There are a number of astounding stats about The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan which came out during Saskatchewan's Centennial in 2005. Most pages of any book ever published in Saskatchewan. Most contributors. Most illustrations. Longest gestation time. Heaviest.
The print edition is an amazing book and now, the CPRC has put the whole thing online for anybody to access for free as well (at least for the next year and hopefully beyond.) Check it out!
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The largest educational publishing project in the
province’s history, the Encyclopedia
of Saskatchewan, is now online for the world to see. It currently features approximately 2,300 entries
about the province with more than 1,000 accompanying charts, graphs, maps,
tables and photographs.
People can visit the Encyclopedia
of Saskatchewan at www.esask.uregina.ca
Access to the site will be free, at least for the
first year, and visitors will be able to search for articles and images.
Libraries are encouraged to link to the site, so that their patrons can
maximize their usage of this valuable resource tool.
(via Sask Library Association mailing list)
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Cool. I added the site to a pathfinder for the grade 4 Ontario curriculum – Canada's Provinces and Territories. Too bad every province doesn't have something like this! It would make my job much easier. 🙂
That's great. The publisher will be excited to hear how the word is spreading!