Doosan Encyclopedia

Doosan Encyclopedia
두산세계대백과사전
Authoreditorial staff
LanguageKorean
GenreReference encyclopedia
PublisherDoosan Corp
Publication date
1982–present
Publication placeSouth Korea
Media type30 volumes (hardbound)
Websitehttps://www.doopedia.co.kr
Doosan Encyclopedia
Hangul
두산세계대백과사전
Hanja
斗山世界大百科事典
Revised RomanizationDusan Segye Daebaekgwa Sajeon
McCune–ReischauerTusan Segye Taebaekkwa Sajŏn

Doosan Encyclopedia (Korean: 두산세계대백과사전; lit. Doosan World Great Encyclopedia) is a Korean-language encyclopedia 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.[1][2][3] The Doosan Encyclopedia is a major encyclopedia in South Korea.[4]

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.[5][6] EnCyber provides free content to readers via South Korean portals such as Naver.[7] 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 to the latter in royalties.[7][8]

The articles in the EnCyber encyclopedia aim to educate readers in every age group. It is regarded as a major encyclopedia in South Korea.[8] As of 2009, EnCyber was the biggest online encyclopedia of South Korea.[9][10]

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'.[11] On 7 November 2013 were 463,953 items in the 'doopedia' available.[12] In the Korean Wikipedia on that day there were 252,830 articles.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ 두산동아(주) (斗山東亞) (in Korean). Empas / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
  2. ^ 백과사전 encyclopedia 百科事典 enkyklopaideia. 한국의 백과사전 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02.
  3. ^ 두산동아(주) 斗山東亞(株) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29.
  4. ^ Schneidewind, Dieter K. (2016). Economic Miracle Market South Korea: A Blueprint for Economic Growth in Developing Nations. Springer. p. 175. ISBN 978-981-10-0615-9.
  5. ^ [1] Archived February 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "About Encyber" (in Korean). Doosan. Archived from the original on 2009-02-18.
  7. ^ a b Hwangbo Jinseo (황보진서) (2008-04-20). "Britannica is "free" from now. (브리태니커 "이제 공짜입니다.")". Newsboy.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2008-04-27.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ a b Jeong Ho-jae (정호재) (2004-07-01). 백과사전, 온라인과의 동침. Weekly Dong-a (in Korean). No. 441. pp. 68–69.
  9. ^ 두산백과사전 엔싸이버 사진자료 100만장 돌파 [Doosan Encyclopedia enssayibeo photographic materials exceed 100 million] (in Korean). Newswire / Etnews. 2009-02-06.
  10. ^ [2][dead link‍]
  11. ^ Doosan webzine October 2010[permanent dead link‍] (PDF, Korean, 5.7 MB)
  12. ^ "Home doopedia" (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-11-07.

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