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Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 34, Term 3 2000
s/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 1007709
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 30, Term 3 1999
ny 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 state schoo
Key Issues About Cataloguing and the Use of SCIS
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 27, Term 4 1998
rces. priority is given to recent publications and to items which they believe the majority of schools across Australia would be purchasing for their libraries. Different editions of materials Librarians must be certain that they download the correct cataloguing records for the resources in hand
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 27, Term 4 1998
e Web site for From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal, published by Jamie McKenzie. Articles are available on a range of topics including: libraries of the future; technology planning; assessment; staff development; Internet use policies; and networks. Inside Indonesia: Widely Read, In
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
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 there are m
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
Resources
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 35, Term 4 2000
d 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 t
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 36, Term 1 2001
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 first
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 109, Term 2 2019
ities. The basic version is free; optional extras are available via in-app purchase. SCIS no. 1909666 Tasmanian archives + heritage https://www.libraries.tas.gov.au/archiveheritage/Pages/default.aspx Part of the rich history of Tasmania is available to explore via this broad-ranging resource
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 110, Term 3 2019
lating to fake news covered, including: how to determine if news is fake; how to check facts; elections and fake news; fake news in history; and what libraries and teacher librarians can do to expose fake news. SCIS: 1903780 Food Loss And Food Waste www.fao.org/food-loss-and-foodwaste/en An
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 111, Term 4 2019
students. Content features reading, mathematics, language and problem-solving, and it offers a personalised learning experience. SCIS no. 1935049 Libraries Ready To Code ala.org/tools/readytocode/#get-started-now An initiative of the American Library Association, The Ready to Code Collect
SCIS is more
By Carmen Eastman
Issue 112, Term 1 2020
or example, the author Roald Dahl is only known by that name, and so there are no links to be made to pseudonyms, or alternative forms of his name. Libraries that import all of their catalogue records from SCIS only need to use the ‘Reference only’ authority files, as this will give them all of th
Six ways to focus on wellbeing in your school
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 118, TERM 3 2021
ramework to understand student wellbeing, you will be better supported to take an active approach to promoting it in your library or classroom. While libraries have often led the way in promoting wellbeing, the Student Wellbeing Hub encourages a whole-school approach to ensure wellbeing seeps into t
SCIS is more
By Caroline Hartley
Issue 119, Term 4 2021
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’s custo
New websites and apps
By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 137, Term 2, 2026
mbers as a research and consultation partner with CAVAL. The report includes a preamble that sets the context of the work in both Australian academic libraries and within library and information studies nationally and internationally. It considers the intersections of library practices with Indigeno
The art of inclusive storytelling with Lili Wilkinson and Campbell Whyte
By Lili Wilkinson, Campbell Whyte
Issue 138, Term 3, 2026
across the country, and they did a roundtable with four librarians from across the state. And, [these librarians], they were responsible for multiple libraries, most of them reporting, graphic novel collections are by far the most borrowed part of all of the collections. And then the next thing was
Ebooks: to subscribe, or not to subscribe?
By Martin Gray
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
Whenever I have visiting performers or lecturers come into our book-filled school library, they tell me how relieved they are to see a real library. Libraries have an effect on people. This in itself does not rule out digital books, though it is still a reason to keep paper books. But . . . Des
What’s New
By Dianne Lewis
Issue 8, Term 4 1993
ture mentions other computer networks within the school, it makes no attempt to provide standards or to address the issue of the converging roles of libraries and computer centres as providers of information within schools. It is likely that this convergence of roles and the development of the conc
Charting a course for inclusive cataloguing
By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 134, Term 3, 2025
riving for an inclusive future is a commitment we make within and beyond Australia’s borders. Our catalogue records are downloaded and used by school libraries around the world, which makes it essential that our actions reflect respect for diverse cultures, viewpoints and histories worldwide. The
Andy Griffiths: King without a crown
By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 137, Term 2, 2026
he child who takes over … and my adult self is really just there to supervise and edit and negotiate with the other adults. Andy has thoughts about libraries, censorship and the role of adults as gatekeepers of what children read – and he has a story that will make you check whether you have an up