Almanacs & Encylopedias NCWC Librarians Recommend: Almanacs____________________________________ Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com Includes general, entertainment, and sports almanacs; the Columbia Encyclopedia 5th ed.; and a dictionary for searching "more than 125,000 complete, precisely defined entries."  Watch out for pop-ups!   Old Farmer's Almanac http://www.almanac.com Weather forecasts; seasonal information; moon phases; sun rise & set times; "Today in History" link; gardening advice.   This Day in History from The History Channel http://www.historychannel.com/thisday/ Find out what happened in history on this day and any other date of your choosing; Also includes "This Day in Civil War History" section. Each "day in history" includes a birthday section and a chart toppers section. Encyclopedias________________________________ Annals of American History via Britannica   Provides a year-by-year documentary of American thought and action. Read the original words of more than 1,500 authors who made and analyzed American history through speeches, writings, memoirs, poems, and interviews. Britannica Online via Britannica Includes the complete encyclopedia, and links to valuable Internet sites. CAMIO - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online via Britannica   Catalog of Art Museum Images Online—offers rights-cleared, high-quality art images for class projects, art history and studio art programs, course Web sites, lectures, presentations, and research resources.   Columbia Encyclopedia via Bartleby.com   Bartleby.com provides access to a number of free full-text reference sources, including the cross-referenced Columbia Encyclopedia with over 51,000 entries.   Enciclopedia Universal en Español via Britannica   Contains over 47,000 articles plus 8,300 photos and images. It's the perfect resource for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish. Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia via EBSCOhost Includes over 25,000 full text records, covering an array of subject areas. Gale Virtual Reference Library via Gale Gale Virtual Reference Library provides respected authoritative essays on varied topics from numerous subject areas, all in E-Book reference title format.