The Library That Changes with the Times!
Encarta Reference Library 2004 combines the resources of its
award-winning encyclopedia with a variety of research and learning tools to
deliver a complete reference resource for home or school use. Comprehensive
homework tools integrate homework project & research starters with the
Dictionary & Thesaurus, Literature Guides and Chart Maker to create a
complete research center to help students achieve greater success in the
classroom. New to 2004 is a collection of videos from Discovery Channel and a
new Visual Browser providing users with a rich and dynamic way to make learning
fun.
The innovative Encarta learning tools help students learn more and achieve more.
Have your children spend less time searching and more time learning — you'll
discover how easy it is when you put these indispensable tools to work. New
video content from Discovery Channel allows you to explore a collection of 20
high-quality videos hand-selected to enliven the learning process from reading
article content to experiencing it. Access information that changes with our
changing world. Update Encarta keeps the reference materials in
Encarta
Reference Library 2004 both timely and accurate.
Encarta Reference Library 2004 offers a wealth of relevant information
on virtually any subject. With one search, access up-to-date, rich and reliable
content and multimedia from Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe, Encarta World Atlas,
Encarta Africana, live Streaming Media, Web links from Web Center, literature
guides, translation dictionaries and many additional resources — all in one
place. Adding the new Visual Browser provides an innovative way to discover
relationships between articles and multimedia content.
Comprehensive Homework and Research tools with Dictionary &
Thesaurus, Literature Guides, Homework Starters and more. The innovative Encarta
learning tools help students learn more, and achieve more. Have your children
spend less time searching and more time learning - you'll discover how easy it
is when you put these indispensable tools to work.
New video content from Discovery Channel. Explore a collection of 20
high-quality videos hand selected to enliven the learning process from reading
article content to experiencing it.
Access information that changes with our changing world. Update Encarta
keeps the reference materials in Microsoft Encarta Reference Library 2004 both
timely and accurate.
A wealth of relevant information on virtually any subject. With one
search, access up-to-date, rich and reliable content and multimedia from
Microsoft Encarta Deluxe, Encarta World Atlas, Encarta Africana, live Streaming
Media, web links from Web Center, literature guides, translation dictionaries
and many additional resources – all in one place. Adding the new Visual
Browser provides an innovative way to discover relationships between articles
and multimedia content.
- New! Videos from Discovery Channel
A collection of 20 high-quality videos from the Discovery Channel. Watch
animals in their natural habitat, see where electricity comes from, or learn
how stars live and die in space. Don’t just read about it… Experience
it!
- New! Visual Browser
The Visual Browser is an innovative new way to investigate Encarta’s
comprehensive multimedia content, related articles and content associations.
- Updated! Homework Tools
Sometimes the hardest part about doing homework is getting started. This
unparalleled resource revolutionizes homework, guiding students through
research and creative projects from start to finish. It not only gives
students a scholastic advantage, it invites them to become fully engaged in
topics, while helping them make connections and learn about subjects they
might otherwise overlook.
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 2004
- New! Discovery Channel Media Content
- New! Visual Browser
- Homework Center, Project Starter and Curriculum Guide
- Update Encarta
- More! Literature Guides
- Encarta World English Dictionary and Thesaurus with Translation
Dictionaries
- Encarta Interactive World Atlas
- Chart Maker
- Encarta Africana
- More than 68,000 articles
- Encarta Researcher
- Statistics Center
- 1.8 million map locations
- Single Search
- New! Videos from Discovery Channel - A collection of 20
high-quality videos from the Discovery Channel. Watch animals in their
natural habitat, see where electricity comes from, or learn how stars live
and die in space. Don’t just read about it… Experience it!
- New! Visual Browser - The Visual Browser is an innovative new way
to investigate Encarta’s comprehensive multimedia content, related
articles and content associations.
- Updated! Homework Tools
- Homework Starters – Sometimes, half
the battle with homework is simply getting started. Homework Starters
provide students with resources to better understand and plan for
assignments.
- Literature Guides – Students gain a
better understanding of literature with articles that help explain
themes, characters, and settings, plus provide insight into the author
of commonly assigned works of literature.
- Chart Maker – Spice up a presentation
with easy to build charts! Users simply choose a chart type, enter data
and Encarta draws a chart.
- Quotations – Easily search Encarta’s
collection of familiar and contemporary quotations from literature,
entertainment, and the news.
- Improved: Dictionary Tools – Encarta
takes the dictionary a step further by providing easy access to Encarta
Thesaurus, Book of Quotations, plus a Translation Dictionary that
translates English words to French, Spanish, German or Italian… and
back again!
- Update Encarta - Download new, up-to-date information directly
into articles to keep content current as the world changes.
- Interactive World Atlas - The world is at your fingertips. An
interactive globe with 1.8 million map locations and 20 map styles enables
you to look at and learn about locations around the world.
- Dynamic Timelines - Explore and analyze historical periods and
events with the interactive timelines. Zero in on specific events, or scroll
through fascinating periods of history.
- Interactivities - Explore a variety of different topics such as the
Periodic Table of Elements and how tropical storms are formed.
