Thursday, August 29, 2024
Summary
Highlights on the *NEW* Britannica Library - Young Children including how to provide access on your own library platforms and an upcoming training opportunity on September 10.
Home page of Britannica Library - Young Children
Britannica Library is a comprehensive reference and learning resource, ideal for public library patrons of all ages with four distinct interfaces and reading levels in one site: Young Children, Children, Young Adults, and Reference Center.
New this year to BadgerLink's Britannica Library subscription is the Young Children level, tailored to the unique needs of young kids looking for trustworthy and informative sources on a wide array of topics.
As with Britannica School - Early Elementary, this resource was designed for PreK-2nd grade early learners with articles written in low text complexity, age appropriate images and videos, and engaging interactive features to support our youngest readers.
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Intuitive Interface: Designed to foster independent exploration, this user-friendly interface enables young learners to navigate easily.
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Content Coverage: Standards-aligned content in six categories, enhanced with media galleries and inline visuals to captivate young minds.
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Support for Diverse Student Needs: Leveled articles with audio read-aloud and word-by-word highlighting designed to meet the needs of early readers.
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Multi-Language Support: Fully localized articles and all associated multimedia in native Spanish support multilingual learners and foster inclusivity.
Coming Soon in 2024: In addition, over 200 new Science and Social Studies articles will be introduced, along with upgraded page layouts enhanced with media galleries and inline visuals.
Britannica Library - Young Children's article on Astronaut Mae Jemison
Add this Resource to your Library
- All Wisconsin's youth services librarians can freely share Britannica Library with their young library users and families via their webpages using BadgerLink's Direct Resource URL: https://www.wiscat.net/ext/validateglobal.php?cid=stwi&lid=stwi&dataid=2176
- Share via single sign-on platforms and library management systems by contacting us for set up information.
- Share the Public Library Resource Guide with public library users looking for free research and reference resources for all ages like Britannica Library.
Free Training Opportunity
Because Britannica Library - Young Children and Britannica School - Early Elementary are such similar resources, join us for the following training opportunity to hear about both!
NEW BadgerLink Updates - Britannica Early Elementary and more!
Tuesday, September 10, Noon Central Time Zone
BadgerLink and Britannica Education are happy to announce the introduction of a new product in the BadgerLink stable of resources - Britannica School Early Elementary!
Join this informative session to learn more about this new resource for students in grades pre-K through 2, as well as a quick look at new updates to the Elementary and Middle tiers of Britannica School. Finally, we'll take a peek behind the curtain at Teach Britannica - a new resource coming soon to help bridge the gap between Britannica resources and classroom instruction!
Register to attend the live event or receive recording.