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Library makerspaces: revolution or evolution?

By Chris Harte

Issue 97, Term 2 2016

erspace resides at St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School in Corinda, Queensland, which was the recipient of Australia’s Favourite School Library in 2014. Teacher librarians Jackie Child and Megan Daley established a space to provide their students with authentic problems to solve, and the tools required

Engaging girls in STEM

By Pru Mitchell

Issue 95, Term 4 2015

advice. In their educational institutions it was often regarded as atypical for girls to be interested in these subjects, and both the curriculum and teachers were identified as potential factors. The public image of the ICT profession was an issue, seen as having an alienating culture, involving co

Genrefying the fiction collection

By Susan Davenport

Issue 102, Term 3 2017

ystem. Lyn Hay presented a timely Syba Academy seminar, ‘Rethinking the collection: principles and practice for 21C school libraries’, and our four teacher librarians were given the opportunity to attend. As the reasoning for genrefication unfolded, it was clear that we were on the cusp, and hadn’

CC News

By Schools Catalogue Information Service

Issue 25, Term 2 1998

nal Council of Independent Schools. SCIS was established to provide a service with the aim of reducing the cost and duplication of effort required by Teacher Librarians in cataloguing resources in schools. It costs over $1 million annually to run SCIS. In most state education departments, a SCIS Age

SCISWeb Handy Hints

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 34, Term 3 2000

mation about SCISWeb handy hints, SCIS product demonstrations, new SCIS products, library conferences and seminars and links to relevant websites 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

1999 SCIS Conference Report: Planning for 1999-2000

By Kevin Grove

Issue 29, Term 2 1999

lum Corporation met in Sydney for a strategic review of the Schools Catalogue Information Service. The Conference deliberations included input from teacher librarians and other educationalists. The Conference felt that issues about the technology on which the service is based have largely been res

Introducing Cheryl

By Schools Catalogue Information Service

Issue 29, Term 2 1999

consistent cataloguing, and also into the time-consuming nature of this work. She says that she is pleased to be working for a service that supports teacher librarians with their multiple tasks. When Cherryl is away from cataloguing and metadata issues she is a secret 'Star Trek' d Pratchett fan.

Let SCIS Save you Time and Money

By Schools Catalogue Information Servive (SCIS)

Issue 22, Term 3 1997

d also allow your T /L to spend more time on curriculum-related tasks such as teaching students research and information skills ... after all, we are TEACHER-Librarians.

ASLA XIV... From the Delegates Perspective

By Pru Mitchell

Issue 15, Term 4 1995

t provoking and on occasions provocative keynote speakers; the high number of workshops given by practicing T /Ls at the forefront of some aspects of teacher librarianship; and the discussion of issues and trends with colleagues from across Australia and New Zealand. A personal highlight was the num

Letters to the Editor

By Heather Kelsall

Issue 14, Term 3 1995

to your request in Connections for what is happening with the Internet in schools. Kilvington is a girls' school from pre-prep to year 12. I am the teacher-librarian in the secondary school library, and the Internet is networked in this library. Schoolsnet is our service provider and an IT suppo

Internetting Corner

By Heather Kelsall

Issue 14, Term 3 1995

pe electronic infomation service http://www.arc.nasa.gov/ NASA Ames Research Centre http:tneo.nmc.edu/schools/teach.html Lists resources for teachers http://www.abc.net.au The ABC goes Global with a sample of ideas, entertainment, news, views and music. http://www.tc.comell.edu/Edu/

Impressions of the ASLA XIII and the IASL 22nd Conference: Dreams and Dynamics

By Jennifer Wraight

Issue 8, Term 4 1993

rence. This is the first opportunity I have had to attend an ASLA conference. I have worked in the educational field for 19 years, the last 134as a Teacher-Librarian, gaining experience with the Ministry of Education, Catholic and now the Independent System. To make it possible for the Junior Sc

SCISWEB Handy Hints

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 35, Term 4 2000

urriculum.edu.au/scis/catalog/webupdat.htm>. Although it is usual to search SCIS OPAC for such titles, these alphabetical listings may be of value to Teacher Librarians who choose to download the catalogue records for all websites on a particular topic. We have set up a process which allows SCISWeb

Celebrating the school library officer

By Madeleine Galbraith

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

the position of library officer 11 years ago. She works two days a week and, on those days, the students come in to return and exchange their books. Teachers are welcome to bring their students in at any time for other activities. Every year she hosts an event called ‘The Library Officers’ Big Da

Library Automation in Australia

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 21, Term 2 1997

cribes the role of SCIS cataloguing agencies and provides some revealing statistics about SCIS records and formats. Ellen Paxton demystifies MARC for teacher librarians and explains the sometimes complex steps which have been required to transfer SCIS data to USMARC format. In Section Four, Rosema

Supercharge students' digital literacy skills with content curation

By Kay Oddone

Issue 105, Term 2 2018

ntent curation is a meta-skill, requiring many different facets of information and digital literacy. While articles abound promoting it as a tool for teachers, the rich learning opportunities embedded within this practice also make it a supercharged pedagogical approach for students. As the internet

Working with pupil library assistants in primary schools

By Lucy Chambers

Issue 107, Term 4 2018

I can give them. I find that the job develops gradually, depending on the children involved and school management factors. When talking to the head teacher about PLAs, I say that it is not just about helping in the library, but also about students developing aspirations and citizenship skills for

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

By Nell Day

Issue 113, Term 2 2020

nalised identities. As the movement started in the USA, the translation to the Australian context has not always been straightforward. In particular, teacher librarians who seek to improve the visibility and representation of people of colour in their fiction collections may find only a small number

SCIS is more

By Caroline Hartley

Issue 116, Term 1 2021

5% mark. A high hit rate means that we likely have the catalogue records that library users are searching for. We appreciate how critical it is for teachers and students to be able to find the right resource with ease, and we recommend using SCIS Authority Files to enhance the user experience and

Website and app reviews

By Nigel Paul

Issue 126, Term 3 2023

ed and cover campaigns, the long-lasting impacts of the wars on Māori, primary sources, articles, videos, and audio. SCIS no: 5453437 NGA: For Teachers and Students https://nga.gov.au/learn/for-teachers-students/ Emanating from the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) this resource aims