At the Library at Hopkinton High School & Hopkinton Middle School

Friday, April 4, 2008

Britannica Online


Check out the Britannica from HHS or home (be sure to pick up a new password sheet for home access!)

Four encyclopedias for all levels of reading:
  • Encyclopædia Britannica
  • Compton's by Britannica
  • Britannica Elementary Encyclopædia
  • Britannica Concise Encyclopædia
PLUS
  • Integrated searching of 98,000 articles and multimedia.
  • View over 27,000 graphics plus 3,300 animations, audio clips, and videos with new videos covering topics such as: Civil War, Dolphins, World War II, and more.
  • Detailed maps of more than 200 countries, all U.S. states, and all Canadian provinces.
  • Spotlight features with study guides on topics such as Black History, US Presidents, Women's History, Normandy, and Shakespeare.
  • Internet Guide that offers teachers and students easy access to the best sites available on the Web. Created by Britannica editors, it includes sites chosen based on their educational value and includes an emphasis on curriculum-based content.
  • Journals and Magazines that locate the up-to-date information about classroom concepts and current events topics