World Book Online for Kids has different formatting, but provides the exact same options and information as World Book Kids. Even the wording is the same. The only difference I could find is that it links to Info Finder not the Student edition. Maybe I am missing something?
--Okay, so I just took a closer look. When I search for a chipmunk, the information was the same. It still provides the same activities, games, maps, ect., but the public edition has science projects which I could not find in the school edition. It also has a biographies link. The biographical information is available in both editions, but the link is not. The same goes for Info Finder except that the student edition has the link for biographies but not for virtual tours. I could not find the virtual tours in the student edition.
World Book Reference Center is geared towards the casual learner whereas World Book Advanced is aimed at students who know how to research. My search for Canada produced the same results as it did in World Book Advanced.
I guess my final conclusion is that my patrons could use either the student edition or the public libraries edition with same results unless they were looking for science projects or interactive tours/maps. However, if the person seeking information was not a conditioned student, he/she would have an easier time finding information in the public libraries edition instead of the school edition simply because the interface may be easier to navigate.
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Good analysis, Learning Librarian! You now have a good grasp of both modules and can steer your patrons appropriately.
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