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Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
r for payment under the Lending Right schemes. SCIS manages the ELR school library survey, which compiles an estimate of book holdings in Australian school libraries. This is then used as the basis for payment. The word ‘survey’ here may be misleading. There are no questions to answer or forms to
What's New?
By Nigel Paull
Issue 24, Term 1 1998
issues, and could prove to be a helpful starting point for schools writing or refining their own policies. Cost: $34.00 From: Trinity Grammar School Libraries Trinity Grammar School PO Box 174 Summer Hill 2130 A Practical Guide to Computers The recently published book by Anne Glover,
What's New?
By Nigel Paull
Issue 25, Term 2 1998
sed a new generation of its CD ROM encyclopaedia, Britannica CD 98 Multimedia Edition. A variety of CD ROM encyclopedias have found their way into school libraries and homes, usually at no cost because they have been bundled with the purchase of new computers. Students have relished using these m
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
M of Teacher Librarian time. Indications are that many more schools will move from the CD product to the Web, providing real evidence that Australian school libraries are moving strongly into on line activity. In 1999 the National Office for the Information Economy published A Strategic Framework
Reading the Future
By Dianne Hager
Issue 19, Term 4 1996
and Suzette Boyd, Director of Library Services at Methodist Library College, Melbourne, addressed the impact of technology on services offered within school libraries and the changes needed to ensure the continuation of the important role of school libraries within education. Shelda in Preparing ou
New Zealand News
By Jenny Carrol
Issue 19, Term 4 1996
herefore the process of gathering and manipulating information becomes all important. It is an essential skill transferable across the curriculum and school libraries and librarians have an important role to play in the teaching of this process. Professional development is essential if we are to k
New Zealand News
By Rosa-Jane French
Issue 17, Term 2 1996
e present Certificate to a Diploma, with possible links into Degree courses. Another session that day will look at the needs of Asian students in our school libraries, both resident migrants and students here for short term language courses. There are a variety of courses available at local and na
Letters to the Editor
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 13, Term 2 1995
advanced on this path and have policies in place re Internet use etc. The purpose of this letter is to request you run an article in "Connections" on school libraries and the Internet with a view to compiling a list of schools in various stages of 'Internet implementation'. Hopefully, a Victorian in
Voyager: Curriculum Corporation’s new software platform for the SCIS Database
By Lance Deveson
Issue 7, Term 3 1993
er Library system produced by MARCorp in San Francisco, USA and distributed in Australia by Ferntree Computer Corporation is a major leap forward for school libraries in Australia. Curriculum Corporation will be the first site in Australia for the new software and MARCorp will tailor their system
A note from the editor
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 103, Term 4 2017
and ideas in Connections , it is clear that school library professionals of all varieties are selfless, passionate people with one shared message: ‘school libraries matter’. What a pleasure it is to be involved in this community. If you would like to contribute to Connections , whether you are
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
ok creators for their books being available in educational libraries. The survey determines the estimated holdings of particular titles in Australian school libraries. This information, combined with the results from TAFE and university libraries, is then used as the basis for payments to registered
Supporting Australian book creators
By The ELR team
Issue 106, Term 3 2018
es this survey on behalf of the Department of Communications and the Arts in order to determine estimated holdings of particular titles in Australian school libraries. This information, combined with the results from TAFE and university libraries, is then used as the basis for Educational Lending Ri
Interview with Gabrielle Wang, Australian Children's Laureate
By Gabrielle Wang
Issue 122, Term 3 2022
Were school libraries an important part of your childhood? Do you have any favourite memories? School libraries were important because I felt they were a good shelter. I liked playing sport and I liked being outside at lunchtime, but sometimes if you just want quiet time, it’s a really good plac
Engaging girls in STEM
By Pru Mitchell
Issue 95, Term 4 2015
onal deficiencies.' So rather than looking at girls as the problem, let's look at what we are offering girls in terms of STEM. Seven STEM steps for school libraries After reading this research, we suggest a number of areas where school libraries might contribute to their school's STEM programmes
Why do I use Instagram to promote my school library?
By Helen Farch
Issue 120, Term 1 2022
part of an overall marketing and communications strategy, social media needs to feature. As school library staff, advocating for the importance of school libraries and reading must be an important part of our role. The positive effects of social media include encouraging people to be social, to c
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
g to understand if and how SCIS can assist you in identifying resources that support Australian Curriculum outcomes. One thing is clear: Australian school libraries see the value in data that links resources to curriculum outcomes. Respondents suggest it would increase usage of those resources, be
To inspire or to instruct
By Ta'afuli Andrew Fiu
Issue 91, Term 4 2014
ter, easier way of life. At the annual School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (SLANZA) conference in 2013, I was asked whether I thought school libraries were getting left behind in the digital age. My answer is still the same a year later. Libraries should be the centre of technologica
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 93, Term 2 2015
es. Students can undertake recap questions at the end of each unit. Links to additional websites are also available. SCIS no. 1704704 Inspirational school libraries from around the world – gallery www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/gallery/2015/jan/08/school-libraries-world-books-gallery Is
SCIS is more
By Dr Ben Chadwick
Issue 92, Term 1 2015
phere. Whilst we catalogue a broad range of fiction and non-fiction works, we focus heavily on the types of resources used in schools and acquired by school libraries. Many educational publications are quite niche and may not be found in more generic databases, especially when it comes to electronic
Barramundi and Chips at Christo's
By Kylie Hanson, Ashley Freeman, Ken Dillon
Issue 23, Term 4 1997
1987 (So much to tell you) to 1997 (Dear Miffy) -John Marsden The good, the bad and the ugly: series fiction for primary readers -Dr John Foster School libraries: supporting a learning culture - Shelda Debowski EdNA: the prime Australian online resource - Linley Kemeny Darwin did the confer