Encyclopaedia Britannica is offering Nebraska libraries trial access to a number of their online resources through April 20, 2023. These resources also happen to be available at discounted subscription rates through the Nebraska Library Commission. The next subscription term through NLC begins June 1, 2023 so this trial is well-timed to give librarians a chance to try before they buy! Here are the products included in the trial:
- Britannica Academic
- Britannica School
- Britannica Library [public library edition]
- Original Sources
- ImageQuest
- Merriam-Webster’s Unabridged
- LaunchPacks: Social Studies
- LaunchPacks: Science
- Language Products:
- Britannica Escolar (Spanish Elem/MS)
- Britannica Moderna (Spanish HS/Academic)
- Britannica Online Japan
- Encyclopaedia Universalis Senior (French HS/Academic)
- Universalis Junior (French Elem/MS)
- Expedition Learn!: Science and Social Studies
Trial access information was distributed via a March 17, 2023 message to the Trial mailing list. Nebraska librarians who didn’t receive this information or would like to have it sent to them again may contact Susan Knisely.
Note: If you are a Nebraska librarian and you’d like to receive future database trial announcements directly in your email inbox, please make sure you are signed up for the Nebraska Library Commission’s TRIAL mailing list.