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SCIS is more
By Anthony Shaw
Issue 124, Term 1 2023
ing with all the wonderful school staff who use our services both nationally and internationally over the next year and can’t wait to dive in and get cataloguing for you!
SCIS is more
By Anthony Shaw
Issue 126, Term 3 2023
rity Files to their library management systems automatically . Our thanks to these vendors for implementing this new SCIS functionality, streamlining cataloguing processes for Authority Files for our mutual customers. If you use one of these library management systems, you can set up automatic imp
School library spotlight: Melbourne High School
By Pam Saunders
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
s. Our charging station for tablets and phones is also popular. What is your favourite thing about SCIS? We have almost completely outsourced our cataloguing to SCIS as they do a wonderful job, at a high standard. We rely on them being up to date with cataloguing changes and keeping us informed.
Metadata (part 2): Controlled Vocabulary and Metadata
By Cherryl Schauder, Keith Grove
Issue 30, Term 3 1999
ce literature about whether controlled vocabulary or natural language systems give the best retrieval performance. The intellectual effort of subject cataloguing with controlled vocabularies is a t ime consuming and therefore expensive process. The maintenance of the vocabulary itself is labour inte
School library spotlight: St Joseph’s College, Geelong
By Joy Whiteside
Issue 114, Term 3 2020
ul, whether that is reading quietly, studying, or playing a game such as chess. What is your favourite thing about SCIS? SCIS is essential to our cataloguing of resources. Highlights for us include: Ease of use — so simple and quick to add new records to our library catalogue. Efficiency —
School Library Spotlight: Forest Hill College
By Helen Farch
Issue 117, Term 2 2021
ch day. Our job entails everything to do with running a school library: day-to-day circulation activities, collection development and acquisitions, cataloguing, promotion of library services, budgeting, making displays, and strategic planning for the future of the library. We also help with studen
School library spotlight: Strathtulloh Primary School
By Krista Thomas
Issue 129, Term 2 2024
elf. We also use our library management system as an asset register. We catalogue things like our iPads and technology on there. At the moment I am cataloguing a ride-on mower, as well as some graphic novels. What are the most rewarding aspects of working in a school library? The students. A
Putting the ALIA Code of Ethics into practice in school libraries
By Jacqui Lucas
Issue 134, Term 3, 2025
t we choose to prioritise in the library curriculum; and how we engage with the school community. The ethical decisions we make around collections, cataloguing and access are our professional bread and butter, so integral to the Code of Ethics are the actions undertaken in creating, describing, st
SCIS is more
By Dr Ben Chadwick
Issue 92, Term 1 2015
have collected some of these resources on our Special Orders page . Quality of records SCIS cataloguers adhere to the strict SCIS Standards for Cataloguing and Data Entry . We pride ourselves on the high standard of our bibliographic records and authority control while maintaining our rigorous
The Great Divide? Physical and Digital Resources in School Libraries
By Keith Grove
Issue 34, Term 3 2000
a digital world? Will availability of richer electronic descriptions of physical resources (such as tables of contents) alter how we conceive of the cataloguing process? The need is clear: seamless access to resources of any kind. The solution is much less clear. Australian school libraries are f
Using SCIS Leaves More Time for Student-centred Services
By Nola Smolders
Issue 30, Term 3 1999
At John Paul College we are finding that the use of SCISWeb and SCISCO in conjunction with our Bibliotech software enables us to save time with cataloguing duties and concentrate our efforts in the teaching domain. Some of our initiatives were outlined recently at a forum on information literacy as
New SCIS Subject Headings
By Ellen Paxton
Issue 6, Term 2 1993
Revised Soviet Union Republic Headings These headings, listed below, have recently been approved by the SCIS cataloguing agencies for publication in the forthcoming third edition of the SCIS subject Headings List. Please feel free to add them to your existing catalogue. ARMENIA May be subdi
School library spotlight: Macleans College
By Christine Hurst
Issue 110, Term 3 2019
a recent returns shelf and it’s amazing how many books are borrowed from there! What is your favourite thing about SCIS? Having great, consistent cataloguing! I also love the authority files with their ‘see also’ references. What would you like to see SCIS do more of? We subscribe to ClickVi
SCIS is more
By Caroline Hartley
Issue 118, TERM 3 2021
Welcome to new staff at SCIS: Laura Iseman and Adam Styles We are very pleased to have two new staff join us at SCIS. Laura Iseman joins us as a Cataloguing Officer. Laura is a highly experienced librarian who has worked across a range of library settings and has extensive knowledge of MARC, RD
The story of Story Store
By Joanna Baynes
Issue 127, Term 4 2023
work to be done truly registered. I needed books – lots of them and on an ongoing basis – as well as funding, premises, shelving, computer software, cataloguing support, a name, a website, an email address. The list grew. I was given a new computer as my leaving gift from King’s. Sumware Consult
SCIS is more
By Caroline Hartley
Issue 119, Term 4 2021
ords from the SCIS website. Other reasons to use the SCIS website include to: search for curriculum resources, refer to subject headings for original cataloguing, check or update school catalogue records, search for books that haven’t been located through the library system, look at catalogue record
SCIS is more
By Anthony Shaw
Issue 129, Term 2 2024
<!-- Complete the survey today --> At SCIS we are committed to fostering diversity and respect within the educational community. The SCIS cataloguing team has recently started to include AustLang terms within catalogue records. You will soon start to see Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isla
SCIS is more
By Anthony Shaw
Issue 133, Term 2, 2025
directly feed into our evaluation or ‘discovery’ process, which aims to help us better understand our customers and how we can provide more relevant cataloguing services. The survey will be open from 7 to 24 May, and we encourage all users to participate and help shape the future of SCIS. You mig
School library spotlight: Trinity Grammar School, Sydney
By Courtney Nolan, Stefanie Gaspari
Issue 116, Term 1 2021
school, we don’t see as rapid a drop off in their borrowing and reading in the senior years. What is your favourite thing about SCIS? Courtney: Cataloguing service, engaging articles and prompt responses to enquiries. Stef: It makes cataloguing so simple! The cover images are fantastic – I
School library spotlight: Christian College Geelong
By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 133, Term 2, 2025
ebook collection, among other things. There is a lot to manage, and SCIS is very important in that. How do you manage that across five campuses? Cataloguing is my priority at each campus, to ensure new resources are available for students and staff as soon as possible, so my role is quite focus