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From the desk of a SCIS cataloguer
By Mavis Heffernan
Issue 95, Term 4 2015
The SCIS cataloguing team regularly source, receive, and catalogue a range of print and electronic resources suitable for use in school libraries. Electronic resources include websites, apps, and ebooks, and are available for SCIS subscribers as easily downloadable files using the Special Order Fil
Bring the teachers in: enticing teachers into the library
By Brett Moodie
Issue 90, Term 3 2014
nd in turn, achieve greater patronage from staff and students. These new initiatives were obviously supplementary to the traditional strategies that school libraries use to stimulate engagement: blog posts, participating in staff meetings, sorting resources for departments, and working with classes
SCIS is more
By Dr Ben Chadwick
Issue 91, Term 4 2014
Perhaps the most obvious one is the departure of Pru Mitchell as SCIS Manager. Who could possibly replace Pru, a veteran and acknowledged guru in the school libraries industry? Well, I thought I might give it a go. My name is Ben Chadwick. I have been at ESA since January 2012, initially working wit
Supporting Australian book creators
By Laura Armstrong, Gus Gordon
Issue 92, Term 1 2015
ts. With your help, authors and book creators will receive compensation for income potentially lost as a result of copies of their book being held in school libraries. Feedback from participants The feedback from participants is valuable information to identify areas where we can improve our pro
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 34, Term 3 2000
11 /pubs/man ifest.htm The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) and UNESCO have . cooperated in presenting a concise manifesto on school libraries that should be read by Teacher Librarians. Content includes a mission statement, legislation, goals, staffing and management. SCIS 10
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 30, Term 3 1999
ring many fascinating aspects of Science, these links would reward further investigation by Science teachers or those with an interest in Science. School Libraries: Empowering Learning http://www.dse.nsw.edu.au/stand.cgi/staff/ F1.0/F1.8/index.htm Developed for Teacher Librarians in NSW stat
Bollards to you too: ASLA XVI Conference Report
By Nigel Paull, Wendy Smith, Kevin Gove
Issue 28, Term 1 1999
ck, both highlighted the ways in which libraries represent and are custodians of local and national culture. They touched on what this might mean for school libraries. Separate sessions by Keith Gove (Curriculum Corporation) and Ashley Freeman (Charles Sturt University) identified the centrality of
The Gold Coast campus of Griffith University and Ipswich City Council both answer the plea of schools...
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 12, Term 1 1995
an get action and lobbying should be directed through your state branch of ASLA or contact the national president Norma Jeffrey on (09) 2644100. ALIA School Libraries Section national president Anne Plowman (Fax: 02 5641083) is also prepared to look at the issue. From past Letters to the Editor ther
Letters to the Editor
By Dianne Lewis
Issue 11, Term 4 1994
a: ALIA Schools section, Resource Centre Teachers Association (an association of the South Australian Institute of Teachers) and the South Australian School Libraries Association. We meet as a joint committee to share ideas and lobby as one voice for teacher-librarians in South Australia. At the l
What's New
By Katrina Kolt
Issue 11, Term 4 1994
Herald Sun on CD-ROM The Herald Sun on CD-ROM is a valuable product for school libraries. It provides full text searching of the Herald Sun and Sunday Herald Sun, and is updated quarterly. At a time when the provision of current information is imperative, this CD-ROM certainly overcom
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 36, Term 1 2001
and the Arts' Educational Lending Right project. We launched a new product, the SCIS Authority Files, which has been received with much enthusiasm by school libraries. In November 2000, the Curriculum Corporation Board endorsed a strategic plan for SCIS for 2001-2002. We have three major goals The
ELR, or the super fund you have when you don’t have a super fund
By Nadia Wheatley
Issue 103, Term 4 2017
s a count of their total book holdings, and can be completed in just a few clicks. The survey creates a national estimate of holdings in Australian school libraries, which is then used to recompense registered book creators for having their work freely accessible in schools. Participation is highl
Genre wars
By Martin Gray
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
library 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 respo
A national celebration of storytime
By Brendan Eichholzer
Issue 105, Term 2 2018
rience of the day, but also reminds parents of the importance of reading to young minds, and contributes to creating healthy reading habits for life. School libraries are a crucial part of making NSS such a success, while exposing thousands of children to storytime activities. In 2018, NSS will brin
The library, the child, the book creator: ELR and its role in the story cycle
By Tania McCartney
Issue 107, Term 4 2018
nd publishers. Every year, SCIS works closely with the Department of Communications and the Arts to conduct a survey of book holdings in Australian school libraries. This is the ELR School Library Survey. The survey produces an estimate of book holdings in Australian schools, which, combined wit
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nova Weetman
Issue 119, Term 4 2021
writing 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.
The Ever-Rising Popularity of Graphic Novels
By Michael Jongen, Helen Kain
Issue 125, Term 2 2023
ive it 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
SCIS is more
By Caroline Hartley
Issue 119, Term 4 2021
We also welcome Jerrie as our new SCIS Customer Service Team Leader. Jerrie comes to the SCIS team with a wealth of experience working in schools and school libraries, most recently as Library Technician, Language Support and Literacy Intervention Officer and previously as Library Assistant. Jerrie’
AI Leadership Framework: Advancing Australian school library professionals’ AI literacy and leadership competence
Issue 132, Term 1, 2025
AI) in education during the digital era. Advance Knowledge for Executives , 1 (1), 1-9. https://ssrn.com/abstract=4160798 Merga, M. K. (2022). School libraries supporting literacy and wellbeing . Facet Publishing. Oddone, K., Garrison, K., & Gagen-Spriggs, K. (2024). Navigating generative A
Using social media to support school library services
By Helen Stower, Margaret Donaghue
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
. Twitter has also become a great platform to alert teaching staff about news, events, and resources particular to their faculties. Another role of school libraries is to curate information for students. Traditionally, a teacher librarian may have set aside a trolley of books on a research topic o