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FastFacts
An online almanac of facts and statistical information.
Information Please
This includes entries from the Time/Information Please Almanac and the ESPN Sports
Almanac. Search by using the directory or the subject search engine; this also features the Columbia Encyclopedia and the Random House Dictionary.
Old Farmer's Almanac
Information on "today in history"; daily and long-range weather forecasts; advice,
the puzzle and questions of the day; recipes and more.
World Almanac (The World Almanac and Book of Facts)
Part of OCLC FirstSearch, this database provides access to the full text of all of the Almanac titles: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, providing key facts on a wide variety of subjects internationally; The World Almanac of the U.S.A. with essential facts about the United States, both current and historical; The World Almanac of U.S. Politics, a guidebook to federal, state, and local governments; The World Almanac for Kids, covering information and facts of interest to middle-school children and teachers; and the World Almanac Knowledge Source, a comprehensive general encyclopedia. To use the World Almanac resources from home, you will need to use a Michigan driver's license number to access the MEL OCLC Firstsearch database.