They cover everything from the events of the past year to facts and figures about different places and different populations. They are a great source for quick answers to general questions. We have general ones like The World Almanac and Book of Facts and more specific ones like The Pacific Rim Almanac . Directories give you information about addresses or where to find people. You can find listings of different colleges, companies to work for, or information about different associations you might want to join.
Listings are usually alphabetical.
They include newspapers, magazines, and journals. Newspapers usually published daily. Magazines usually are published weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Their layout is different from books. Information from more than several years ago can usually be found in books.