Britannica - Our eResource of the Month

Congratulations Julie - the winner of last month's Overdrive competition! The answers to last month's competition are: 1. You cannot transfer Adobe eBooks to an Amazon Kindle in Australia (although it is possible to do so in the United States). 2. eBooks/audiobooks cannot be downloaded to a USB device. 3. To download /read eBooks customers need to download Adobe Digital Editions and to download and listen to audiobooks, customers need to download Overdrive (both are available free of charge from our website). There are exceptions to this rule, for example if a customer has an Apple iPad or iPhone, they only need to download Overdrive. Check the 'Device Resource Centre'  in the 'Help' section of eLibrary collection. 4. Customers can reserve eBooks/audiobooks - they click on the 'Place Reservation' link and enter their library card number and pin. An email/SMS message will notify them when the item has been returned and they will have three days to check out the item before it is returned to the collection. 5. Customers can't renew their eBooks/audiobooks. However, once it has been returned to the collection they can go back to the LMG website and borrow it again. 6. Customers can borrow up to five eLibrary items. The items are automatically returned to the collection when the loan period expires.

Encylopaedia Britannica

The Encyclopaedia Britannica is a well-known general knowledge encyclopaedia. The first edition was published in 1768, while the last printed edition was published in 2010. The Online Library Edition allows a customer to search across all the content at once (to see results for students of every level) or to search individual sections, such as: Encyclopaedia Britannica for adults; Britannica Student for secondary school students; and Britannica Junior for primary school students. The Online Edition also includes a dictionary and thesaurus, as well as access to magazines, web sites and videos. A special feature of this database is the ‘workspace’ area, where customers are able to save their information, photos etc. Answer the following questions to win a prize:

1. A customer tells you that they prefer the old printed version of Britannica. What would you say to convince them that the online database is a superior product?

2. What sort of information would you be likely to find in this database?

3.  A young customer asks for some easy-to-read information on the Burke and Wills expedition. Which section of Britannica would you refer them to? 

4. A customer has been reading about the 'God particle' and would like to find out more about the Large Hadron Collider. The customer would like to view a video clip if possible. How would you find this information?

5. A music student has been asked to find some primary source material on Franz Liszt. How would you find this information?

6. How would a customer set up a 'workspace' account?

Send your answers to Rayyan to be in the running to win a prize!

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