Encyclopaedias and dictionaries  

The Macquarie dictionary has been online since 2003 and is constantly updated with new words as they enter the Australian language.

Online version of the Oxford English Dictionary.

Fully searchable version of the popular 32-volume print encyclopedia plus yearbook and dictionary. Can be browsed alphabetically or by subject. Includes over 200,000 links to selected Internet sites, illustrations, graphics and maps.

Contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. It is a fully-indexed, cross-searchable database. The collection also includes titles from the Oxford Companion series, and the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations