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	'''EncycloReader''' is a web application designed to search multiple online encyclopedias at once and read articles in a unified representation <ref>EncycloReader.org https://encycloreader.org/ Original web site, November 1, 2021</ref>, independent of the formats of external encyclopedias. Unlike general web [[web search ~~engine]]s~~ that deal with very diverse web resources, EncycloReader is focused on encyclopedic content. Therefore, search results of EncycloReader are not distorted by advertisements and Search engine optimization\|search-engine optimization (SEO) methods to attract visitors.		'''EncycloReader''' is a web application designed to search multiple online encyclopedias at once and read articles in a unified representation <ref>EncycloReader.org https://encycloreader.org/ Original web site, November 1, 2021</ref>, independent of the formats of external encyclopedias. Unlike general web web search engines that deal with very diverse web resources, EncycloReader is focused on encyclopedic content. Therefore, search results of EncycloReader are not distorted by advertisements and Search engine optimization\|search-engine optimization (SEO) methods to attract visitors.

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 '''EncycloReader''' is a web application designed to search multiple online encyclopedias at once and read articles in a unified representation <ref>EncycloReader.org https://encycloreader.org/ Original web site, November 1, 2021</ref>, independent of the formats of external encyclopedias. Unlike general web [[web search engine]]s that deal with very diverse web resources,  EncycloReader is focused on encyclopedic content. Therefore, search results of EncycloReader  are not distorted by advertisements and  Search engine optimization|search-engine optimization (SEO) methods to attract visitors.
-EncycloReader is "search on search" using different types of search technologies from different encyclopedias, therefore, EncycloReader allows a  broad coverage of possible search outcomes.  This helps accessing content with less censorship and more [[Social:Freedom|freedom]] in expressing opinion.
+EncycloReader is "search on search" using different types of search technologies from different encyclopedias, therefore, EncycloReader allows a  broad coverage of possible search outcomes.  This helps accessing content with less censorship and more freedom in expressing opinion.
 == Supported encyclopedias ==

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	'''EncycloReader''' is a web application designed to search multiple online encyclopedias at once and read articles in a unified representation <ref>EncycloReader.org https://encycloreader.org/ Original web site, November 1, 2021</ref>, independent of the formats of external encyclopedias. Unlike general web [[web search engine]]s that deal with very diverse web resources, EncycloReader is focused on encyclopedic content. Therefore, search results of EncycloReader are not distorted by advertisements and [[Search engine optimization\|search-engine optimization (SEO)]] methods to attract visitors.		'''EncycloReader''' is a web application designed to search multiple online encyclopedias at once and read articles in a unified representation <ref>EncycloReader.org https://encycloreader.org/ Original web site, November 1, 2021</ref>, independent of the formats of external encyclopedias. Unlike general web [[web search engine]]s that deal with very diverse web resources, EncycloReader is focused on encyclopedic content. Therefore, search results of EncycloReader are not distorted by advertisements and Search engine optimization\|search-engine optimization (SEO) methods to attract visitors.

	{{Infobox website		{{Infobox website
	\| name = EncycloReader		\| name = EncycloReader
	~~\| logo = [[File:Encycloreader.png\|200px\|frameless\|Encycloreader]].~~
	\| logo_caption = The logo of Encycloreader		\| logo_caption = The logo of Encycloreader
	\| collapsible = no		\| collapsible = no
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	\| registration = No		\| registration = No
	\| language = English		\| language = English
	\| owner = [[~~Organization:~~Knowledge Standards Foundation\|Knowledge Standards Foundation (KSF)]]		\| owner = [[Knowledge Standards Foundation\|Knowledge Standards Foundation (KSF)]]
	\| author =[[~~Biography:~~Sergei V. Chekanov\|Sergei Chekanov]] (project lead.),<br> [[Biography:Larry Sanger\|Larry Sanger]] (contributions), <br>H.Sanger (icons),<br> N.Hildebrandt (debugging) etc.		\| author =[[Sergei V. Chekanov\|Sergei Chekanov]] (project lead.),<br> [[Biography:Larry Sanger\|Larry Sanger]] (contributions), <br>H.Sanger (icons),<br> N.Hildebrandt (debugging) etc.
	\| launch_date = {{Start date and age\|mf=yes\|2021\|11\|1}}		\| launch_date = {{Start date and age\|mf=yes\|2021\|11\|1}}
	\| current_status = Active		\| current_status = Active
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	==References==		==References==
	~~{{Reflist}}~~

	[[Category:Scholarly search services]]		[[Category:Scholarly search services]]

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	The concept of EncycloReader was originally designed by [[Sergei Chekanov]] and [[Larry Sanger]]in September 2021 using [[FactSeek]] for testing. In October 2021, the part of the software that renders external encyclopedias where moved under the name of EncycloReader of the [[Knowledge Standards Foundation\|Knowledge Standards Foundation]]		The concept of EncycloReader was originally designed by [[Sergei Chekanov]] and [[Larry Sanger]]in September 2021 using [[FactSeek]] for testing. In October 2021, the part of the software that renders external encyclopedias where moved under the name of EncycloReader of the [[Knowledge Standards Foundation\|Knowledge Standards Foundation]]
	The icons and the logo were provided by Henry Sanger and Betty Wills.		The icons and the logo were provided by Henry Sanger and Betty Wills.
	The EncycloReader is affiliated with the [[Encyclosphere]] project of the [[~~Organization:~~Knowledge Standards Foundation\|Knowledge Standards Foundation (KSF)]] led by [[Larry Sanger\|Larry Sanger]].		The EncycloReader is affiliated with the [[Encyclosphere]] project of the [[Knowledge Standards Foundation\|Knowledge Standards Foundation (KSF)]] led by [[Larry Sanger\|Larry Sanger]].

