Proleksis Encyclopedia

Last updated
Proleksis Encyclopedia
Type of site
Online encyclopedia
Available in Croatian
Editor Antun Vujić
URL proleksis.lzmk.hr
Launched8 April 2009 [1]
Current statusActive
Content license
Proprietary

The Proleksis Encyclopedia (Croatian : Proleksis enciklopedija) is the first Croatian general and national online encyclopedia. [2]

Proleksis Encyclopedia features more than 62,000 articles and more than 17,000 photographs, illustrations and maps. [1] [2] It is freely available to registered users of CARNET, the Croatian national research and education network. [2] The users cannot change the encyclopedia's content directly, but they can post comments and corrections, or submit new articles, all subject to approval by the editorial board. [3] The encyclopedia aims to enlarge the number of entries using input from collaborators. [3]

Proleksis Encyclopedia is a result of collaboration between CARNET and Pro Leksis d.o.o., started in February 2008, and is supported by the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports. [2] [3] It was created by approximately 50 editors, headed by a 9-person editorial board. [2] Its Editor-in-Chief is Antun Vujić. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Projekt CARNet i Proleksis - web enciklopedija". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 8 April 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "First Croatian General and National Online encyclopaedia – Proleksis Encyclopaedia". public.mzos.hr. Ministry of Science, Education and Sports. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "Information on online Proleksis Encyclopaedia" (PDF). public.mzos.hr. Ministry of Science, Education and Sports . Retrieved 2 January 2011.