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Reference

This guide is devoted to helping students and faculty find the best reference resources using Coulter Library's research tools and librarian selected websites. Please use the tabs at the top of the page for more information.

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The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2023 by Sarah Janssen (Editor)
Call Number: REF AY67.N5 W7 2023
ISBN: 9781600572203
Publication Date: 2023-12-18
The World Almanac is the #1 best-selling American reference book of all time. It is the source for essential and authoritative facts for entertainment, reference and learning. The book contains thousands of facts and statistics that aren’t publicly available which are sourced and double-checked by the staff of World Almanac experts.

Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year. You can also use Encyclopedia Britannica Online to search an Internet directory that includes more than 300,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
CQ Researcher provides access to in-depth, balanced, analytical reporting on current and controversial topics. Each covered topic features comments from experts, lawmakers and citizens, numerous graphs and sidebar articles, a pro-con feature, a chronology, lengthy bibliographies and a list of contacts. Coverage: 1923-present.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Gale eBooks is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

Primary Sources Research Guide
Coulter Library's Primary Sources Research Guide