The World Almanac and Book of Facts is a reference book that provides facts and information about events that occurred each year. It covers topics in popular culture, sports, international affairs, and economics. Users can look up specific years to find out what else happened during notable events or crises. The almanac is accessible in most school and public libraries and is intended for people of all ages, including students and adults doing research. It helps answer questions about past and current events by providing details like dates, locations, and key people involved.

1. The World Almanac – Finding
when facts in print resources
Yuliya Melnyk
LIS 704
31 Oct. 2016

2. What is it?
• The World Almanac and Book of Facts is the place to go to
when you need to know just about anything that
happened in a specific year.
• Topics range from popular culture and sports to
international discourse and economy.
• The almanac can help you find when something happened
in a specific year or what were that things that happened
in that year
• For example, what else happened in 1939 besides the start
of WWII?
• Consult the almanac for that year and find out!

3. Who is it for?
• The almanac is for everyone. It is easy to find and easy
to use.
• Adults, students, children and anyone else looking for
information can use The World Almanac and Book of Facts.
• There is a specific almanac just for kids that is filled
with puzzles, games, jokes, and lots of pictures.
• Presidents have also been known to use them
• The almanac website reports that Bill Clinton kept
almanacs in his office during his term.

4. What questions can it help answer?
• It can help answer questions about current or historical events.
• It gives you the date of when and where an event occurred according to the year it was
published but it has past events listed too.
• Some questions it can help answer are:
• What major health crisis happened in 1918? What happened?
• When was the Watergate fiasco? Who was evolved?
• When did the Cold War end? Who won?

5. Where do we find it?
• The almanac is readily accessible in
almost all school, public libraries,
and academic libraries.
• It is usually a reference item and
does not circulate, but can be used
on site.

6. How do I use it?
• It is a very thick book but there are black
markings on the side that divide the
sections and allow the reader to find
what they need fast.
• There is a table of contents that lists all
the topics and subtopics and their page
numbers making it easy to find your area
of interest.
• The almanac includes figures and tables
with many pictures so the reader is can
better understand the information.

7. Why should I trust it?
• It is the #1 best selling American reference book of all time.
• It has been recognized by many for being a valuable reference source since
1868.
• It is widely sold and commonly found in schools and libraries alike.
• It has been reviewed by many reputable companies to assure that it is doing
what it is meant to do.

8. Questions & Comments
• If you have any questions or comments about the almanac or how to use it
please see me.
• Remember that it is available in the reference section on the lower library of
that library, so next time you’re down there feel free to go in and look
through it.

9. Bibliographical Information
• Janssen, S. (2015). The world almanac and book of facts 2016 (World
Almanac and Book of Facts). New York, NY: World Almanac.
• ISBN-13: 978-1600572012
• OCLC #: 904812896
• Library of congress call #: AY67.N5 W7
• Dewey #: 317.3 W893
• Can be found in the reference section of our library or at your local public library.