Search the net with the help of Encyclopedia

Teachers, students, scholars or parents who browse the net for information need to check online encyclopedia but the easiest way of searching is to write the term or word at search engine box. May be at first page you can find a link to the meaning or link to that word or phrase but you won't find specific information yet. So the best way is to keep a record of links to the sites which help you search through famous encyclopedias. This article would help you find useful links regarding your search for encyclopedia.

Do you know what is meant by ‘Encyclopedia’ and what we can get from it?
Well, first learn about the definition of the term:

According to the definition by “Wikipedia”:
“An encyclopedia is a comprehensive written compendium that contains information on either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge. Encyclopedias are divided into articles with one article on each subject covered. The articles on subjects in an encyclopedia are usually accessed alphabetically by article name and can be contained in one volume or many volumes, depending on the amount of material included.

“ 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.”

But is there any difference between a dictionary and encyclopedia?

Yes! ‘A dictionary primarily focuses on words and their definitions, and typically provides limited information, analysis, or background for the word defined.’
and ‘ an encyclopedia treats each subject in more depth and conveys the most relevant accumulated knowledge on that subject or discipline, given the overall length of the particular work. An encyclopedia also often includes many maps and illustrations, as well as bibliography and statistics.’
Free encyclopediaThe concept of a new free encyclopedia began with the Interpedia proposal on Usenet in 1993, which outlined an Internet-based online encyclopedia to which anyone could submit content and that would be freely accessible.

The English Wikipedia became the world’s largest encyclopedia in 2004 at the 300,000 article stage. As of July 2007, Wikipedia has over 2.0 million articles in English and well over 8 million combined in over 250 languages.Wikipedia is one of the first “user generated content” encyclopedias.

Here is a list of encyclopedias where you can further search for a specific type of information.

- List of online encyclopedias from ‘University of Wisconsin-Stout
- List of Encyclopedia from ‘Wikipedia
- List from ‘Librarians Internet Index
- List of online encyclopedia’s from Wikipedia

Famous Encyclopedias:

Upto now Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., is a leading provider of learning and knowledge products. It is one of the world’s most trusted sources of information on every topic imaginable - from the origins of the universe to current events and everything in between.

* Encarta from msn,- Encarta encyclopedia article centerProvides more than 42,000 articles on the world of knowledge–from aardvark to zither.

* HighBeam Encyclopedia provides you reference entries from credible, published sources like Britannica, Oxford University Press, and Columbia Encyclopedia.
At HighBeam Encyclopedia, you get free access to nearly 200,000 reference entries from sources you can cite. Plus, more than 50,000 topic summaries feature related pictures, videos, topic summaries, and newspaper and magazine articles from around the world. HighBeam Encyclopedia also provides innovative tools that allow you to rate and sort the reference content you find to be the most useful.

* AskTheBrain.com is the world’s first computer generated encyclopedia. All vital stats information has been inferred based upon text on the subject.It is an automated encyclopedia that brings together the best information from around the web on over 200,000 topics. Try searching for anything at all in the search box provided. The entire database is made available free of charge from the website.

Kids Encyclopedias:
* From Yahoo
* Kids.net.au kids safe portal for children, parents, schools and teachers.* Britanica for young children
* List of encyclopedias for kids from ‘dmoz’

'Computer Hope' - Offering free computer help

Internet has become a rich source of information for computer and internet users. There are many useful links and free resources where you can get help. Computer education has become a favourite subject for students because new generation is fond of computers and internet. I would be reviewing as many useful but free resources for net users as I find them during my online search.

Computer Hope is a free computer related information resource. You get computer support facilities for answering computer related questions at the site. And as far as I have searched for computer related useful links, I could not find better free online resource than it. It is the largest free support center on-line, that most sites cannot offer to everyone.

Some of the services that Computer Hope is able to offer include free technical support, computer product information, free online forum, computer product buying tips, third-party computer company information, computer dictionary, weekly computer newsletter, daily computer news, and much more. Each of these services help make Computer Hope the number one free computer services on the Internet.

Free services from Computer Hope

Technical Support: They provide support in these fields:
- Hardware
- Software
- Computer operating systems
- HTML / web design information and help
- Virus information and listing
- Question and Answer listing
- Free e-mail technical support

Buying Tips - Buying tips for computers or computer hardware. You may get technical support on those products as well as information about how to install those products.

Dictionary - This page lists thousands of computer related terms that link to related terms and categories, making it one of the best locations to locate a definition or meaning to a computer related term.

History - A great section for individuals interested in history as well as students looking for the history information on computers. Our history section lists computer related history from the 1500's to today and is an excellent reference point for learning more about computer history.

Company Information -This page is a wealth of company contact information such as phone numbers, e-mail addresses, business addresses, web addresses, and much more. If you are looking for information about a computer company or how to contact them, this is the place to start.

News - Computer Hope has a great new section that is updated at least daily with the latest computer news, and contains an archive of all the old computer news

Newsletter - The Computer Hope Newsletter, issued once every two weeks, includes the following: a new computer term; computer-related news items; virus alerts; "What's New at Computer Hope;" "hot" computer issues, and an All Talk section. We hope you will find the Newsletter informative, useful, and perhaps even, at times, entertaining. You can read the old newsletters at the sign up page given below:

- Link to get their newsletter

Forums - Online forums that enable Computer Hope users to communicate with each other and talk about computers and help each other with their computer related questions.

Chat - Online / IRC chat service that enables users to connect to an IRC chat room, either through the web or their favorite IRC client and talk with Computer Hope and other Computer Hope users live.
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