Today, the modern encyclopedia is often in electronic form and much more affordable then the traditional paper versions.
Even the world famous Encyclopedia Britannica will no longer be printed after 244 years, the final edition costing almost $1400. "Thinking beyond the format", Encyclopedias join a long list of paper we once thought we couldn't live without, like the Sears catalog, Yellow Pages and maps. is fully accessible on a tablet, smartphone, laptop, desktop computer, or any Internet-connected device with a Web browser. Unlike printed encyclopedias, we are continually editing, updating, and appending, articles on historic events appearing within minutes, rather than months or years. World Heritage Encyclopedia, () is a live collaboration differing from paper-based reference sources in important ways. As French philosopher, and contributor of the Encyclopedie Denis Diderot, said "Indeed, the purpose of an encyclopedia is to collect knowledge disseminated around the globe to set forth its general system to the men with whom we live, and transmit it to those who will come after us, so that the work of preceding centuries will not become useless to the centuries to come and so that our offspring, becoming better instructed, will at the same time become more virtuous and happy, and that we should not die without having rendered a service to the human race. The World Heritage Encyclopedia includes the great general encyclopedias of the past and the present but all types of works that claim to provide in an orderly arrangement the essence of "all that is known" on a subject or a group of subjects, translated from the Koine Greek enkyklios paideia, which literally means "complete knowledge". World Heritage Encyclopedia has aligned itself with the Common Core and State Standards to ensure all of the nonfiction STEM content needed by any student could be found, all in one place.Įvery month thousands of new articles, images, and multimedia elements are added.
World Heritage Encyclopedia supports learning for all grade levels, from K-12, with a user-friendly interface and grade appropriate content. World Heritage Encyclopedia believes the Common Core Standards are important, and that is why at you'll find tools to help improve student performance, strengthen instructional effectiveness, and maximize the use of your technology. All the articles may be read online or download and save as eDocuments. A combined aggregation of hundreds of article databases, with millions of articles in total. The combination of articles, dictionary, eBooks, journals, and primary source documents, offers a most unique resource for students and researchers. The World Heritage Encyclopedia is the largest and most comprehensive Encyclopedia ever compiled.
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