atw: Macquarie Dictionary online v. Macquarie Dictionary Online

Hello austechies,

 

A few weeks ago, I publicised a free three-month subscription to Macquarie
Dictionary Online. A couple of austechies responded that the Macquarie
Dictionary is already freely available online at various ACT public
libraries and to anyone in Australia who has a National Library of Australia
membership. I took up the issue with the folk at Macquarie, and here is what
I learnt:

 

*       The National Library of Australia does not have a subscription to
Macquarie Dictionary Online, nor does any but a few public libraries in
Australia.
*       The National Library of Australia does have a subscription to
MacquarieNet, as do quite a  few public libraries in Australia.
*       MacquarieNet does give you online access to the Macquarie Dictionary
database, as does Macquarie Dictionary Online. This database is updated
annually.
*       MacquarieNet is a general reference service, with databases covering
history, science, language and many many other domains of knowledge. You
enter a search term and it throws back every hit from every one of the
databases. If the search term you entered is a keyword in the Macquarie
Dictionary, you will also get a result from the dictionary.
*       As opposed to a general reference service providing basic
information, Macquarie Dictionary Online is a specific language reference.
When you enter a search term in Macquarie Dictionary Online, you get every
one of the definitions of that term (not just the most-used defintion, as
MacquarieNet offers).
*       In addition, Macquarie Dictionary Online offers functionality that
MacquarieNet does not: such as a fuzzy search facility.
*       In addition, Macquarie Dictionary Online offers a host of
language-specific resources and features that the more general MacquarieNet
does not.

 

Yes, the Macquarie dictionary is available online at various libraries, but
this should not be confused with Macquarie Dictionary Online, which is a
dedicated language resource offering features and functionality not
available through the MacquarieNet service that most libraries offer.

 

So, let me repeat the offer that Macquarie has going at the moment: a free
three-month subscription to Macquarie Dictionary Online (not MacquarieNet).
To get it, send an email to:

 

support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

with the subject "Request for Extended Free Trial" and your full name,
business name where applicable, email address and contact phone number in
the body of the message. You also need to quote the following promotion
code: 3mfTrialAC

 

Cheers

 

Geoffrey Marnell

Principal Consultant

Abelard Consulting Pty Ltd

T: +61 3 9596 3456

F: +61 3 9596 3625

W:  <http://www.abelard.com.au> www.abelard.com.au

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