Encyclopædia Britannica

The Nebraska Library Commission is offering the following Encyclopædia Britannica products to Nebraska libraries at discounted prices.

Descriptions | Pricing | How to Order / Renew

Description:

• Britannica Academic delivers fast and easy access to high-quality, comprehensive information. The rich combination of the insightful Encyclopaedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools provides the variety of reliable sources that students need to consult when conducting thorough research--all from one resource.
   
• Britannica Library [public library edition] One subscription to Britannica Online gives your library three unique sites for children, young adults, and older patrons. With Britannica Library, it’s easy to choose an age-appropriate level for conducting research, completing homework assignments, and working on special projects in the library or at home.They can even store their research in their own personal My Britannica account. Remote access is included!   
   
• Britannica School delivers three Levels of Learning--Elementary, Middle, and High--for the Classroom, Library, or Home! Offers a wealth of content and a wide variety of resources--thousands of articles, images, videos, primary sources, maps, research tools, and recommended Web sites--that promote rigor while students read, write, research, and develop vocabulary in the content areas. A consolidated search feature brings all the resources together in one place for a time-saving review.
   
• Merriam-Webster Unabridged America's largest, most comprehensive dictionary is revised for today's librarian, teacher, and student. With updated vocabulary, enhanced content, a fresh modern layout, and exciting new features, Merriam-Webster Unabridged is an essential source of information on the English language. 
   
• Britannica Original Sources is a compilation of more than 420,000 documents, complete books, and authentic images. Students, teachers, and parents have instant access to an online library full of the creations and discoveries of history's greatest minds as recorded in the authors' original words. Read Confucius, Dante, Pasteur, as well as more obscure authors for in-depth research. Find primary sources across twelve subject areas: World History, U.S. History, Political Science, Law, Literature, Science, Mathematics, Social Science, Philosophy, Religion, Language, and Language Arts.
    
• Britannica ImageQuest Bring classroom activities to life with over 3 million rights-cleared images from over 60 of the best collections in the world. The Bridgeman Art Gallery, Dorling Kindersley Images, Getty Images, the National Portrait Gallery of London, the National Geographic Society, Oxford Scientific, and other leading names have joined with Britannica to provide the best and broadest collection of proprietary educational imagery. Also available in French, Portuguese, and Spanish!  
   
• Language Products:
  • Britannica Escolar (Spanish Elem/MS)
  • Britannica Moderna (Spanish HS/Academic)
  • Britannica Online Japan
  • Encyclopaedia Universalis Senior (French HS/Academic)
  • Universalis Junior (French Elem/MS)
     
• Britannica LaunchPacks Available for both social studies and science subjects, LaunchPacks combine up-to-date, curriculum-aligned content sets with tools that make it easier for teachers to differentiate instruction and for students to understand core K-12 social studies and science topics.
   
• Britannica Expedition Learn! This powerful, flexible digital resource builds literacy while developing content-area knowledge. Expedition Learn! includes assessment and reporting tools; LMS integration, SSO, and rostering capabilities; and correlations to national, state, and ELA standards.Every lession of Expedition Learn! provides reading instruction while developing content-area knowledge in science and social studies.

Pricing (2023-2024)

Encyclopædia Britannica Online is offered by annual subscription through the internet.  Pricing is based on a relative weighting of the number of users (Weighted Users).

• Four-Year Colleges and Universities - 100% of the Full-Time Equivalent enrollment (FTE) of undergraduate and graduate students for the last Fall period.
    
• Two-Year Colleges - 75% of Full-time Equivalent (FTE) enrollment for the last Fall period.
    
• K-12 Schools -100% of the number of enrolled students
   
• Public Library - 7% of the total population served
    
• Businesses and Government Agencies - 100% of employees with network access

Subscription Term: 

June 1 - May 31

Deadline: 

The order/renewal deadline for a June 1, 2023 start date is May 15, 2023. Late renewals will be charged the full year's cost. They will not be prorated.  

To Place an Order / Renew:

Please fill out and submit the online order / renewal form

Tech Support:

Call the Britannica Help Desk at 800-621-3900, extension 7160.
E-mail: edsupport@eb.com

Usage Statistics:

Britannica Online Usage Statistics are available at http://statistics.eb.com.

To obtain a User ID and password for the usage statistics system, please contact Britannica customer service at 800-621-3900. 

Notes:

Access URLs:

• Britannica Academic: http://academic.eb.com/
• Britannica Library: http://library.eb.com/
• Britannica School: http://school.eb.com/
• Merriam Webster Unabridged: http://mwu.eb.com/
• Britannica Escolar: http://escolar.eb.com/
• Britannica Moderna: http://moderna.eb.com/
• Britannica Online Japan: http://japan.eb.com/
• Encyclopaedia Universalis (French): http://french.eb.com/
• Encyclopaedia Universalis Junior (French):  http://french.eb.com/junior
• Britannica Original Sources: https://os.eb.com/
• Britannica ImageQuest http://www.quest.eb.com
• Britannica LaunchPacks Science: https://packs.eb.com/science
• Britannica LaunchPacks Social Studies: https://packs.eb.com/social-studies
• Britannica Expedition Learn!: https://expedition.eb.com/

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