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World Almanacs (WorldAlmanac)

Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs

Why select this database?

  • Offers a fundamental reference source for students, library patrons, library reference staff, and scholars alike.
  • Includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, statistics.
Database details
Subjects
american life people in the news
arts and entertainment science and technology
computers sports
economics taxes
environment profiles of U.S. states and territories
historical anniversaries U.S. cities and states
national defense vital statistics
nations of the world and many more subjects
Sources
  • 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
Number of records Over 32,000
Dates covered 1998 to present
Updated Annual
Producer information

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Copyright

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Index labels and examples of an expert search in World Almanacs

Use a colon after an index label (for example, au:) when you are not certain of your search terms. Use an equal sign after an index label (au=) for an exact match search. You can search with an index label from any search screen. The information you type overrides any default menu selections. The following examples show sample rather than actual searches.

Search indexes Labels Examples
Keyword kw: cat+
Accession number no: fw00zz0001000b05980
Book bk: world almanac and book of facts
[use to refine other search terms;
use drop-down list or browse index for available book values]
Part pt: contests
Part phrase pt= signs and symbols
Source so: current population survey
Subject su: taxes
Subject phrase su= consumer information
Text tx: pollution
Title ti: clinton
Title phrase ti= landscape architecture