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Subject headings update
By Les Kneebone
Issue 92, Term 1 2015
turers, Primary industries and Service industries have been retained, which may be combined with relevant headings to properly describe a resource in question. Many compound terms are more difficult to decompose into constituent factors – ranging from the difficult (Cottage industry) to the awkward
Down the library path
By Bernadette Bennett, Kerry Gittens, Lynette Barker
Issue 92, Term 1 2015
e guide. As time progressed, changes occurred that started a few of us thinking about the model: There was increasing discussion about Guided Inquiry and Inquiry models, with a focus on Inquiry in the incoming National Curriculum. Did we want to change the old model to 'fit' the new curriculum
SCIS is more
By Dr Ben Chadwick
Issue 92, Term 1 2015
ents downloads 950 records per year. If we were generous and said each record took only twenty minutes to catalogue from scratch, this school would require over 316 hours to catalogue those items, which is nearly one fifth of a full time role. Alternatively, they could subscribe to SCIS for a little
Supporting Australian book creators
By Laura Armstrong, Gus Gordon
Issue 92, Term 1 2015
Where the forest meets the sea Klein, Robin - Hating Alison Ashley Fox, Mem - Hattie and the fox Gleitzman, Morris - Two weeks with the Queen Gus Gordon's memories of library time When I was a kid (this feels like last week but unfortunately I'm talking a little while before t
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 92, Term 1 2015
100 voorwerpen www.tweedewereldoorlog.nl/100voorwerpen/en Using 100 unique objects from 25 museums in the Netherlands this website offers a unique perspective of the Second World War. The artefacts were chosen to evoke emotions, stimulate memories, and to emphasise a personal viewpoint in reg
Issue 89 Summary
By Laura Armstrong
Issue 89, Term 2 2014
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in the issue include: Once upon a story time Ursula Dubosarsky and Andrew Joyner, author and illustrator of Too Many Elephants in this House . Libraries and metadata in a sea of information Alan Manifold, S
Issue 88 Summary
By Meelee Soorkia
Issue 88, Term 1 2014
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Literacy loves storytelling Dr. Pam Macintyre, University of Melbourne Teacher associations support Australian Curriculum Gabrielle England, Education Services Australia Miss Scarle
Issue 87 Summary
By Meelee Soorkia
Issue 87, Term 4 2013
eators Meelee Soorkia, Education Services Australia Gold Coast study links school libraries and teacher librarians to literacy Dr Hilary Hughes, QUT. Educating the educators: a disaster resilience education project Heather Bailie, Australian Red Cross The future of the school library cat
Issue 86 Summary
By Meelee Soorkia
Issue 86, Term 3 2013
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Games and learning: Having control and having the controller Hamish Curry, State Library of Victoria Promoting reading and literacy Belinda Doyle, Erskine Park High School Living '
Issue 85 Summary
By Anthea Amos
Issue 85, Term 2 2013
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Digital citizenship Judith Way, Kew High School Using archetypes to matching learning spaces with physical and digital spaces Bianca Hewes, Teacher and Blogger The Annual Report: yo
Issue 84 Summary
By Anthea Amos
Issue 84, Term 1 2013
only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: GR8 Debate 2012: digital culture is killing reading and writing Jennifer Thomas, QUT Library Collective knowledge construction: four new strategies for learning Richard Olsen, ideasLAB QR codes: linking print and online coll
Issue 83 Summary
By Anthea Amos
Issue 83, Term 4 2012
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Ebooks and beyond in the school library Debbie Price-Ewen, Harrow International School, Bangkok The philosophy of creating displays: Part 1 Anita Vanderberge, Saint Kentigern College,
Issue 82 Summary
By Anthea Amos
Issue 82, Term 3 2012
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Creative Commons and why it should be more commonly understood Doug Johnson, Mankato Schools The Dawn of a new resource Donna Benjamin, Creative Contingencies Practical curriculum
Issue 81 Summary
By Anthea Amos
Issue 81, Term 2 2012
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: QR codes and iPads in the library Narelle Keen, Pacific Lutheran College Libraries in the cloud Doug Johnson, Mankato Schools Social media and schools as professional learning commu
Issue 80 Summary
By Anthea Amos
Issue 80, Term 1 2012
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: National Year of Reading starts here Sue McKerracher, The Library Agency If you don't have a PLN, you don't know what you're missing! Bev Novak, Mentone Grammar School, VIC The 2011
Issue 79 Summary
By Anthea Amos
Issue 79, Term 4 2011
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Teacher librarians as cultural change agents Dianne Oberg, University of Alberta, Canada Online referencing generator Carol Grantham, St Aloysius College, SA; Silvana Jenkins, Eynesbur
Issue 78 Summary
By Anthea Amos
Issue 78, Term 3 2011
re in education in digital Europe Dr Helen Boelens, ENSIL Website reviews Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW The Hub: campaign for quality school libraries in Australia Georgia Phillips, The Hub NSW New and revised subject headings Pam Kadow, Education Services Australia S
Issue 77 Summary
By Anthea Amos
Issue 77, Term 2 2011
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Teacher librarians and the networked school community: the opportunities Mal Lee, author/educational consultant; Lyn Hay, Charles Sturt University Natural disasters and disaster plans
Issue 76 Summary
By Editor
Issue 76, Term 1 2011
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: An introduction to the Australian Curriculum Dr Grette Toner; Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) Harnessing the e-book juggernaut Kerrie Smith, Education
Issue 75 Summary
By Editor
Issue 75, Term 4 2010
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Thinking about ebooks Stephen Abram, Markets for Gale Your school library collection: A catalyst for creating writers Maxine Ramsay, National Library of New Zealand The highs and