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There are 14 Almanacs & Encyclopedias Resources available

50 States.com Fulltext Current
Contains information on each of the 50 states of the U. S. For example, information listed includes state flower, bird, flag, motto, etc.
 
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Columbia Encyclopedia Fulltext Current
Contains entries on a vast range of topics, with hypertext cross-references.
 
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Encarta Fulltext Current
Contains encyclopedia articles, an online atlas and dictionary from Microsoft.
 
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Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Fulltext Current
Includes Encyclopaedia Britannica's latest article database, hundreds of articles not yet in the print Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Tenth Edition), the Britannica Book of the Year, and more.
 
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Gale Virtual Reference Library Fulltext Coverage varies
Contains encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. For some titles there may be a more recent edition in print format.
 
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Historic Events and Birthdates -- Selected Day of the Year Fulltext Current
Lists historic events and birthdates that occurred on a selected day of each year.
 
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Infoplease Fulltext Current
Contains an almanac, atlas, encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, and white pages covering information on history and government, biography, arts and entertainment, health and science, business and finance, etc. Note: this web site has multiple popup windows.
 
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Library Spot Almanacs Fulltext Current
Contains a listing of websites that link to almanacs.
 
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Old Farmer's Almanac Fulltext Current
Since 1792, The Old Farmer's Almanac has published useful information for people in all walks of life: tide tables for those who live near the ocean; sunrise tables and planting charts for those who live on the farm; recipes for those who live in the kitchen; and forecasts for those who don't like the question of weather left up in the air.
 
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Refdesk.com Encyclopedias Fulltext Current
Links to nearly 50 encyclopedias.
 
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Symbols.com Fulltext Current
Contains a large collection of symbols and signs found in Western Culture and esoteric schools of thought.
 
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Today in History Fulltext Varies
Provides information for specific days, including photographs, video and audio clips, and text summaries of the day. As one of the American Memory Historical Collections from the Library of Congress, it can be searched by topic, month, or specific day.
 
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World Almanac Fulltext 1998 - present FirstSearch
Contain biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts amd statistics on a wide range of subjects.
 
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World Factbook Fulltext Current
Includes information on countries of the world, such as geography, government, economy, communication, transportation, military, etc. Published by the CIA.
 
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