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Reference work: A collection of information that has been assembled or vetted by experts. ^[e]

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Parent topics

• Knowledge [r]: On one common account by philosophers, justified, true belief; often used in a looser way by everyone else to mean any truth or belief, and also a whole body of truth or a whole system of belief. ^[e]
• Publishing [r]: The process of production and dissemination of literature or information - the activity of making information available for public view. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Encyclopedia [r]: A point of reference for structured knowledge. ^[e]
  • Print encyclopedia [r]: A structured collection of knowledge printed on paper. ^[e]
  • Online encyclopedia [r]: An Internet-based structured collection of knowledge, inspired by the concept of traditional paper encyclopedias. ^[e]
• Dictionary [r]: Reference work containing words classed alphabetically and giving information about spelling, etymology and usage. ^[e]
  • Monolingual dictionary [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Bilingual dictionary [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Multilingual dictionary [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Lexicon [r]: Complete set of vocabulary units for a language, including information on their structural specifications (semantic, morphological, syntactic and phonological properties, plus how they inter-relate); also, the mental representation of this lexical knowledge and, in casual usage, a synonym for vocabulary. The word is also common in the titles of dictionaries of Arabic, Aramaic/Syriac, ancient Greek and Hebrew. ^[e]
• Textbook [r]: A reference work written for students of a specific subject, traditionally on paper and increasingly for online use. ^[e]

Other related topics

• Information [r]: Knowledge of specific events or situations that has been gathered or received by communication; intelligence or news. ^[e]
• Publishing house [r]: A company specialized in publishing, in print or online. ^[e]
• Open knowledge [r]: Knowledge that is publicly accessible, typically for free via the World Wide Web. ^[e]
• Open education [r]: A movement to provide free educational resources, typically via the World Wide Web. ^[e]
• Book [r]: A bound set of sheets containing written or printed materials, or space for such. ^[e]
• Library [r]: Collection of books and periodicals. ^[e]