Model of compiling online encyclopedic dictionary of art: The case study Oxford Art Online - Grove Art Online - Benezit Dictionary of Artists

Abstract

The Oxford Art Online - Grove Art Online - Benezit Dictionary of Artists published by Oxford University Press is a leading online encyclopedic dictionary of art in the world, providing comprehensive and general knowledge of the field of art. The article explores the construction model of the Oxford Art Online - Grove Art Online - Benezit Dictionary of Artists, providing basic visualizations and sketches for how to build the online database, compilation method, structure of each content array as well as the distribution of the number of entries in each content array in an online encyclopedic dictionary of art.