Almanacs, Yearbooks, and Annuals

Almanacs
... annual publications composed of various lists, charts, and tables of information in one field or many unrelated fields.

Yearbooks
... documentary, memorial, or historical books published every year, containing information about the previous year.

Annuals
... periodicals published yearly; a yearbook.




Examples in CUHK libraries:

• Britannica Book of the Year (ref AE5.E364)
• Americana Annual (ref AE5.A55)
• World Almanac (ref CT103.W66)
• The World Almanac and Book of Facts(ref AY67.N5W7)
• Facts on File (ref D410.F28)
• Statistical Year Book (ref HF3851.S72)
• Yearbook of the United Nations (ref JX1977.A37Y4)
• Whitaker Almanack (British) (ref AY754.W5)
• Demographic Yearbook (ref HA17.D45)