* On-line Databases - you will need your library card number and PIN to access these if not in a Waimakariri library

* World Book Online
Excellent general knowledge starting point, good illustrations, maps, current affairs

* Encyclopedia Britannica Online
32 volume encyclopedia includes junior and student editions

* Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World

World Factbook
Up-to-date information on all countries

Planet Diary
Find out what's happening now and what has happened in the past, from earthquakes and epidemics through to astronomy and the weather