Almanacs, Handbooks and Manuals

This guide lists internet sites for conducting research with almanacs, handbooks, and manuals. Other sources can be found by searching the Aladin Catalog for books and the Aladin databases for journal articles. If you need additional help with finding information, please contact a reference librarian.

Almanacs

• Information Please Almanac
• Afro-American Almanac
• The 50 States of the United States
• Technology History
• The Old Farmer's Almanac

Country Reports

Handbooks and Manuals

General Reference Materials

• Statistical Abstract of the United States
• The Calendar Zone
• The Knowledge Base: An Online Research Methods Textbook
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Kelley Bluebook: Guiding the Car Buyer

Literature and Writing

• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
• The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation -Includes exercises
• The Writer's Workshop at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

General Sciences

• Common Weights and Measures
• A Dictionary of Units
• Martindale's the Reference Desk
• Measure 4 Measure--collection of links to Web-based aids for conversion and calculation

• The Merck Manual
• The Merck Manual of Geriatrics
• Family Practice Handbook

Chemistry and Biology Lab Manuals

• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Cell Biology Laboratory Manual
• WebElements
• Molecular Weight Calculator

Political Science

• Handbook of International Economic Statistics
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
• Handbook of Latin American Studies