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SCIS interviews Teacher Librarian Award winner Megan Daley
By Megan Daley
Issue 126, Term 3 2023
of my teenage years watching her do her teacher librarian degree, and then doing kind of unofficial work experience or volunteering as a child in her school libraries. When I was at uni, I would do her Book Week displays with her and I would download SCIS records for her – SCIS has actually always b
Australian Children’s Laureate 2024–25: Sally Rippin
By Interview article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 129, Term 2 2024
xciting that this might prompt an overhaul in our education system and hopefully mean that all children will get the teaching they need. With some school libraries experiencing budget and staffing reductions in 2024, as well as some being dissolved into classroom libraries, do you believe librari
Teacher librarian leadership and generative AI: An opportunity for leading innovation
By Matthew Boggon
Issue 130, Term 3, 2024
ly to Web 2.0, and is therefore worthy of providing statewide support to develop teachers’ AI skillsets. The implications for this AI revolution on school libraries and teacher librarians are extensive. These implications, succinctly discussed by Oddone (2023), confront issues such as the accuracy
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
d to offer to support that. It’s been incredibly valuable for my professional and personal growth. Finally, if you could change one thing about how school libraries are understood or supported in education, what would it be? I’d like to see a stronger connection made between having a qualified t
Stories make us: in conversation with Morris Gleitzman
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 105, Term 2 2018
doors to new experiences Morris Gleitzman’s predecessor Leigh Hobbs spent a large portion of his laureateship campaigning for school librarians and school libraries, especially in response to their diminishing roles in some schools. Morris also understands the important role that school library st
Creating a collection with SCIS
By Claire McLennan
Issue 135, Term 4, 2025
e students with a cognitive disability (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2024). To meet these needs, it is essential that school libraries provide access to books that mirror the diversity of their school community and build empathy. Teacher librarians need to consider