I spent way too much time playing in the Britannica Public Library Edition today. One item leads to another article and then another and then a little video clip and before you know it it's an hour later than you thought. I have taken a training on the Britannica from the company trainer, but I still found new things to explore. I "jumped" to the kids edition for a while and will definately keep that as an option for use with the public, recommending it as a starting place for a seach that will answer many questions at an easier reading level.
I choose Hugo Chavez and the new presidential election in Venezuela. The 4th article was a very good article about his presidency and did have the results of the Oct. 2012 election. I translated the article into Chinese and then has trouble getting it back to English. Our local High School (Foxcroft Academy) has over 100 foreign students so the translator sould be very useful.
I spent some time exploring the research tools. My favorite is the timeline. Did you know that in 3500BC Egyptian women began brewing beer ?
The Biography of the Day amd this Day in History were interesting and I did check out my birthday. I think that my patrons will find the easy access to concise articles on almost any topic to be the most valuable. Having an easy-to-understand article as a starting place is the best way for a person to get basic answers and to begin a more in-depth search. Following the many options for more information and related items is very useful.
Access to the New York Time is an added bonus.
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