Editing Encyclopædia Britannica (section)

== Optical disc, online, and mobile versions ==
The ''[[Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite]] 2012 DVD'' contains over 100,000 articles.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://store.britannica.com/collections/software/products/04211280jcas |title=Britannica 2012 Ultimate Reference DVD |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=15 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027083737/https://store.britannica.com/collections/software/products/04211280jcas |archive-date=27 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This includes regular ''Britannica'' articles, as well as others drawn from the ''Britannica Student Encyclopædia'', and the ''Britannica Elementary Encyclopædia.'' The package includes a range of supplementary content including maps, videos, sound clips, animations and web links. It also offers study tools and dictionary and thesaurus entries from [[Merriam-Webster]].

''Britannica'' Online is a website with more than 120,000 articles and is updated regularly.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Webmaster and Blogger Tools |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica Incorporated, Corporate Site |url=https://corporate.britannica.com/bps/reftools.html |access-date=1 December 2019 |date=2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003215910/https://corporate.britannica.com/bps/reftools.html |archive-date=3 October 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> It has daily features, updates and links to news reports from ''The New York Times'' and the [[BBC News|BBC]]. {{as of|2009}}, roughly 60% of Encyclopædia Britannica's revenue came from online operations, of which around 15% came from subscriptions to the consumer version of the websites.<ref name="econsultancy_20090210">{{cite web |last=Charlton |first=Graham |date=10 February 2009 |title=Q&A: Ian Grant of Encyclopædia Britannica UK [interview] |url=https://econsultancy.com/blog/3268-q-a-ian-grant-of-encyclopaedia-britannica-uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213132109/https://econsultancy.com/blog/3268-q-a-ian-grant-of-encyclopaedia-britannica-uk |archive-date=13 February 2009 |access-date=10 February 2009 |publisher=Econsultancy}}</ref> {{as of|2006}}, subscriptions were available on a yearly, monthly or weekly basis.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | url = https://www.britannica.co.uk/BT_Click_Buy.htm | title = Britannica Online Store—BT Click&Buy | encyclopedia = Encyclopædia Britannica | access-date =27 September 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060814003207/https://www.britannica.co.uk/BT_Click_Buy.htm |archive-date = 14 August 2006}}</ref> Special subscription plans are offered to schools, colleges and libraries; such institutional subscribers constitute an important part of Britannica's business. Beginning in early 2007, the ''Britannica'' made articles freely available if they are hyperlinked from an external site. Non-subscribers are served pop-ups and advertising.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | url = https://www.britannica.com/webmaster | title = Instructions for linking to the ''Britannica'' articles | encyclopedia = Encyclopædia Britannica | access-date = 26 March 2007 | archive-date = 15 March 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070315082116/https://www.britannica.com/webmaster | url-status = live }}</ref>

On 20 February 2007, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. announced that it was working with mobile phone search company [[AskMeNow]] to launch a mobile encyclopaedia.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.mirror99.com/20070221/encyclopaedia_britannica_selects_askmenow_to_launch_mobile_geae.jspx |title=Encyclopædia Britannica Selects AskMeNow to Launch Mobile Encyclopedia |date=21 February 2007 |publisher=[[AskMeNow]], Incorporated |access-date=26 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927105019/https://www.mirror99.com/20070221/encyclopaedia_britannica_selects_askmenow_to_launch_mobile_geae.jspx |archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=December 2024}} Users would be able to send a question via text message, and AskMeNow would search ''Britannica''{{'s}} 28,000-article concise encyclopaedia to return an answer to the query. Daily topical features sent directly to users' mobile phones were also planned.

