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Library makerspaces: revolution or evolution?
By Chris Harte
Issue 97, Term 2 2016
The makerspace movement is gaining momentum in the world of libraries, although it is not an entirely new concept. One of the first makerspaces built specifically to invigorate the hearts, hands, and minds of young inventors opened in 1876. Established by Thomas Edison in the New Jersey hamlet of M
School library spotlight: Melbourne High School
By Pam Saunders
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
potlight’. 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]
The future role of the teacher librarian
By Dr James E Herring
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
ervice 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 increasingly be
School library spotlight: Academy of Mary Immaculate
By Anne Chowne
Issue 111, Term 4 2019
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
The future of Australian educational publishing
By Lee Walker
Issue 116, Term 1 2021
y overwhelming. There was also quick action to move author events from in-person to online, and industry-wide storytime agreements allowed schools, libraries and bookstores to continue much-loved shared reading experiences at home. Australian publishers also do all they can to encourage young pe
School library spotlight: Ocean Reef Senior High School
By Sarah Betteridge
Issue 109, Term 2 2019
eferencing 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 also e
Stopping the slide: improving reading rates in the middle school
By Narelle Keen
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
ear of middle school — that number had fallen to 16.5 books per student. Of course, these figures do not take into account books borrowed from public libraries or from friends, or books that students had bought or received from family. However, the significant drop in numbers was concerning enough t
How to build a collection for purpose, with purpose
By Kay Oddone
Issue 137, Term 2, 2026
eaching resources for a newly developed unit of work, decisions that balance authority, relevance, currency and context are made frequently in school libraries. This means that school library professionals are expert curators who can apply these transferable skills to any topic; and no information t
School library spotlight: Campbelltown Performing Arts High School
By Cathy Costello
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
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 landscape
Genrefying the fiction collection
By Susan Davenport
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
r 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 that we we
Empowering school library staff to navigate the AI frontier
By Dr Kay Oddone
Issue 126, Term 3 2023
2022). AI for School Teachers . CRC Press. Nayyer, K., & Rodriguez, M. (2022). Ethical implications of implicit bias in AI: Impact for academic libraries. In S. Hervieux & A. Wheatley (Eds.), The rise of AI: Implications and applications of artificial ontelligence in academic libraries (pp.
Working together: collaboration between libraries and bookstores
By Kristen Proud
Issue 112, Term 1 2020
My partner Lucky and I opened Squishy Minnie, a specialist childrens and young adults (YA) bookstore, just over two years ago in Kyneton, a small regional town in Victoria. Our main aim was to increase the access local children and young people had to quality literature and to literary events. Pr
School Library Spotlight: New Zealand School Library Collection Recovery Initiative
By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS). Thanks to Lewis Brown and the National Library Services to Schools team for their participation.
Issue 130, Term 3, 2024
hiti, Hawke’s Bay, Bay of Plenty and Tararua. The resulting floods caused widespread damage, significantly impacting schools and, by extension, their libraries. To understand the extent of the damage and the subsequent recovery efforts for New Zealand school libraries, we spoke with Lewis Brown, the
School Library Spotlight: St Stephen's School
By Lise Legg
Issue 120, Term 1 2022
1. What is your job title and what does your role entail? My job title is Head of Libraries at St Stephen’s School, which is an independent, co-educational Uniting Church school from Pre-kindergarten to Year 12. The school was established at the Duncraig Campus in 1984 and the Carramar Campus in
40 years of SCIS
By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 131, Term 4, 2024
uthority Files. As SCIS reaches its 40th anniversary, the milestone offers us a chance to reflect on why cataloguing support is so vital for school libraries. And, how the innovations SCIS has pioneered have had enduring benefits for schools around the world. To explore this, we have spoken to two
Leigh Hobbs on the invaluable, irreplaceable school library
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 106, Term 3 2018
and transformational power of reading and creativity for young people. During Leigh’s two years as laureate, he passionately campaigned for school libraries and school librarians, as well as the need for young people to engage in creative participation. His campaign for school libraries was drive
How ELR benefits authors – and readers!
By Samantha Bound
Issue 137, Term 2, 2026
Rights scheme. ELR helps us be compensated for the sales we would have otherwise made from our books being taught in schools and circulated in school libraries. Why is it important that school libraries support the Educational Lending Rights program? I think this goes hand in hand with why stud
School library spotlight: Yarra Valley Grammar
By Dr Mark Merry, Miriam Meehan
Issue 112, Term 1 2020
us about the new Yarra Valley Grammar Research Centre and why the school has invested in it? There was a reasonably shallow view at one stage that libraries were going to go out of fashion because everyone could sit at home and do their research online. That misses the point. Libraries aren’t jus
Navigating the information landscape through collaboration
By Elizabeth Hutchinson
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
School libraries and school library professionals have a huge role to play in supporting teaching and learning within a school. I often hear visiting authors comment on being able to identify a good school by how well the library is used. School librarian Caroline Roche penned the phrase ‘heart of
School library spotlight: Val Wardley
By Val Wardley
Issue 122, Term 3 2022
h in Katherine in the Northern Territory. I have lived and worked in the Northern Territory since 1997, and have spent most of this time working in libraries in some capacity. I have seen many changes in libraries over this time, from Command Line Library Systems and HyperCards, through to SQL and