 Fifth edition cover | |
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Subject | Encyclopedia |
| Publisher | Columbia University Press |
Publication date | 1935 |
| Publication place | United States |
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| Pages | about 3,200(sixth edition)[1] |
TheColumbia Encyclopedia is a one-volumeencyclopedia[2] produced byColumbia University Press and, in the last edition, sold by theGale Group.[1] First published in 1935,[3] and continuing its relationship withColumbia University, the encyclopedia underwent major revisions in 1950 and 1963;[2] the current edition is the sixth, printed in 2000. It contains over 51,000 articles totaling some 6.5 million words and has also been published in two volumes.
An electronic version of the encyclopedia is available, and theColumbia Encyclopedia is licensed by several different companies for use over the Internet.[4][5]
In 1928, Columbia University Press had established a separate editorial department with the intention of publishing the Columbia Encyclopedia, the first comprehensive English-language encyclopedia in one volume. In 1935, the first edition of the encyclopedia was published.
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