Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
{{Short description|South Korean encyclopedia}}
{{Infobox book
| name = Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
| image = Encyclopedia of korean culture logo.png
| caption = Website logo
| author = Academy of Korean Studies
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| subject = Korean studies
| genre = Reference encyclopedia
| publisher = DongBang Media Co.
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| isbn =
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| website = {{URL|https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/}} {{in lang|ko}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
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|hangul=한국민족문화대백과사전
|hanja=韓國民族文化大百科事典
|rr=Hanguk Minjok Munhwa Daebaekgwasajeon
|mr=Han'guk Minjok Munhwa Taebaekkwasajŏn
|}}
The Encyclopedia of Korean Culture ({{Korean|hangul=한국민족문화대백과사전}}) is a Korean-language encyclopedia published by the Academy of Korean Studies and DongBang Media Co. It was originally published as physical books from 1991 to 2001. There is now an online version of the encyclopedia that continues to be updated.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Research Guides: Korean Studies Resources: — Encyclopedia & Bibliography |url=https://guides.osu.edu/c.php?g=318784&p=2201064 |access-date=1 October 2023 |website=guides.osu.edu |language=en}}
Overview
On September 25, 1979, a presidential order (No. 9628; {{Korean|hangul=｢한국민족문화대백과사전 편찬사업 추진위원회 규정｣|labels=no}}) was issued to begin work on compiling a national encyclopedia.{{Cite web |last=고 |first=상철 |date=17 October 2006 |script-title=ko:엠파스, 한민족 대백과사전 오픈 |url=https://www.ijejutoday.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=27616 |access-date=28 June 2024 |website=제주투데이 |language=ko}}{{Cite web |script-title=ko:국가기록원>기록물열람>통합검색>국정분야주제별검색>분야별주제검색 |url=https://www.archives.go.kr/next/newsearch/listSubjectDescription.do?id=005745&subjectTypeId=06&pageFlag=C&sitePage=1-2-2 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=archives.go.kr |archive-date=2024-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628020511/https://www.archives.go.kr/next/newsearch/listSubjectDescription.do?id=005745&subjectTypeId=06&pageFlag=C&sitePage=1-2-2 |url-status=live }} Work began on compiling the encyclopedia on March 18, 1980. It began publishing books in 1991.{{Cite web |last=최 |first=원형 |date=2017-06-22 |script-title=ko:"민족문화대백과사전, 전면 개정·증보 필요" |url=https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/religion/799849.html |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=The Hankyoreh |language=ko |archive-date=2024-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703171946/https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/religion/799849.html |url-status=live }} The encyclopedia's first version was completed, with 28 volumes, in 1995. It continued to be revised beginning in 1996.{{Cite news |last=박 |first=상현 |date=June 28, 2019 |script-title=ko:"민족문화대백과사전 덕분에 한국 학술문화 비약적 성장" |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20190627169400005 |access-date=June 28, 2024 |work=Yonhap News Agency}} In 2001, the digital edition EncyKorea was published on CD-ROM and DVD. It launched an online version in 2007. A second push to update the encyclopedia concluded in 2017.
The articles in the encyclopedia are aimed at readers who want to learn about Korean culture and history, and were written by over 3,800 scholars and expert contributors who are mainly associated with the Academy of Korean Studies.{{cite news | url=http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=2001102201012230078004 | trans-title=The revised edition of Encyclopedia of Korean Culture is released on digital media | script-title=ko:민족문화 백과사전 디지털 증보판 출시 | publisher=Munhwa Ilbo | date=2001-10-22 | language=ko | access-date=2008-04-28 | archive-date=2011-07-14 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714134430/http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=2001102201012230078004 | url-status=live }}
It has been described as one of the most frequently used encyclopedias for Korean studies,{{Cite web |last=Wang |first=Li |title=LibGuides: Korean Studies: Home |url=https://libguides.brown.edu/korean/home |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=libguides.brown.edu |language=en |archive-date=2023-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606024441/https://libguides.brown.edu/korean/home |url-status=live }} as well as one of the most extensive. The terminology used in the encyclopedia has reportedly had a visible impact on terminology used in academic literature.
See also
- {{Cl|South Korean online encyclopedias}}
- {{Cl|Korean-language encyclopedias}}
- Lists of encyclopedias
- List of encyclopedias by language
- List of online encyclopedias
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/}}
- [http://www.koreaa2z.com/ Website of DongBang Media Co., Ltd.]
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