Encyclopaedia Britannica Online

The award-winning Britannica Online delivers fast and easy access to high-quality comprehensive information. The rich combination of the insightful Encyclopedia Britannica and Britannica Book of the Year, Britannica Concise plus Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools provide the variety of reliable sources that patrons need to consult when conducting thorough research – all from one database.

Key features of Britannica Online include:

• Over 75,000 articles from the Encyclopedia Britannica, including 23,000 biographies.
• Magazines and News Headlines: Get headlines from The New York Times, the BBC, the SBS Australian News Service, and full-text articles from more than 700 magazines and periodicals provided by EBSCO and Proquest.
• Gateway to the Classics: An introduction to significant works of history, literature, philosophy, and science.
• Web Links: Access 166,000 Web sites selected by Britannica editors for additional quality information.
• Vivid graphics and multimedia: Over 27,000 images and maps, plus 3,300 animations, videos, and audio files engage users and bring articles to life.
• Extensive World Atlas: Search thousands of maps, flags, articles, and statistics. Compare economic, demographic, and health measures for over 200 countries.