LSU Libraries - Reference Tools Tutorial

CONTENTS:

Introduction
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Almanacs
Bibliographies
Biographical Dictionaries
Concordances
Directories
Chronologies
Atlases and Gazetteers
Handbooks and Manuals
Statistics

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Almanacs

ALMANACS give lists of statistics and specific facts and are usually only 1-volume long. The World Almanac and Book of Facts, (Reference Desk AY67 .N5 W7) for example, is an excellent source for frequently sought information like lists of the presidents, Nobel prize winners, capitals, etc..

There are also several subject-focused almanacs on many different topics such as

To find almanacs in the library catalog do a keyword search combining a broad subject with the word almanac.
This search works best if you truncate the word almanac$

Examples:

crime and almanac$

women and almanac$

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