Encyclopedia Britannica 2007 Deluxe

Easy and Trusted Companion to Online Research

Encyclopedia Britannica 2007 Deluxe DVD-ROM lets you access frequently updated subjects ranging from science to geography, history to cultures, and more.  Understand the history behind the headlines, find background data for a work project, and more.  Enhance your research with interactive tours, exciting multimedia, and relevant articles from online and magazine links.  Discover the world from one convenient location.

The Encyclopedia Britannica Deluxe Edition 2007 brings the authoritative Encyclopedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Atlas, Timelines, Britannica Brainstormer, and more right to your screen.  It's ideal for students, parents, professionals, or anyone who wants easy access to the best information available. No slow Internet connections, no ads, and no questionable Internet results - just get your information and get on your way.

A host of new enhancements include a new Britannica Library interface. The Search Results area has content organized into unique categories and can be customized by the user. Users can attach Virtual Notecards to articles, which are then saved with the article. They can also be printed.

All this makes the 2007 Deluxe Edition even easier to use!

New Interface

• We have revamped the interface to update the color palette, icon set, and home page design.
• Other design elements that have been enhanced include the tab interface and the Help files.

Search Results

• The search results area has been completely revamped this year and allows the user to customize the content that they want to see.
• Content is organized into unique areas (articles, images, media, BBOY) allowing the depth of our content to be displayed with each search.
• Each unique area can be expanded and contracted as can the entire search

Redesign of Article Display

• Overall design is more simple and clean.
• Related content has been moved to a pull-menu.
• Table of Contents is in its own panel and can be navigated independently of the article.
• Article functions (Find, Copy, Print, etc. have been moved to their own collapsible toolbar at the bottom of the article window.
• Media page has also been updated.
• Font display issues from 2006 have been fixed.

Explore Feature

• All of the browse features have been redone and renamed Explore.
• They have been turned into full page Flash modules that are not only visually appealing but fun to browse through – adding an element to the product that was missing.
• The Explore features vary per library but include Videos, Classics, Classical Music, World Data, Year in Review.
• New content includes Classical Music clips which adds over 500 audio clips to the product.
• The old alphabetical video browse has been removed. All videos have now been assigned a subject and can easily be found in the Video Explore section. This is a much better way to organize this content.

Virtual Notecards

• Users can attach notecards to articles, which are then saved with the article. They can also be printed.
• All articles with notecards can be identified from the Notes menu.

Update Center

• The new Update Centre is an online page that is presented within the application window.

Dictionary & Thesaurus

• The Dictionary is now opened as a separate window.
• It can also be opened as a stand-alone application independent of the main application.

Britannica BrainStomer

• The BrainStormer is now searchable by clicking the small icon that appears with each article search result

Accessibility

• Many of the features are accessible via keyboard, making navigation simpler.

An additional year (2005) of Britannica Year In Review content.

• 82,394 articles/45,759,765 words
• 17,562 photos, illustrations, tables, and special comps
• 1,627 maps
• 151 video clips
• 559 sound clips
• 34 animations and Shockwave
• 288 World Data Profiles
• 366 Daily Content
• 165,808 Web links
• Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus
  • Dictionary: 165,000 entries/225,000 definitions
  • Thesaurus: 50,000 entries
• 4,157 indexed timeline entries
• Thousands of magazine articles and videos online

• Encyclopedia Britannica
• Britannica Year in Review articles (1993-2005)
• Britannica Classics Articles. Original articles written by famous contributors
• World Data Profiles
  
• Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
• Merriam-Webster Collegiate Thesaurus
• Encyclopedia Britannica Atlas
• Encyclopedia Britannica Timeline
• Britannica Brainstormer
• Explore Feature: Video Subject Browse, Year In Review, Classics, World Data, Classical Music

• Windows 2000, XP, Vista
• Pentium III or equivalent processor
• 512 MB RAM
• 1.7 GB free hard-drive space (2.3 GB for Full installation)
• DVD-ROM drive
• 1024 x 768 resolution, 16-bit color
• Sound card and speakers recommended
• Printer recommended
• Internet access recommended

• Macintosh OS 10.4.x
• PowerPC G5 or Intel Core Processor
• 512 MB RAM
• 1.7 GB free hard-drive space (2.3 GB for Full installation)
• DVD-ROM drive
• 1024 x 768 resolution, millions of colors
• Sound card and speakers recommended
• Printer recommended
• Internet access recommended