There are different types of encyclopedia. Some are general and have pages on lots of topics. The English language ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' and German ''[[Brockhaus]]'' are general encyclopedias. Some are about specific topics. For example, there are encyclopedias of [[चिकित्साशास्त्र|medicine]] or [[philosophy]]. There are also some encyclopedias that have lots of topics with one [[point of view]] or one cultural [[bias]]. The ''[[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]]'' is one of these.
Many [[dictionary|dictionaries]] have a different sort of information as encyclopedias. Examples are the Dictionary of National Biography, the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, and Black's Law Dictionary.
There are two main ways of organizing encyclopedias: from A to Z (the [[alphabet]]ical way) or by categories. Most encyclopedias go from A to Z.
