Oxford Dictionaries

	The Australian Oxford Dictionary Second Edition. Bruce Moore. Oxford University Press, 2004. 1800 pages. ISBN 0 19 551796 2. The ultimate guide to contemporary Australian English, this is a major revision of the most authoritative Australian Dictionary for all Australians. The Australian Oxford Dictionary features more than 110,000 headwords, including 10,000 new words and meanings. Special appendices include grammar, punctuation, Australian leaders, locations of Australian Aboriginal languages, collective nouns, and electronic communication.

	The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary Fourth Edition. Bruce Moore. Oxford University Press, 2004. 1679 pages. ISBN 0 19 551771 7. This fourth edition continues the strengths of the previous edition, with many new words and meanings, guidance on usage, and special attention to the Australian element of the lexicon. This fully updated and revised edition has been over five years in the making, and includes many new Australian words ranging from Easter bilby and mates rates to aspirational voter and blockie.

	The Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary Fifth Edition. Bruce Moore. Oxford University Press, 2002. 1298 pages. ISBN 0 19 551523 4. Designed specifically for senior secondary school use, The Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary is the authoritative Australian dictionary drawing on the databases of both the Australian National Dictionary Centre and the Oxford English Dictionary. It has a comprehensive coverage of Australian English, flora and fauna, and terms of historical importance. Borrowings from Aboriginal languages are identified, and the location of those languages is given on a map at the end of the dictionary. The text has also been fully updated to take account of new words and meanings. The International Phonetic Alphabet has been replaced in this dictionary by more recognisable symbols, and words are divided into syllables to clarify how they are pronounced. Straightforward guidance is given on grammar, syntax, punctuation, and style, and there are helpful notes on disputed and controversial usage.

	The Australian Oxford Paperback Dictionary Fourth Edition. Frederick Ludowyk & Bruce Moore. Oxford University Press, 2006. 1008 pages. ISBN 0 19 555022 6. A brand-new edition of this comprehensive Australian dictionary, edited at the Australian National Dictionary Centre with a special emphasis on Australian culture and history. Words that have been borrowed into Australian English from Aboriginal languages are given detailed treatment—the etymology section specifies the language from which each of the words has been borrowed, and all of the languages (about 70) can be located on the map provided. Includes more than 70,000 headwords. New entries include: Al Qaeda, Bali bombing, Benedict XVI, Lauren Jackson, Kyoto Protocol, Osama Bin Laden, Peter Jackson, Jemaah Islamiah, avian influenza, blog, Botox, google, intelligent design, podcast.

	The Australian Modern Oxford Dictionary Second Edition. Frederick Ludowyk and Bruce Moore. Oxford University Press, 2003. 995 pages. ISBN 0 19 551765 2. This dictionary includes both lexical and encyclopaedic entries, with headwords, compounds, and derivates highlighted in colour.

	The Australian Oxford Mini Dictionary Third Edition. Mark Gwynn. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0 19 551799 7. The Australian Oxford Mini Dictionary is written for those who need a compact guide to the spelling and meaning of words in the English language today. This new third editon has been extensively revised in light of continuing changes in Australian and International English. Although the smallest of the Oxford range of dictionaries, the Australian Oxford Mini Dictionary contains many alternative spellings, and helpful usage notes provide assistance on the correct use of difficult or confusing words.

	The Australian Integrated Mini Dictionary & Thesaurus Tony Aldermann and Mark Gwynn. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0 19 555309 8. This new Australian combined dictionary and thesaurus was produced at the Australian National Dictionary Centre, and combines two books in one. The dictionary entries are on the top part of each page, with corresponding thesaurus entries on the bottom part of each page. This compact dictionary/thesaurus, with its hardwearing vinyl cover, is the ideal reference text to carry around in a work bag or travel bag, to keep at a workstation, to use for crosswords, or to help vary and sharpen up writing styles. Careful attention has been paid to the Australian content, with Australian words and meanings labelled Aust.

	The Australian Student's Colour Dictionary Third Edition. Tony Alderman and Mark Gwynn. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0 19 551794 6. Carefully compiled with the needs of the students aged between 10 and 16 in mind, the Australian Student's Colour Dictionary contains more than 15,000 dictionary headwords. This new third editon continues the strengths of the previous editions as an authoritative guide to English in Australia. It contains many updated entries for important people, places, and institutions, as well as revisions to existing entries to reflect the changing use of English in Australia and around the world. The dictionary also provides usage notes on confusing or difficult words, and a system of coloured headwords maximises ease of use for readers. A new series of Appendices provides a compact resource for students, listing countries of the world with their capital cities, units of currency and internet domain suffixes, Prime Ministers of Australia, weights, measures and units, and chemical elements with their atomic numbers and symbols as well as the periodic table of chemical elements.

	The Australian Middle Years Dictionary Sarah Ogilvie. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0 19 555187 7. A comprehensive and up-to-date middle primary dictionary with over 25,000 headwords.

	The Australian Middle Years Thesaurus Mark Gwynn. Oxford University Press. 0 19 555188 4. A comprehensive and uo-to-date middle primary thesaurus with over 50,000 headwords.

	The First Australian Dictionary Sarah Ogilvie. Oxford University Press. A comprehensive and up to date lower-primary school dictionary which aims to help students who are using a dictionary for the first time. It covers current words for today's Australian children; helps with spelling and grammar; includes school topics such as the solar system, dinosaurs, and Aboriginal Australia; has customised primary school fonts for better word recognition.

	The First Australian Thesaurus Mark Gwynn & Tony Alderman. Oxford University Press. 2006. 261 pages. ISBN 0 19 55190 7. A comprehensive and up to date lower-primary school thesaurus which aims to help students who are using a thesaurus for the first time. It has colour headwords to help students locate words easily; up to date example sentences to show how words are used in context; over 20,000 synonyms to choose from; special panels which give a range of related words to widen vocabulary and extend into topic work.