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Libraries, languages and free resources

By Jill Wilson

Issue 98, Term 3 2016

[email protected] .  If you would like to download the library catalogue record for the Language Learning Space website, you can search via SCIS number 1680949 .

Reviews

By Nigel Paull

Issue 27, Term 4 1998

: Curriculum Corporation Tel: (03) 9207 9600 Fax: (03) 9639 1616 Title: Different Dreams Publisher: Curriculum Corporation RRP: $34.95 SCIS Order Number: 925727 ISBN: 1 86366 426 2 Description: Teacher resource Review: This is the fourth book in a series of integrated unit

Working together to ensure student access to high-quality school library services

By Holly Godfree

Issue 113, Term 2 2020

k and Instagram @studentsneedschoollibraries, or Twitter @NeedSchoolLibs. Image credits Images supplied by Holly Godfree. Cover image supplied by SCIS. Parts of this article are reprinted with permission from School Library Association of Victoria (SLAV) FYI magazine.

The positive potential of ebooks within school libraries

By Trish du Temple

Issue 113, Term 2 2020

‘What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.’ — Ralph Waldo Emerson How can we help students flourish in a world filled with increasing pressures and uncertainty? Academic expectations, social relationships, technology overload and identity formatio

Genrefication 3.5 years later: Reflections

By Susan Davenport

Issue 117, Term 2 2021

going to get some things wrong. Unclear genre images, names or catalogue use may need to change, and that’s OK! We regularly consult sources such as SCIS genres, subject headings and Goodreads, but some titles could fit several genres, for example, a time-travelling, magic-wielding, adventure-comed

Andrew Smith, CEO of Education Services Australia, on data security and privacy in schools

By Andrew Smith

Issue 119, Term 4 2021

y advise staff and students about quality curriculum resources, many of which are online. If you are reading this, you already know the services that SCIS Data provides in this area, and about the regular Website and App reviews in each Connections issue. Schools and the educators you work with ar

How to support early literacy with phonemic awareness

By Judith Barker

Issue 119, Term 4 2021

disorders. A directory of selected apps is available in the target areas of phonological awareness, phonics, reading, writing and vocabulary/grammar. SCIS No. 5364143   ( Reviewed by Nigel Paull in Connections 118 ) Evidence for Learning Evidence for learning: technical appendix Five from

Evidence of change: the just read project

By Gabrielle Mace, Merrilyn Lean

Issue 124, Term 1 2023

design stemming from peer-reviewed educational research. We received an AIS school-based research grant to measure its effectiveness. Two previous SCIS Connections articles (‘ The Time to Read ’ and ‘ Embracing Change ’) explored the steps we took to change the reading culture at Queenwood. This

Engaging girls in STEM

By Pru Mitchell

Issue 95, Term 4 2015

nts and teacher reference are essential in this fast moving area. Genres such as science fiction and steampunk are a starting point, and checking the SCIS Catalogue for STEM-related subject headings with a fiction subdivision can provide ideas for building the collection. Visual resources are usef

It’s time: let’s improve schools' perceptions of teacher librarians

By Bev Novak

Issue 99, Term 4 2016

-teacher-students . Oddone, K 2016, ‘The importance of the school library in the Google Age’, Connections , no. 99, http://www2.curriculum.edu.au/scis/connections/issue_98/feature_article/importance_of_school_libraries_in_google_age.html . Image credits: © Sarah McIntyre. Retrieved from

Collector, curator or collaborator?

By Jennie Bales

Issue 100, Term 1 2017

‘If you don’t have a PLN, you don’t know what you are missing’, Connections , vol. 80, pp. 4–5, retrieved 24 November 2016, www2.curriculum.edu.au/scis/issue_80/articles/if_you_dont_have_a_pln.html . Image credits: Screenshot of Jennie Bales's blog. Used with permission.

Genrefying the fiction collection

By Susan Davenport

Issue 102, Term 3 2017

took a trolley of books off the shelf at a time to perform the following actions: review the book for genre allocation using the book’s blurb, SCIS Subject Headings and Goodreads — and brainstorm difficult genre allocations print new spine labels if required; for example, where a series is

School Libraries and the Knowledge Economy of the 21st Century

By Kerry Tanner

Issue 32, Term 1 2000

or example, many of the traditional 'backroom' technical services activities in school libraries are better outsourced to specialist agencies such as SCIS at Curriculum Corporation, library suppliers or booksellers offering add-on services. Such vendors have high-level specialist expertise and quali

ASLA XIV... From the Delegates Perspective

By Pru Mitchell

Issue 15, Term 4 1995

eemantle) opened the Conference Sunday afternoon and delegates were then entertained by Prof. Mike Eisenberg from Syracuse University who gave the SCIS Oration entitled Library and information professionals for the 21st century: ensuring that students are receptive users of information. With

Ten ways to transform your library into a flexible learning space

By Liza Moss

Issue 107, Term 4 2018

an opportunity to prepare the catalogue for the changeover, ensuring that older non-standard entries were removed and, overall, records conformed to SCIS standards. Weeding the out-of-date video collection meant that it could be removed from the leg of the library housing the fiction collection and

Improving reading outcomes for students with dyslexia

By Anna Boyle

Issue 112, Term 1 2020

able to schools and libraries when ordering books through the Dyslexic Books website dyslexicbooks.com . Image credits Cover image supplied by SCIS. All other images supplied by Anna Boyle. References Adams, M. J. (1990). Beginning to read: Thinking and learning about print. Cambridge

Internet Resource Management-The Role and Development of Metadata

By Kyle Hassan

Issue 34, Term 3 2000

lients. Appendixes and references The appendixes and references for this article may be located on our website at <http://www.curriculum.edu.au/scis/connecV connect.him>. Readers may also be interested in the article 'Demystifying metadata' by Marty Lucas at <http://mappa.mundi.neVtripm /metad