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Reference Center: The premier online reference source--containing
every article from the 22-volume encyclopedia print set plus thousands
more. With state-of-the art multimedia, editor-reviewed Web sites,
and more! Site Contents
This
file is designed to help users find the content they seek in the
World Book Online Reference Center. Additional information can be
found in the Customer
Training Guide and Newsletter [Note: these links will
take you out of WBORC.] Alphabetic
List of Contents Atlas The 500
maps in the online atlas cover the whole globe interactively, linking
to each other, and directly to articles on continents, countries,
states, provinces, cities and other places shown on the maps. Search atlas maps | Browse atlas maps Back
in Time The approximately
13,000 historic articles from past World Book Year Books present
a you-are-there account of the most significant events of each year.
Users can search or browse for topics or find links to Back in Time
articles in the Related Information box within many World Book articles.
Search Back in Time | Browse Back in Time by Title | Browse Back in Time by Year Behind
the Headlines This feature
uses World Book articles to explain the complex events that shape
our world today. British
English Edition The content
of the World Book Online Research Center presented in British English
as the World Book Online Reference Centre. Go to the World Book Online Reference Centre Dictionary The dictionary
contains approximately 248,000 entries. On pages with the Tools
box, users can double-click on any word on the page to be taken
to the entry in the dictionary for the selected word. (Some proper
nouns, and most numbers, are not included in the dictionary.) Enciclopedia
Estudiantil Hallazgos Spanish
speakers and students of Spanish can benefit from the clear, concise
information in Estudiantil Hallazgos, World Book's intermediate
Spanish-language encyclopedia. Go to Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
Encyclopedia
Articles World Book
offers more than 25,000 encyclopedia articles that are carefully
edited to suit the educational level of the users most likely to
use them, from grades 4 through 12 and adults. Search encyclopedia articles | Browse articles by title | Browse articles by subject category
Features
of the Month Find help
for school projects with these special online features filled with
World Book articles, multimedia, and interactive quizzes. Magazine
Articles EBSCO Content
Solutions provides a list of relevant magazine articles published
in the last three years for many World Book articles. Users can
find magazine articles within the Related Information boxes of many
articles. Media
Showcase This feature
is designed to show the richness of World Book's media, and how
many users' questions can be answered by the media. Pictures More than
10,000 pictures illustrate World Book articles. Pictures include
photographs, animal illustrations, reproductions of great works
of art, and much more. Search Pictures | Browse Pictures Sounds World Book
offers approximately 10,000 audio clips of bird songs, popular and
classical music, national anthems, word pronunciations, and much
more. To play sound clips, users will need the RealOne Player plug-in,
which is available by a FREE download from Real Networks (www.real.com).
Special
Reports The nearly
500 in-depth feature articles focus on issues surrounding timely
topics, important current events, and obituaries of famous people.
Users can search or browse for topics or find links to Special Reports
in the Related Information box within many World Book articles.
Search Special Reports | Browse Special Reports Student
Resources A collection
of tools and information to aid you in finding topics for study,
conducting research, and reporting in writing or by speech. Subscriber
News Find ongoing
updates to the World Book Online Reference Center. Updates may include
new features or they may describe changes in our policies and practices.
Surf
the Ages Use our
special feature to dip into imaginary news sites from Ancient Times,
The Middle Ages, or Modern Times. Then, link to dozens of e-zines,
want ads, bookstores, and other types of simulated Web sites, written
from the perspective of the time. Tables World Book's
1,900 tables cover a huge range from facts about countries and other
places, to important dates. 360-degree
Views Panoramic,
360-degree views allow users to experience many places described
in World Book articles. To use 360-degree views, users will need
the IPIX plug-in, which is available by a FREE download from IPIX
(http://www.ipix.com/products_plugin.html).
Through
the Year Articles,
activities, and quizzes that teach interesting facts about each
month of the year. Today
in History Each day
of the year WBORC showcases important persons or events associated
with that date. Videos
& Animations World Book
offers more than 100 animations and videos. To play video clips
and animations, users will need the RealOne Player plug-in, which
is available by a FREE download from Real Networks (www.real.com).
Web
Sites Editors
have selected more than 7,000 Web sites, which are linked to relevant
World Book articles. Users can find Web sites within the Related
Information boxes of most articles. What's
New Explore
some of the highlights of World Book's many new and revised articles.
World
Book Research Library Delve into
the World Book Research Libraries' more than 250,000 documents and
experience the ideas, events, literary works of the world. Go to World Book Research Library
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