Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition

In today's Web 2.0 environment, the key for students is having high quality information sources available at their fingertips. Britannica provides all students with a comprehensive learning resource and makes searching for information on any subject a simple, quick and confidence-building process.

Britannica is clear, current and correct. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition contains well written articles by contributors who are eminent in their fields and which are continually updated and revised by Britannica editors and contributors. Students also gain access to multimedia and various other research tools which can be found through an intuitive search interface and easily used for any projects or presentations.

A major issue for institutions is making sure the information students use to learn is factually correct and thoroughly researched. In this field, Encyclopaedia Britannica has over 230 years experience in making sure the information is of the highest possible quality. Britannica is far more effective than general Internet research and it will provide your users with an essential learning tool.

Resource Summary

Your students will gain direct access to:

• Over 100,000 articles written by an editorial team including Nobel laureates and Pulitzer Prize winners, the leading scholars, writers, artists, educators, and activists who are at the top of their fields.
• Over 23,000 graphics, animations, illustrations and video clips.
• Over 750 journals and magazine titles supplied by EBSCO and ProQuest.
• Free initial and bi-monthly online training sessions to ensure all users get the most out of the resource.
• 20 comprehensive “Spotlights” which cover general interest topics including World War II, Shakespeare, the Olympics with many containing study guides.
• Over 300,000 high-quality web links selected by the Editorial team to promote further research.
• The Workspace tool which allows lecturers and students to save and retrieve content using a personalised username and password.
• “Double click” dictionary and thesaurus with over 550,000 entries including audio pronunciation guides.
• Over 4,000 quotes that can be searched by keyword or browsed by subject and author.
• 220 full-text works by 140 of the western world’s most influential and best known authors.
• Over 24,000 Biographies on the most influential figures throughout history.
• Remote access options including Library Barcode Authentication and Referral URL.

As one of the recent additions to the eIFL portfolio of e-resources, large discounts have been negotiated for the benefit of eIFL member countries.

If your institution is from one of the eIFL countries and would either like to know whether your institution has access to Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition or how to arrange a subscription, please get in touch with your country coordinator.

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