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Electronic Database Instructions

The best way to learn how to use online databases is by actually going in and using them. Contact Sue Phillips, the Academic Resource Librarian, at suephil@mountainstate.edu for the required usernames and passwords.

The Encyclopedia Britannica

This is the online version of the popular encyclopedia. It contains three searchable sources, The Encyclopedia Britannica, the Britannica’s Internet Guide and the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.

Step 1: Click on Encyclopedia Britannica link.

Step 2: Type your bar code number and click on "Log In".

Step 3: Choose the desired search tool (i.e. Encyclopedia Britannica or the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary). Click on the box at the left of the appropriate title.

Step 4: Type your subject into the search box and click "Search".

Step 5: The next screen lists the articles matching your search and provides links to the articles from the different Encyclopedia sources.

Step 6: Choose an article and click on the blue title.

Step 7: You can now print the article. Each article contains links to further sources.