Britannica mixed bag

I explored Britannica Academic for this assignment, and I found it to be a mixed bag.  I was not very impressed with the results in searching for current events.  I did do some searching so that I could see the three parts described in the assignment: scrolling over the list of articles and then seeing the description the right and that is a nice feature.

While  I couldn't find much on current events I was interested in, such as recent political conventions, I really enjoyed looking at some of the features, and would recommend it for students doing some basic research. I would be more inclined to recommend the site for historical information, rather than current events. For example, under the "Spotlights- special features from the encyclopedia", I looked at the American Presidency-- practically everything you would want to know about presidents, vice presidents, first ladies, the electoral process, etc.  I was thinking, my dad would have a field day with this site!

I also looked at Compare the Countries and Timeline within the Research Tools -- very interesting.

Regarding the Workspace tool, I watched the short instructional videos on using the workspace, and I thought it seemed like a neat idea, though I am not sure how I would use it if I was a librarian.  I'll be eager to hear how others might use it in their setting.

Bottom line:  I am encouraging my two teenagers to take a look at Britannica RATHER than Wikipedia when they need some information.