GIS Tutorials and On-line Help:

• GIS Dictionary. An on-line GIS dictionary from the Association for Geographic Information and the University of Edinburgh Department of Geography.
• GIS Frequently Asked Questions. A resource of the comp.infosystems.gis newsgroup which is connected to the GIS-L mailing list.
• GIS Timeline, a partial history of GIS from 1960 to the 90s.
• USGS GIS Tutorial. Goes over 'What is a GIS?', 'How does a GIS work?', 'What's special about a GIS?', 'Applications of a GIS'.
• Free GIS, A comprehensive collection of free GIS Software and other resources
• American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM), a non-profit educational organization made up of the American Association for Geodetic Surveying, the Cartography and Geographic Information Society, the Geographic and Land Information Society and the National Society of Professional Surveyors.
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), a multiprogram science and technology laboratory managed for the U.S. Department of Energy by Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation. Has links to the ORNL's The Oak Ridge Geographics Laboratory, one of the oldest GIS Centers in the world, and the Geographic Information Science and Technology Group.
• National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA), "The NCGIA is an independent research consortium whose primary mandate is to conduct basic research in geographic information science and its related technology. There are three sites in the consortium: University of California Santa Barbara, the State University of New York at Buffalo, and the University of Maine."
• University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS), "a non-profit organization of universities and other research institutions dedicated to advancing our understanding of geographic processes and spatial relationships through improved theory, methods, technology, and data".
• Carto Corner, Map Making. On-line, interactive information on selected aspects of cartography, organized for individual learning purposes.
• Carto Corner, Map Content and Design, A Guide to Optimizing Cartographic Images on the Web.
• GIS Programs in Higher Education, Directions Magazine, This is a fully searchable database of GIS training programs at schools around the world.