Re: Britannica Online Free Trial

RICHARDH (Webmaster@grolier.com)
Wed, 5 Nov 1997 15:47:05 -0500

Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 15:47:05 -0500
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From: RICHARDH <Webmaster@grolier.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <conntech>
Subject: Re: Britannica Online Free Trial

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______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Britannica Online Free Trial
Author:  misdomn.SMTPGATE:"conntech@neal.ctstateu.edu" at GROLIER_GW Date:    11/5/97 3:21 PM


      Date:  11/05/1997  03:21 pm  (Wednesday)
      From:  Jane Emerson <jemerson@crlc.org>
        To:  Multiple recipients of list <conntech>
   Subject:  Britannica Online Free Trial

Something New from CLN -- Britannica Online Trial and Special Pricing 
=46ree Product Trial -- November 1 to December 30, 1997
  No cost to participate in the trial --- No obligation to subscribe. All libraries with graphical Internet access and a static IP address are eligible.  Access is through a browser such as Netscape Navigator or Inter=
net
  Explorer.

Special Subscription Pricing -- At the completion of the trial, you will have the opportunity to subscribe to Britannica for the following low prices:
  6 month start up license from 1/1/98 to 6/30/98 at $.47 per user*/year pro-rated

*  User population for libraries is determined as follows:

Colleges and Universities 	100% of the FTE enrollment as of Fall, 1997 Secondary Schools, Grades 6-12	100% of the number of enrolled students Two-year colleges	         75% of the FTE enrollment as of Fall, 1997 Public Libraries	          5% of the total population served

Register Now -- To register, send an e-mail, with Britannica Online as the subject, to jemerson@crlc.org.  Include your name, your library mailing address, your phone number and your static IP address(es). A trial ID and ordering information will be sent to you by return e-mail.

Subscribers to Britannica Online will also qualify for substantial discounts -- up to 50% on the Encyclop=E6dia Britannica in other formats (print and CD-ROM).

If you have any questions, call Jane Emerson on (860) 298-5319 x3003. 
Britannica Online is an online information service from Encyclop=E6dia Britannica, Inc. It provides fast, easy access to text and illustrations from the 1998 Encyclop=E6dia Britannica and to thousands of other informatio=
n
sources on the Internet.  Britannica Online is offered by annual subscription through the Internet.  It includes the entire 1998 Encyclop=E6dia Britannica as well as the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Britannica Book of the Year, and Index to Britannica. 
   72,000 Articles and 12,000 Images and graphics
   22,000 direct links to other Web sites
   Point and click search engine
   Search using natural language, keyword or Boolean operators. Browsable Title Lists, alphabetical lists of articles, index entries, and
   more.

This project is sponsored by the Connecticut Library Network.  It is coordinated by the Capitol Region library Council on behalf of all four of the Cooperating Library Service Units. The administration of the project is
supported by $20,000 LSCA funds through the Connecticut State Library and $5,354 from the Capitol Region Library Council.