Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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Type of site | Online encyclopedia |
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| Created by | James Fieser |
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| Website | www |
| Launched | 1995 |
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP) is a scholarly online encyclopedia, dealing with philosophy, philosophical topics, and philosophers.[1] The IEP combines open access publication with peer reviewed publication of original papers. Contribution is generally by invitation, and contributors are recognized and leading international specialists within their field.[2][3]
History
The IEP was founded by philosopher James Fieser in 1995, operating through a non-profit organization with the aim of providing accessible and scholarly information on philosophy.[4] The current general editors are philosophers James Fieser and Bradley Dowden, with the staff also including numerous area editors as well as volunteers.[5][6] The entire website was redesigned in the summer of 2009, moving from static HTML pages to the open-source publishing platform WordPress.[7]
Organization
The intended audience for the IEP is philosophy students and faculty who are not specialists within the field, and thus articles are written in an accessible style.[8] Articles consist of a brief survey or overview, followed by the body of the article, and an annotated bibliography.[9] Articles are searchable either by an alphabetical index or through a Google-power search mechanism.[9]
Usage
Similarweb analytics suggest that the IEP website is accessed worldwide between two and three million times per month.[10] Some 75% of this usage is through internet searches, 18% is through direct access, and 5% through referral, with the referring websites including other reference websites and university library guides.[10]
Recognition
The IEP is included by the American Library Association in its listing of Best Free Reference Sites;[11] listed as an online philosophy resource by the Federation of Australasian Philosophy in Schools Associations;[12] listed by EpistemeLinks as one of the "outstanding resources" in philosophy on the internet;[13] and listed as a reliable resource in many university philosophy guides.[14]
See also
- Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- List of online encyclopedias
References
- ↑ "Oxford University ARCH Project, accessed 11 September 2017.". http://arch.oucs.ox.ac.uk/detail/87371/index.html.
- ↑ "Oxford University ARCH Project, accessed 11 September 2017". http://arch.oucs.ox.ac.uk/detail/87371/index.html.
- ↑ See also Kooy, B. 2015. 'Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy', in Reference Review, Vol.29, No. 4, p. 12.
- ↑ Kooy, B. 2015. 'Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy', in Reference Review, Vol.29, No.4, p.12; see also "About the IEP". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. http://www.iep.utm.edu/home/about/.
- ↑ "Law in Free Internet Encyclopedias of Philosophy (SEP & IEP) - The University of Chicago Library News - The University of Chicago Library". https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/law-in-free-internet-encyclopedias-of-philosophy-sep-iep/.
- ↑ See also Kooy, B. 2015. 'Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy', in Reference Review, Vol.29, No.4, p.12.
- ↑ "IEP Staff". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. http://www.iep.utm.edu/iep-staff/.
- ↑ Kooy, B. 2015. 'Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy', in Reference Review, Vol. 29, No. 4, p. 12.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kooy, B. 2015. 'Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy', in Reference Review, Vol.29, No.4, p. 12.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Similarweb data on IEP, at www.similarweb.com, accessed 18 September 2017.
- ↑ "Best Free Reference Web Sites 2016 18th Annual List RUSA Emerging Technologies Section (ETS)". December 29, 2016. http://www.ala.org/rusa/sections/ets/pubs/bestfreewebsites2016.
- ↑ "Online guides to Philosophy". FAPSA. http://fapsa.org.au/resources/guides-to-philosophy/.
- ↑ "Account has been suspended". http://epistemelinks.com/.
- ↑ team, Philosophy Library. "LibGuides: Philosophy: Philosophy eresources". http://libguides.cam.ac.uk/philosophy/eresources.
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