Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia (literal translation Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija or VLE) is a universal Lithuanian language

Lithuanian language

Lithuanian is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognized as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.96 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 170,000 abroad. Lithuanian is a Baltic language, closely related to Latvian, although they...

 encyclopedia being published by the Science and Encyclopaedia Publishing Institute

Science and Encyclopaedia Publishing Institute

The Science and Encyclopaedia Publishing Centre is a Lithuanian publishing house that issues encyclopedias, reference works, books, monographs, and dictionaries...

 since 2001. VLE is the first published universal encyclopedia in independent Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

 (it replaces former Soviet Lithuanian Encyclopedia which was published in 13 volumes in 1985-1988). It is scheduled to finish all 20 volumes by 2010-2012.

Editorial board

Coordination and editing of Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia is carried by prominent Lithuanian scholars:

• prof., habil. dr. Algirdas Ambrazas;
• prof. habil. dr. Antanas Bandzaitis;
• dr. Jonas Boruta;
• prof. habil. dr. Juozapas Girdzijauskas;
• prof. habil. dr. Bronius Grigelionis;
• prof. habil. dr. Leonas Kadžiulis;
• doc. dr. Algirdas Kiselis;
• prof. habil. dr. Vytautas Kubilius
  Vytautas Kubilius
  Vytautas Kubilius was Lithuanian literary critic and political activist....
  
  ; (R.I.P. 2004)
• dr. Elvyra Janina Kunevičienė;
• prof. habil. dr. Alfonsas Skrinska;
• prof. habil. dr. Antanas Tyla;
• akad. prof. habil. dr. Zigmas Zinkevičius
  Zigmas Zinkevicius
  Zigmas Zinkevičius is a leading Lithuanian linguist-historian, professor at Vilnius University, and a true member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. He has contributed to studies in the history of languages, onomastics and other areas. Zinkevičius is a recipient of the Herder Prize, which was...
  
  

Additionally is established editorial-scientific board consisting of 23-25 scholars for the main science branches.

External links

• Website of Science and Encyclopaedia Publishing Institute