Cosma / Communication / Knowledge / Form / Introduction / Reference / Encyclopedia
Order, unity and continuity are human inventions just as truly as catalogues and encyclopedias. — Bertrand Russell
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Introduction1
Dictionary
encyclopedia : a work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or treats comprehensively a particular branch of knowledge usually in articles arranged alphabetically often by subject — Webster
Free Dictionary, Wiktionary, OneLook
Creating a dictionary’s spurred
By an urge to define every word;
While for topics unbounded
A large and well-grounded
Encyclopaedia’s often preferred. — Roger Vick
Encyclopedia 2
Encyclopaedia is a reference work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or that treats a particular branch of knowledge in a comprehensive manner. — Encyclopædia Britannica
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Preservation
Encyclopædias bulging with lore
(Gallimaufries of facts to explore,
Alphabetically stored,
Comprehensively broad)
Were a staple of sales (door-to-door). — Rusty
History
The controversial origins of the Encyclopedia (Addison Anderson, TED-ED)
Encyclopaedias : their history throughout the ages: a bibliographical guide with extensive historical notes to the general encyclopaedias issued throughout the world from 350 b.c. to the present day (Robert Lewis Collison)
History of Encyclopedias (Encyclopædia Britannica)
List of Historical Encyclopedias (Wikipedia)
Quotation
Library
WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library
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Participation
Writing an Encyclopaedia Entry (Phil Davies, Writing Together Bangor)
Education
Course
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
News
Britannica Stories (Encyclopædia Britannica)
NPR Archives
Book
Government
Document
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Expression
Fun
Encyclopedia TV Series (Wikipedia)
Rudiments of Wisdom Encyclopedia (Tim Hunkin)
Cartoon, with A to Z drawings by Tim Hunkin illustrating topics like animals, geography, science, and history.
Check out his entry for “Encyclopaedia“
Fiction
Fictional encyclopedias (Wikipedia)
Poem
OEDILF: The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form
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Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.
Reference Dictionary, Thesaurus, Glossary, Encyclopedia, Outline, Guide
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1. The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.
2. The information on this page was initially developed in the year 2000 while Mary E. Hopper was taking a course entitled LS407 Reference/Information Services at the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science. It was a legendary, very rigorous course taught by Dr. Allen Smith.