Each issue of the Bulletin results from the search of the committee and readers for new material. Each time new people join the committee they bring their favourite oldie-goldies and new ideas about resources. Committee members are always noticing possible materials: in their child's bookcase or classroom, in the doctor's office, in publishers' catalogues, in the corner store, in on-line bulletin boards. In addition, we often receive suggestions from you, the readers. This is what the Bulletin is about - the sharing of resource ideas and experience among those of us in the literacy business. As the new editor, I am finding this richness makes my job a joy.

We are starting a serious search for atlases, so we'd love to hear from you if you have a favourite.

This issue has, among others, wonderful math materials, lovely new resources about the history of Victoria and Vancouver, another resource from the rich writing in Newfoundland and Labrador, and a video on renters' rights. We have tried to find resources for many of the settings in which people are learning and teaching. Thank goodness for the authors and editors who produce the array of excellent materials.

This issue we want to thank Arlee Schmidt, our new student representative who says writing her review was just like writing an essay! Thanks to Catherine Reynolds who has been a shadow worker with Pauline Waterfall, our member from Waglisla. My thanks to my colleagues at Malaspina; Bridget Bruneski, who helped with the painstaking work of proof-reading (all errors are my responsibility!) and Steve Cheung and his Computer Studies class, who taught me desk-top publishing. I also want to thank Helen Thomas who has been generous and diligent in helping me take over this job. The committee will miss her warm and wise ways.

Thanks to the staff at NALD, the National Adult Literacy Database, we are now regularly produced on-line at www.nald.ca/bulletin.htm. See you there.

Note: Starting this issue, some publishers' addresses are on the back cover.