Britannica Online

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Britannica Online is is one of the databases subscribed to by ERL and a number of other Victorian Libraries 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.


Show Me

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)


Let Me

Britannica Online is found on the Online Resources page under "Encyclopedias and Dictionaries" - go to the following page to try it for yourself.

http://www.erl.vic.gov.au/info/ondbase.htm#encyc


Test Me

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?