Monday 31 December 2012

Encyclopedia Britannica Academic Edition

It delivers fast and easy access to high quality information in a vast range of subject areas.It provides a single point of access to the full text of the Encyclopedia Britannica plus a range of other titles and databases.

Key Features included:

  • Encyclopædia Britannica – over 75,000 specially written and regularly updated articles by expert contributors. 
  • World Data Analyst Online – an authoritative resource that provides comprehensive statistics on every nation of the world.
  • Gateway to the Classics – short stories, plays, essays, letters and extracts from significant works of world history, literature and philosophy.
  • Primary Sources – access manuscripts, diaries, memoirs, letters, journals, and drawings on chosen topics.
  • Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus – access definitions and audio pronunciations by clicking on any word in the database. 
  • Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Quotations.
  • Over 27,000 images and maps, plus 3,300 animations, videos, and audio files.

Access Limit: Unlimited 

Access:
For NJC students, teachers and staff. Available on and off-campus.

How to Access:
Follow asknlearn where you need to login using your IC for authentication purposes. Then you go into Newslink without second authentication requires. The link can be accessed under Content------>School Resources.