Encyclopedia Imperia

The Encyclopedia Imperia is a long running publication of the Academy of Saldan. Originally published during the era of the Mage Imperium, the full version of the Encyclopedia is the best-known source for technical education in the cosmos. For the sake of completeness, the social science schools of Saldan also issue general information about the state of politics and society. These facts, along with some handy common-sense knowledge and the basics of various scientific disciplines are released to the public in the 'abridged' Encyclopedia. 
The 1st edition of the Encyclopedia was the first (and only) public release made by the Encyclopedia Foundation. Technical secrets were omitted from the general publication for security reasons - thus, the Encyclopedia became well known mostly as a cultural voyeur's guide to the Imperium. With the entire attention of the encyclopedia's main editor Lucia Lianor given to ensuring the accuracy of the technical reports, however, the other entries were often only lightly edited and highly subjective. This tradition has been carried on with the newer editions; in the wider cosmos, the Encyclopedia is known mostly as an entertaining traveler's guide. Pocket editions are sold in many gate-ports (alongside its competitor, the Intrepid Guide to the Cosmos) and carried by many tourists and travelers. 
Within the Academy itself, of course, the Encyclopedia editions are highly guarded repositories of the accumulated knowledge of the Professorial staff. Though the original paper editions are now locked away in vaults within the Library of Saldan, the Computer Science department has been gracious enough to make analog computer versions of the Encyclopedia with every new edition, which are accessible through terminals within the library complex. The latest edition of the Encyclopedia has become something of a "living document" - with contributions made through the terminals keeping the Encyclopedia up-to-date on all the latest research conducted at the Academy. Paper editions are still released at regular intervals, but the computer edition, playfully entitled "SALDANET" now provides the entirety of the source material.
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