Minimum Requirements:

Internet Connected Computer

• Recommended minimum - Pentium II processor 128 MB of RAM with Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system
• Recommended screen resolution of 800 x 600 or 1024 X 768 for 15” monitor

Web Browser (frames-capable, graphical Web browser)

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher
  Note: Do NOT enable the "Content Advisor" feature
  
• Firefox 3.0 or higher
• Safari 3.0 or higher
• Enable Cookies and JavaScript

Highly recommended:

• Printer
• Adobe Reader
• Audio speakers or headset

Recommended:

Accessing multimedia features of the databases:

• QuickTime Player
• RealPlayer
• Flash Player
• Windows Media Player

Database vendor sites for technical support:

• Britannica
  • Click “Help” from the header of any Britannica site.
  • Select “Troubleshooting and Technical Information” on the left.
• EBSCO Net Library (for Career eBook Collection)
  • Go to the Career eBook Collection homepage and click “Help” in the upper right.
  • Select the “General” category.
  • Select “System Requirements for eBooks.”
• Facts on File (for Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center)
  • Go to the Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center homepage and click “Help” on the banner.
  • Select the appropriate FAQ for the technical issue.
• Gale
  • Go to http://www.gale.cengage.com.
  • Click on “support.gale.com” on the left.
  • Select “Technical Information.”
• LearningExpress
  • Go to the LearningExpress Library homepage and click “Help” on the upper right.
  • Select “System Requirements” on the left.
• ProQuest (for CultureGrams and SIRS)
  • Go to http://support.proquest.com.
  • Click the “FAQ” tab and refer to the “Access” section.

Britannica's Read Aloud feature, which allows users to click a button and hear a paragraph of text read out loud, is provided to all users at the elementary level. System administrators should be given the following information regarding the technical requirements for the Read Aloud feature.

1. The following Internet access must be allowed:
   tts.eb.com   3600   IN   A   64.124.231.34   Port 8080
   tts.eb.com   3600   IN   A   64.124.236.19   Port 8080
2. Computer plug-in Adobe Flash Player version 10.0 or higher. Download Flash Player for free.

For further information, please contact Britannica Technical Support at (800) 621-3900 x7160 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Computer skills courses in LearningExpress Library include video streaming. Access to port 1120 must be enabled for successful use of the video stream. The computer skills courses also require Adobe Flash Player 8 or higher.

For further information, please contact LearningExpress Technical Support at (800) 295-9556 ext. 2, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Representatives are available from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday – Friday.