온․오프라인 통합형 백과사전 구축 사례 연구 -『한국민속대백과사전』을 중심으로-

Abstract

This paper presents a case study on the making of an integrated online-offline encyclopedia with the Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture. This study traced the process of ongoing development from the first dictionary planned and published in the offline format through online dictionaries to the policies of reinforcing communicability. A special focus was put on the activation of online dictionaries, which have an advantage for popular service and are open to various scalable attempts, according to the accumulation of data and the development of information technologies, as well as resulting policy changes. The first change involved the broadening scope of content acceptance in offline dictionaries. The scope was expanded to “dictionaries containing everything that people will need” to extend to more periods and classes and cover all the items of a given topic. The second change took place online. A search-friendly environment was built including web standardization along with a system to connect content with outside agencies and promote its uses. The present study offered a case of making an integrated online-offline encyclopedia for integrated synergy between offline and online dictionaries based on the Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture.