Encyclopedia Virginia vs Wikiquote
Encyclopedia Virginia
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| Figure | Encyclopedia Virginia | Wikiquote |
|---|---|---|
| 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 (#24) |
| Content license | Textual content is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license. | Wikiquote content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License and GNU Free Documentation License. |
| Founded | 2008 | 2003 |
| Organization | Encyclopedia Virginia is a project of Virginia Humanities in partnership with the Library of Virginia. | Wikiquote is run by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation. |
| Purpose | Encyclopedia Virginia is a free multimedia resource about Virginia’s history and culture for students, teachers, and communities. | Wikiquote is a free compendium of quotations written collaboratively by readers. |
| Support | Staff cannot assist with individual research questions; the FAQ suggests contacting the Library of Virginia. | Wikiquote directs questions about how to use the site to the Village pump and general knowledge questions to the Reference Desk. |
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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.