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Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 131, Term 4, 2024
culum areas, teachers can investigate the apps and games that use Apple technologies to promote inclusivity, social impact, and spatial computing. SCIS no: 5498622 Balarinji www.balarinji.com.au Balarinji is an Australian Indigenous design and strategy agency, whose stunning work is fe
Introducing Cheryl
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 29, Term 2 1999
Cherryl Schauder has recently joined the SCIS team as National Cataloguing and Metadata Coordinator. Her main role involves the application and development of standards for enhancing the quality of the SCIS database. One of Cherryl's first tasks is to coordinate the revision work for the fourth edi
Issue 67 Summary
By Editor
Issue 67, Term 4 2008
century: Part 2 – Time and workload Barbara Combes, Edith Cowan University Internetting corner Nigel Paull, South Grafton Primary School, NSW SCIS handy hint SCIS news New and revised subject headings Information literacy, Web 2.0 and graphic novels Via Curriculum and Leadershi
Issue 65 Summary
By Editor
Issue 65, Term 2 2008
the latest in library technology Greg Worrell, Dandenong High School, VIC Internetting corner Nigel Paull, South Grafton Primary School, NSW SCISWeb handy hints SCIS news New and revised subject headings Policy support for school libraries Anne Chowne, St Michael's Primary Sch
Issue 54 Summary
By Editor
Issue 54, Term 3 2005
My neighbourhood – our neighbourhood Martin Stone, Curriculum Corporation Internetting corner Nigel Paull, South Grafton Primary School, NSW SCISWeb handy hints New and revised subject headings Cataloguing for non-cataloguers: the truth about subject headings Ray Cotsell, SCIS
Issue 53 Summary
By Editor
Issue 53, Term 2 2005
s with curriculum Robyn Philip and Donna Gibbs, Macquarie University, NSW Internetting corner Nigel Paull, South Grafton Primary School, NSW SCISWeb handy hints SCIS news New and revised subject headings Cataloguing for non-cataloguers: authors Ray Cotsell, SCIS Unbeatable
Issue 51 Summary
By Editor
Issue 51, Term 4 2004
nnovative Educational Resource Brian Shepherd, Edith Cowan University, WA Internetting corner Nigel Paull, South Grafton Primary School, NSW SCISWeb handy hints SCIS news New and revised subject headings History and All That – Classifying in the 900s Ray Cotsell, SCIS Educa
Issue 46 Summary
By Editor
Issue 46, Term 3 2003
is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Principals’ Support of School Libraries Gary Hartzell, via ERIC Digest SCISWeb handy hints Authority Control Leonie Bourke, SCIS CC NEWS ELR School Library Survey News Bridie Mackay, Educational Lending Righ
Issue 44 Summary
By Editor
Issue 44, Term 1 2003
s only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Partners in Curriculum Renewal Jane Connolly, Brisbane Catholic Education SCISWeb handy hints ELR School Library Survey Update Bridie Mackay, Educational Lending Right School Library Survey New State Library of Sout
Issue 41 Summary
By Editor
Issue 41, Term 2 2002
e: Promote or Perish: Developing a Public Relations Plan for Your School Library Jane Viner and Amanda Lucas, Methodist Ladies’ College, VIC SCISWeb handy hints Catalogue Records for Television Programs Do You Treat Yourself Professionally? June Wall, Australian School Library Ass
Connections for the Future
By Kevin Grove
Issue 25, Term 2 1998
Curriculum Corporation sees its role as supporting Teacher Librarians (schools' information professionals) by providing information services such as SCIS. Connections is an extension of that support. Please let us know how we can improve this or other services. In the future, Connections will inc
Post Modernism and the Shelf Ready Item
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 31, Term 4 1999
The involvement of SCIS with Campion Education in providing shelf ready books to schools with catalogue records is outlined in an article written by Wilma Kurvink (Director of Library Services) and Marie Turnbull (Technical Services Librarian) at Wesley College, Melbourne. The authors state: 'O
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
ry 1, 2000 was much different to December 31, 1999, except perhaps for the hangover. In the first edition of Connections last year I indicated that SCIS' 'new age' had already arrived. Last year was the first time that we offered only the SCISWeb and SCISCO products. Subscriptions to SCIS increase
From the Executive Director
By David Francis
Issue 3, Term 3 1992
Our readers are advised that further to an article on SCIS in Vol 6 No 3 of ACCESS, we have accepted their invitation to provide a contribution to the journal. As we consider CONNECTIONS to be our major communication with
New Software and Communications
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 3, Term 3 1992
Curriculum Corporation has commenced the search to replace the current software system onto which the SCIS database is mounted. This software will include a number of new features including AUSTPAC access. Schools considering investigating an AUSTPAC licence should wait until Curriculum Corporati
A day in the life of ...
By Bridie Mackay
Issue 35, Term 4 2000
the development of my own personal skills, which give me the confidence to problem solve independently whenever I can. When I began my position in SCIS customer support in 1999, I was reminded of my own first call to a helpline and my bewilderment at facing those alien technologies. I recognise t
Issue 36 Summary
By Editor
Issue 36, Term 1 2001
Edwina Marshall, Curriculum Corporation Authority file maintenance – an ongoing task Carolyn Brown, Jane Withers, St Margaret’s School, VIC SCISWeb handy hints CC news Content is king, but content management rules (part 2) Colin Bell, Concord Australia Implementing information
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
poignant story from Nam Le, this multimedia adaptation offers insight into the Vietnamese refugee experience, and is suitable for secondary students. SCIS no. 1764455 Caring for your collections natlib.govt.nz/collections/caring-for-your-collections Emanating from the National Library of Ne
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
the Vietnam War. Aspects of the conflict covered include combat, personnel, defoliation, conscription, public opinion, and the aftermath of the war. SCIS no. 1777662 Chromebooks in the classroom www.schrockguide.net/chromebooks.html Noted educator Kathy Schrock provides comprehensive inform
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 116, Term 1 2021
tudent-centred resources include critical thinking activities, quizzes, maps, videos, and learning resources related to the Australian Curriculum. SCIS no: 1990447 BEACH POLLUTION ENDS HERE endbeachpollution.sydney For coastal communities, stormwater runoff – causing beach pollution – is