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Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition delivers two sites in one, with separate home pages and resourcesfor adults and children that allow libraries to tailor the site to their patrons’ needs. To help you use the sitemore effectively, we’ve created this short tour. It will guide you through both home pages, a search results page,and finally to an article page.

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News from Around theWorld: BBC Asia Pacific,The New York Times and SBSWorld News keeps youinformed of breaking news.

Year in Review BrowseNotable events and people of therecent past are covered in annualupdates.

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TimelinesTrace selected topics throughhistory with illustrations and keydates.

World DataStatistical portraits of thecountries of the world, and toolsfor making comparative chartsand tables.

Notable Quotations4,000 thought-provokingquotations that can be browsedby author or subject.Gateway to the Classics225 works by 140 authors willintroduce you to the great ideasof the Western world.

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Big EventsBring the past to the present with key dates in world history.

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DiscoverAsiaThis feature givesstudents instanta c c e s s t ostatistics, summaryinformation, photosand flags for all thecountries of Asia.

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Additional ResultsTo view results from othercontent sources, click these linksto change the Search Results list.Concise EncyclopediaBrief articles for finding quickanswers.

MediaImages, sound fi les , andinteractive multimedia to enrichyour understanding.

VideosA collection of more than 2,000video clips.WebsitesWebsites reviewed and rated byour editors to expand your studyacross the Internet.

VideoA collection of morethan 2,000 video clipsfrom the Britannicaarchives.

EncyclopædiaBritannicaOne of the mostauthor ita ti veinformation sources inthe world, with over73,000 articles.

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Journals and MagazinesA selection of current magazineand journa l artic les fromPro Quest and EBSCO offeranother angle on topics ofinterest.

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QuotationsA collection of 4,000 thought-provoking quotations.



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Additional ContentEncyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition also offers additional content sources. You can comparestatistics for all countries in World Data Analyst, browse phrases from famous authors in NotableQuotations, and peruse essays from great thinkers in Gateway to the Classics.

World Data AnalystQuickly access printable countrymaps and profiles – includingstatistics such as area, population,demographics, gross nationalproduct, and more.

Create tables and graphs tocompare countries using recent orhistorical statistics.

Export information to a spreadsheetfor data crunchi ng a nd morein-depth analysis.

Notable QuotationsOver 4,000 thought-provoking quotations fromauthors throughout time.

Browse this content byAuthor or Subject matter.

Gateway to the ClassicsThe great ideas of the Westernworld are brought to life in thiscollection of 225 works from140 authors.

Browse by Author, Title, orSubject to explore differentthemes.

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