World Book, Inc. has announced the introduction of World Book Student. A comprehensive upgrade to the World Book Online Reference Center, World Book Student adds dozens of new research tools, interactive features, and multimedia.

World Book Student includes all the articles from the print versions of the World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles, learning resources, and research tools.

New research features include a timeline builder and the ability for students to establish their own research accounts. A new biography center provides easy access to thousands of biographies of important people and allows students to select biographies by time period, field of interest, and other criteria. World Book Student also adds hundreds of new videos and thousands of new and updated pictures and illustrations to reinforce learning and support student research projects.

World Book Student is a part of the World Book Web collection of online reference products. Current subscribers to World Book Online Reference automatically have access to the upgraded World Book Student. For new subscribers, World Book Student is available now from World Book's school and library sales force at 800-975-3250 (U.S.) or 800-837-5365 (Canada) or from World Book's dedicated school and library ordering site (www.worldbookonline.com/sales)

Source: World Book, Inc., www.worldbook.com