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Reimagining the library landscape: an approach to school library design

By Anne Whisken

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

,400 students from Early Years to Year 12 across two primary schools and a combined middle and senior school. The libraries There are two primary school libraries, and a third library is shared by the senior and middle schools. Both VCE and IB are studied at senior levels. All three libraries ar

Engaging students with emerging technologies

By Chelsea Wright

Issue 94, Term 3 2015

ange as it is to still be having this conversation, we have not yet convinced every raised eyebrow to relax when it comes to the evolving identity of school libraries. If the school library is not seen as a natural place for new technologies to appear, and if technology-oriented initiatives such as

School library spotlight: Mt St Michael's College

By Sandra Mannion

Issue 106, Term 3 2018

e created in-house to provide students with subject-specific digital and interactive resources, including links to relevant websites and databases. School libraries are places where all students feel welcomed and are encouraged to grow and learn. We do a lot more than just provide books and inform

School library spotlight: Modbury High School

By Linda Guthrie

Issue 108, Term 1 2019

subjects, Research Project and Research Practices. Our school library was also one of the 23 South Australian schools appearing on Australia’s Great School Libraries Honours List (http://bit.ly/agslhonours). I negotiate with teachers for the team-teaching of collaboratively planned units of inqui

Do we need library lessons?

By Barbara Band

Issue 104, Term 1 2018

national initiatives. Communication via tutors and promotional posters has a limited reach. Lifelong learning In addition to library skills, many school libraries deliver an information skills program teaching basic competencies that are essential for both further education and the workplace, an

The new librarian: leaders in the digital age

By Digital Promise staff

Issue 96, Term 1 2016

My strategy has been advocacy based on results rather than on some platonic form of what the library should be’, he said. ‘It’s not waving a flag for school libraries. It’s about how they support student learning.’ Overall, Vancouver is like other districts in that it sees technology as an opportu

What the School Library Survey has taught me

By Jen Sheridan

Issue 117, Term 2 2021

at hadn’t occurred to me as a student is that this doesn’t happen by accident but through the hard work and heart of the committed staff that work in school libraries. This has been highlighted to me through comments shared, many of which have been collated in these feature documents: softlinkint.c

Turning the school library into a thriving community hub

By Anne Devenish

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

o are often equally fascinated by the literary world. This is why we decided to open our Meet the Author program to the wider school community. While school libraries have always provided opportunities for students to meet writers and illustrators, we invite parents, grandparents and guardians to jo

School library spotlight: Macleans College

By Christine Hurst

Issue 110, Term 3 2019

I am the library manager and my role is a mixture of behind the scenes and ‘front of house’ tasks. An ordinary day — if there is such a thing in high school libraries — could involve acquisition and purchases, showing a class how to access the databases we have, updating procedure documents, curatin

School library spotlight: Cerdon college

By Nancy Sylaprany

Issue 124, Term 1 2023

aving a conversation about an interest they have in a particular area, or instructing them in skills to become discerning users of information.  In school libraries, we are in a unique position to be able to develop relationships with students over a number of years. Students know that the library

Looking back: school library catalogues and the online revolution

By Lance Deveson

Issue 100, Term 1 2017

assisted with development of the cataloguing module. As the project manager, this development was without doubt one of the highlights of my career in school libraries. We created a great system, which is still used by SCIS today. Voyager was released to schools in 1996, together with SCISLINK , wh

The future role of the teacher librarian

By Dr James E Herring

Issue 100, Term 1 2017

te/in-service leader will continue to be the teacher librarian’s key role within the school. Resources There may still be printed books in future school libraries, and, at least in the foreseeable future, there will be — perhaps mainly for recreational reading. Educational resources may increasi

School library spotlight: Chisholm Catholic College

By Monique McQueen

Issue 100, Term 1 2017

evelop, maintain, and promote digital resources; run events; and lead the development of learning spaces in the school. How long have you worked in school libraries, and what inspired you to go down this path? I have worked in both primary and secondary school libraries for nine years. After 13

School library spotlight: Academy of Mary Immaculate

By Anne Chowne

Issue 111, Term 4 2019

to the subject headings/ ScOT terms they use. Please keep producing Connections and tapping into the wonderful things that are happening out there in school libraries. Image credits Images supplied by Anne Chowne

Library makerspaces: revolution or evolution?

By Chris Harte

Issue 97, Term 2 2016

owing number of library makerspaces around Australia where people are encouraged to learn by tinkering, building, experimenting, and collaborating. School libraries are continuing to evolve from the outdated notion that they are simply repositories of knowledge stored within the bound pages of boo

School library spotlight: Ocean Reef Senior High School

By Sarah Betteridge

Issue 109, Term 2 2019

h and referencing sessions, and curriculum support. Our school library was one of the 17 Western Australian schools appearing on   Australia’s Great School Libraries Honours List . The library team is small. I manage two school administrative support staff who job-share one full-time role. We are

School library spotlight: Melbourne High School

By Pam Saunders

Issue 99, Term 4 2016

brary spotlight’. This article gives us an opportunity to interview school library staff, so we can share with our readers what is happening within school libraries in Australia and New Zealand. Do you have any questions you’d like us to include in this section? Please email [email protected].

School library spotlight: Campbelltown Performing Arts High School

By Cathy Costello

Issue 101, Term 2 2017

I teach a junior HSIE (Human Society and its Environment) class while simultaneously fulfilling my role as teacher librarian. I have worked in high school libraries, on and off, for more than 20 years. The teacher librarian role has been ever-changing and evolving in response to the information la

Genrefying the fiction collection

By Susan Davenport

Issue 102, Term 3 2017

view our whole genre-labelling system. Lyn Hay presented a timely Syba Academy seminar, ‘Rethinking the collection: principles and practice for 21C school libraries’, and our four teacher librarians were given the opportunity to attend. As the reasoning for genrefication unfolded, it was clear tha

Promoting reading for pleasure in school libraries

By Emma Suffield

Issue 108, Term 1 2019

I have been a school librarian for five years now and what a journey it has been. The reason I applied for this role was to promote reading for pleasure and share my love of reading with young learners; there is nothing more satisfying than turning a reluctant reader into an avid one. When I star