November/December 2000 Vol. 32, no. 11-12

Did You Know…

that the Canadian Literacy Thesaurus is now available online? Thanks to a grant from the National Literacy Secretariat, the literacy and library communities now have access to an online version of the Canadian Literacy Thesaurus, <www.thesaurusalpha.org>. The Thesaurus is a list of subject terms in English and French that are specific to literacy practices and activities in Canada. It can be used to provide subject access to collections of literacy materials and will also be of interest to those who wish to familiarize themselves with terminology in the field. The Web project was carried out by the Canadian Literacy Thesaurus Coalition, whose membership includes the National Library of Canada. The Coalition, which was first formed in 1990, can be reached at thesaurusalpha@yahoo.ca.