Reference Shelf - Almanacs & Encyclopedias
Reference Shelf
See also UT Libraries Databases: Dictionaries,
Encyclopedias, & Handbooks for a selection of online reference
books on a variety of subjects.
- World Almanac Reference Database
- Includes expanded World Almanac content, the World Almanac Encyclopedia (Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia), as well as World News Digests, and Reuters News from the last two weeks. Continuous updating. Available to UT (Knoxville campus) faculty, staff, and students.
- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
- Full text. Contains various images; offers brief biographies. Available to UT (Knoxville campus) faculty, staff, and students.
- Reference Universe
- Extensive database of searchable authoritative subject encyclopedias. Includes back-of-the-book indexes. Search keywords, article titles, and index terms. Available to UT (Knoxville campus) faculty, staff, and students.
- Oxford Reference Online
- In addition to over 100 dictionaries and handbooks, access is provided to the World Encyclopedia which covers a variety of subjects. Search all reference works simultaneously or browse individual titles. Available to UT (Knoxville campus) faculty, staff, and students.
- World Almanacs
- Includes the contents of: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac of the U.S.A., The World Almanac of U.S. Politics, and The World Almanac for Kids. Available to UT (Knoxville campus) faculty, staff, and students.
- Columbia Encyclopedia
- 6th Edition, last updated July 2005. Search full text by keyword or browse an alphabetical index of entries.
- Infoplease.com
- A searchable web version of the Information Please Almanac. Included among the sources offered are the Columbia Encyclopedia and a dictionary.
- Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- A free content encyclopedia created and edited by anyone who wishes to contribute or revise an entry. Although quality and accuracy of content can vary, Wikipedia is often useful and always interesting.
- Encarta Concise Encyclopedia
- Even though some content is only available to subscribers, enough is accessible for free to make Encarta Concise worth a look.
- The Farmer's Almanac
- The web version of the Old Farmer's Almanac. Among the features are: long-range weather forecasts, dates and locations of solar and lunar eclipses, days of the full moon, and the rise and set times of the sun and moon.
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