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On-Line Services for School Libraries
By Lance Deveson, Beverly Pianta
Issue 2, Term 2 1992
ce to ensure that you are logged off and are not clocking up a huge bill. Which databases to choose? Databases which I have found useful are: SCIS The SCIS database is one that is familiar to many teacher librarians. As well as being used for cataloguing purposes, on- line searching of
Reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 27, Term 4 1998
: Curriculum Corporation Tel: (03) 9207 9600 Fax: (03) 9639 1616 Title: Different Dreams Publisher: Curriculum Corporation RRP: $34.95 SCIS Order Number: 925727 ISBN: 1 86366 426 2 Description: Teacher resource Review: This is the fourth book in a series of integrated unit
The positive potential of ebooks within school libraries
By Trish du Temple
Issue 113, Term 2 2020
‘What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.’ — Ralph Waldo Emerson How can we help students flourish in a world filled with increasing pressures and uncertainty? Academic expectations, social relationships, technology overload and identity formatio
Genrefication 3.5 years later: Reflections
By Susan Davenport
Issue 117, Term 2 2021
going to get some things wrong. Unclear genre images, names or catalogue use may need to change, and that’s OK! We regularly consult sources such as SCIS genres, subject headings and Goodreads, but some titles could fit several genres, for example, a time-travelling, magic-wielding, adventure-comed
Andrew Smith, CEO of Education Services Australia, on data security and privacy in schools
By Andrew Smith
Issue 119, Term 4 2021
y advise staff and students about quality curriculum resources, many of which are online. If you are reading this, you already know the services that SCIS Data provides in this area, and about the regular Website and App reviews in each Connections issue. Schools and the educators you work with ar
How to support early literacy with phonemic awareness
By Judith Barker
Issue 119, Term 4 2021
disorders. A directory of selected apps is available in the target areas of phonological awareness, phonics, reading, writing and vocabulary/grammar. SCIS No. 5364143 ( Reviewed by Nigel Paull in Connections 118 ) Evidence for Learning Evidence for learning: technical appendix Five from
Working together to ensure student access to high-quality school library services
By Holly Godfree
Issue 113, Term 2 2020
k and Instagram @studentsneedschoollibraries, or Twitter @NeedSchoolLibs. Image credits Images supplied by Holly Godfree. Cover image supplied by SCIS. Parts of this article are reprinted with permission from School Library Association of Victoria (SLAV) FYI magazine.
Libraries, languages and free resources
By Jill Wilson
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
[email protected] . If you would like to download the library catalogue record for the Language Learning Space website, you can search via SCIS number 1680949 .
Engaging girls in STEM
By Pru Mitchell
Issue 95, Term 4 2015
nts and teacher reference are essential in this fast moving area. Genres such as science fiction and steampunk are a starting point, and checking the SCIS Catalogue for STEM-related subject headings with a fiction subdivision can provide ideas for building the collection. Visual resources are usef
It’s time: let’s improve schools' perceptions of teacher librarians
By Bev Novak
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
-teacher-students . Oddone, K 2016, ‘The importance of the school library in the Google Age’, Connections , no. 99, http://www2.curriculum.edu.au/scis/connections/issue_98/feature_article/importance_of_school_libraries_in_google_age.html . Image credits: © Sarah McIntyre. Retrieved from
Collector, curator or collaborator?
By Jennie Bales
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
‘If you don’t have a PLN, you don’t know what you are missing’, Connections , vol. 80, pp. 4–5, retrieved 24 November 2016, www2.curriculum.edu.au/scis/issue_80/articles/if_you_dont_have_a_pln.html . Image credits: Screenshot of Jennie Bales's blog. Used with permission.
Genrefying the fiction collection
By Susan Davenport
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
took a trolley of books off the shelf at a time to perform the following actions: review the book for genre allocation using the book’s blurb, SCIS Subject Headings and Goodreads — and brainstorm difficult genre allocations print new spine labels if required; for example, where a series is
School Libraries and the Knowledge Economy of the 21st Century
By Kerry Tanner
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
or example, many of the traditional 'backroom' technical services activities in school libraries are better outsourced to specialist agencies such as SCIS at Curriculum Corporation, library suppliers or booksellers offering add-on services. Such vendors have high-level specialist expertise and quali
ASLA XIV... From the Delegates Perspective
By Pru Mitchell
Issue 15, Term 4 1995
eemantle) opened the Conference Sunday afternoon and delegates were then entertained by Prof. Mike Eisenberg from Syracuse University who gave the SCIS Oration entitled Library and information professionals for the 21st century: ensuring that students are receptive users of information. With
Ten ways to transform your library into a flexible learning space
By Liza Moss
Issue 107, Term 4 2018
an opportunity to prepare the catalogue for the changeover, ensuring that older non-standard entries were removed and, overall, records conformed to SCIS standards. Weeding the out-of-date video collection meant that it could be removed from the leg of the library housing the fiction collection and
Improving reading outcomes for students with dyslexia
By Anna Boyle
Issue 112, Term 1 2020
able to schools and libraries when ordering books through the Dyslexic Books website dyslexicbooks.com . Image credits Cover image supplied by SCIS. All other images supplied by Anna Boyle. References Adams, M. J. (1990). Beginning to read: Thinking and learning about print. Cambridge
Teacher librarian leadership and generative AI: An opportunity for leading innovation
By Matthew Boggon
Issue 130, Term 3, 2024
/default/files/2022-11/Quality-of-teacher-professionallearning.pdf Oddone, K. (2023). Empowering school library staff to navigate the AI frontier. SCIS Connections, 126(1), 1-3. Oberg, D. (2011). Teacher librarians as cultural change agents. Connections, 79(1), 1-3. Platt, A. (2017). The chal
Internet Resource Management-The Role and Development of Metadata
By Kyle Hassan
Issue 34, Term 3 2000
lients. Appendixes and references The appendixes and references for this article may be located on our website at <http://www.curriculum.edu.au/scis/connecV connect.him>. Readers may also be interested in the article 'Demystifying metadata' by Marty Lucas at <http://mappa.mundi.neVtripm /metad