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Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
rarians will find a plethora of practical links to library and reference sites. Links include specialist libraries, all manner of reference material, quotations, journals, news and collections of lists. Definitely one to bookmark. SCIS 990164 NAJ: transportation records http://www.nationalarchi
Reviews
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
ionale, student work and evaluation. Video clips are used in many of these case studies. Geography teachers will find 'Expedition Icebound' and 'Earthquakes on-line' of interest. Tutorials: This explains how to access and use various services. Teachers can learn how to navigate and search for si
What's New?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
The following are some interesting websites which may be of particular interest to Teacher Librarians. The first site is http://www.telerama.com/-mundie/ CyberDewey/CyberDewey.htm I. This site lists internet sites organised using Dewey Decimal Classification numbers. The front page displays the
Cataloguing News
By Cherryl Schauder
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
mple of careers and I.B.M. (Computer) as an example of Computers. The list contains a large number of country and place names. This is an area that requires ongoing revision and it is felt to be useful to include as many of these as possible. In the new edition many notes have been reworded and cl
Issue 33 Summary
By Editor
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
on broadcasts Leonie Samuelsson, Curriculum Materials Information Services Reviews of SCIS Subject Headings Fourth Edition Rod Barker, SCIS A Question of Technology? Internetting corner Nigel Paull, South Grafton PS, NSW What’s new? Reviews Cataloguing news
Metadata (Part 3)
By Heather Watson
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
his committee were developed by the Schools Metadata Consultative Group, formed with the assistance of Commonwealth funding to define school sector requirements. State and Territory representatives were nominated to develop this work with a specialist consultant developing documentation. A process
Handy Hints
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) We encourage customers to print up SCIS OPAC FAQs located at <http://www.curriculum.edu.au/scis/manuals/ faq.htm >. These FAQs contain valuable information to enhance your search strategies when searching in SCIS OPAC. For example, if you have set Limits in SCI
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
ating the SCIS numbers in SCIS OPAC. Websites can be located by entering 'website' in a keyword search in SCIS OPAC. The SCIS numbers for the sites required for your school can be recorded then entered into SCISWeb. This will enable you to download the catalogue record to import into your library so
Television Broadcasts
By Leonie Samuelsson
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
aped broadcasts are coordinated by the library, you can ensure that all copies held in your school are correctly marked, to meet the school's legal requirement under the conditions of the Screenrights Agreement: - Reference to the Copyright Act Part VA - The name of your school - The day on which th
Reviews of SCIS Subject Headings Fourth Edition
By Barbara Braxton, Barbara Shardlow, Rod Barker
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
A Teacher Librarian My previous life must have been quite spectacular, because I seem to be paying for it now! Otherwise, why, just weeks after completing my cataloguing course at Library School, ruining my eyes and my brain trying to figure out the complexities of the SCIS Subject Headings Thir
A Question of Technology?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
er, principal and director of libraries and technology. He has created a collection of easy-to-read essays and articles available in two volumes, to equip educators and teachers to understand the potential of learning and communication technologies implemented in classrooms. Schools have invested
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
ds. Topics include Bali, gold, government, shelter, Antarctica, rainforests and early settlement. SCIS: 995908 Pirates!: Fact <http://library.thinkquest.org/16438/pirate_fact.shtml> Almost everything primary and junior secondary students would want to know about pirates is contained in this enco
What's New?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
1. SLAQ 2000 'Frontiers of Learning'. Proudly sponsored by access ED and Karen Bonanno & Associates. Have your registered for SLAO 'Frontiers of Learning', the 7th Biennial Conference of the School Library Association of Queensland? It will be held from 3-5 July 2000 at Grace Lutheran College, Re
Reviews
By George Przywolnik
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
consists of eight chapters spread over 216 pages, including a comprehensive index. The chapters cover an introduction to science and scientific techniques, physical geology, energy, matter, the solar system, living things, sources of energy and biological classification and the history of life. S
Catalguing News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
1. New Subject Heading Proposal We encourage Teacher Librarians to use the New Subject Heading Proposal form to assist the SCIS team in ensuring that headings are kept up to date and relevant. A sample of a completed New Subject Heading Proposal form can be found on our website at <http://www.c
Issue 34 Summary
By Editor
Issue 34, Term 3 2000
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: The Great Divide? Physical and Digital Resources in School Libraries Keith Gove, Curriculum Corporation CC news SCISWeb handy hints SLANZA! School Library Association of New Z
The Great Divide? Physical and Digital Resources in School Libraries
By Keith Grove
Issue 34, Term 3 2000
in hybrid libraries. Chris Rusbridge, a senior UK information specialist, said: "... many 'digital library' projects ... were expressed in terms quite independent from real library environments .... Even for existing or legacy digital materials {CD-ROMsJ the interfaces which are offered are ext
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 34, Term 3 2000
y file and complements SCIS bibliographic records and the sets Subject Headings Fourth Edition. Used within the school's library system, the file can quickly enhance subject access to the school's resources by creating references. We plan to include name authority files next year. Check our websit
SCISWeb Handy Hints
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 34, Term 3 2000
n has been completed you may then wish to reinsert the URL <http://www.curricu lum .edu.au/scis/webmsg. him> in your Bookmarks or Favorites to ensure quick access for future sessions of SCISWeb. To remove a Bookmark in the Netscape Communicator 4.07 browser, click on the Bookmarks button on the brow
SLANZA! School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa
By Penny Moore PhD
Issue 34, Term 3 2000
articipating in various information skills courses and some schools have created specialist positions in recognition of the growing and critical consequence of the school library to student learning'. The SLANZA launch would not have been complete without the presence of the Minister for the Natio