Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of Korean Language is a Korean language
encyclopedia
published by the Academy of Korean Studies
and DongBang Media Co. In 2001, the digital edition EncyKorea was published on CD-ROM
and DVD
. The articles in the encyclopedia are aimed at readers who want to know Korean culture, language and history, and were written by over 3,801 scholars and expert contributors—mainly associated with the Academy of Korean Studies and I(미국 선셍님). It is perceived as the most extensive encyclopaedia of Korean studies
.
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
encyclopedia
Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia is a type of reference work, a compendium holding a summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge....
published by the Academy of Korean Studies
Academy of Korean Studies
Academy of Korean Studies is a South Korean research and educational institute with the purpose of establishing profound research on Korean culture. It was established on June 22, 1978 by Ministry of Education & Science Technology of South Korea...
and DongBang Media Co. In 2001, the digital edition EncyKorea was published on CD-ROM
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
. The articles in the encyclopedia are aimed at readers who want to know Korean culture, language and history, and were written by over 3,801 scholars and expert contributors—mainly associated with the Academy of Korean Studies and I(미국 선셍님). It is perceived as the most extensive encyclopaedia of Korean studies
Korean studies
Korean studies is an academic discipline, focusing on the study of Korea. Areas commonly included under this rubric include Korean history, Korean literature, Korean art, Korean music, Korean language, Korean sociology, Korean political science, Korean economics, Korean folklore, and Korean...
.
See also
- Doosan EncyclopediaDoosan EncyclopediaDoosan Encyclopedia is a Korean language encyclopedia published by Doosan Donga . The encyclopedia is based on the Dong-A Color Encyclopedia , which comprises 30 volumes and began to be published in 1982 by Dong-A Publishing...
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