编辑“︁Encyclopedia.com”︁（章节）

==歷史==
Encyclopedia.com由{{tsl|en|Infonautics}}於1998年3月推出<ref name="quest">{{cite journal
  |date=March 1998  |title=Infonautics Launches Encyclopedia.Com
  |url=https://www.questia.com/magazine/1G1-20341277/infonautics-launches-encyclopedia-com
  |journal={{tsl|en|Information Today}} |language=en |publisher={{tsl|en|Information Today||Information Today, Inc.}}
  |volume=15 |issue=3
  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614221256/https://www.questia.com/magazine/1G1-20341277/infonautics-launches-encyclopedia-com|archive-date=2018-06-14|access-date=2018-06-14}}</ref>。Infonautics於2001年為{{tsl|en|Tucows}}收購<ref>{{cite news
    |newspaper=[[纽约时报|The New York Times]]
    |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/15/technology/basics-a-reference-library-on-disc-or-online.html
    |title=BASICS; A Reference Library On Disc or Online
    |author=Larry Magid
    |date=2002-08-15
    |access-date=2022-08-10
    |archive-date=2022-08-10
    |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810173654/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/15/technology/basics-a-reference-library-on-disc-or-online.html
    |dead-url=no
    }}</ref>。2002年8月，{{tsl|en|Patrick Spain|派屈克·斯佩恩}}從Tucows收購Encyclopedia.com及其姊妹站點{{tsl|en|eLibrary}}，並將其併入新成立的Alacritude有限責任公司<ref>{{cite web |last=Hane |first=Paula J. |date=2002-08-26 |title=Tucows Sells Two Former Infonautics Services |url=http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbreader.asp?ArticleID=17104 |website=newsbreaks.infotoday.com |publisher={{tsl|en|Information Today||Information Today, Inc.}} |access-date=2023-08-19 |archive-date=2011-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312072603/http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbreader.asp?ArticleID=17104 |dead-url=no }}</ref>。該業務後稱{{tsl|en|HighBeam Research}}，最終為{{tsl|en|Gale (publisher)|Gale (出版商)|Gale}}買下<ref name="ceng">{{Cite news
 |date=2008-12-15
 |title=Gale Acquires HighBeam Research, Inc.
 |language=en-US
 |work=Cengage
 |url=https://news.cengage.com/library-research/gale-acquires-highbeam-research-inc
 |access-date=2018-06-14
 |archive-date=2021-04-22
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422014144/https://news.cengage.com/library-research/gale-acquires-highbeam-research-inc/
 |dead-url=no
 }}</ref><ref name="websearch">{{cite web |author=Gwen |date=2008-12-16
    |title=Internet News: Gale Acquired HighBeam Research
    |url=http://www.websearchguide.ca/netblog/archives/008099.html
    |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305194620/http://www.websearchguide.ca/netblog/archives/008099.html|archive-date=2012-03-05
    |website=Websearchguide.ca}}</ref>。Encyclopedia.com現由總部位於[[芝加哥]]的公司HighBeam Research營運，該公司為參考書出版商Gale的子公司，Gale則為{{tsl|en|Cengage|Cengage}}的子公司<ref>{{cite web|last=Myers|first=Fort|date=2011-07-27|title=Partnership With HighBeam Research and Encyclopedia.com|url=http://www.yippyinc.com/insights/announces-partnership-with-highbeam/|access-date=2018-03-25|website=Yippy Inc|archive-date=2018-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325232142/http://www.yippyinc.com/insights/announces-partnership-with-highbeam/|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref name="ceng" />。