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The academic, junior and student editions of the Encyclopedia Britannica Online library are just waiting to be explored!
The sites are easy to use and have information to suit all ages, taken from encyclopedias, magazines, videos and websites. Try out the new blog on the
library edition and find out what people have to say about a variety of topics.
The Library Edition gives you seamless access to the whole Britannica collection and includes :
- The new Britannica blog with categories on many interesting subjects!
- New York times on the Web with current International news
- Discover Europe - instant access to statistics and summary information for every country
- Video clips, world data, country comparisons, timelines and more.....
Get homework help from the Junior Edition for ages 5-11, where you can find information about people, browse timelines, and compare countries. It covers most school subjects and links to CBBCnews. You can:
- use the chat room on CBBC to post messages about news topics
- win prizes on it
- play games and read reports from children in the UK and in other parts of the world
- find out about your favourite sports
- view featured spotlights
- search for important people and important events
- find out what happened on different days and years
- select your own birthday or other dates you want to explore.
- take a guided tour
- find out how to use workspace to store information for topics and research
- discover Europe using an interactive map
- find out country statistics and facts
- black history
- Nobel Prize-winners
- tornadoes
- Shakespeare
- women who changed the world
- dinosaurs
- the Holocaust
