Lex – Danmarks Nationalleksikon vs The Canadian Encyclopedia
Lex – Danmarks Nationalleksikon
lex.dkThe Canadian Encyclopedia
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| Figure | Lex – Danmarks Nationalleksikon | 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 (#10) | 7.2 (#23) |
| Audience | Foreningen lex.dk describes the platform as serving public education, including primary and secondary schools, universities, educational institutions, and libraries. | Historica Canada describes its programs as resources for exploring and learning about Canadian history, and says its educational tools have been distributed to teachers. |
| Content | Lex says it contains more than 245,000 articles written by researchers and other subject matter experts. | The encyclopedia contains more than 24,000 bilingual articles by some 5,000 authors. |
| Founded | 2019 | 1985 |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Purpose | Lex is Denmark’s national encyclopedia and a searchable collection of factual knowledge written by Danish professionals and researchers. | The Canadian Encyclopedia provides articles focused on Canada’s history and culture. |
| Support | The site lists [email protected] and a telephone contact at +45 20203620. | Historica Canada provides a contact form, phone numbers, and a Toronto mailing address. |
Plans
Lex – Danmarks Nationalleksikon
- Lex – Danmarks NationalleksikonFree
In their own words
Lex – Danmarks Nationalleksikon
Lex – Danmarks Nationalleksikon is Denmark’s freely accessible, searchable national encyclopedia, with Danish-language factual content written by researchers and other professionals. Its collection contains more than 245,000 articles, including Den Store Danske, Trap Danmark, and other specialist reference works. Editors continually add material and revise existing articles. Trap Danmark covers subjects including geography, biology, archaeology, history, culture, architecture, and social and business life; its digital edition includes place descriptions, maps, images, and illustrations from public cultural and geographic databases. Lex provides definitions from Den Danske Ordbog within its articles. Readers can comment, suggest edits or new articles, and contribute images, though editors must approve proposals. Lex says articles may contain errors or omissions and invites correction suggestions. Institutions, public authorities, and businesses can license content through Tekst & Node. Text and data mining, including AI training, requires individual permission. Lex serves public education, including schools, universities, educational institutions, and libraries.
The Canadian Encyclopedia
The Canadian Encyclopedia has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.