This article may rely excessively on sources
too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being
verifiable and
neutral. (July 2018) |
Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
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Available in | English |
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mnopedia |
Launched | August 15, 2011 |
Content license |
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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]
This article may rely excessively on sources
too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being
verifiable and
neutral. (July 2018) |
Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
---|---|
Available in | English |
URL |
mnopedia |
Launched | August 15, 2011 |
Content license |
|
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]