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Almanacs

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Information Please Free resource--no login required

All the facts from the printed almanac, plus a dictionary and encyclopedia.

Old Farmer's Almanac Free resource--no login required

Electronic version of North America's oldest continuously published almanac.  Includes weather forecasts, sunrise and ocean tide tables, gardening advice, historical facts, household advice, and classified ads.


World Almanac (via FirstSearch OCLC)
University of Illinois Only

Includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, and statistics from the full text of the following sources from 1998 to the present: Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac of the U.S.A., The World Almanac of U.S. Politics, The World Almanac for Kids.


World Almanac & Book of Facts (via LexisNexis)
University of Illinois Only

Up-to-date information on economics and business, arts and entertainment, U.S. cities and states, nations of the world, sports, the environment, noted personalities, vital statistics, crime, employment, lifestyles, education, science and technology, health and nutrition, and more.