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

By Holly Godfree

Issue 113, Term 2 2020

f the multi-pronged approach for schools to successfully address tricky social issues. ▶ When you read an article about Australia’s falling scores on literacy, or some other testing, you write in to that media outlet talking about how strong school libraries, run by qualified staff, are known to imp

Insights from the Discovering a Good Read Survey

By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 130, Term 3, 2024

stimulate their interest in reading and critical thinking. Explore the report for in-depth insights As we navigate the evolving landscape of teen literacy, the Discovering a Good Read survey serves as a great resource, helping us blaze a trail through the complex jungle of challenges, preferen

For your reference

By Martin Gray

Issue 130, Term 3, 2024

mings, allows students to progressively and comprehensively engage with referencing in a manner that will likely enhance the research and information literacy skills. It also allows teacher librarians to demonstrate referencing tools, which reinforces our role as information specialists within the s

SCIS is more

By Anthony Shaw

Issue 131, Term 4, 2024

SCIS bus hit the road again. We attended the SLANSW Professional Learning Summit, ConnecTech: Inspired Futures for Information Technology and Digital Literacy Professionals, held in the wonderful library space at PLC Sydney. The bus then flew across the ditch, to Ōtautahi Christchurch for the 2024 S

SCIS: the next 40 years

Issue 132, Term 1, 2025

n.’ Advocacy and training Schools are increasingly employing untrained library staff. Trained library staff are crucial to supporting information literacy standards within schools. Without them, school communities will face challenges in building these capabilities in their students, particularl

Yours Troolie, Kate Temple

By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 137, Term 2, 2026

der the issues. They are completely aware of what’s age appropriate for kids and I think, without that thought that a teacher librarian brings to the literacy that’s available to their cohort, you’d really be in trouble because they do take these issues very seriously and think about what is on thei

Tui Raven – from guerilla cataloguing to inclusive cataloguing

By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 137, Term 2, 2026

r Australian collections. After studying fine arts and linguistics, focusing on Indigenous languages, Raven became a project officer for Indigenous literacy at the State Library of Western Australia. Raven then went onto become the Project Coordinator for the From Another View project where she

School library spotlight: Book Week at St Paul’s School, Queensland

By Ceinwen Jones

Issue 139, Term 4, 2026

Term 3 at St Paul’s School is called ‘Book Week Term’. The school’s celebration of books and literacy continues beyond the traditional parade and beyond the library itself. It’s a celebration of community and connection through story, and a compelling and powerful illustration of how a library can

Study skills in action: how the school library builds independent learners

By Natasha Georgiou

Issue 139, Term 4, 2026

t College, the Research and Study Centre, known as the RASC, is a teaching and learning hub where research, study skills, academic integrity, digital literacy and student wellbeing intersect. Our aim is to help students become confident, independent learners who know not only what to study, but how

Collector, curator or collaborator?

By Jennie Bales

Issue 100, Term 1 2017

participants within professional communities — and not just limited to those within the school library sector — that embrace technology, literature, literacy, the maker movement, and other curriculum areas. Contemporary teacher librarians ‘establish and maintain links to local, national and global

School Libraries and the Knowledge Economy of the 21st Century

By Kerry Tanner

Issue 32, Term 1 2000

l background and training. While there is increasing emphasis on multi-skilling and generic work skills (eg written and oral communication skills, IT literacy, personal management skills) across the workforce, we need to recognise our distinctive professional expertise and to actively promote and de

What’s New

By Dianne Lewis

Issue 8, Term 4 1993

for OP ACs, for the physical environment and possibly even for staffing. The conclusion of the document makes reference to the need for information literacy in our society. "Power over information technology ultimately resides in power over the information itself." (p48-49) Learning for the Futur

Reimagining the library landscape: an approach to school library design

By Anne Whisken

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

its staff and programs support the curricular and co-curricular learning of the school. Its purpose also includes three particular goals: information literacy education, development of study skills, and wide reading promotion. From a library design and facilities management point of view, a secondar

School libraries enhancing student wellbeing

By Jackie Child

Issue 105, Term 2 2018

e. Anna has been coming to our library for a few years before school and during lunchtime. She is a sporty girl, but reserved. She had struggled with literacy and lacked confidence in her abilities. Anna used to come in and play with GoldieBlox, building interesting structures. She also started to b

Enhancing the flexibility of library services

By Claire Elliott

Issue 106, Term 3 2018

teacher brings knowledge of the students and the content. The teacher librarian also brings some knowledge of the content, together with information literacy and research expertise. Beninghof’s article provided six models for co-teaching and became a valuable resource for how we structured the st

Working with pupil library assistants in primary schools

By Lucy Chambers

Issue 107, Term 4 2018

liaison and approval. One such idea was running a World Book Day quiz in class where the PLAs read out questions and marked the answer sheets. The literacy coordinator works with the PLA team to help with whole-school reading events, such as book swaps, family reading promotions, and book sales.

Ten easy tips to be a library rockstar

By Gwyneth Jones

Issue 109, Term 2 2019

5. Be mission-driven Consider writing a mission statement. Think about what matters to you. Is your library program focused on lifelong reading and literacy, creativity, constructivist learning, the maker movement? Is it future-ready, brain-centred, participatory, transparent, positive, becoming a

Even better than the real thing? Virtual and augmented reality in the school library

By Dr Kay Oddone

Issue 110, Term 3 2019

library is a fantastic place for AR and VR. There are so many ways these technologies could be used to raise engagement and to promote literature and literacy. As both AR and VR require specific digital tools, keeping these tools in a central location such as the library makes sense. Augmented rea

Windows and mirrors: Visibility and representation in Australian LGBTQIA+ YA fiction

By Nell Day

Issue 113, Term 2 2020

eriences for the young people in our care through providing access to diverse and inclusive collections, and were a powerful reminder of the words of literacy educator Chad Everett who writes of diverse books ‘in addition to texts being stories to be enjoyed, they are powerful tools of social justic

School library spotlight: Trinity Grammar School, Sydney

By Courtney Nolan, Stefanie Gaspari

Issue 116, Term 1 2021

ar events. We miss having more boys, their parents, staff and members of the extended school community in our space! How do you promote reading and literacy in your school? Are there any challenges in doing so? Courtney: We aim to ensure our students are library users as early as possible. We