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Almanacs
 

Print resources are available in Pius Library.  Search the  Saint Louis University Libraries Catalog by subject, Almanacs

50 States and Capitals
 
   http://www.50states.com 
     
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Old Farmer's Almanac
     http://www.almanac.com
 

Last updated November 29, 2007.


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