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New and revised subject headings
By Renate Beilharz
Issue 124, Term 1 2023
k thereof to engage in an activity. UF Sexual consent BT Human relations RT Criminal law RT Dating (Social) RT Sexual behaviour Digital literacy Scope note: Use for works on the ability to access, understand and safely use the capabilities and applications of a range of technologie
What's New
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 23, Term 4 1997
The same day that the New Zealand News article discussing information literacy was delivered, the flyer promoting the new CD ROM: Teaching Information Skills arrived from ASLA. I have yet to explore the CD ROM but for those T /Ls who have not yet seen the flyer, the contents are worth mentioning
Issue 85 Summary
By Anthea Amos
Issue 85, Term 2 2013
er advocacy Dianne McKenzie, Discovery College, Hong Kong Website and app reviews Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW Captions as a literacy and learning tool Allayne Woodford, Media Access Australia SCIS is more... Pru Mitchell, Education Services Australia Resourcing the
Issue 55 Summary
By Editor
Issue 55, Term 4 2005
ner Nigel Paull, South Grafton Primary School, NSW SCISWeb handy hints MindMatters Leanne Compton, MindMatters Reading for pleasure and literacy achievement Marion Meiers, ACER SCIS news New and revised subject headings Educational Lending Right If reading declines, so
The future role of the teacher librarian
By Dr James E Herring
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
rary. So, perhaps I should call this article the future roles of the teacher librarian. I have selected four future roles in relation to information literacy, resources, technology/social media, and social learning, and will address each individually. Information literacy It is universally agre
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 94, Term 3 2015
undergo long-duration spaceflight'. It offers discoveries, events, data, and the option to subscribe to the Genelab community. SCIS 1716958 Project Literacy www.projectliteracy.com According to Project Literacy, one in ten people around the world are illiterate. Project Literacy aims to redr
International Association for School Libraries Conference Report
By Jenny Ryan
Issue 35, Term 4 2000
I have just returned from the most wonderful conference focusing on information literacy and school libraries. The conference, at which over 33 countries were represented, was held by the International Association for School Libraries (IASL) in Malmo, Sweden, on 6-10 August 2000. What an incredible
Issue 79 Summary
By Anthea Amos
Issue 79, Term 4 2011
of Alberta, Canada Online referencing generator Carol Grantham, St Aloysius College, SA; Silvana Jenkins, Eynesbury Senior College, SA Digital literacy across the curriculum Cassie Hague and Sarah Payton Dewey Decimal Classification - Edition 23 Pam Kadow, Education Services Australia
Issue 69 Summary
By Editor
Issue 69, Term 2 2009
gel Paull, South Grafton Primary School, NSW SCIS is more ... New and revised subject headings ergo : an online framework for critical literacy in secondary education Linda Angeloni, State Library of Victoria School libraries: making a difference Kerry Neary Educational Lendin
Issue 67 Summary
By Editor
Issue 67, Term 4 2008
ote this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Using graphic organisers to teach information literacy Margaret Strickland, Endeavour College, SA An impossible passion: Young people, contemporary popular culture and reading Karen Brooks, U
Issue 62 Summary
By Editor
Issue 62, Term 3 2007
uel School, NSW Exchange – to give and receive reciprocally Karen Lindsay, Ecole Reynolds Secondary School, Canada Working together to promote literacy Extract from Literacy, Libraries and Learning: Using books and online resources to promote reading, writing and research Internetting c
Issue 58 Summary
By Editor
Issue 58, Term 3 2006
world. What the muggles don’t know Rosemary Horton, Trinity College, WA How does Google collect and rank results? Matt Cutts, Google Science literacy and the school librarian Peter Macinnis, Author Internetting corner Nigel Paull, South Grafton Primary School, NSW SCISWeb handy hi
Issue 57 Summary
By Editor
Issue 57, Term 2 2006
to gather dust Catherine Kerstjens, The Le@rning Federation Perceptions of libraries and information resources Excerpt from OCLC Information literacy review Barbara Braxton, Palmerston District Primary School, ACT Show me what you mean! Interactive whiteboards in t he library Beth Measd
Issue 47 Summary
By Editor
Issue 47, Term 4 2003
News Designing a Website Justin Dymott, Curriculum Corporation Internetting corner Nigel Paull, South Grafton Primary School, NSW Digital Literacy Mentoring Program 2002–2003 Ruth Turpin, Echuca High School Being a Mentor in School Libraries Karen Russo, John Paul College, VIC In
Reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 27, Term 4 1998
Title: Boys and Literacy Professional Development Units and Teaching Units Publisher: Curriculum Corporation, Carlton Victoria, 1997 RRP: $59.95 ISBN: 1 86366 419 X or Teaching Units only $39.95 ISBN: 1 86366 4211 Description: Professional Development Units and Teaching Units Re
School library spotlight: Good Shepherd Catholic School
By Helen Tomazin
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
maintain a high level of customer service to support students, staff and parents. My teacher assistant qualifications enable me to assist students in literacy, numeracy and information literacy. Patrons often need assistance in locating resources and using our library catalogue and equipment such as
The last word
By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 137, Term 2, 2026
The UK National Literacy Trust’s report on the state of teenage reading Clark, C. et al. (2026)t One college’s experience of decolonising their library Caprano, L. et al. (2022) The State Library of NSW’s toolkit for Indigenous spaces in library places State Library of NSW (2025)
New Zealand News
By Jenny Carrol
Issue 19, Term 4 1996
she decided that her dignity was more important than her valour and gave it away! One of the threads connecting conference sessions was information literacy, which all school librarians found most relevant. All the new NZ curriculum documents have somewhere in their content an information literacy
Supporting multiple literacies through robotics clubs
By Chelsea Quake
Issue 110, Term 3 2019
a natural affinity with English and humanities departments. This is understandable, given school library professionals’ long-standing involvement in literacy support and advocacy, and the traditional assumption that literacy belongs to these subjects. However, the recent broadening of the scholarly
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 27, Term 4 1998
des explaining NSW court processes, as well as resources on legal issues such as debt, crime, environment, discrimination, government and privacy. Literacy Web Australia http://www.schools.ash.org.au/Iitweb Managed by Neil Anderson, a Queensland Educator of the Year, this site has a selection