Britannica Online School Edition is offering even more curriculum alignment and support!

BOLSE supports the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards. With just a few clicks of the mouse, this new feature provides educators with quick, easy access to standards and benchmarks linked to supporting encyclopedia articles. Conveniently organized by topic and grade level, these articles plus hundreds of printable and online curriculum-based learning activities are ideal for use in the classroom, media center, or computer lab.

The Britannica Learning Zone, a PK-2 Interactive Learning Environment
(Product description in .pdf)

This new database gives teachers an online solution designed specifically for the needs of grades PK-2. Learning Zone is a classroom-tested, interactive learning environment that gives early learners enjoyable, engaging, and developmentally appropriate activities to help grow their minds, their spirits, and their intellectual horizons.

BRITANNICA'S GLOBAL REFERENCE CENTER (New! for 2008/2009).
http://global.eb.com
PDF for Global Reference Center which describes in detail the languages offered

Britannica’s Global Reference Center is an extensive collection of Encyclopaedia Britannica’s foreign language content, offering trustworthy information in Spanish, Japanese, Korean, simplified Chinese, and French. Users will find comprehensive global content on subjects such as art, geography, history, politics, science, sports, technology and more!
Each site also contains additional local content – including culture, history and traditions – specific to each product. Brilliant photos, detailed maps,and other images accompany the text, engaging readers and encouraging further learning. Clean designs and powerful search engines make it easy to find information. Vast and thorough yet intuitive and fast, the Global Reference Center is ideal for native speakers and students of foreign languages.

Spanish Reference Center
Spanish Reference Center delivers two products in one.
PlanetaSaber, geared for academic-level research, is the perfect resource for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish. PlanetaSaber features the Gran Enciclopedia Planeta, the most comprehensive encyclopedia in the Spanish language, including over 145,000 encyclopedia articles, more than 10,000 maps, photos, and media pieces, and 8,000 Internet links ! Special features include a visual navigator, interactive atlas, and multilanguage dictionary.
Enciclopedia Juvenil, for younger ages, helps students sharpen their language skills while they learn new lessons.
 
More Product Overview
Winner of the AEP Distinguished Achievement Award and Teachers' Choice Award !
Spanish Reference Center delivers two products in one -- a reference collection for academic users as well as another for younger, less advanced users just learning Spanish.  Separate home pages for each level allow schools and libraries to tailor the product to their users' needs, making it the only online Spanish-language database that offers age-appropriate content for everyone.
PlanetaSaber, the most comprehensive encyclopedia in the Spanish language, includes over 144,000 encyclopedia articles plus images, maps, and tables.  Complete with a dictionary, atlas, and timelines, it's the perfect rsource for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.  Enciclopedia Juvenil provides a Spanish Elementary Encyclopedia with 1,5000 afticles, images, Spanish-language videos, and Spanish Learning Materials specifically designed for younger students.  These resources are designed to help students sharpen their language skills whihle they learn new lessons.
 
Key Features Include:
- Access to over 145,000 articles from PlanetaSaber and Enciclopedia Juvenil
- More than 10,500 photos, graphics, and multimedia elements
- Dictionary, visual navigator, interactive atlas, and world data statistics
- Learning materials and student help materials
You can choose to link to Spanish Reference Center with includes the two databases for different levels, or you can choose to link to just the advanced PlanetaSaber.
Detailed product descriptions and training materials for our online products may be found at http://www.eb.com/training (The Spanish info on this site is still under process of updating.).

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Japan
With over 155,000 encyclopedia articles from the complete Encyclopaedia Britannica International Encyclopedia and more than 9,000 photos, illustrations, and maps, Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Japan is a comprehensive reference source for both students and researchers. The content maintains its currency with articles from the Britannica International Yearbook and regularly updated home page features.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Korea
Ideal for students, schools, researchers, and universities, Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Korea includes more than 110,000 articles from the Korean version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the Korean Britannica Book of the Year, Yonsei University's Korean Dictionary, and a world atlas. This content is brought to life by more than 19,300 photos, graphics, animations, videos, and audio clips. Britannica Online Korea is a truly authoritative and comprehensive resource for global and Korean content.

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (Chinese)
In an increasingly global world, the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia meets the needs of Chinese speakers and students of Chinese. Over 27,000 entries, plus 1,600 images and 200 maps, provide the answers you need, while engaging multimedia supports the articles and demonstrates more complicated topics. Article titles are provided in both English and simplified Chinese for easier search and retrieval.

Encyclopaedia Universalis (French)
Powered by a fast and intelligent search engine, Encyclopaedia Universalis Online provides access to more than 33,000 articles including exclusive articles, weekly and monthly dossiers that delve into current events and issues about today's world, 17,000 media items, a world atlas with over 700 maps, an integrated dictionary with 120,000 entries, and a guide to selected Web sites. Enjoy the most comprehensive encyclopedia in the French language with the speed and convenience of the Internet.

Free Preview for New Jersey Regional Library Cooperative Members;

Come see what’s new with Britannica’s Digital Learning Resource Databases. Get a free 30-day trial for your K-12 School, Public Library, or Academic Library!  Simply contact the appropriate EB representative for your School, Public Library, or Academic Library to setup a FREE 30-day trial

The guided tour for Britannica Elementary
http://corporate.britannica.com/elementary_tour.pdf  

The guided tour for Compton’s by Britannica
http://corporate.britannica.com/comptons_tour.pdf

The guided tour for Britannica
http://corporate.britannica.com/eb_tour.pdf