American Italian Library Finds New Home

News with a Twist: Anne Cutler Reports Sal Serio's a walking encyclopedia of Italian culture. “We have the arts, the languages, music, we have oral history.”

One of the Nation's Top Historians Decides It's Time to Embrace Wikipedia

Overcoming his initial skepticism, the president of the American Historical Association admits he uses the encyclopedia daily.

Professor contributes to book on African American culture

William H. Foster III, professor of English at Naugatuck Valley Community College, was cited as an expert resource on the image of African Americans in comics in the recently published Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture, well worth noting during February as we celebrate Black History Month.

This week in West Virginia History

Charleston -- The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more about West Virginia's people, places, history, arts, science and culture, go to "e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia" at www.wvencyclopedia.org .

Second Edition of Encyclopedia of Country Music Released

When the Encyclopedia of Country Music was first published in 1998, it became an instant reference and definitive source on country music. Now, the second edition of the book has been released by Oxford University Press and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The new edition, compiled by museum staff, features new entries [...]