On 3 June 2008, an initiative to facilitate collaboration between online expert and amateur scholarly contributors for Britannica's online content (in the spirit of a [[wiki]]), with editorial oversight from Britannica staff, was announced.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cauz |first=Jorge |date=3 June 2008 |title=Collaboration and the Voices of Experts |url=https://www.britannica.com/blogs/2008/06/collaboration-ownership-and-expertise/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605035257/https://www.britannica.com/blogs/2008/06/collaboration-ownership-and-expertise/ |archive-date=5 June 2008 |access-date=19 June 2015 |website=Britannica Blog}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://blog.wired.com/business/2008/06/ency.html |title=Encyclopædia Britannica To Follow Modified Wikipedia Model |magazine=Wired |date=9 June 2008 |access-date=30 June 2011 |first=Eliot |last=Van Buskirk |archive-date=12 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412034849/http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/06/ency.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Approved contributions would be credited,<ref>{{cite web |last=Turton |first=Stuart |date=9 June 2008 |title=Encyclopaedia Britannica dips toe in Wiki waters |url=https://www.alphr.com/accessories/13429/encyclopaedia-britannica-dips-toe-in-wiki-waters |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620065513/http://www.alphr.com/accessories/13429/encyclopaedia-britannica-dips-toe-in-wiki-waters |archive-date=20 June 2015 |access-date=19 June 2015 |website=Alphr}}</ref> though contributing automatically grants Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. perpetual, irrevocable licence to those contributions.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Encyclopædia Britannica, Incorporated, Corporate Site |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |url=https://corporate.britannica.com/termsofuse.html |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708094107/http://corporate.britannica.com/termsofuse.html |archive-date=8 July 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On 22 January 2009, Britannica's president, [[Jorge Cauz]], announced that the company would be accepting edits and additions to the online ''Britannica'' website from the public. The published edition of the encyclopaedia would not be affected by the changes.<ref name="telegraph" /> Individuals wishing to edit the ''Britannica'' website would have to register under their real name and address prior to editing or submitting their content.<ref name="tg">{{cite web |last=Hunt |first=Samantha Rose |date=23 January 2009 |title=Britannica looking to give Wikipedia a run for its money with online editing |url=https://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/41163/113/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129112338/https://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/41163/113/ |archive-date=29 January 2009 |access-date=30 June 2011 |website=Tgdaily}}</ref> All edits submitted would be reviewed and checked and will have to be approved by the encyclopaedia's professional staff.<ref name="tg" /> Contributions from non-academic users would sit in a separate section from the expert-generated ''Britannica'' content,<ref>{{cite web |last=Akhtar |first=Naved |date=25 January 2009 |title=Encyclopædia Britannica takes on Wikipedia |url=https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/265906 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728041229/http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/265906 |archive-date=28 July 2011 |access-date=30 June 2011 |website=Digital Journal}}</ref> as would content submitted by non-''Britannica'' scholars.<ref name="times" /> Articles written by users, if vetted and approved, would also only be available in a special section of the website, separate from the professional articles.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/4318176/Encyclopaedia-Britannica-fights-back-against-Wikipedia.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/4318176/Encyclopaedia-Britannica-fights-back-against-Wikipedia.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Encyclopaedia Britannica fights back against Wikipedia |work=The Telegraph|date=23 January 2009 |access-date=19 June 2015 |location=London |first=Matthew |last=Moore}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="times">{{cite web |url=https://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5564836.ece |title=Britannica 2.0 shows Wikipedia how it's done |website=Times Online |first=Claire |last=Sweeney |date=22 January 2009 |access-date=26 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015151255/https://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5564836.ece |archive-date=15 October 2009 }}</ref> Official ''Britannica'' material would carry a "Britannica Checked" stamp, to distinguish it from the user-generated content.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7846986.stm |title=Britannica reaches out to the web |website=[[BBC News]] |date=24 January 2009 |access-date=19 June 2015 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731004556/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7846986.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 14 September 2010, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. announced a partnership with mobile phone development company [[Concentric Sky]] to launch a series of [[iPhone]] products aimed at the [[K–12]] market.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-britannica-kids-apps-make-learning-fun-102854844.html |title=New Britannica Kids Apps Make Learning Fun |date=14 September 2010 |publisher=Encyclopædia_Britannica, Incorporated |access-date=28 November 2010 |archive-date=17 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917142019/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-britannica-kids-apps-make-learning-fun-102854844.html |url-status=live}}</ref> On 20&nbsp;July 2011, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. announced that Concentric Sky had ported the Britannica Kids product line to Intel's [[Intel Atom]]-based [[Netbooks]]<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.britannica.co.uk/press/2011-07-20.asp |title=Encyclopædia Britannica to supply world-leading educational apps to Intel AppUp center |date=20 July 2011 |publisher=Encyclopædia_Britannica, Incorporated |access-date=20 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930221244/https://www.britannica.co.uk/press/2011-07-20.asp |archive-date=30 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.concentricsky.com/about/partners/encyclopedia-britannica/ |title=About {{pipe}} Mobile, Web and Enterprise {{pipe}} Design and Development |publisher=Concentricsky.com |access-date=19 June 2015 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808233731/https://www.concentricsky.com/about/partners/encyclopedia-britannica/ |archive-date=8 August 2012 }}</ref> and on 26&nbsp;October 2011 that it had launched its encyclopaedia as an [[iPad]] [[Application software|app]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://corporate.britannica.com/encyclopaedia-britannica-app-now-available-for-ipad/|title=Encyclopaedia Britannica App Now Available for iPad|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|date=26 October 2011|access-date=18 September 2016|archive-date=12 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912041715/http://corporate.britannica.com/encyclopaedia-britannica-app-now-available-for-ipad/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, Britannica released Britannica ImageQuest, a database of images.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Britannica ImageQuest: One image database to rule them all {{!}} Reference Online|magazine=[[School Library Journal]]|date=2015|url=https://www.slj.com/2015/02/reviews/reference/britannica-imagequest-one-image-database-to-rule-them-all-reference-online/|access-date=17 February 2022|archive-date=15 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515211702/https://www.slj.com/2015/02/reviews/reference/britannica-imagequest-one-image-database-to-rule-them-all-reference-online/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2012, it was announced that the company would cease printing the encyclopaedia set, and that it would focus on its online version.<ref>{{cite news|title=Encyclopaedia Britannica stops printing after more than 200 years|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/9142412/Encyclopaedia-Britannica-stops-printing-after-more-than-200-years.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/9142412/Encyclopaedia-Britannica-stops-printing-after-more-than-200-years.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=30 October 2017|date=14 March 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McCarthy|first=Tom|title=Encyclopædia Britannica halts print publication after 244 years|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/mar/13/encyclopedia-britannica-halts-print-publication|newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=30 October 2017|date=13 March 2012|archive-date=3 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203202921/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/mar/13/encyclopedia-britannica-halts-print-publication|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 7 June 2018, Britannica released a [[Google Chrome extension]], "Britannica Insights", which shows snippets of information from Britannica Online whenever the user performs a [[Google Search]], in a box to the right of Google's results.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/7/17437816/google-britannica-insights-search-encyclopedia|title=Encyclopædia Britannica's new Chrome extension is a simple fix to Google misinformation|author-first1=Makena|author-last1=Kelly|date=7 June 2018|work=The Verge|access-date=22 November 2018|archive-date=22 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122092322/https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/7/17437816/google-britannica-insights-search-encyclopedia|url-status=live}}</ref> Britannica Insights was also available as a [[Firefox]] extension but this was taken down due to a [[code review]] issue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/mozilla/addons-frontend/issues/6081|title=Britannica Insights Firefox extension missing · Issue #6081 · mozilla/addons-frontend|website=GitHub|access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=17 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217151924/https://github.com/mozilla/addons-frontend/issues/6081|url-status=live}}</ref>