Unit 8 handbooks, manuals, year books, etc. Structure

a)
 
b)
 
Astronomical Almanacs 
Every country issues astronomical almanacs annually. They give 
astronomical 
and 
astrological 
projections of coming year. 
•
Indian Ephemerics and Nautical Almanac. 
Delhi: Controller of Publication, 
1957. Annual. 
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Astronomical Almanac. London: 
HMSO, 
1989. 
Annual 
This mixes 
Astronomical Ephemerics and Nautical Almanac 
(US) 
and Astronomical 
Ephemeris 
(London) and is a standard source of astronomical data. 
Informational Almanacs 
Informational almanacs are basic general almanacs. They depend heavily on 
government sources for statistical information. They follow the same pattern of 
subject matter published every year with revised statistics. They cost less and most of 
the libraries acquire them for their reference section. They are also purchased by the 
students and common people to enrich their general knowledge and prepare for 
competitive examinations. 
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World Almanac and Book of Facts. 
New York: World Telegram, 1868. Annual. 
(Title and publisher vary) 
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Information Please Almanac, Atlas and Yearbook. 
New York: Simon and 
Schuster, 1947 Annual. (Title and publisher vary) 

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Categories of Reference 
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Whitaker'sAlmanac. 
London: Whitaker, 1869. Annual. 
60 
Sources-Part 1 
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The Readers Digest Alamnac and Yearbook. 
New York: W.W. Norton, 1966. 
Annual (Publisher varies) 
c) Topical 
Almanacs 
Topical
.
almanacs are also known as subject almanacs as they cover some broad 
subjects. They are usually annual or biennial publications. So they are called 
yearbooks or compendia. 
The Sportsman's Almanac 
/by Carley Farquhar. New York: Harper, 1985. 
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios. 
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: 
Prentice Hall, 1971. Annual 
The Almanac ofAmericanPolitics: The Senators, The Representatives, Their Records, 
States, Districts/comp. 
by Michael Barone, [et al.]. Boston: Gambit, 1972. Biennial.