LIS702 Instructional Presentation on Britannica Library Reference Center

1. Britannica Library
Reference Center
A guide to the internationally renowned online encyclopedia

2. Britannica – the award winning & most trusted
resource for all ages!
• Britannica Library Reference Center is an easy to use resource leveled for
various learners. For more than 250 years, Encyclopedia Britannica has
provided information for learners.
• Students, teachers, and researchers rely on Britannica Library Reference
Center as a trustworthy source of reliable and up-to-date information.
• Britannica covers a wide range of topics in history, science, the arts, and
much more!

3. How to Access
• Britannica Library Reference Center can be
accessed on any device with an internet
connection.
• Students and library patrons can access
Britannica by signing into the AHML library
website with their username and password.
• Britannica Library Reference Center can be
found through the local library’s online
collection of databases.

4. Britannica – the past 250 years
• First edition printed in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1768 as an alphabetical compilation
of in-depth articles on a variety of subjects
• Gains international fame in the late 1700s, with notable contributors and a growing
selection of topics
• Becomes the first encyclopedia on the internet in 1994
• 2012 – the print set of Encyclopedia Britannica was discontinued
• Britannica is used in over 200 countries and translated into over 20 different
languages

5. Britannica has a lot to offer!
• Articles, images, videos, and biographies on many, many topics and people
• Flash facts - easy to access and read information
• Thousands of primary sources
• An interactive World Atlas
• Up-to- date world news and articles
• A “My Content” option to save your favorite articles, images, videos, etc.

6. How to search
• Click on the search icon in the upper right corner
• Enter in the key word that you’re searching for
• The search will instantly begin to populate with results
and recommendations

7. How to search
continued
• Explore by articles, images and videos, or
biographies
• Select your broad topic – history, animals,
arts and literature, science and mathematics,
etc.
• Narrow your search through subcategories
• Example: Under “history” — “ancient
world”, “middle ages”, “global expansion”,
etc.
• Continue to narrow your search through
subcategories under the initial subcategory

8. Example – “Explore”
• Select “Articles”
• Select a subcategory
like “Ancient World”

9. Example –
“Explore”
•Select a subcategory under
the initial subcategory
• For example, under
“Ancient World” select
“Egypt, Ancient”

10. Example –
“Explore”
•After selecting the
subcategory “Egypt,
Ancient” articles will
populate
•Explore under this
subcategory- there are 100
results listed in alphabetical
order

11. How to research – a
helpful tool
• Click on the blue three line icon in
the upper right corner
• Select “Research Tools and
Materials” from the drop down
menu
• Follow the tips provided under the
topic “Ready to Research”

12. Citation
Britannica library. (n.d.). Retrieved April 24, 2022, from
https://library.eb.com/?target=%2Flevels%2Freferencecent
er

13. Ask a librarian!
If you have any questions, use
contact a librarian through The Hub
or reach out through the library’s
“Chat With Us” service.
Created by Megan Hoffman-Junk
2022-05-02