Imperial Library
The Imperial Library is a vast archive of information collected by emperors for thousands of years. Founded by Empress Wayan in IY 3206, it incorporated the earlier Galactic Survey and several private archives belong to previous emperors and other members of the aristocracy. It remained a private archive until IY 5670, when Emperor John the 14th opened parts of it to the public in the spirit of community-building that arose after resolving the Second Schism. The materials released include complete survey charts of the galaxy, historical and social documents and major philosophical and political works. In general, users must pay for access to the Encyclopedia, but a select few articles of very broad interest have been released for free and are widely available in secondary media.
Note: when reading the encyclopedia, one must always bear in mind the issue of reliability. All encyclopedic content has been rated for reliability and accuracy, and quotes from the encyclopedia should be assumed to decline in both as they travel farther from the source. Articles are also updated and revised over time. All material given below is top-rated for both accuracy and reliability and is presented here at a distance of one translation from the sources in the encyclopedia itself.
