''Doosan Encyclopedia'' is a
Korean language
Korean (South Korean: , ''hangugeo''; North Korean: , ''chosŏnmal'') is the native language for about 80 million people, mostly of Koreans, Korean descent. It is the official language, official and national language of both North Korea and So ...
encyclopedia
An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...
published by
Doosan Donga (두산동아). The encyclopedia is based on the ''Dong-A Color Encyclopedia'' (동아원색세계대백과사전), which comprises 30 volumes and began to be published in 1982 by Dong-A Publishing (동아출판사). Dong-A Publishing was merged into Doosan Donga, a subsidiary of
Doosan Group, in February 1985.
The ''Doosan Encyclopedia'' is a major encyclopedia in South Korea.
Digital edition
EnCyber
The online version of the ''Doosan Encyclopedia'' was named EnCyber, which is a
blend of two English words: ''Encyclopedia'' and ''Cyber''. The company has stated that, with the trademark, it aims to become a center of living knowledge. EnCyber provides free content to readers via
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
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portals such as
Naver.
Naver has risen to the top position in the
search engine market of South Korea partially because of the popularity of EnCyber encyclopedia. When Naver exclusively contracted Doosan Doonga in 2003, the former paid multi billion
won
Won may refer to:
*The Korean won from 1902–1910
*South Korean won, the currency of the Republic of Korea
*North Korean won, the currency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
* Won (Korean surname)
* Won (Korean given name)
* Won Buddhis ...
to the latter in royalties.
The articles in the EnCyber encyclopedia aim to educate readers in every age group. It is regarded as a major encyclopedia in South Korea.
, EnCyber was the biggest online encyclopedia of South Korea.
Doopedia
On November 1, 2010, the digital version of Doosan Encyclopedia was renamed 'doopedia', a
portmanteau from the company name 'Doosan' and the English word 'encyclopedia'.
[Doosan webzine October 2010](_blank)
(PDF, Korean, 5.7 MB) On 7 November 2013 were 463,953 items in the 'doopedia' available.
In the
Korean Wikipedia on that day there were 252,830 articles.
See also
*''
Encyclopedia of Korean Culture''
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List of digital library projects
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List of encyclopedias by language
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List of online encyclopedias
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Lists of encyclopedias
References
External links
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Korean encyclopedias
South Korean online encyclopedias
Doosan Group
1982 non-fiction books
20th-century encyclopedias
21st-century encyclopedias
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