Encyclopedia: reference work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or that treats a particular branch of knowledge in a comprehensive manner
The Canadian Encyclopedia is a great resource to use if you are a beginner researcher! The Canadian Encyclopedia is a free, comprehensive, and bilingual online resource that serves as Canada's national encyclopedia. It provides authoritative articles on Canadian history, culture, geography, politics, and more, written by a wide range of experts and continually updated by Historica Canada. The encyclopedia is unique as the world's only established national encyclopedia of its kind and is a vital tool for students, educators, and anyone seeking information about Canada.
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In Encyclopædia Britannica: Britannica in the digital era…in chief, the company developed Britannica Online, an extended electronic reference service for delivery over the Internet. In 1994 Britannica debuted the first Internet-based encyclopaedia.