Britannica Online
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Britannica Online
The text of the 32-volume Encyclopædia Britannica plus thousands of
additional articles updated to provide the most current information possible.
Includes Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica Student Encyclopedia,
Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, Britannica's Internet Guide, Multimedia
files, an interactive world atlas, timelines, Book of the Year,
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Collegiate Thesaurus 10th Edition,
and full-text articles from EBSCO.
Britannica Online School Edition
Britannica Online School Edition contains over 123,000 articles from four
encyclopedias geared for students and teachers in grades K-12: Encyclopædia
Britannica, Compton's by Britannica, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia and
Britannica Concise Encyclopædia. Britannica Online School Edition also
contains full-text periodicals, Merriam-Webster's Student Dictionary and Thesaurus, a
video and media library, two interactive atlases and learning materials across
a variety of subject areas.
Britannica Online School Edition provides students, teachers, librarians, and
parents with the educational content resources and tools that improve teaching
and learning through the creative use of digital technology. Compton's by Britannica
is aligned to all state curriculum standards and benchmarks. With just a few clicks
of the mouse, educators now have quick easy access to standards and benchmarks for
every grade, subject, and state linked to supporting encyclopedia articles.
Britannica Online—Public Library Edition
As the only online reference site created specifically for libraries, Britannica
Online Public Library Edition contains comprehensive content for all patrons—from
elementary students to college students, from business professionals to curious seniors.
Separate home pages for adults and children allow libraries to tailor the product to
their patrons' needs, making it easy to use and age appropriate for everyone.
Britannica Online Public Library Edition includes four complete encyclopedias as well
as over 29,000 graphics plus 1,700 animations, audio clips, and hours of video.
Annals of American History Online
A chronicle of our nation's history, providing a year-by-year documentary of
American thought and action from 1493 through today, including illustrations,
photographs, speeches, writings, and interviews from more than 1,500 authors.
World Data Analyst
World Data Analyst offers detailed statistical comparisons of countries across
the world, using both the most recent statistics and historical figures. Plus,
Analyst allows subscribers to create tables and charts and even export the
information to a spreadsheet for printing and data analysis.
Spanish Reference Center
Spanish Reference Center delivers a reference collection in Spanish for ages 6-12 through
college ages. Separate home pages for each level allow schools and libraries to tailor the
product to their users' needs. Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol includes over 47,000
encyclopedia articles plus over 9,000 images, maps, and tables.
Enciclopedia Juvenil, a Spanish elementary
encyclopedia for younger readers, provides 1,500 articles, images, and videos.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary Unabridged Online
Offers all 472,000 entries from the print version, 13 search options, more than
140,000 entomological entries and 1,000 color illustrations.
Britannica's Original Sources
A comprehensive compilation of more than 350,000 primary source documents, complete books,
and authentic images, all searchable by subject, author, date, theme, etc. with a powerful
and intuitive search engine.
Global Reference Center
Encyclopaedia Britannica offers this extensive collection of foreign language
content, including the Spanish Reference Center, Encyclopaedia
Britannica Online Japan, Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Korea, Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (Chinese)
and Encyclopaedia Universalis (French)!
Online Training Sessions
Subscribers have access to free
online training sessions.
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Trials
A 30-day trial is available by completing the
Britannica Online trial request form.
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Minitex Pricing
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License Agreements (Terms & Conditions)
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How to Order or Renew
Please complete the online order/renewal form.
To pay by credit card, please complete the credit card authorization form, order
form and license agreement (if required), and fax all documents to our secure fax
line at 612-626-5380.
Order Forms
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Technical Support
Britannica Online support is available at 1-800-621-3900, ext. 7160 from 8:00 AM
to 6:00 PM U.S. Central Time, Monday-Friday, or by completing the
Britannica
Institutional Support Form.
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Statistics
A web-based usage statistics system
is available for all subscribers to Britannica
Online. The statistics reporting does adhere to the guidelines set forth by the
International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC).
Statistics can be gathered on a daily, monthly, yearly, or since subscription
commencement for any single library, or all libraries that are subscribing.
Statistics can be reported as granular as the IPs that are provided, or for
each username and password assigned. Consortia can view all of the stats for
each library or system, but individual libraries or systems will only be able
to view their own stats.
Britannica will issue usernames and passwords for subscribing institutions to
access their stats reports at any time over the web. Britannica also provides a
button that allows subscribers to easily download their stats report into an
easy-to-use spreadsheet format.
The site displays daily and running totals of the numbers of Britannica URLs
accessed as Queries ("Why is the sky blue?"), Documents (articles opened), and
Other (images, etc.). Usage statistics are available for the IP addresses
specified by the institution or by the Username/Password assigned in the
Britannica cookie-based authentication.
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Vendor Contact
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Phone: 800-621-3900, ext. 7205
Email: mmannion@eb.com
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