About the Database
Britannica Online is is one of the core databases subscribed to through the Gulliver consortium.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online Library Edition, to give it the full title, offers encyclopedias at 3 different levels according to age group. It is possible to search across all 3 levels at the same time or to specify a search at one particular level.
-Encyclopedia Britannica is for adults.
-Britannica Student is for Upper Primary and Secondary School students.
-Britannica Junior is for Primary School students.
Completed searches will not only give you traditional written articles but links to other websites, relevant magazine articles and multimedia such as photographs and videos.
Information Guides
The following link will take you to a tutorial provided by Britannica.
Introduction Tutorial - click here (3 pages)
For a more in-depth look at searching and browsing go to the following help pages.
Advanced Tutorial - click here (7 pages)
Explore
Britannica Online is found on the Databases page of th eYarra Plenty website under "General Reference" - go to the following page explore it for yourself.
http://www.yprl.vic.gov.au/computers/databases.html#general_reference
Questions to test you
1. On what date did the Titanic crash into the iceberg?
2. What year did the last "Thilacine" die? Spot the deliberate spelling error. Check out the neat little box next to the Search Box in Britannica entitled " Unsure of the spelling" - click it and see what happens after entering "Thilacine".
3. How long is a Lacrosse field?
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