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
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| Number of records |
Over 32,000 |
| Dates covered |
1998 to present |
| Updated |
Annual |
| Producer information |
World Almanac Education Group
512 Seventh Avenue, 21st Floor
New York City, NY 10018
USA
Phone:646-312-6893
Fax: 646-312-6838
Web:
http://www.worldalmanac.com/index-m.htm
E-mail:
info@waegroup.com
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| Copyright |
Copyright 1998-
2009
World Almanac Education Group. All rights reserved.
Although this database was formulated with a reasonable standard of care, World Almanac Education Group makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness, merchantability, or fitness for use of this database. This database may not be reproduced, stored in machine-readable form, or transmitted by any means without prior permission of World Almanac Education Group, except that limited reproduction of printed outputs is permitted for private research or for distribution within the user's internal organization. Under no circumstances may copies produced under this provision be offered for sale or resale. |
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
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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 |
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