• New! Videos from Discovery Channel
  A collection of 20 high-quality videos from the Discovery Channel. Watch animals in their natural habitat, see where electricity comes from, or learn how stars live and die in space. Don’t just read about it… Experience it!
• New! Visual Browser
  The Visual Browser is an innovative new way to investigate Encarta’s comprehensive multimedia content, related articles and content associations.
• Updated! Homework Tools
  Sometimes the hardest part about doing homework is getting started. This unparalleled resource revolutionizes homework, guiding students through research and creative projects from start to finish. It not only gives students a scholastic advantage, it invites them to become fully engaged in topics, while helping them make connections and learn about subjects they might otherwise overlook.

Encarta Reference Library CD 2004
All the tools you need in one great product!

The comprehensive, award-winning Microsoft Encarta Reference Library is the ultimate reference source for the entire family. You get more up-to-date content, more learning tools, and more leading-edge multimedia than ever before!

Content Highlights:

• Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 2004
• New! Discovery Channel Media Content
• New! Visual Browser
• Homework Center, Project Starter and Curriculum Guide
• Update Encarta
• More! Literature Guides
• Encarta World English Dictionary and Thesaurus with Translation Dictionaries
• Encarta Interactive World Atlas
• Chart Maker
• Encarta Africana
• More than 68,000 articles
• Encarta Researcher
• Statistics Center
• 1.8 million map locations
• Single Search

• New! Videos from Discovery Channel - A collection of 20 high-quality videos from the Discovery Channel. Watch animals in their natural habitat, see where electricity comes from, or learn how stars live and die in space. Don’t just read about it… Experience it!
• New! Visual Browser - The Visual Browser is an innovative new way to investigate Encarta’s comprehensive multimedia content, related articles and content associations.
• Updated! Homework Tools
  • Homework Starters – Sometimes, half the battle with homework is simply getting started. Homework Starters provide students with resources to better understand and plan for assignments.
  • Literature Guides – Students gain a better understanding of literature with articles that help explain themes, characters, and settings, plus provide insight into the author of commonly assigned works of literature.
  • Chart Maker – Spice up a presentation with easy to build charts! Users simply choose a chart type, enter data and Encarta draws a chart.
  • Quotations – Easily search Encarta’s collection of familiar and contemporary quotations from literature, entertainment, and the news.
  • Improved: Dictionary Tools – Encarta takes the dictionary a step further by providing easy access to Encarta Thesaurus, Book of Quotations, plus a Translation Dictionary that translates English words to French, Spanish, German or Italian… and back again!
• Update Encarta² - Download new, up-to-date information directly into articles to keep content current as the world changes.
• Interactive World Atlas - The world is at your fingertips. An interactive globe with 1.8 million map locations and 20 map styles enables you to look at and learn about locations around the world.
• Dynamic Timelines - Explore and analyze historical periods and events with the interactive timelines. Zero in on specific events, or scroll through fascinating periods of history.
• Interactivities - Explore a variety of different topics such as the Periodic Table of Elements and how tropical storms are formed.

	Encarta  Standard	Encarta    Deluxe	Encarta Reference Library on CD	Encarta Reference Library on DVD	Encarta Reference Library Educator's Edition
Number of CDs/DVDs	1	3	5	1	5
Articles	37,500+	63,000+	68,000+	68,000+	68,000+
Photos and Illustrations	19,500+	20,000+	25,000+	26,000+	25,000+
Videos and Animations	75+	200+	300+	400+	300+
Sound and Music Clips	2,025+	2,500+	2900+	3,300+	2900+
Web Sites (selected by editors)	29,000+	29,000+	29,000+	29,000+	29,000+
Web Center	x	x	x	x	x
Map Locations	30,000	30,000	1.8 million	1.8 million	1.8 million
Live News, Radio, and Weather	x	x	x	x	x
Games	x	x	x	x	x
Hard Drive Install (no CD swapping)	x	x	x	x	x
Article Updates	x	x	x	x	x
Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe		x	x	x	x
Dynamic Timelines		x	x	x	x
2D Virtual Tours		x	x	x	x
3D Virtual Tours		x	x	x	x
Read Aloud		x	x	x	x
Product Support		1 year	3 years	3 years	3 years
Discovery Videos (CD/DVD)			20	32	20
Visual Browser			x	x	x
Homework Starters			x	x	x
Homework Center			x	x	x
Encarta World English Dictionary			x	x	x
Encarta Thesaurus			x	x	x
Translation Dictionaries			x	x	x
Encarta Interactive World Atlas			x	x	x
Encarta Africana			x	x	x
Literature Guides			x	x	x
Quotations			x	x	x
Virtual Flights				x
5 licenses for the price of 3					x
120 day Class Server 3.0 Trial CD					x
Educator Guide					x
ERL/Class Server Demo CD					x