By James Speed Hensinger
It's time to renew your Britannica Online! Subscription. BCR's annual group
subscription runs from February 1 to January 31.
Because of the large number of libraries already participating, an annual subscription
will cost BCR libraries no more than 49-cents per full-time student enrollment (FTE)
for the new year. That compares with 52-cents per FTE last year. BCR hopes to sign
up enough libraries to push the price as low as 47-cents. (A $50 minimum
subscription is required.)
This year's subscription includes three databases in a single package:
The most efficient way to enroll or renew your Britannica Online! subscription is to
use the e-form on BCR's web site at www.bcr.org. Just click on Reference Databases.
Enrolling via BCR's online form allows automated processing of your order. Contact
Jim Hensinger or Karen Graham at (800) 397-1552.
Encyclopædia Britannica, complete text and additional articles
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Britannica Books of the Years, 1994-1998
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition