New Database: Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Alkek Library has just added Encyclopedia Britannica Online to its array of databases. Besides the in-depth encyclopedia articles, the online version of the popular 32-volume print encyclopedia includes many additional resources :

• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary


• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus


• Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Quotations


• The New York Times, BBC News, and SBS World News headlines from around the world


• World Data Analyst Online: Create your own tables and graphs comparing countries using the most recent statistics or historical statistics, which show changes in countries over time.


• World Atlas


• Timelines


• Year in Review


• Gateway to the Classics: electronic versions of significant works of history, literature, philosophy, and science.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online can be accessed through the Databases section of the library homepage or directly http://libproxy.txstate.edu/login?url=http://search.eb.com.