batch_1776172040 20260414160720000 National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Encyclopedic Research esu@esu.com.ua National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Encyclopedic Research Entsyklopedychnyi visnyk Ukrainy [The Encyclopedia Herald of Ukraine] Entsykl. visn. Ukr. 2706-9990 2707-000X 2025 17 Constantin Manolache Andrei Lupan Central Scientific (Institute) Library of the Moldova State University, Chișinău, Moldova https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6871-3005 This article offers a concise yet substantive review of the monograph “Ukrainian encyclopedias in current socio-communicative challenges” (Kyiv, 2024), authored by O. Ishchenko and M. Stepanenko and edited by M. Zhelezniak. The monograph examines the contemporary state of Ukrainian encyclopedic practice within the broader context of intensified information flows, media transformations, and the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine. It highlights the growing role of encyclopedias as instruments of public communication, knowledge organisation, and cultural resilience. Drawing on leading Ukrainian encyclopedic projects, the authors analyse editorial communication with contributors, the challenges of attracting qualified experts, and the increasing visibility of encyclopedic content in wartime media discourse. Particular attention is given to encyclopedias as new media, shaped by digital technologies and aligned with the principles of Open Science through their commitment to open access. The review evaluates the monograph’s contribution to understanding structural obstacles that impede the development of encyclopedic initiatives, including insufficient recognition of encyclopedic authorship in academic evaluation systems. Overall, the work is presented as a timely and valuable contribution to the field, relevant not only for Ukraine but also for countries seeking to strengthen informational resilience and scholarly communication infrastructures. 2025 125 130 10.37068/evu.17.10 https://evu.encyclopedia.kyiv.ua/article/1720 https://evu.encyclopedia.kyiv.ua/doi/10.37068/evu.17.10.pdf Blair, A. (2013). Revisiting Renaissance encyclopaedism. In J. König & G. Woolf (Eds.), Ency­clopaedism from antiquity to the Renaissance (pp. 377–397). Cambridge University Press. 10.37068/b/9789660296770 Dziuba, I. (Ed.). (2021). Ukrainian electronic based encyclopedias in light of socio-humanities The NASU Institute of Encyclopedic Research. https://doi.org/10.37068/b/9789660296770 [in Ukrainian]. Gudovshchikova, I., & Terehov, I. (1978). Encyclopedia. In A. Prohorov (Ed.), The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (pp. 206–208). Soviet Encyclopedia [in Russian]. Havryliuk, L. (2003). Bolshaia sovetskaia entsyklopediia. In V. Smolii (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine. The NASU Institute of History of Ukraine. http://www.history.org.ua/?termin=Bolshaia_sovetskaia [in Ukrainian]. 10.37068/b/9786171402430 Ishchenko, O., & Stepanenko, M. (Eds.). (2024). Ukrainian encyclopedias in current socio-com­municative challenges (M. Zhelezniak, Ed.). The NASU Institute of Encyclopedic Research. https://doi.org/10.37068/b/9786171402430 [in Ukrainian]. 10.37068/ue.2011.2 Manolache, K. (2014). Institute of Encyclopedic Studies of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova: Achievements and prospects. In M. Zhelezniak (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Ukrainian Encyclopedia Studies (pp. 24–27). The NASU Institute of Encyclopedic Research. https://doi.org/10.37068/ue.2011.2 10.37068/ue.2011.3 Manolache, K., Ţăruş, D., & Ksenofontov, I. (2014). The Encyclopedia of Moldova: Concept and scientific-and-organizational aspects. In M. Zhelezniak (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2nd Interna­tional Conference on Ukrainian Encyclopedia Studies (pp. 28–41). The NASU Institute of En­cyclopedic Research. https://doi.org/10.37068/ue.2011.3 [in Russian]. O’Sullivan, D. (2011). What is an encyclopedia? From Pliny to Wikipedia. In G. Lovink (Ed.), Critical point of view: A Wikipedia reader (pp. 34–49). Institute of Network Cultures. Rice, R. (1984). The new media: Communication, research, and technology. SAGE Publications. Smolii, V., & Boriak, H. (2014). Entsyklopediia istorii Ukrainy ta suchasna ukrainska entsyklopedystyka. Ukrainian Historical Journal, (4), 4–16 [in Ukrainian]. 10.15407/visn2024.03.030 Vermenych, Y. (2024). Regional and spatial clusters of Ukrainian security studies: Synergy of socio-humanities. Visnyk of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, (3), 30–43. https://doi.org/10.15407/visn2024.03.030 [in Ukrainian]. 10.15407/visn2024.02.051 Zhelezniak, M. (2024). The encyclopedic heritage of the Shevchenko Scientific Society: From the “Encyclopedia of Ukraine” to the encyclopedia “Shevchenko Scientific Society”. Visnyk of the Na­tional Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, (2), 54–58. https://doi.org/10.15407/visn2024.02.051 [in Ukrainian].