Britannica Online

Loaded with Rich Resources for Students and Educators

The newly redesigned Britannica Online delivers fast and easy access to high-quality, comprehensive information. Millions of students worldwide turn to Britannica Online for its unparalleled scholarship and engaging multimedia. The rich combination of the insightful Encyclopædia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, e-books, magazines and journals, and many other research tools provides the variety of reliable sources that students need to consult when conducting research-all from one Web site.

Written by Scholars, Edited by Professionals

Britannica employs the largest full-time editorial staff of any encyclopedia publisher and also has an extensive network of contributors, including Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, former U.S. presidents, world-renowned scholars, and other experts. Together, they ensure that Britannica is current, accurate, unbiased, comprehensive, relevant, engaging, and international in scope.

Expert Contributors Include:

Michael Carr (research geologist; leader of the Viking orbiter imaging team; member of the Voyager, Galileo, and Mars Observer missions for NASA) on Mars
Bill Clinton (former president of the United States) on the Dayton Accords
Amy Todd Middleton (vice president of Sotheby's) on Art, Antiques, and Collections
Hallam Movius (professor of anthropology, Harvard University; curator of paleolithic archaeology, Peabody Museum) on the Stone Age
Mary Robinson (former president of Ireland and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights) on Children and Human Rights
Taro Sakamoto (historian; professor, University of Tokyo; author of History of Japan) on Japan

Continually Updated, Always New

Because of changes in the various fields of knowledge, the latest research, current events, and feedback from readers, each year Britannica's editorial and development staff adds:

More than 15,000 new and revised articles
More than 5,000 new photographs
Thousands of tables and graphs plus hundreds of new illustrations
More than 300 new videos and hundreds of maps

Britannica's "push-to-publish" technology enables changes, corrections, and enhancements to most of our online products almost instantly.

NEW! Comprehensive Article Page That Makes Research Easier

A consolidated article page that also includes related content and Web sites puts all of the relevant information in one convenient location for you.

NEW! Web 2.0 Features

Students and educators now have the flexibility to add, edit, save, customise, and share content created from Britannica resources in their own Workspace.

NEW! Contributor Functionality

Now it's easier for all users to contribute material to Britannica, to see evaluations of those contributions from Britannica editors, and to view accepted contributions in Britannica Online.

NEW! Search Box Widgets

Place a search box on any Web page for instant access to Britannica content from library home pages, department Web pages, or class pages.

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