About the Corpus of Ukrainian Encyclopedias
Corpus of Ukrainian Encyclopedias: Bibliographic Index is an online reference informational service about encyclopedic works (encyclopedias, encyclopedic dictionaries / lexicons) published in Ukraine or by Ukrainers worldwide. Created 2017 by NASU Institute of Encyclopedic Research.
The goal of the service is to collect and systematize essential supporting information on encyclopedic publications, and to assist users—whether readers, librarians, researchers, or creators of encyclopedias — in locating and identifying encyclopedic works.
Corpus of Ukrainian Encyclopedias: Bibliographic Index serves as a catalog of encyclopedic publications created by both professional teams (scholars, editors) and enthusiasts, including one-person encyclopedias authored by singular individuals.
The mission of the service is to contribute to the advancement of science in Ukraine, to promote access to encyclopedic knowledge, and to strengthen the role of encyclopedias in Ukraine’s information landscape. Structured by type of encyclopedia: general, regional, subject-specific, and biographical (encyclopedias of persons). Encyclopedias for children are presented as a separate category.
Features
Structured by type of encyclopedias: general encyclopedias, regional encyclopedias, subject-specific encyclopedias and encyclopedias of persons. Encyclopedias for children’s presented as a separate category.
Each bibliographic record includes core metadata such as: full title, compiler(s) / author(s) / editor(s), place and year of publication. Additionally, the data from each record can be exported in various machine-readable formats, including BibTeX, RIS, MARC21, BIBFRAME, JSON, and CSV.
Bibliographic information is displayed in searchable and sortable tables for each metadata field.
For Encyclopedia Creators
Corpus of Ukrainian Encyclopedias: Bibliographic Index is continuously updated with new reference works as they are published. To ensure comprehensive coverage, we invite encyclopedia creators and users to inform us about newly released encyclopedias, encyclopedic dictionaries, or other reference publications (See contacts).
How to Cite (APA)
Zhelezniak, M. & Ishchenko, O. (Eds.). (2025). Corpus of Ukrainian Encyclopedias: Bibliographic Index. Kyiv: Institute of Encyclopedic Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. doi: https://doi.org/10.37068/b/cuebi
Registration Info
ISBN: 978-966-02-9625-1
DOI: 10.37068/b/cuebi