Add as a preferred source on Google


New Britannica CD Includes Online Link

  • 02/01/97

Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. has released Britannica CD 97, the newest version of its award-winning encyclopedia on CD-ROM. Featuring the complete text in the current Encyclopaedia Britannica plus additional articles, Britannica CD 97 contains more information than any other encyclopedia on CD-ROM. It also features an improved user interface, 1,000 new graphics and illustrations, and a link to Britannica Online, the company's encyclopedia on the Internet.

Britannica CD 97 includes Merriam- Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition, and Nations of the World, which provides information on 191 nations, including maps, flags and articles.

The program's interface lets users enter questions such as, "What are clouds made of?," "Who was the first woman in the Senate?" and "Do lizards have teeth?" Each search produces a list of articles ranked according to their relevance to the query, with top ones listed first. This feature enables users to find easy answers to many questions that would be difficult to research with a conventional encyclopedia.

Britannica CD 97 (Mac or Win) also includes several features new to this version including: an improved GUI, expandable thumbnail illustrations integrated with the texts of articles, 1,000 new graphics and illustrations; updates and revisions included in the 1997 printing of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, and an optional connection to Britannica Online. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., Chicago, IL, (800) 747-8503, www.eb.com.

Featured

  • open laptop with various educational materials like charts, quizzes, and documents emerging from the screen

    Pear Deck Learning Debuts New AI Features

    GoGuardian recently introduced new artificial intelligence features within its Pear Deck Learning curriculum and instruction platform, designed to aid educators throughout their teaching journey — from lesson planning to assessment.

  • Schoolchildren Work on Personal Computers

    Code.org Reinvents Hour of Code as Hour of AI

    Education nonprofit Code.org has partnered with CSforALL to launch the Hour of AI, a global initiative providing learning activities for AI education.

  • hand holding globe and environmental icons in front of a green background

    CoSN, SETDA, UDT Release Guidelines for Environmentally Responsible Technology Purchasing

    CoSN and SETDA, in partnership with IT and telecommunications solution provider UDT, recently released a set of Sustainability Procurement Guidelines designed to help K-12 school and district leaders, procurement officers, and technology directors make purchasing decisions that are both environmentally responsible and operationally effective.

  • magnifying glass highlighting a human profile silhouette, set over a collage of framed icons including landscapes, charts, and education symbols

    New AI Detector Identifies AI-Generated Multimedia Content

    Amazon Web Services and DeepBrain AI have launched AI Detector, an enterprise-grade solution designed to identify and manage AI-generated content across multiple media types. The collaboration targets organizations in government, finance, media, law, and education sectors that need to validate content authenticity at scale.