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Britannica Academic delivers fast and easy access to high-quality, comprehensive information. The rich combination of the venerable Encyclopaedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and more other research tools provides the variety of reliable sources that students need to consult when conducting thorough research - all form one resource. Written by Nobel laureates, historians, curators, professors, and other notable experts, Britannica Academic's articles provide trusted information with balanced, global perspectives and insights that users will not find anywhere else.
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An all new site design to meet the needs of today's students and faculty. Now with 'responsive design' Britannica Academic provides a fast convenient way to access high-quality, comprehensive information across disciplines and subjects.
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Britannica Academic is unmatched in its coverage and accuracy and has been praised for its accessibility and reader engagement, with a variety of multimedia and research tools that accompany the articles.

Unmatched Accuracy & Unique Perspective Britannica employs a dedicated staff of in-house professional - and has an extensive network of Nobel laureates, renowned scholars, advisers, content specialists and writers - who ensure that Britannica Academic is current, accurate, unbiased, relevant, comprehensive, international in scope and engaging to all students, researchers and faculty.
It remains the number one online general reference of its kind - used, trusted, quoted, and cited by the best institutions in the world.
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Britannica Academic provides fast, reliable and convenient access to high quality content whether it's a comprehensive answer or just a quick and clear overview of a topic, event, fact, place or person. A fresh and engaging look, with a new user interface and a cleaner overall design. Predictive search together with Keyword and Boolean options make this fast and easy to use.
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Discover excellent multi-language support tools with translate, Text-to-Speech, Double-Click Dictionary and Variable Font Size.
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Integrated automatic citation tools for MLA, APA, Harvard or Chicago Manual of Style, make it easy and convenient for students to cite their work accurately.
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Britannica's Universal Access enables users to access Britannica Academic content through Google and other search systems, database, and single sign-on technologies.
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Greater discoverability of resources Easily integrated with your institution's discovery layers resulting in fast and relevant results. Britannica Academic offers an API that can be used to integrate the content into federated search tools, as well as offering LTI and IP authentication options. Britannica's 'Push-to-Publish' technology enables changes, corrections, and enhancements to all of our online products almost instantly. |
