Encyclopedias and Almanacs 

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Research Consultation

Almanacs organize detailed factual information on a wide variety of subjects in convenient categories.  They are excellent for finding the population of a country, Nobel Prize winners, or the name of mountain ranges.  Some of them are quite specialized.  This one is online and addresses almost everything:

World Almanac and Book of Facts

Almanacs come in great variety and specialization, compiling facts on elections, the Vietnam War, American women, etc.  We have over 1400 of them, and you can borrow most of them.  To find one on a particular topic see the box to the right.

Advanced Keyword Search

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Submit (or choose a Simple Keyword Search):

1, Go to the Advanced Keyword Search screen in th middle column.

2. Enter a search statement in the first window, such as: almanac and vietnam.  Click on "Submit."

3. To get fewer and more recent hits, enter a date range under "Limit to," such as 2000 to 2009. Or change "Search and Sort" to "Date."  That will organize the hits in reverse chronological order.