Overview
When you need the facts, turn to the 2012 Britannica Ultimate Reference DVD for accurate information written by Nobel laureates, historians, curators, professors, and other noted authorities! With more than 100,000 articles, the 2012 Ultimate Reference DVD has more content than any other reference software. Three age-appropriate encyclopedias—the Elementary Encyclopedia for young students, the Student Encyclopedia for middle and high school students, and the renowned Encyclopedia Britannica for older students and adults—provide accurate and trusted answers.
The 2012 Ultimate Reference DVD is packed with learning tools, including two dictionaries and thesauruses, the Spanish-English Translation dictionary, rich multimedia, interactive article and media tours, homework tools, a complete atlas, updated timelines, online magazines, and more. The 2012 Britannica Ultimate Reference DVD has the knowledge you need from the world's most trusted source! Plus, as an added bonus, you
Special Features
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Access the world's most trusted and authoritative information, featuring over 100,000 articles from the 32-volume Encyclopedia Britannica print set
- Britannica Student Encyclopedia: Find information easily in almost 16,000 entries that are tailored to school subjects
- Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia: Instill a look-it-up habit that will stay with students in school and in life.
- Book of the Year: Explore notable events in over 12,000 articles covering science, politics, sports, and more from 1993 - 2009
- Homework Helpdesk: A collection of useful homework resources including a video subject browse, online learning games and activities, online subject spotlights, and how-to documents on topics such as writing a book review
- Learning Games and Activities: Hundreds of fun and interactive games and activities to help students with subjects like Math, Science, and Social Studies
- Two Complete Dictionaries and Thesauruses from Merriam-Webster®
- Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Translation Dictionary
- World Atlas
- Timelines: Watch history unfold with timelines that show the people, events, and discoveries of the past
- Britannica BrainStormer: Discover new ideas and relationships between topics with this interactive tool
- Britannica Classics: Read articles from Britannica's most famous contributors-from Sigmund Freud to Harry Houdini, Marie Curie to Orville Wright
- Easily browse through Videos, Britannica Classics, Classical Music, and more
- Over 600 biographies covering the world's heroes and villains throughout time
- Virtual Notecards: Take and save notes from your articles on a virtual notecard. Notes are printable, which makes your research easier, more productive, and portable
- Britannica Workspace: Save articles, images, video, and more in one convenient location to help keep your research organized
- View vivid illustrations with 35,000 images, video, and audio that bring fascinating topics to life
- Additional Videos, Web Links, and Magazines Online
- Also get a one-year free trial to Encyclopedia Britannica Online with your purchase
Content
- 100,000+ Articles
- Nearly 34,000 photos, illustrations, tables, and special comps
- Over 2,500 maps
- Over 1,000 video clips, sound clips, animations and Shockwave
- World Data Profiles
- Daily Content
- Web links
- 275,000 Merriam-Webster Collegiate dictionary & thesaurus entries
- 130,000 Merriam-Webster Student Dictionary & Thesaurus entries
- 7,000+ updated indexed timeline entries
- Online learning games and activities
- Thousands of magazine articles and videos online