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 * About Encyclopedia Americana:**

Science General Topics || Updated 2010 || Sort by date or relevance Related content on “More Like This” tab Citation information provided || Help tab Troubleshooting tips FAQ’s Customer support/technical support contact info. || Lexile available More than 100,000 articles Website links Multimedia Atlas w/gazetteer “Today is….” Facts For educators feature w/lessons linked to content News Now feature Dictionary ||
 * Database Name || Subject Area || Time Period || Result List Features || Help/About Information || Other Special Features ||
 * Encyclopedia Americana || Social Studies

This is the homepage. When inputing a search term, all three encyclopedias are used to provide results. Special features on this main page include a video "Feature Showcase," a "Today Is" link that provides information about what happened on the current date but in the past and a "News Now" section featuring top stories and and international news desk. Dictionaries and an atlas are available as well as an advanced search feature that allows filtering by " and," "or," and "not." Although it is not shown on this screen, there is a "For Educators" link at the bottom of the page which links to lesson plans and other resources.



Below is a sample search results page. Ovals next to each entry show which source the article came from. Searching within the search results page is also allowed (box on the left). You can look at articles found specifically in a certain type of format such as encyclopedia articles, websites etc..(tabs at the top). Lexile information is provided. When clicking on a link, a "How to cite this article" feature can be found.