MNopedia
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Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
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| Available in | English |
| Website | mnopedia |
| Launched | August 15, 2011 |
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MNopedia: The Minnesota Encyclopedia is a free English-language encyclopedia project from the Minnesota Historical Society. Funded through a Legacy Amendment Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund grant, it is the first online encyclopedia about Minnesota,[1] a "resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history".[2] Approved by Minnesotans on November 4, 2008, planning took place in 2010, the site was built in 2011[3] and was online on August 15; initial funding for 2010 and 2011 was $215,000.[4] Many of the articles produced by the encyclopedia are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License as are some of its multimedia files.[5]
The Minnesota Historical Society had previously planned to produce a print encyclopedia, but opted for an online site for the sake of affordability and interactivity.[6] MNHS paid history scholars including Rhoda Gilman and Annette Atkins to compose essays for the site[7] and the historical society also awards grants for the creation of entries on select topics.[8]
MNopedia is queryable via API.[9] Online newspaper MinnPost publishes entries from MNopedia on a weekly basis as well as publishing bimonthly news articles that are later developed into entries for MNopedia.[10][11]
Linda Cameron is the Project Manager.[2] The article on the Wealthy Apple is a staff and internet favorite; under CC-By-SA attribution it was imported from MNopedia into Wikipedia in 2012.[11]
References
- ↑ "MNopedia: The Minnesota Encyclopedia". Minnesota Historical Society. http://legacy.mnhs.org/whats-new/mnopedia-minnesota-encyclopedia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "MNopedia: Minnesota Encyclopedia". Minnesota Historical Society. http://www.mnopedia.org/.
- ↑ "About MNopedia". MNopedia. http://www.mnopedia.org/about.
- ↑ Regan, Sheila (September 2, 2011). "MNopedia, Minnesota's own encyclopedia". City Pages. http://blogs.citypages.com/dressingroom/2011/09/mnopedia_minnesota_mnhs.php.
- ↑ "Copyright". MNopedia. Minnesota Historical Society. http://www.mnopedia.org/copyright.
- ↑ Tillotson, Kristin (August 22, 2011). "MNopedia site makes history fun". Star Tribune. http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/128191048.html.
- ↑ Treacy, Mary (November 27, 2012). "MNopedia – An evolving encyclopedia of all things Minnesota". Twin Cities Daily Planet. http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/blog/mary-treacy/mnopedia-evolving-encyclopedia-all-things-minnesota.
- ↑ Downer, Paul (December 6, 2012). "CCHS receives grant for MNopedia project". Sun Patriot. http://sunpatriot.com/2012/12/06/cchs-receives-grant-for-mnopedia-project/.
- ↑ "About MNopedia". Minnesota Historical Society. http://www.mnopedia.org/about.
- ↑ "MinnPost partners with Minnesota Historical Society on MNopedia". MinnPost. September 7, 2012. http://www.minnpost.com/inside-minnpost/2012/09/minnpost-partners-minnesota-historical-society-mnopedia.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Gray, Susan (April 19, 2013). "Minnesota Historical Society launches MNopedia (audio)". KFAI. Ampers. http://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/minnesota-historical-society-launches-mnopedia/.
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