The 5,000 authors are respected authorities in their field. When you use the Embryonic Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, you can easily find which articles are completed and when the others will be submitted. Augustana's own Sandy Whidden, Assistant Professor of Biology, is the author of the Insectivora article. Each article begins with a list of keywords and a brief summary of the contents. There is a box to the left of the screen offering the options of viewing the table of contents, the figures in the article or the tables in the article.
Every article has a bibliography or list of suggested further reading.
The publishers, the Nature Publishing Group, have done an excellent job of making this source easy to peruse. The search commands are clear and offer the options of searching by author, article title, or free text. The introductory articles are written for undergraduates and non-specialist readers, the secondary articles are written for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers. You can find out what Insectivora are by using the Embryonic Encyclopedia of Life Sciences on the library web site. Scroll down to the link to the Encyclopedia of Life Sciences.