We are interested in establishing a specialist research library for our area of work. The main reason for doing this is that most of what we use are specific journal articles (not the whole journal which is all that is usually catalogued)and articles from the internet. Often what strikes us is only an aspect of an article. To capture this better we are developing a thesaurus for our needs. We have some 3,000 articles so you see it is not a small job. A thesaurus is a controlled vocabulary for descriptive cataloguing thus making searching very much more effective. To give an idea of our research and analysis areas here are some subject areas. We work in the public health sector. health promotion community development social capital capacity building resilience social determinants SES factors governance health gain risk conditions risk factors training in competencies economic capacity decision making consultation I would like to know of any special library that may have this focus, or anyone developing a thesaurus relevant to this area. Regards Alan Alan Sutherland Health Promotion Policy Officer Strategic Analysis and Research Strategic and Corporate Support Division Department of Health and Human Services PO Box 125B, Hobart TASMANIA AUSTRALIA 7000 Phone: (03) 6233 3147 FAX: (03) 6233 2899 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Australian International: 011 + 61 + 3 + (eight digit call number)