encyclopedia
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| Figure | Encyclopedia Virginia | The Canadian Encyclopedia |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Online Encyclopedias | 8.1 (#9) | 7.2 (#23) |
| Content | The site publishes topical and biographical entries written by scholars, edited for a general audience, and fact checked. | The encyclopedia contains more than 24,000 bilingual articles by some 5,000 authors. |
| Education | The site offers scaled entries labeled for Grade 4, Grade 8, and Grades 11+. | Historica Canada’s citizenship education guide directs learners to The Canadian Encyclopedia for detailed information on topics they are studying. |
| Founded | 2008 | 1985 |
| Headquarters | Virginia Humanities says it is headquartered in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia. | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Purpose | Encyclopedia Virginia is a free multimedia resource about Virginia’s history and culture for students, teachers, and communities. | The Canadian Encyclopedia provides articles focused on Canada’s history and culture. |
| Support | Staff cannot assist with individual research questions; the FAQ suggests contacting the Library of Virginia. | Historica Canada provides a contact form, phone numbers, and a Toronto mailing address. |
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In their own words
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.
The Canadian Encyclopedia
The Canadian Encyclopedia has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.