The Proleksis Encyclopedia is the first Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

n general and national online encyclopedia.

Proleksis Encyclopedia features more than 62,000 articles and more than 17,000 photographs, illustrations and maps. It is freely available to registered users of CARNet

CARNet

CARNet is the national research and education network of Croatia. It is funded from the government budget and it operates from offices in Zagreb and five other cities....

, the Croatian national research and education network

National Research and Education Network

A National Research and Education Network is a specialised internet service provider dedicated to supporting the needs of the research and education communities within a country....

. The users cannot change the encyclopedia's content directly, but they can post comments and corrections, or submit new articles, all subject to approval by the Editorial Board. The encyclopedia aims to enlarge the number of entries using input from collaborators.

Proleksis Encyclopedia is a result of collaboration between CARNet

CARNet

CARNet is the national research and education network of Croatia. It is funded from the government budget and it operates from offices in Zagreb and five other cities....

 and Pro Leksis d.o.o., started in February 2008, and is supported by the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports

Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (Croatia)

The Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of primary, secondary and tertiary education, research institutions and sports.-List of ministers:...

. It was created by approximately 50 editors, headed by a 9-person Editorial Board. Its Editor-in-Chief is Antun Vujić

Antun Vujic

Antun Vujić is a Croatian politician, philosopher, political analyst and lexicographer, currently member of Croatian Parliament and formerly Minister of Culture in the Croatian Government .-Overview:Vujić graduated from the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Philosophy Antun Vujić (born in...

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