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Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 93, Term 2 2015
dents can undertake recap questions at the end of each unit. Links to additional websites are also available. SCIS no. 1704704 Inspirational school libraries from around the world – gallery www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/gallery/2015/jan/08/school-libraries-world-books-gallery Is your l
Issue 78 Summary
By Anthea Amos
Issue 78, Term 3 2011
in digital Europe Dr Helen Boelens, ENSIL Website reviews Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW The Hub: campaign for quality school libraries in Australia Georgia Phillips, The Hub NSW New and revised subject headings Pam Kadow, Education Services Australia Social media and
Issue 75 Summary
By Editor
Issue 75, Term 4 2010
rvices Australia Digital participation, digital literacy and schools Cassie Hague and Ben Williamson, via Curriculum Leadership Journal School libraries: Making a difference Kerry Neary, via Curriculum Leadership Journal From little things big things grow - Part 3: Library design essentia
Issue 74 Summary
By Editor
Issue 74, Term 3 2010
ly available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Taking the driver's seat Catherine Hainstock, teacher librarian Learning to lead libraries Jennifer Dyer, Birrong Girls High School, NSW What kids know (and don't know) about technology Mary Ann Bell, Sam Houston State Univers
Issue 56 Summary
By Editor
Issue 56, Term 1 2006
rassing author anecdotes as the travelling companion of an imaginary cake-eating hippo Hazel Edwards, Author E-learning, e-content, education and libraries Thomas K Storey, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Internetting corner Nigel Paull, South Grafton Primary School, NSW SCISWeb ha
Issue 50 Summary
By Editor
Issue 50, Term 3 2004
ndrew Wright, NILS (National Information and Library Service) Magazines in a Muddle? Catherine Leonard, Softlink Pacific E-journals for School Libraries Nigel Paull and Tracy Tees Beam Me a Book Please Pam Saunders, Yarra Plenty Regional Library, VIC Educational Lending Right 2003–04
Issue 42 Summary
By Editor
Issue 42, Term 3 2002
Kimberley Alison Lawrence, Broome Senior High School, and Department of Education, WA CC News Progressing the Partnership: School and Public Libraries for Lifelong Learning Dr Alan Bundy, Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), and University of South Australia Internetti
Issue 38 Summary
By Editor
Issue 38, Term 3 2001
gement Software Package Steven Haby, SCIS SCIS Agency Profile – Victoria Mavis Heffernan, Statewide School Library Support Centre, VIC School Libraries, Literacy Week and the Let’s Read Expo Mary Ellen Ray, DEET Cataloguing News
Cataloguing News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 31, Term 4 1999
professional subject cataloguing tool developed over many years by a team of qualified cataloguers. Features: Developed for Australasian school libraries and curriculum needs. Updated in response to changes in terminology, trends and attitudes. Broad and specific terms with scope for the c
What's New?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/itb/libryrpt/ index.him> and would provide further information. 4. The great divide? Physical and digital resources in school libraries School libraries face an increasing challenge to meet the needs of their users for integrated access to all resources -physical and digita
What's New?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 29, Term 2 1999
was honou r ed for her long-standing support and encouragement of teacher li brarians and service to the School Libraries Sect i on. 1998 Evaluation of Library Software An evaluation of library software products has been c
ASLA XVI Conference
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 28, Term 1 1999
e Vice Chancellor and President from the University of South Australia. She delivered the SCIS oration on the topic 'Working partnerships: Schooling, libraries and the information age'. We highly recommend attending the ASLA conference as an excellent opportunity for professional development for T
New Zealand News
By James Carroll
Issue 20, Term 1 1997
problem solving/gathering component. These changes together with the move to pupil centered education has impacted not only on teachers but school libraries as well. The expectation placed on school librarians are broadening to encompass an understanding of teaching a learning. This means that th
LM-NET
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 10, Term 3 1994
ada, New Zealand and Australia. On LM-NET members share information and experience. There are discussions about issues such as censorship in school libraries (in which Australia's Ken Dillon has participated), how to set up CD-ROM networks, policies about charging for computer print-outs and cries
ELR, or the super fund you have when you don’t have a super fund
By Nadia Wheatley
Issue 103, Term 4 2017
ss than your teachers’. My annual Lending Right payment is a crucial part of this income. While I love PLR (recompense for books held in public libraries), I feel a deep personal attachment to ELR, which is the lending right scheme connected with educational libraries. This is because I was
Genre wars
By Martin Gray
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
has moved to sorting its fiction collection by genre and has reported a 20 per cent increase in borrowing. Naturally, this has interested the school libraries in town. I decided to run a poll to see whether making the change was worth it for our school. Twenty-six per cent of the 100 respondents
Supporting Australian book creators
By Aaron Blabey
Issue 108, Term 1 2019
o 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 ideas
Cataloguing standards: what you see is what you get
By Natasha Campbell
Issue 111, Term 4 2019
abase each month, keeping it relevant and current. The resources catalogued come from a range of sources including publishers, booksellers and school libraries. These hot-off-the-press titles are our best means of creating a quality record that is accurate and compliant with international catalogu
The Ever-Rising Popularity of Graphic Novels
By Michael Jongen, Helen Kain
Issue 125, Term 2 2023
a more prominent position and display with the library. Such expansions of graphic novel sections are not uncommon. Over the last ten years, school libraries have been focusing much more on their graphic novel collections. They have gained in popularity as schools and libraries have become more op
Thank you Heather, Welcome Nigel
By Lance Deveson, Heather Kelsall
Issue 23, Term 4 1997
and wish her well with future endeavours. We look forward to occasional contributions to the newsletter as she visits interesting schools, and school libraries, in her new role. Nigel Paull, teacher librarian at Sth Grafton Primary school, NSW, has agreed to step in as editor for the next two year