	==References==		==References==

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	== History ==		== History ==

	The concept of EncycloReader was originally designed by [[~~Biography:Sergei V. Chekanov\|~~Sergei Chekanov]] in September 2021 using [[FactSeek]] for testing. In October 2021, the part of the software that renders external encyclopedias where moved under the name of EncycloReader of the [[~~Organization:~~Knowledge Standards Foundation\|Knowledge Standards Foundation ~~(KSF)~~]].		The concept of EncycloReader was originally designed by [[Sergei Chekanov]] and [[Larry Sanger]]in September 2021 using [[FactSeek]] for testing. In October 2021, the part of the software that renders external encyclopedias where moved under the name of EncycloReader of the [[Knowledge Standards Foundation\|Knowledge Standards Foundation]]
	The icons and the logo were provided by Henry Sanger and Betty Wills.		The icons and the logo were provided by Henry Sanger and Betty Wills.
	The EncycloReader is affiliated with the [[Encyclosphere]] project of the [[Organization:Knowledge Standards Foundation\|Knowledge Standards Foundation (KSF)]] led by [[~~Biography:~~Larry Sanger\|Larry Sanger]].		The EncycloReader is affiliated with the [[Encyclosphere]] project of the [[Organization:Knowledge Standards Foundation\|Knowledge Standards Foundation (KSF)]] led by [[Larry Sanger\|Larry Sanger]].

	==References==		==References==

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'''EncycloReader''' is a web application designed to search multiple online encyclopedias at once and read articles in a unified representation <ref>EncycloReader.org https://encycloreader.org/ Original web site, November 1, 2021</ref>, independent of the formats of external encyclopedias. Unlike general web [[web search engine]]s that deal with very diverse web resources, EncycloReader is focused on encyclopedic content. Therefore, search results of EncycloReader are not distorted by advertisements and [[Search engine optimization|search-engine optimization (SEO)]] methods to attract visitors.

{{Infobox website
| name = EncycloReader
| logo = [[File:Encycloreader.png|200px|frameless|Encycloreader]].
| logo_caption = The logo of Encycloreader
| collapsible = no
| url = {{URL|http://encycloreader.org/|Encycloreader.org}}
| commercial = No
| type = [[Distributed networking]]
| country_of_origin = {{USA}}
| registration = No
| language = English
| owner = [[Organization:Knowledge Standards Foundation|Knowledge Standards Foundation (KSF)]]
| author =[[Biography:Sergei V. Chekanov|Sergei Chekanov]] (project lead.),<br> [[Biography:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] (contributions), <br>H.Sanger (icons),<br> N.Hildebrandt (debugging) etc.
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|mf=yes|2021|11|1}}
| current_status = Active
| programming_language = PHP and Python (programming language)
}}

EncycloReader is "search on search" using different types of search technologies from different encyclopedias, therefore, EncycloReader allows a broad coverage of possible search outcomes. This helps accessing content with less censorship and more [[Social:Freedom|freedom]] in expressing opinion.

== Supported encyclopedias ==

Encyclosearch, in its original version (December 1, 2021), supported the following encyclopedias:

* [[Wikipedia]] - general topics
* [[Citizendium]] - general topics
* [[HandWiki]] - computing and general science
* [[Scholarpedia]] - general science
* [[Ballotpedia]] - politics
* [[EduTechWiki]] - education
* [[Wikitia]] - general
* [[Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy|Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]] - philosophy

The [[Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy|Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]] is included in EncycloReader search, but viewing articles of this encyclopedia is limited due to the license restrictions.

== Software implementation ==

The original version of EncycloReader is written in [[Python (programming language)|Python]] and [[PHP|PHP]]. Much of the search indexing code was borrowed from the [[FactSeek]] (launched by the same team in December 30, 2020) and [[Encyclosearch]]. EncycloReader
renders encyclopedia in a unified file format. The software also allows to build archives of viewed articles for internal search indexing in the form of [[ZWI file format|ZWI files]].

EncycloReader search uses external encyclopedias to access the most recent
content, and to ensure a sufficient decentralization and unbiased representation of search results.

The default search of Encycloreader consists of two parts: (1) an internal ZWI database
created by the Encycloreader visitors. It is updated every 90 min after viewing an article;
(2) search databases supported by external encyclopedias. This EncycloReader search is slower, but updates happen immediately after articles are updated on external encyclopedias.

The EncycloReader uses "an adaptive and evolving" mechanisms for article searches. The more searches are performed, the more precise and quicker answer one should get. The software does not implement a web scraping or similar automated
data-extraction technology designed to populate its internal search database.

In 2021, articles viewed in EncycoReader were automatically submitted to the [[Encyclosphere|Encyclosphere]] network.
Originally, the Hypercore Protocol <ref>Hypercore Protocol. Peer-to-peer data sharing [https://hypercore-protocol.org/]</ref> as implemented in the DAT project. However, this approach failed for quickly changed content, therefore, this network was replaced
by a HTTPS-based network in 2022.

EncycoReader articles cannot be removed, but the users can improve them using the external encyclopedias that host original versions of such articles, or create new articles. The articles are updated in the network after viewing in EncycloReader.

== History ==

The concept of EncycloReader was originally designed by [[Biography:Sergei V. Chekanov|Sergei Chekanov]] in September 2021 using [[FactSeek]] for testing. In October 2021, the part of the software that renders external encyclopedias where moved under the name of EncycloReader of the [[Organization:Knowledge Standards Foundation|Knowledge Standards Foundation (KSF)]].
The icons and the logo were provided by Henry Sanger and Betty Wills.
The EncycloReader is affiliated with the [[Encyclosphere]] project of the [[Organization:Knowledge Standards Foundation|Knowledge Standards Foundation (KSF)]] led by [[Biography:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Scholarly search services]]