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International engagement: the SLAV / IASL partner association program
By Susan La Marca
Issue 106, Term 3 2018
to join up in this way as it was felt that access to the members-only area of the IASL website, the IASL Newsletter, and the research journal School Libraries Worldwide affords professional learning opportunities that are well worth investing in for our members. By joining as an association, SLAV
SCIS is more
By Caroline Ramsden
Issue 110, Term 3 2019
ections! New Connections editor In this issue, we welcome our new Connections editor, Carmen Eastman. Carmen brings a background in marketing for libraries to our team. We are very happy to have her, and I’m looking forward to all the great content she has planned for coming issues. Welcome, Car
Educational Lending Rights: Supporting Australian literature and schools
Issue 132, Term 1, 2025
ending Rights scheme sees Australian authors, illustrators, and publishers compensated for the free use of their books held in educational and public libraries. 2024 was the 25th year that ESA has had the pleasure of delivering this survey on behalf of the Australian Government’s Office for the Arts
LIFT: From little things ...
By Madeleine Galbraith and the LIFT team
Issue 108, Term 1 2019
n outstanding individual but, rather, a group of people with a common purpose who came together to find a solution. We see this often in the world of libraries, where staff share and collaborate as a means of efficiency and, often, survival. It is certainly the case with LIFT, our community of Weste
Book launches: connecting schools, students and local authors
By Jenna Hildebrand
Issue 109, Term 2 2019
Reading culture As school library staff, we strive every day to establish libraries and resource centres as places that support our students’ reading and information literacy. In our relentless quest to promote reading for pleasure, one major challenge is the structured class context. We need
Engaging girls in STEM
By Pru Mitchell
Issue 95, Term 4 2015
ogy, particularly amongst girls. While the Book Week theme 'Books light up our world' linked neatly to this year's International Year of Light , can libraries build on this, and develop services that support school, system and national STEM priorities? What is STEM? STEM is used as an umbrella
Interview with Gabrielle Wang, Australian Children's Laureate
By Gabrielle Wang
Issue 122, Term 3 2022
Were school libraries an important part of your childhood? Do you have any favourite memories? School libraries were important because I felt they were a good shelter. I liked playing sport and I liked being outside at lunchtime, but sometimes if you just want quiet time, it’s a really good plac
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
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
derstand if and how SCIS can assist you in identifying resources that support Australian Curriculum outcomes. One thing is clear: Australian school libraries see the value in data that links resources to curriculum outcomes. Respondents suggest it would increase usage of those resources, benefit t
To inspire or to instruct
By Ta'afuli Andrew Fiu
Issue 91, Term 4 2014
sier way of life. At the annual School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (SLANZA) conference in 2013, I was asked whether I thought school libraries were getting left behind in the digital age. My answer is still the same a year later. Libraries should be the centre of technological innov
SCIS is more
By Dr Ben Chadwick
Issue 92, Term 1 2015
Whilst we catalogue a broad range of fiction and non-fiction works, we focus heavily on the types of resources used in schools and acquired by school libraries. Many educational publications are quite niche and may not be found in more generic databases, especially when it comes to electronic resour
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
I hereby launch the 100th edition of Connections magazine! Connections celebrates all the superheroes that work in school libraries. Like superheroes, they possess special powers that are admired by their colleagues. They work alone — or in small teams — but are known to constructively negotia
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 29, Term 2 1999
Contents include reviews of software and hardware, lesson plans, IT applications, interviews and Internet site reviews. Welcome to the Australian Libraries' Gateway http://www.nla.gov.au/libraries/ Developed on behalf of the Australian library community by the National Library of Australi
Professional Development
By Sue McKnight
Issue 16, Term 1 1996
other happenings. ph: (06) 286 3029 ALIA '96: October 6-11 Many T/Ls have found past ALIA Conferences offered little content relevant to school libraries. In fact, of the 1000+ delegates at the joint NZLIA/ ALIA Conference 1994, only thirteen teacher-librarians attended. Reading the Future, to
Letters to the Editor
By Dianne Lewis
Issue 11, Term 4 1994
hat the right hand page entries are so close to the centre margin that the book must be forced flat to read them? It would be more cost-effective for libraries to have paid a little more for a book that would last a lot longer -or at least to have had a choice of binding. Another suggestion for th
A national celebration of storytime
By Brendan Eichholzer
Issue 105, Term 2 2018
(ALIA) as part of the Library and Information Week celebrations. Each year a picture book, written by an Australian author, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, preschools, childcare centres, family homes, and bookshops. Now in its 18th year, NSS is a fun, vibrant event that aims to promote
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nova Weetman
Issue 119, Term 4 2021
for younger readers and between publications, I make living visiting schools and running writing workshops and talks. These are often held in school libraries, surrounded by students who love books as much as I do. It’s a pretty special job. I’m still a member of a library. Three in fact. And th
SCIS is more
By Anthony Shaw
Issue 127, Term 4 2023
rkforce, making her our longest-serving team member. She spent most of her working life focused on creating catalogue records for resources in school libraries. Mavis started as a cataloguer at Tottenham Technical School (Victoria) in 1973, then joined a team of 15 cataloguers in the Victorian Educa
SCIS is More
By Anthony Shaw
Issue 130, Term 3, 2024
gue. Imagine an integrated library management system that could easily ingest high-quality digital catalogue records, created specifically for school libraries – back then that was the stuff of science fiction. Luckily for students and library staff, such a system now exists, and SCIS has since been
Online Encyclopaedias
By Nigel Paull
Issue 30, Term 3 1999
Online. They both offered updates of events that had occurred in the last 24 hours. Each company has designed their on line encyclopaedia with school libraries and classrooms in mind. World Book Online comprises the respected World Book Encyclopaedia and features streaming audio and video, the abili