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Almanacs
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50 States and Capitals
http://www.50states.com
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Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac 2007
http://chronicle.com/free/almanac/2007/
The annual almanac issue from the Chronicle of Higher Education contains "state-by-state data on colleges and universities and their students, faculty and staff members, and finances, as well as national data on enrollment trends, test scores, student aid, and more." (text from site 8/25/03) Some content is free; other content and the Almanacs from 1995-96 to present are only available to subscribers with a username and password. Current print edition is available at the reference desk: Ref. LA 226.C55.
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Central Intelligence Agency World Fact Book
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html Contains basic information by country such as geography (location, area, etc.), people (population, birth rate, death rate, literacy, etc.), economy (gdp, inflation rate, labor force, unemployment, etc.), government, communications, military, and transportation.
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Information Please Almanac
http://www.infoplease.com/almanacs.html
An electronic version of the print Information Please Almanac plus a group of topical almanacs (sports, biography, entertainment, science & technology, etc.) from the same company, this site also includes a dictionary, and the 6th edition of the Columbia Encyclopedia online.
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Old Farmer's Almanac
http://www.almanac.com |
Last updated December 18, 2007.
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