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GoWYLD Library Information - Britannica

If you are experiencing problems accessing Britannica Online, please contact the State Library at support@wyldnetwork.org

Britannica Online products are licensed for use in Wyoming by the Wyoming State Library for statewide access.

Britannica Interfaces licensed by the Wyoming State Library - licensed annually (Statewide access, all libraries)

  • Britannica Academic - product information
  • Britannica Public Library - product information
    • Levels for Children, Young Adults, and Reference Center for high school and adult researchers
  • Britannica School - product information
    • Levels for elementary, middle, and high school researchers, as well as Britannica Fundamentals for Pre K-2

 

Access Information

  • IP based, remote access allowed through ezproxy

 

Links for your website
These will allow for remote access. For direct access, remove the proxy server prefix

  • Britannica Academic : https://wsl.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.eb.com
  • Britannica Public Library : https://wsl.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://library.eb.com (children, young adult, adult, world data analyst)
  • Britannica School : https://wsl.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://school.eb.com/ (fundmentals, elementary, middle, & high school)

 

*Community colleges, use your hosted ezproxy prefix for this resource.

Statistics

Fiscal Year Usage Summaries (All Britannica Online Interfaces)
Fiscal Year Sessions Queries

Documents

FY23 269,151 1,101,753 716,777
FY22 257,625    983,481 625,247
FY21 154,884    531,310 343,716
FY20 264,017    739,288 516,962

Report Definitions

Searches -   All queries submitted by end users, including federated searches and partial searches (query suggestions)
Documents -   All textual/article pages visited by the end user
Media -    All images, videos, and interactive animations visited by the end user
 

Browser Extension

Britannica School Insights

Chrome Browser Extension

 

Build digital literacy skills by ensuring a fact-checked source appears in parallel with regular search results. Enhance your search experience and your knowledge with Britannica content in the top-right corner of your search results page.

How to roll this extension out to Google and Microsoft school districts

* Remote users must authenticate through a proxy server at least once and allow cookies for this extension to work.

 

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