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New Product Reviews
By Dianne Lewis
Issue 6, Term 2 1993
Austguide I received Austguide 1993 towards the end of April. The databases on the Austguide CD-ROM have been selected with school libraries in mind, The databases include Guidelines and Pinpointer, bibliographic indexes of popular (mostly but not exclusively Australian) magazines and some stat
Supporting Australian book creators
By Aaron Blabey
Issue 108, Term 1 2019
went to multiple primary schools in various towns, so it’s probably not a total mind-blower to discover that I spent a lot of my childhood hiding in school libraries. I loved them. They were a sanctuary; an escape portal, housed within the walls of ordinary institutions, filled with extraordinary
SCIS is more
By Anthony Shaw
Issue 133, Term 2, 2025
friends and colleagues, old and new, to commemorate and recognise 40 years of commitment to delivering high-quality catalogue records and support to school libraries. Having paused to reflect in 2024, 2025 presents SCIS with the opportunity to look to the future and plan how we continue deliverin
Collector, curator or collaborator?
By Jennie Bales
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
national collaborative forums available to the Australian school library sector. It relies on its members to generate content on matters relating to school libraries, programs, pedagogy, and the library profession. It was established as a listserv in 1995 by Charles Sturt University’s teacher libra
Have You Read This?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 24, Term 1 1998
using Net filters. Debowski, S. 'Managing technological change'. Access. 11 (4), November, 1997, 30-32. The changes that Teacher Librarians and school libraries face in the near future are addressed in this article by Dr Shelda Debowski. She outlines the two key issues facing Teacher Librarian
What's New?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 31, Term 4 1999
er Librarians may be interested in the products this business provides. This service offers signs, instructional posters and bibliographic guides for school libraries. The signs are designed and produced by Phyl Williamson, an experienced Teacher Librarian, who understands the need for positive and
SCISWeb Handy Hints
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 34, Term 3 2000
es for Teacher Librarians. We are always keen to receive notification about relevant information that can be included for the benefit of all staff in school libraries. 4. Quick link When 'surfing' the SCIS site, remember to use the SCIS or 'i' logos found at the top of most pages. These are link
Let SCIS Save you Time and Money
By Schools Catalogue Information Servive (SCIS)
Issue 22, Term 3 1997
aterials and computer programs. From this database, Curriculum Corporation produces a wide range of information services and products for schools and school libraries throughout Australia and overseas. SCIS reduces the cost and duplication of effort required by T /Ls in cataloguing resources in sc
New Zealand News
By Catherine Thomas
Issue 18, Term 3 1996
. While problems exist everywhere, I enjoyed the Open Assembly of Associations as it was great to hear of developments in other countries. Will School Libraries all become Virtual Libraries presented by Sandra Olen from South Africa, proved interesting and was discussed at length. The annual
Supporting Legal Study requests with ease
By Jan Barnett
Issue 15, Term 4 1995
Affording major law references and having access to legal cases is not always an easy task for school libraries. Use can sometimes be made of libraries at private law firms in the extended school community however, whilst this form of inter-library loan or inter-library photocopy is effective it is
New Zealand News
By Merilyn Small
Issue 14, Term 3 1995
Two Current Information Networks (CINs) are presently operating through secondary school libraries in Christchurch. In the last Connections issue Rosa-Jane wrote of N .Z. students increasing demand for journal articles through access to Index New Zealand CD ROM (INNZ) . The CINs have been set up
The Internet Letters
By Dianne Lewis
Issue 10, Term 3 1994
received responses to my article from colleagues in Victoria, Queensland and NSW. If you are interested in being part of a lobby group to ensure that school libraries do not miss the boat, please contact me. Dear Dianne, I write in response to your article on Access to the Internet. As a priva
Staff Profile
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 3, Term 3 1992
son. Nicole graduated in 1991 and has had a variety of jobs before coming to the Corporation including work in Public libraries and voluntary work in School libraries.
Libraries: An American Value
By Lance Deveson
Issue 14, Term 3 1995
pted to visit as many stands as possible that related to library automation and also to discover if there is in America a service similar to SCIS for school libraries. Whilst I came away with the impression that the library systems offered or recommended for school libraries in Australia are world c
Tales of friendship: Jack's Best Day Ever
By Gabrielle Bassett
Issue 126, Term 3 2023
oo noisy). That way readers can just enjoy it as a fun story, or they can choose to ask why Jack is doing certain things. What role do you think school libraries play in making school a safer place for neurodiverse children? School libraries are the heart of any school. They provide a safe,
Finding the right genrefication balance in your library
By Jessica Finden
Issue 130, Term 3, 2024
Genrefication in school libraries improves access to collections. In this article, Jessica Finden explores its pros and cons, sharing Carmel College’s approach to organising their resources. One of the core roles of a school library and the teacher librarian (TL) is to establish and provide easy ac
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 24, Term 1 1998
-sleeved Collingwood jumper, a beanie and a pair of appalling football shorts, it is hard to remember that he is a significant national figure in the school libraries network. But he is. He is the only one of us who is genuinely regarded as a guru by his peers. I sometimes, in moments of weakness, a
Celebrating the school library officer
By Madeleine Galbraith
Issue 103, Term 4 2017
(Hobbs 2016). In fact, the cheer came from Western Australia’s school library officers. These inspiring people can tell amazing stories of running school libraries through their dedication, enthusiasm, resourcefulness, and connectedness. Love of their libraries and students is evident in everythi
School library spotlight: Christian College Geelong
By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 133, Term 2, 2025
learning that happens across every subject at every year level. What are some of the best lessons that you’ve learned across your career working in school libraries? Oh, gee. I come from a time before we had computers, so I’ve learned you have to be patient when technology doesn’t work the way i
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson, James Moloney
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
s there for us, which is why we are so grateful to the library staff who take the time to facilitate the survey. What we want most is to be read, and school libraries mean that more children and teenagers have access to our books than ever before. The down side is that one copy in a library, which