Macquarie Net -- Free subscription to EQ users. Click Email -- Click Curriculum Exchange -- Under MacquarieNet, click on EQ Schools. An online encyclopedia which combines depth of content with a view of the world from an Australian perspective. Contains Australian and international reference materials, several encyclopaedias (including the Macmillan Illustrated and Year Book Australia), dictionaries, atlases, images, news and Federal Hansard. http://education.qld.gov.au/tal/curriculum_exchange/
Columbia Encyclopaedia (6th Edition) Access to the full-text searchable contents of the year 2000 publication of a large single volume general encyclopaedia http://www.bartleby.com/65/
Britannica Encyclopaedia -- Access to abbreviated encyclopaedia entries. http://www.britannica.com/
Encyclopedia.com -- Access to thousands of short articles from the Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopaedia, Third Edition. http://www.encyclopedia.com/
Encarta Encyclopedia -- Access to abridged reference articles http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/artcenter.aspx
Encarta Australia -- Access to an abridged searchable encyclopaedia with Australian content http://au.encarta.msn.com/
Probert Encyclopaedia -- Access to entries addressing various topics http://www.probert-encyclopaedia.co.uk/
Symbols.com An encyclopaedia of graphic symbols relevant to many subjects http://www.symbols.com/contents.html
Fact Monster -- Access to thousands of articles from the Columbia Encyclopaedia (Sixth Edition). Junior Format http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia.html
Information Please -- Access to millions of facts on many topics. http://www.infoplease.com/
CIA Factbooks - Maps http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ The U.S. government's complete geographical handbook, featuring 267 full-colour maps and flags of all nations.
All the World's Maps -- List of links providing access to national maps and maps of major cities - search by country http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/maps.html
Atlapedia -- Contains physical and political maps, plus facts and statistics on the countries of the world. http://www.atlapedia.com/online/map_index.htm
The Great Globe Gallery http://hum.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/glob/glob1.htm List of links for maps and global views
Lonely Planet - Destinations -- Search by region, country or place http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/
United Nations Cartographic Section - Digitally-prepared, current maps available for reference and download (PDF format), includes peacekeeping mission maps. http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm
National Geographic Map Machine - Viewable by population, climate, conservation, and topography. Also features antique maps, trail maps, and country facts. http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
World Atlas - Comprehensive searchable atlas http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm
World Gazetteer - Alphabetical listing of countries with maps, flags and statistics http://www.world-gazetteer.com/home.htm
Quick Maps of the world - Small GIF maps of the countries of the world. http://www.theodora.com/maps/abc_world_maps.html
World Sites Atlas - features a collection of maps, points of interest, and general tourist information. http://www.sitesatlas.com/
Listing of links for maps of Australia and the Region http://www.inweh.unu.edu/unuinweh/Mapdatabase/Maps%20of%20Australia%20and%20Region_1.html
Where is it? - Street maps of many Australian cities and towns http://www.whereis.com.au/whereis/home.jsp
RACQ Road Travel Planner - click on Need Directions? Under FEATURES column http://www.racq.com.au/
Links to virtual dictionaries http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse/Our%20Organisation%2FRMIT%20University%20Library%2FCollections%2FReference%20Collection%2FDictionaries,%20thesauri%20and%20abbreviations/
Britannica Online Dictionary & Thesaurus - Provides definitions, pronunciation guides, word histories, synonyms and antonyms. http://www.britannica.com/
Dictionary.com English Dictionary - Searchable dictionary and thesaurus featuring a variety of tools. http://dictionary.reference.com/
Merriam-Webster Dictionary - Includes online versions of the collegiate dictionary and thesaurus. http://www.m-w.com/
Merriam-Webster Word Central - Basic student dictionary http://www.wordcentral.com/
The Free Dictionary - Search a general dictionary or select a specialised dictionary from the list. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
Ask Oxford - Search a dictionary or thesaurus http://www.askoxford.com/?view=uk
Cambridge Dictionaries Online - Search separate dictionaries of English, phrasal verbs, or idioms. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
One-Look Multi Dictionaries - Search for multiple definitions of a word or a phrase from a variety of online dictionaries. http://www.onelook.com/
Yahoo! Reference - Searchable dictionary and Roget's Thesaurus. Word / phrase dictionary search includes syllabification, pronunciation (both audio & phonetic), etymology and word history. http://education.yahoo.com/reference/
AllWords Dictionary - Several search options and multi-lingual search capability. http://www.allwords.com/
Encarta World Dictionary - Search word or phrase in dictionary. Features audio clips of words pronounced. http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/dictionaryhome.aspx
DICT Developmental Group - Searches several dictionaries simultaneously http://www.dict.org/
ALSO --- Dictionary search on MACQUARIE NET - has password
http://www.macnet.mq.edu.au/203.10.121.0@365597645+0/-/p/qld/jmd
Searches all these:-Junior Macquarie Dictionary , Macquarie Dictionary - complete edition, Macquarie Dictionary of Australian Education , Macquarie Dictionary of Australian Politics, Macquarie Dictionary of Australian Quotations , Macquarie Dictionary of Economics and Finance , Macquarie Dictionary of Health Sciences , My First Macquarie Dictionary, Pocket Macquarie Dictionary