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Making an impact: A guide for new school librarians

By Caroline Roche, MA, FCLIP

Issue 124, Term 1 2023

y school library is studious and quiet during lesson times, but  at break and lunchtimes it is buzzing, with students collaborating, borrowing books, reading and working. Achieving that balance  is a skill that needs to be mastered, and we show you how. With years of experience in bringing authors

Tales of friendship: Jack's Best Day Ever

By Gabrielle Bassett

Issue 126, Term 3 2023

m. At the time I was finishing a large project at work around disability inclusion, yet at home my neurodiverse son was having huge challenges around reading, remote learning, and social interactions (and still does). I wanted to write a book that all kids would find fun but also to show my son that

School library spotlight: Northcote High School

By Richard Smallcombe

Issue 126, Term 3 2023

k. Then, when we move into the new location, we’ve got a new up-to-date collection that will fit within the new space as well. How do you promote reading and literacy in your school? Are there any challenges in doing so? Students do a wider reading lesson every two weeks here in the library.

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

By Holly Godfree

Issue 113, Term 2 2020

hool library staff are  meeting to share ideas. One teacher  librarian, let’s call her Janice, is describing  how she’s been building a culture of reading  with her Year 6 students — trying to reverse  the trend we see of teenagers turning away  from reading. She’s got evidence to show  the s

The importance of school libraries in the Google Age

By Kay Oddone

Issue 98, Term 3 2016

2015) suggest there is a positive correlation between annual school library budgets, the number of qualified teacher librarians employed, and NAPLAN Reading Literacy results. This relationship has been consistent since the annual survey began in 2010. Teacher librarians can provide access to cura

Engaging girls in STEM

By Pru Mitchell

Issue 95, Term 4 2015

2012) addresses issues at different levels of education related to lack of females in the industry. The statistics it presents make for disheartening reading (p.8). The report suggests that there may be 'a branding problem', related to how ICT is packaged within education and training (p.7). The

School libraries enhancing student wellbeing

By Jackie Child

Issue 105, Term 2 2018

ew skills can help boost confidence and a sense of achievement and deeper learning. The library can benefit students intellectually through promoting reading, researching and taking part in many STEAM and innovative possibilities by sharing and learning together, motivated by fun and self-fulfilment

Diversity audits and catalogue records

By Renate Beilharz

Issue 128, Term 1 2024

content analysis resource selection toolkit. Retrieved from https://www.rabiakhokhar.com/resource-selection     Learning for Justice. (2016). Reading diversity lite (teacher's edition): A tool for selecting diverse texts. Retrieved from https://www.learningforjustice.org/sites/default/fi

Supporting Australian book creators

By Nicole Richardson, James Moloney

Issue 98, Term 3 2016

is a just and necessary — and let me say, highly efficient — way of balancing the needs of reader and writer. Both get to go on doing what they love: reading for the former and writing for the latter, so that the joyful circle rolls on to the enrichment of every Australian. References Zwar,

Supporting Australian book creators

By Nicole Richardson, Simmone Howell

Issue 96, Term 1 2016

eans for the authors, illustrators, editors, and publishers responsible for the books currently sitting on library shelves. If we are interested in reading a particular book, whether for leisure or for information needs, we are able to head to the library to see if it is available. For every book

Books Aren't Dead!

By Staff Methodist Ladies College

Issue 30, Term 3 1999

ls to enhance research and questioning abilities and to tie it in with the curriculum. 'There is no credible evidence that networks improve student reading, maths or thinking skills unless they are in service of carefully crafted learning programs which show students how to interpret information a

Online Encyclopaedias

By Nigel Paull

Issue 30, Term 3 1999

ee distinctive encyclopaedias: New Book of Knowledge Online, Grolier Multimedia Online and Encyclopaedia Americana Online, each catering to different reading and interest levels. Subscribers are offered a choice of two or three of these different encyclopaedias. Among the features are links to contr

Servicing at a Distance

By Heather Kelsall

Issue 22, Term 3 1997

ay. The mail-out day each week includes resources for assignment/ project activities, extension material for weak/strong areas, and some recreational reading. The Queensland Department of Education covers costs of one mail-out and return per week to each child. There are the usual administrative t

Have You Read This?

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 11, Term 4 1994

July 1994, p 6-7. The translation of print into speech is a service offered to vision impaired readers using the Kurzweil personal reader. Hi-tech reading , Susan Powell in National Library of Australia news , June 1994, p 3-6. Leaming, thinking and research in the age of information technolo

Have you Read This?

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 7, Term 3 1993

s-Walker provides a review of a useful new title Automating school library catalogs: a reader published by Libraries Unlimited. Multimedia I keep reading that this is the new direction for technology. Optical media in education: a quick summary of the pros and cons of five major systems in use t

Information Online and Ondisc 93

By Lance Deveson

Issue 5, Term 1 1993

m control before it becomes too big and easy to get "lost" within. However, I did enjoy looking online at the NASA, Geology, database in Houston, and reading the various Library bulletin boards from around USA and Europe. On Line OnDisc Conference 93 was a credit to the organisers and further conf

SCIS is more

By Ben Chadwick

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

aceless corporate entity, but an advocate for the best interests of teachers and learners when it comes to discovering great contemporary content for reading, research, literacy, and learning. I look forward to continuing to contribute to it all.

Website and app reviews

By Nigel Paull

Issue 107, Term 4 2018

aries/videos Emanating from the National Library of New Zealand, this collection of short videos focuses on school libraries, digital literacy, and reading engagement. The videos are of a professional nature and can be filtered by learning type. SCIS no. 1886942 Schools — Sydney Opera House

Website and app reviews

By Nigel Paull

Issue 108, Term 1 2019

ike-minded schools in New Zealand that aims to broaden online learning opportunities in a collaborative setting. SCIS no. 1895052 VRROOM – Virtual Reading Room http://vrroom.naa.gov.au Emanating from the National Archives of Australia, and promoted as archival records for teachers and prima

Cover images and SCIS

By Renate Beilharz

Issue 109, Term 2 2019

Cover images have now become a part of most public interfaces to library catalogues, and school libraries use them to promote resources and reading. ESA has been offering cover images to schools as part of their subscription since 2008. This article explains how school library staff can use these w