The ''Columbia Encyclopedia'' is a one-volume
encyclopedia
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produced by
Columbia University Press and, in the last edition, sold by the
Gale Group.
First published in 1935, and continuing its relationship with
Columbia University, the encyclopedia underwent major revisions in 1950 and 1963;
the current edition is the sixth, printed in 2000. It contains over 51,000 articles totaling some 6.5 million words and has also been published in two volumes.
An electronic version of the encyclopedia is available, and the ''Columbia Encyclopedia'' is licensed by several different companies for use over the Internet.
See also
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Lincoln Library of Essential Information''
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Lists of encyclopedias
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List of online encyclopedias
This is a list of well-known online encyclopedias—i.e., encyclopedias accessible or formerly accessible on the Internet.
The largest online encyclopedias are general reference works, though there are also many specialized ones. Some online ency ...
References
1935 non-fiction books
2000 non-fiction books
20th-century encyclopedias
American online encyclopedias
Cengage books
Single-volume general reference works
Columbia University Press books
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