This interface is designed for public libraries. It provides access to the three encyclopedia products/levels licensed to Discus.

Public libraries may choose their preferred linking method.

  • Link to the Britannica Library interface page where users may select the appropriate level from three choices. 
    • Britannica Library - https://www.library.eb.com
  • Link separately and directly to the three individual levels. 
    • Britannica Library Children - https://library.eb.com/levels/children
    • Britannica Library Young Adults - https://library.eb.com/levels/youngadults
    • Britannica Library Reference Center (for high school students through adults) - https://library.eb.com/levels/referencecenter

Discus has licensed two additional children's products, but they are NOT included in the Britannica Library interface. Libraries will need to link to these resources separately:

  • Britannica Fundamentals (for PreK - 2nd grade students) - https://fundamentals.school.eb.com
  • Escolar (Britannica's elementary Spanish language encyclopedia) - https://escolar.eb.com

See recommended proxy configuration settings below.

Britannica Online Academic Edition

This interface is designed for academic libraries. It provides access to Encyclopaedia Britannica:

  • Britannica Academic - https://academic.eb.com

Britannica School

Link to Each Individual Britannica Product Separately

Libraries may also link to each individual Britannica resource separately. The URLs are the same for both on-site and home/remote access.

  • Britannica's Animal Kingdom - https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/browse/animals
  • Britannica Fundamentals -https://fundamentals.school.eb.com
  • Britannica Elementary  - https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary
  • Britannica Middle School  - https://school.eb.com/levels/middle
  • Britannica High School  - https://school.eb.com/levels/high
  • Enciclopedia Moderna - https://moderna.eb.com/
  • Escolar (Spanish) - https://escolar.eb.com/

Britannica Read Aloud Technology

Britannica's Read Aloud feature, which allows users to click a button and hear a paragraph of text read out loud, is provided to all users. System administrators should be given the following information regarding the technical requirements for the Read Aloud feature.

The following Internet access must be allowed: Port 8080 must be open in order for the Read Aloud feature to function properly.

For optimal use of the Read Aloud functionality, institutions should allow these specific IPs:

  • The primary IP (currently active) is 216.200.249.34 (this is at NL)
  • The backup IP (currently inactive) is 64.124.236.19 (this is at DLS)

If your network blocks IP addresses, allowing these IPs should take care of any performance issues you may be experiencing.

  • 99.83.239.56
  • 75.2.74.205
  • 13.248.217.226    
  • 76.223.92.54  
  • Whitelist:    https://cdn.britannica.com/

 

Recommended Proxy Configuration Settings

Britannica Academic: https://academic.eb.com
 
NeverProxy cdn.britannica.com
NeverProxy  stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com
NeverProxy fontawesome.com
NeverProxy gstatic.com
HTTPMethod PUT
HTTPMethod DELETE
 
Title Britannica Academic
URL https://academic.eb.com
DomainJavascript eb.com
DomainJavascript merriam-webster.com
DomainJavascript universalis-edu.com
 
**Britannica recommends using “Option ProxyByHostname” if possible. Certain features of the site are known to be incompatible with ProxyByPort.
 
Britannica Library: https://library.eb.com
 
NeverProxy cdn.britannica.com
HTTPMethod PUT
HTTPMethod DELETE
 
Title Britannica Library
URL https://library.eb.com
DomainJavascript eb.com
DomainJavascript merriam-webster.com
DomainJavascript universalis-edu.com
 
**Britannica recommends using “Option ProxyByHostname” if possible. Certain features of the site are known to be incompatible with ProxyByPort.
 
Britannica School: https://school.eb.com
 
NeverProxy cdn.britannica.com
HTTPMethod PUT
HTTPMethod DELETE
 
Title Britannica School
URL https://school.eb.com
DomainJavascript eb.com
DomainJavascript merriam-webster.com
DomainJavascript universalis-edu.com
 
**Britannica recommends using “Option ProxyByHostname” if possible. Certain features of the site are known to be incompatible with ProxyByPort.
 
Britannica Escolar: https://escolar.eb.com
 
NeverProxy cdn.britannica.com
HTTPMethod PUT
HTTPMethod DELETE
 
Title Britannica Escolar
URL https://escolar.eb.com
DomainJavascript eb.com
DomainJavascript merriam-webster.com
DomainJavascript universalis-edu.com
 
**Britannica recommends using “Option ProxyByHostname” if possible. Certain features of the site are known to be incompatible with ProxyByPort.
 
Britannica Moderna: https://moderna.eb.com
 
NeverProxy cdn.britannica.com
HTTPMethod PUT
HTTPMethod DELETE
 
Title Britannica Moderna
URL https://moderna.eb.com
DomainJavascript eb.com
DomainJavascript merriam-webster.com
DomainJavascript universalis-edu.com
 
**Britannica recommends using “Option ProxyByHostname” if possible. Certain features of the site are known to be incompatible with ProxyByPort
 

For further information, please contact Britannica Technical Support at (800) 621-3900 x7160 or edsupport@eb.com.