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SCISWeb Handy Hints
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 36, Term 1 2001
rce management • latest research and its relevance for teachers and Teacher Librarians. In addition, every Scan contains approximately 200 resource reviews and 60 Internet site reviews. These reviews, written by a team of practising teachers and Teacher Librarians across NSW, are invaluable to sch
Have You Read This
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 15, Term 4 1995
do T /Ls have successful conferences in Perth and Masterton: the Library Technicians conference in Darwin Techs at the top is still getting rave reviews! Kaye Bartlett, Convenor provides the formal report and Katherine Raper gives the delegates' perspective in Incite. Vol.16. Issue 9. p:18.
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 30, Term 3 1999
com/ Teacher Librarians, teachers, parents and students are all catered for on this extensive directory. Links include: Internet, software and book reviews; a site specific search engine; and articles and reports for teachers. A subscription to the free monthly email newsletter, which includes new
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 25, Term 2 1998
Electronic Resource Evaluations http://erep.qed.qId.gov.au/reviews/ webinqu3.dll? Coordinated by Education Queensland, this K-12 site provides teachers with evaluations of computer software and Internet sites. Bookmark Tutorial -Evaluating Resources http://Iibrary.berkeley.edu :8000/bkmk/
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 120, Term 1 2022
nch of people by name. I should start by acknowledging former Connections editor and long-time contributor Nigel Paull, who has written our website reviews (now website & app reviews) since 1999. I have worked with a number of other fabulous Connections editors: Thank you to Meelee Soorkia, Laur
Internetting Corner
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 24, Term 1 1998
.au Home of the NSW Department of Education and Training, this comprehensive site covers news, policy information, training programs and a wealth of reviews of teaching/learning materials. The JASON Project http://www.jasonproject.org/ The 'JASON Project' was developed by Dr Robert D. Ballard
What's New?
By Nigel Paull
Issue 24, Term 1 1998
he Internet. Glover focuses on buying and setting up computers, how computers complement schooling and electronic communication. She has included 200 reviews of software and Internet sites which she has organised by age ranges and then by topic. This practical book is easily understood, yet has a co
Have You Read This?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 16, Term 1 1996
pective To keep our view on libraries in a global perspective and give T/Ls heart on gloomy days, Stuart Andrews retired headmaster from Clifton UK reviews services offered by six HMC school libraries in 'What every Head should know about Libraries'. He cites three findings of a recent survey: two
Have You Read This?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 14, Term 3 1995
A whole range of software applications and operating systems allow users to work more effectively with computers while on the move. Maryanne Phillips reviews mobile computing and how to access resources without restrictions -any place, any time in Mobile computing: how far can it go? LAN Magazine.
Library catalogues and the World Wide Web: it takes two to tango
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
Google as your source of information, and you’ll find a range of information to aid in your selection: summaries, author notes, awards and published reviews provided by Syndetics, as well as user reviews, user tags, other editions and similar books provided by LibraryThing. In addition to using the
SCIS is more
By Dr Ben Chadwick
Issue 92, Term 1 2015
h Thorpe-Bowker. The bibliographic records in SCIS OPAC are enhanced to display additional detail including plot summaries, author notes, awards, and reviews. Syndetics reviews are sourced from authoritative, commercial reviewing services. Cover images Through our agreement with Thorpe-Bowker, S
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 29, Term 2 1999
lpc.acp.com.au/ Those familiar with the print version of this publication will be pleased to see that it is now available online. Contents include reviews of software and hardware, lesson plans, IT applications, interviews and Internet site reviews. Welcome to the Australian Libraries' Gateway
Internetting Corner
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 23, Term 4 1997
by 434 poets: well worth reading! http://www.poems.com An online anthology with at least one new poem added daily. http:www.scifi.com/sfw/ Reviews of new and classic science fiction works, a news section and a collection of essays. http://129.118.38.138/kairos/default.htm Teachers: t
Have You Read This?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 9, Term 2 1994
h 1994, p12. I have recently commenced a subscription to Scan , the journal of the Education Department of NSW. It's a marvellous journal full of reviews and lots of articles on technology of very broad appeal. Here are some of the articles that I found particularly interesting: Ilanet , by H
SCIS is more
By Caroline Ramsden
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
detics and LibraryThing for Libraries in the catalogue, you can easily view additional information including plot summaries, author notes, awards and reviews. Where to find help There is easy access to help, via a link on the bottom of each page. You can search for help on any topic, view any of
Promoting literature to students
By Bob Docherty
Issue 94, Term 3 2015
g adult novels. Some books are sent to me by publishers and by self-publishing writers, and others I select myself from children and young adult book reviews. Most items come from either Australia or New Zealand, where writers are really world class and relevant to the 'down under' culture. My blog
Guerrilla book fair: getting staff involved in your school library
By Lucas Maxwell
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
llenge every year. Our school is divided into four Houses, and staff are included in this system. To gain points, Houses are encouraged to write book reviews. Every year we tally up the number of reviews by staff members to see who has read the most. How do you keep staff interested in these passiv
School library spotlight: Campbelltown Performing Arts High School
By Cathy Costello
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
t that our library users can have full confidence that all the websites in our library catalogue are credible and reliable sources. I also love the reviews and the tag browser in SCIS OPAC. When genrefying our fiction collection, I made good use of SCIS reviews, tags and subject headings to determ
Welcome to 1999
By Kevin Gove
Issue 28, Term 1 1999
f creating SCIS cataloguing records for selected Internet sites. We will also explore the costs and benefits of including additional details (such as reviews or tables of contents) to enrich the SCIS data for bibliographic search purposes. The results of this work will be reported in Connections.
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 26, Term 3 1998
http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/centoff/cmis/ rf2.htm All Teacher Librarians should bookmark this site and refer to it regularly. It contains resource reviews by the Curriculum Materials Information Services section of the Western Australian Department of Education. Oz Project's 98 Home Page htt