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School library spotlight: St Joseph’s College, Geelong
By Joy Whiteside
Issue 114, Term 3 2020
The library’s role in the school community is to be connected, multifaceted, flexible and relevant … the library has to be everything to everyone in the school community. What is your job title, and what does your role entail? I am the Library Manager at St Joseph’s College (SJC), Geelong, a Cath
SCIS is more
By Caroline Hartley
Issue 116, Term 1 2021
Welcome to the first issue of Connections for 2021. We are excited to be back for a new school year, and we look forward to engaging with you at upcoming events, via our social media channels and term newsletters, and through our new SCIS Data user surveys. Our strategic priorities for 2021 inclu
School library spotlight: Trinity Grammar School, Sydney
By Courtney Nolan, Stefanie Gaspari
Issue 116, Term 1 2021
What is your job title, and what does your role entail? Courtney: Library Services Manager for Trinity Grammar School, Sydney. In my role I take on many of the responsibilities that come with managing the administrative side of our library services. I managed our team of library support staff,
Supporting Australian book creators
By Anna Fienberg
Issue 116, Term 1 2021
In her novel Celestial Navigation , Anne Tyler observes: ‘One sad thing about this world is that the acts that take the most out of you are usually the ones that other people will never know about.’ Like billions of other fans of good fiction, I am saved every day by insights such as Anne’s. Nov
SCIS is more
By Caroline Hartley
Issue 117, Term 2 2021
Welcome to the Term 2, 2021 issue of Connections. Thank you to everyone who responded to our SCIS User Survey. We appreciate you taking the time to share your ideas on a range of topics that can help us provide better service to the school library community. When reviewing the most searched for
School Library Spotlight: Xavier College, Burke Hall
By Fiona O'Rourke
Issue 119, Term 4 2021
1. What is your job title and what challenges are you facing? I have just commenced at Xavier College, Burke Hall as a part-time teacher librarian for the Middle Years. Beginning a new job in a school can be both exciting and daunting. However, when you begin at the commencement of Lockdown
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 120, Term 1 2022
This issue celebrates thirty years of Connections magazine. Can you believe it? Thirty years ago SCIS decided it needed a way to keep readers abreast of changing school library technologies and informed about developments in SCIS’s products and services. The first issue dealt with dial-up, CD-R
SCIS is more
By Anthony Shaw
Issue 124, Term 1 2023
Welcome to the Term 1, 2023 issue of Connections . SCIS is back on the road in 2023, having restarted running our popular in-person workshops late last year. In November 2022, we undertook our first interstate trip since the pandemic began, running two wonderful workshops in Perth. It was a grea
SCIS is more
By Anthony Shaw
Issue 126, Term 3 2023
Welcome to Term 3, 2023 issue of Connections. For the SCIS team, Term 2, 2023 was a great chance to learn from our subscriber base. In-person workshops, library association conferences, and the 2023 Customer Survey have collectively provided us with helpful feedback that will inform future develo
Explore the Aussie–Kiwi relationship using primary sources
By Yasheeka Bertram, Rene Burton
Issue 126, Term 3 2023
Primary sources reflect a close friendship Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand have a close relationship and shared history including Anzac traditions, food and sport. Many primary sources reflect our close ties, such as photos of our Anzac troops serving together at Gallipoli, and our riva
Language, literature and literacy during COVID-19 and beyond
By Annette Wagner
Issue 114, Term 3 2020
Over the last few months, learning has moved to the digital space, changing the perception of online learning tools. Annette Wagner, Creative Director of Story Box Library, discusses how teachers have embraced digital learning practices and online tools, including storytelling tools. During iso
TikTok and libraries: a powerful partnership
By Kelsey Bogan
Issue 115, Term 4 2020
‘Miss Bogan, you’re TikTok famous!’ These words greeted me early one morning shortly after I had finally caved in and created a TikTok account for our high school library. I had posted a TikTok video the previous night, you see, and in less than a day, it had more than 300,000 views! Within a wee
Genrefication 3.5 years later: Reflections
By Susan Davenport
Issue 117, Term 2 2021
Radford College Secondary Library (SL) for years 5–12 students began our genrefication journey in 2017. This article reflects upon those first steps and what changes have been implemented since. What have we learnt? Genrefication works! Yes, it really does. Our years 5–12 students find the
Dystopian literature: more than just the end of the world to teens
By Jessica Finden
Issue 123, Term 4 2022
It’s not the end of the world… Can you remember what it was like to be a teenager? The constant worry – about your identity, whether or not you fit in with your friends, your family, and your overall place in the world. The catch phrase, ‘it’s not the end of the world’ is regularly bandied ab
The Teacher Librarian and ChatGPT
By Stephanie Strachan
Issue 126, Term 3 2023
At the end of last term, an exasperated member of staff pleaded with me: how can we stop students cheating in assessments using ChatGPT and similar AI tools? Sadly, I was not able to offer any quick fix. In fact, from what I can gather, these new technologies have turned the world of academic wri
21st-century literacy with graphic novels
By Iurgi Urrutia
Issue 115, Term 4 2020
Reading is reading We read books, newspapers, magazines, billboards, signs, notices, bills, websites, blogs, social media posts et cetera. When we read all those things, consciously or unconsciously we’re developing and using multiple literacy skills. Thanks to the internet and social media, we’r
How an old book created a commitment to better represent First Nations Australians
By Kerry Klimm, Dale Robertson
Issue 117, Term 2 2021
A mother’s anger: Kerry Klimm When my 8-year-old showed me his library book, I knew immediately from the cover it wasn’t going to be positive. I flicked through the pages and was disturbed at what I saw. It took me back to my childhood – growing up in the ‘80s learning about ‘The Aborigines’, def
In this Issue
By Dianne Lewis
Issue 8, Term 4 1993
NEXUS, Jennifer Wraight shares her impressions of the recent ASLA conference in Adelaide and Learning for the Future, the new standards document for school libraries is reviewed. By the time you receive this, the holidays will be upon us. Compliments of the season and enjoy a well-earned break.
Issue 35 Summary
By Editor
Issue 35, Term 4 2000
oration SCIS support for the ASLA XVII: Forging future direction conference Bruce Wilson, Curriculum Corporation International Association for school libraries conference report Jenny Ryan, Oceania Region CC news Improving retrievability in school libraries Internetting corner Ni
New Zealand News
By Rosa-Jane French
Issue 16, Term 1 1996
conditions (an ongoing source of dissatisfaction), as well as questions, which we hoped would show the level of technology now operating in secondary school libraries. Using data from previous surveys we were able to make the following observations. In 1988 and 1989 survey questions about computer