Britannica Encyclopedia

Britannica School provides current authoritative resources on a variety of topics. Britannica is best used for generalized information or at the beginning of research projects to familiarize the researcher with the topic searched. Britannica also provides scholarly reviewed website suggestions and primary sources when possible. Unlike other databases, Britannica is designed to help student begin their research project regardless of their reading level or language spoken.

Britannica School is provided by Heartland AEA and requires the username and password provided by the LMC. If you need access to any resource from Heartland AEA, please see Miss Watson in the LMC.

Permalink:

A permalink is a web address or URL which allows users to access a resource without the need to provide a password.

Britannica provides a permalink in two places, which will allow users to access the resource directly without needing to provide the username and password information.

Internet web address bar
URL link within citation

Britannica School Guide for Students in Britannica School TutorialsThis is "Britannica School Guide for Students" by Britannica Learn on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

View the video above then practice locating an article on one the following topics in the high school version:

Career interest (ex. librarian)
Historical figure (ex. Henrietta Lacks)
Biological element (ex. cell structure or biome)

Link to LMC Website: http://lmc.urbandaleschools.com/resources/

Reflection:

After doing a few practice searches, what was most helpful to you in accessing the desired information?

Please continue to the EbscoHost Databases section of this lesson.

Works Cited

"Britannica School Guide for Students." Britannica School Guide for Students, produced by Britannica Learn, Vimeo, 2016. Vimeo, Vimeo, Inc., vimeo.com/153261306. Accessed 12 Feb. 2019.

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