Reference Shelf - Almanacs & Encyclopedias
Reference Shelf
See also UT Libraries Databases: Dictionaries &
Encyclopedias and Almanacs & Statistics for a selection of online reference
books on a variety of subjects.
- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
- Offers concise entries searchable by subject. Includes brief biographies. Available to UT (Knoxville campus) faculty, staff, and students.
- Reference Universe
- Extensive database of over 5,000 searchable, authoritative subject encyclopedias and reference works. Includes back-of-the-book indexes. Search keywords, article titles, and index terms. The Libraries subscription to this database will be discontinued on 10/15/09. 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. 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, The World Almanac for Kids, and Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia. Available to UT (Knoxville campus) faculty, staff, and students.
- Infoplease.com
- A searchable web version of the Information Please Almanac. Be prepared to be assaulted by ads.
- Encyclopedia.com
- Free access to numerous encyclopedias and dictionaries including titles such as the Columbia Encyclopedia. Offers side-by-side comparisons of entries from different sources.
- 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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Lana S. Dixon
Health Sciences
Reference Librarian
ldixon@utk.edu
974-4700
updated 7/5/09