May 26, 2008
Renew Britannica Subscription; Help Students Maintain Skills
Public libraries can provide a valuable resource for students while they are out of school for the summer. Britannica's Learning Materials and collection of extended play videos are designed to help students retain concepts taught in the classroom and supply educational content in a format perfect for a rainy day.
For libraries with a current subscription to Britannica's family of online databases, don't forget to renew. Complete the order form no later than May 31 to ensure ongoing access.
Britannica Online Public Library Edition
- Learning Materials — Students can use a variety of learning activities to review concepts taught in the classroom and to help sharpen their skills. Covering all levels of math, science, social studies and language arts, just a few of the topics include reading and vocabulary skills, multiplication and division, U.S. presidents, the solar system, the respiratory system, geometry, The Great Gatsby and World War II.
Plus, the Learning Materials are correlated to every state's learning standards. Learning Materials activities cover all grades from Kindergarten to the 12th grade and include study guides, activities and exercises to make learning fun.
- Extended Play Videos — Need some rainy day entertainment that is educational too? Britannica has added more than 200 new videos that cover a variety of subjects, including history, science, geography, the arts and social studies. Video topics include Toulouse-Lautrec, Botticelli, Lewis & Clark, Asia, ancient cultures, world wars, economics, Native Americans, insects, the Chaos Theory and the expanding universe, among others.
These new Extended Play Videos are between 15-to-45 minutes long and can be downloaded into Power Point presentations. Look for the videos on the homepages of Britannica Online Public Library Edition in the Video Collection box.
For subscription and pricing details, contact BCR's Chris Cook (ccook@bcr.org).

