Encyclopedia Virginia vs World Book Online
Encyclopedia Virginia
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| Figure | Encyclopedia Virginia | World Book Online |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $20.83/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Online Encyclopedias | 8.1 (#9) | 7.3 (#21) |
| Founded | 2008 | 1917 |
| Headquarters | Virginia Humanities says it is headquartered in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia. | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Purpose | Encyclopedia Virginia is a free multimedia resource about Virginia’s history and culture for students, teachers, and communities. | World Book Online provides digital reference databases for learners from Early World of Learning through World Book Advanced. |
| Support | Staff cannot assist with individual research questions; the FAQ suggests contacting the Library of Virginia. | World Book provides technical tutorials for SSO integrations, subscription administration, home access, system requirements, and usage reports. |
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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.
World Book Online
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