Encyclopedia britannica

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Encyclopedia britannica is a comprehensive educational resource for the general reader.

When I was a schoolboy, the Encyclopedia Britannica in the local reference library was my most trusted source of information. For homework projects, or just for the fun, I would walk two miles to the library to read "my" Britannica in the splendour of the Edwardian reading room. In those days, the librarians enforced a strict code of silence, thereby creating a haven for peace and learning.

Today, I still use the print version of  Encyclopaedia Britannica at the public library. But the noise and garishness of the modern reading room makes my visits short. But, fortunately, there is an electronic version at home. I have the full Encyclopedia Britannica for the price of a computer game, with no noisy cell phone users or chatty librarians to interrupt me. Also it has superb search facilities, and there is even more material than in the 32 hardback volumes.

So why not buy a copy of Encyclopedia britannica? It has a much greater reputation for accuracy than the average web page. Give yourself, and your children, one of the world's greatest benefits: access to accurate and well organised information. 

• Who do you trust? The supreme experts who write for Encyclopedia Britannica, or the Joe Blows who write for Wikipedia? 

Encyclopedia Britannica contains articles by the greatest thinkers of all time, including past and modern masters. For instance, you can learn relativity from Albert Einstein, psychoanalysis from Sigmund Freud, and complexity theory from John L. Casti.

Encyclopedia Britannica Features

• 74,000 Encyclopedia Britannica articles, many written by leading figures like Bertrand Russell, Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein.
• 9,000 Britannica Year in Review articles.
• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus - 550,000 entries.
• World Atlas with thousands of maps and articles.
• Over 14,000 photographs, videos, audio clips and animations.
• Over 4,000 Britannia time line links.
• Format reports, enter notes, bookmark articles, copy and paste text into your own essays.
• Free online content updates.
• Many updates from previous editions.
• Britannica BrainStormer - make connections you didn't know existed between ideas, subjects and people.
• Entries from classic Britannicas including 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica set.
• Connect to Britannica Encyclopedia Online.