Britannica Online Academic Edition (Grades 9th - College)
The exceptional depth of coverage, combined with the power and breadth of the Internet, makes the search for information
using the award-winning Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition easier and more exciting. The new
user-friendly interface provides more organized and richer results. Additional features including news headlines,
safe web sites, engaging multimedia, and custom workspace make Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition
the comprehensive resource your users need.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Completely updated for 2010, this award-winning reference site is now faster, easier to use, and full of new content
specifically designed to meet the needs of academic libraries. The foundation of Britannica Online is the Encyclopaedia
Britannica, the largest, most authoritative encyclopedia in the world. You'll be happy to find the below features
within Britannica Online Academic Edition :
* Encyclopaedia Britannica - All of the articles in the print set plus thousands more, as well as maps, photos,
illustrations, videos, multimedia clips, and Yearbooks dating back to 1993!
* World Data Analyst - Britannica's exclusive database of current and past statistics on the countries of the
world
* Gateway to the Classics - An extensive collection of significant works in literature, philosophy, history,
and science
* Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus - Completely integrated into the site and easily
accessible
* Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Quotations - A lively collection of more than 4,000 quotations, both contemporary
and classic
* Full-text Journal and Magazine articles from EBSCO and Proquest Journals - more than 700 titles, hand-selected
for college needs
* BBC & New York Times daily headlines - top stories from two trusted sources
* The Web's Best - a collection of Web sites carefully selected by Britannica's editorial department
* World Atlas - Access Britannica maps through this interactive resource
Advanced search capabilities and Britannica's exclusive "Workspace", a research organizer.
FREE WEBINAR TRAINING
Sign up for an Encyclopaedia Britannica online training session to see what's new with Britannica Online! Research,
Reference, Instruction, and Electronic Resource Librarians all would enjoy this 1-hour online presentation that
they can attend without having to leave the library. Presentations will be conducted live by an Expert Britannica
Trainer . Bring your questions and our Expert Britannica Trainer will be glad to answer them during this live presentation.
Feel free to invite others to join you at your computer to watch this presentation. If you want to invite more
people, you can project the presentation onto a screen in a conference room or computer lab for everyone to see.
You can sign up at http://www.eb.com/webinar.