C.2 World Data Analyst
Use World Data Analyst to obtain detailed staƟsƟcs about a country.
Example: To obtain a staƟsƟcs on Malaysia.
ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE
A quick guide
1. From the Britannica home page, in the Research Tools secƟon, click on World Data Analyst.
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2. The World Data Analyst page is shown below. Select a country, e.g.: Malaysia.
The Encyclopedia Britannica Online Academic EdiƟon is a powerful research tool for finding informaƟon. Students and
academics will enjoy access to mulƟple resources, including Encyclopedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster DicƟonary and
Thesaurus, videos, journals and magazines, news feeds, data sources, maps and others.
I. Login to Encyclopedia Britannica Online
1. Access the Library Homepage at hƩp://library.sunway.edu.my
2. Under E-Resources, click on E-Databases.
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3. On the E-Databases page, click on Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
3. Click on Go.
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4. The document in PDF format is shown below.
4. In the authenƟcaƟon page, type in your Library User ID and Pin.
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5. The Britannica homepage is displayed, you may search by: A. Quick Search
B. Browse
Search
C. Research
Tools
[This document is adapted and extracted from the Encyclopedia Britannica Site]
Library Guide no.39, Document no. LG/039, Issue 7, 31 March 2016
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II. Searching Encyclopedia Britannica Online
3. To view a category either in images or video, click on an item e.g. Animal.
A. Quick Search
4. A list of results on Animal is displayed.
1. In the search box, type the search term, e.g.: air polluƟon, and click on Go buƩon.
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2. A list of records found is displayed. To select an item, click on the Ɵtle e.g. air polluƟon.
C. Research Tools
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C.1 Compare Countries
Use Compare Countries to obtain data for 2 countries.
Example: Compare Singapore & Brunei.
3. The arƟcle for air polluƟon is displayed.
1. From the Britannica home page, in the Research Tools SecƟon, click on Compare Countries.
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2. In the Compare Countries page, select a country from Compare this country (e.g.: Singapore) drop down menu, and
an other from To this country (e.g.: Brunei) drop down menu and click on Go.
B. Browse Search
In the Browse secƟon, you can browse by clicking a specific category , for example A-Z, Biographies, Media collecƟon
and many more.
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Example: Browse Media CollecƟon: 3. The results are displayed in the window below. The informaƟon about each country is shown side by side so that
you can compare the informaƟon between Singapore and Brunei.
1. From the Britannica home page, in the Browse secƟon, click on Media CollecƟon.
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2. A list of Featured Media arranged by subject categories, such as Animal; Arts and Literature and etc., both in Images
and Video, is displayed.
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