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• Acronyms & Abbreviations
• Almanacs
• Associations & Organizations
• Biographical Information
• Calendars & Chronologies
• Colleges & Universities
• Dictionaries
• Encyclopedias
• Quotations & Speeches
• State & Local Information
• Statistics
• Thesauri
• U.S. & Government Information
• Weather

Acronyms & Abbreviations

Acronyms, initialisms, & abbreviations dictionary
Call Number: Ref. PE1693 .G3
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

Elsevier's dictionary of acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations and symbols
Call Number: Ref. PE1693 .B46 2003
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

International acronyms, initialisms & abbreviations dictionary
Call Number: Ref. P365 .I57
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

 

Almanacs

The World almanac & book of facts
Call Number: Ref. AY67 .N5 W7
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

 

Associations & Organizations

Encyclopedia of Associations
Call Number: Ref. AS22 .E5 37th ed.
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States
Call Number: Ref. HD2425 .D53 39th 2004
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

State and Regional Associations of the United States
Call Number: Ref.HD2425 .S68 2003
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

 

Biographical Information

Current Biography
Call Number: Ref. CT100 .C8
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

Dictionary of American biography
Call Number: Ref. E176 .D76
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

The dictionary of national dictionary
Call Number: Ref. DA28 .D48
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

Who was who
Call Number: Ref. DA28 .W65
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

Who's who
Call Number: Ref.DA28 .W6
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

 

Calendars & Chronologies

Anniversaries and holidays
Call Number: Ref. GT3930 .T73 2000
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

The book of calendars
Call Number: Ref. CE11 .B66 2002
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

A dictionary of dates
Call Number: Ref. D11.5 .B37 1997
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

 

Colleges & Universities

The College blue book
Call Number: Ref. LA226 .C685
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

Peterson's graduate and professional programs, an overview
Ref. L901 .P46 bk. 1
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

Peterson's guide to four-year colleges
Call Number: Ref. L901 .A555
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

 

Country Information

Europa World Yearbook
Call Number: Ref: JN1. E85
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

The Statesman's Year-Book
Call Number: Ref. JA51 .S7
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

 

Dictionaries

The American Heritage college dictionary
Call Number: Ref. PE1628 .A6227 2002
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

The Oxford dictionary of English
Call Number: Ref. PE1628 .O8675 2003
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

 

Encyclopedias

The encyclopedia Americana
Call Number: Ref. AE5 .E333 1999
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

The new encyclopedia Britannica
Call Number: Ref. AE5 .E363 1998
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

The world book encyclopedia
Call Number: Ref. AE5 . W55 2002
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

 

Quotations & Speeches

Bartlett's familiar quotations: a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature
Call Number: PN6081 .B27 2002
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

Cassell's movie quotations
Call Number: PN1994.9 .C29 2002
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

The Oxford dictionary of quotations
Call Number: PM6080 .O95 1999
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

The Penguin book of twentieth-century speeches
Call Number: PM6122 .P46 1992
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

 

State & Local Information

America's Top Rated Cities
Call Number: HT123 A669
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

Georgia Statistical Abstract
Call Number: HA 321 .G4
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

 

Statistics

County and City Data Book
Call Number: Ref. HA202 .A36
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

Datapedia of the United States, 1790-2005: America year by year
Call Number: Ref. HA202 .D38 2002
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

Demographics USA: County Edition
Call Number: Ref. HC101 .S22
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

State Rankings
Call Number: Ref. HA203 .U17
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

Statistical abstract of the United States
Call Number: Fol. HA202
Location: Library North 2 | Research Support Desk

 

Thesauri

Random House Webster's college thesaurus
Call Number: Ref. PE1591 .R314
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

Roget's super thesaurus
Call Number: Ref. PE .M416 2003
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

 

U.S. & Government Information

Congressional Quarterly's desk reference on American government
Call Number: Ref. JK274 .W449 2000
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

 

Weather

Encylopedia of weather anc climate
Call Number: Ref. QC854 .A45 2002
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

The Facts on File weather and climate handbook
Call Number: Ref. QC981 .A49 2002
Location: Library North 2 | Reference

The Weather almanac
Call Number: Ref. QC983 .W38
Location: Library North 2 | Reference