Britannica

Week II
I feel foolish confessing that I haven't explored the online Britannica before this. I grew up with the leather-bound paper version on the family bookshelves. It settled many an argument, being the agreed-upon ultimate and definitive source. The online version is all that and so much more.

I searched for "Syrian uprising" and the breadth and depth of information was astounding. The links to video were particularly interesting to me as I don't have TV in my home. I do wonder, though, how accessible this would be to my patrons who have very "iffy" internet connections, as do we. I know that I probably won't access this from home as video and streaming can quickly put us over our monthly download limit. Thus,  all the more reason for the public to know that this resource is available at the library.

The possibilities for students are endless, with the means to save pages, as well as primary sources. (That was a great little find.) I intend to describe Marvel resources in my monthly newspaper articles and will start with the Britannica. I will also be putting a desktop shortcut on our public access computers. In the resources section I found a button that can be put on our website. Another thing to add to the "to do" list.

Growing up I knew that my family made great sacrifices to purchase the Britannica and we were considered "lucky" because we had one at home.  I see its availability online as another "equalizer" if its easy accessibility is widely known.