ENCYCLOPEDIAS & ALMANACS Assorted Encyclopedias on the Web http://edis.win.tue.nl/encyclop.html Links to general and subject-specific encyclopedias in more than 15 categories. Encyclopedia Smithsonian http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm Answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z. Fast Facts: Almanacs / Factbooks / Statistical Reports & Related Reference Tools http://www.freepint.com/gary/handbook.htm Links to sites with "fast facts" for each state and for a variety of subjects. Funk& Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia   NCLIVE Encyclopedia Britannica  NC LIVE Guinness World Records http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/ Information Please http://www.infoplease.com/almanacs.html Information Please's general, entertainment and sports almanacs. The Encyclopedia of Television http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/index.html The Encyclopedia of Television examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy disputes. Includes histories of major television networks as well as broadcasting systems around the world, resource materials, photos and bibliographical information. Return to Virtual Reference Desk