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Britannica's Ultimate Reference Suite Serves Knowledge Seekers of All Ages
Three Encyclopedias and Other Sources Take Users From Grade School to Graduate School and Beyond
CHICAGO, September 4, 2002 - Encyclopędia Britannica, Inc. today announced the
release of its 2003 Ultimate Reference Suite, an expanded multimedia product
for information seekers of all ages, from grade school to graduate school and beyond.
The new product, available on CD-ROM and DVD for Windows and Macintosh computers,
breaks new ground in multimedia reference by providing comprehensive information
for everyone from elementary school to adulthood in one place. The product
includes three encyclopedias: the Encyclopędia Britannica and two others
for students in the early and middle grades. Each encyclopedia forms the
cornerstone of an integrated "reference library" that includes a dictionary,
thesaurus, atlas and historical timelines appropriate to the age of the user.
"The Ultimate Reference Suite is a complete home reference source that makes
finding information easy for everyone-young, old and in between," said
Britannica CEO Ilan Yeshua. "Young students can use it, then advance to the
next level when they're ready, and adults can use it all their lives.
Because it has the Encyclopędia Britannica, you never outgrow it."
Contents include:
- Encyclopędia Britannica(r) - The reference standard since 1768, recently
revised, is ideal for in-depth research as well as finding quick facts.
Ultimate Reference Suite includes the text of the Britannica and more - 75,000
articles, many written by Nobel laureates and other renowned contributors.
- Britannica(r) Student Encyclopedia - Created by Britannica's editors
for students in upper elementary, middle, and high school, these 15,000
entries are geared to school subjects and presented in a lively style
that students enjoy.
- Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia - Young students can find information
almost as soon as they can read, with this special reference work written
for children in the early grades and designed to instill a look-it-up habit
that will stay with them in school and throughout life.
- Merriam-Webster Dictionaries and Thesauruses - Together, Merriam-Webster's
Collegiate(r) and Student dictionaries and thesauruses provide almost 555,000
definitions, synonyms, and antonyms that are easy to access from encyclopedia
articles with a single click. Even young students can look up words and build
their vocabularies.
Also included are a world atlas, with maps hotlinked to encyclopedia articles,
timelines, 21,000 images, rich multimedia, and KnowledgeNavigator(tm),
Britannica's interactive browser made for creative brainstorming and
exploring different topics. Customers also get free quarterly updates
and a 90-day free subscription to Britannica's online premium service
(www.britannica.com).
Britannica's Ultimate Reference Suite, which is in stores now, carries a
suggested retail price of $69.95. Other editions in the company's 2003
product line will be released in the months ahead.
Encyclopędia Britannica, Inc. creates and markets products of the highest
quality for reference, education and learning. The 32-volume Encyclopędia
Britannica, first published in 1768, is the oldest continuously published
reference work in the English language. Since the 1980s Britannica has been
a leader in electronic publishing and now publishes encyclopedias and other
works in many forms on the Internet, CD-ROM, and DVD. The company makes its
headquarters in Chicago and maintains offices in London, New Delhi, Paris,
Seoul, Sydney, Taipei, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo. More information is available at
www.britannica.com.
Contact:
Tom Panelas
Encyclopędia Britannica, Inc.
312-347-7309
tpanelas@us.britannica.com
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