January 30, 2008
Check out Britannica Online's Expanded Video Collection
Britannica now has more than 3,000 videos and video clips that cover a variety of subjects, including history, science, the arts and social studies. Topics include Toulouse-Lautrec, Botticelli, Lewis & Clark, Asia, ancient cultures, world wars, economics, Native Americans, insects, the Chaos Theory and the expanding Universe, among many others.
Short video clips are one-to-five minutes long, while full-length extended play videos run between 15 to 45 minutes. All videos can be played online or downloaded and used in PowerPoint presentations.
The video clips and extended play videos can be found on the homepages of Britannica Online in the Video Collection box or by selecting the media links in the search results and encyclopedia articles. Separate access to the materials is set up for libraries using Britannica's academic edition, school edition (K-12) or public library edition.
