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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USA

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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