reference work

Summary

reference work is a literary genre^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of literary_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (528 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• reference work's instance of is recorded as literary genre^[3].
• reference work is a type of tertiary source^[4].
• reference work is a type of instructional materials^[5].
• reference work is a type of document^[6].
• reference work is a type of written work^[7].
• reference work is a type of publication^[8].
• reference work's Commons category is recorded as Reference works^[9].
• reference work's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Reference works^[10].
• reference work's properties for this type is recorded as P747^[11].
• reference work's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10002946^[12].
• reference work's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Open Culture / GLAM Glossary^[13].
• reference work's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Reference works^[14].
• reference work's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Books^[15].
• reference work's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Libraries^[16].
• reference work's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Applied Linguistics^[17].
• reference work's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Linguistics^[18].

Body

Definition and Type

reference work's instance of is recorded as literary genre^[3]. Recorded subclass of include tertiary source^[4], instructional materials^[5], document^[6], written work^[7], and publication^[8].

Why It Matters

reference work ranks in the top 7% of literary_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (528 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]