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Learning online: MOOCs for library staff
By Martin Gray
Issue 90, Term 3 2014
mmunity needs and advocating for them, as a way of improving your usefulness within your community. The Salzburg Curriculum–named for a symposium on 'Libraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory Culture' held in Salzburg, Austria–deals with the core of New Librarianship in the modern world. It a
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
ayment under the Lending Right schemes. SCIS manages the ELR school library survey, which compiles an estimate of book holdings in Australian school libraries. This is then used as the basis for payment. The word ‘survey’ here may be misleading. There are no questions to answer or forms to fill in
What's New?
By Nigel Paull
Issue 24, Term 1 1998
and could prove to be a helpful starting point for schools writing or refining their own policies. Cost: $34.00 From: Trinity Grammar School Libraries Trinity Grammar School PO Box 174 Summer Hill 2130 A Practical Guide to Computers The recently published book by Anne Glover, Compute
What's New?
By Nigel Paull
Issue 25, Term 2 1998
ew generation of its CD ROM encyclopaedia, Britannica CD 98 Multimedia Edition. A variety of CD ROM encyclopedias have found their way into school libraries and homes, usually at no cost because they have been bundled with the purchase of new computers. Students have relished using these multimed
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
acher Librarian time. Indications are that many more schools will move from the CD product to the Web, providing real evidence that Australian school libraries are moving strongly into on line activity. In 1999 the National Office for the Information Economy published A Strategic Framework for the
A Question of Technology?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
schools. He supports student-centred, engaged learning, with his approach informed by 30 years of experience as a teacher, principal and director of libraries and technology. He has created a collection of easy-to-read essays and articles available in two volumes, to equip educators and teachers to
New Zealand News
By Jenny Carrol
Issue 19, Term 4 1996
e the process of gathering and manipulating information becomes all important. It is an essential skill transferable across the curriculum and school libraries and librarians have an important role to play in the teaching of this process. Professional development is essential if we are to keep up
New Zealand News
By Rosa-Jane French
Issue 17, Term 2 1996
nt Certificate to a Diploma, with possible links into Degree courses. Another session that day will look at the needs of Asian students in our school libraries, both resident migrants and students here for short term language courses. There are a variety of courses available at local and national
Letters to the Editor
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 13, Term 2 1995
d on this path and have policies in place re Internet use etc. The purpose of this letter is to request you run an article in "Connections" on school libraries and the Internet with a view to compiling a list of schools in various stages of 'Internet implementation'. Hopefully, a Victorian inservice
Voyager: Curriculum Corporation’s new software platform for the SCIS Database
By Lance Deveson
Issue 7, Term 3 1993
ary system produced by MARCorp in San Francisco, USA and distributed in Australia by Ferntree Computer Corporation is a major leap forward for school libraries in Australia. Curriculum Corporation will be the first site in Australia for the new software and MARCorp will tailor their system to the
A note from the editor
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 103, Term 4 2017
eas in Connections , it is clear that school library professionals of all varieties are selfless, passionate people with one shared message: ‘school libraries matter’. What a pleasure it is to be involved in this community. If you would like to contribute to Connections , whether you are an expe
School library spotlight: Newtown public school
By Lucy White
Issue 121, Term 2 2022
tudents take the time to communicate how much they appreciate the space, or even just that they enjoyed a book I recommended, it really makes my day. Libraries are such an important place for so many kids, and building that connection is a really special thing. I am very lucky to be at a school w
Tales of friendship: Jack's Best Day Ever
By Gabrielle Bassett
Issue 126, Term 3 2023
y). That way readers can just enjoy it as a fun story, or they can choose to ask why Jack is doing certain things. What role do you think school libraries play in making school a safer place for neurodiverse children? School libraries are the heart of any school. They provide a safe, quiet
School library spotlight special: Supporting the Cambodian Children’s Fund
By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 131, Term 4, 2024
. Softlink were donating their Oliver v5 LMS and asked if SCIS would provide access to SCIS Data. At Softlink, we’ve always believed in the power of libraries to transform lives, so when we heard about the amazing work being done at the Cambodian Children's Fund, we knew we wanted to help. We appro
SCIS: the next 40 years
Issue 132, Term 1, 2025
o innovate and improve our services? What are the challenges for school library staff and how can we continue to support them? What changes in school libraries and technologies will shape the future development of SCIS? The SCIS leadership team has great plans and aspirations for the product going
Library love letters
By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 136, Term 1, 2026
Letter to join the discussion. This term, which includes Library Lovers Day on February 14, we heard from students about why they love their school libraries! I like the school library because of the way they use the space. There are places to sit and read and spaces to work or study, there’s eno
SCIS news for subscribers
By Anthony Shaw
Issue 138, Term 3, 2026
good start, Minister Clare. I know I’m preaching to the converted but it shouldn’t require another Karmel report to understand the key role school libraries and teacher librarians play in (digital) literacy. You can read the ABC report here . This issue of Connections is focusing on books an
Emily Rodda on treasured stories
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 108, Term 1 2019
of their own storytelling. At a young age, Emily taught herself to read by absorbing the words from the books borrowed from her school and municipal libraries, memorising them, then reconstructing them on paper until she was able to read and write independently. Despite a few detours, she ventured
SCIS interviews ASLA School Library Professional of the Year Award winner - Claire Elliott
By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 134, Term 3, 2025
s important to come into the profession with an open mind. What you think a library is might not reflect what it actually is, or what it will become. Libraries are no longer just quiet spaces or repositories of books. They’re dynamic, evolving environments, and you need to be adaptable. One of the
From the desk of a cataloguer
By Julie Styles
Issue 94, Term 3 2015
his, as well as the subject heading Stories in rhyme . The most significant way a SCIS record differs from other records is that, unlike most other libraries in Australia, we do not use Library of Congress subject headings. A subject headings list is essentially a controlled vocabulary thesaurus.