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Education Lending Right (ELR) School Library Survey 2020–21
By Daniel Hughes
Issue 117, Term 2 2021
for free in school libraries. Among the most commonly-available titles in last year’s survey were: • Spanish omelet by Jackie Tidey and Trish Hill (SCIS no. 1000000) • English interactions (Book 3) by Lesley Andrews and Janet Young (SCIS no. 1000079) • Making waves by Jackie Warrick and Stanley Wo
Addressing reconciliation in a school setting
By Jan Poona
Issue 94, Term 3 2015
, I realised that I had already addressed reconciliation in quite a few ways, and would do so again by writing the chapter. The section below about SCIS is an excerpt from my chapter. SCIS has been years ahead of other organisations in addressing the needs of Indigenous peoples. For example, where
New and revised subject headings
By Renate Beilharz
Issue 124, Term 1 2023
The following changes to the SCIS Subject Headings List were approved by the SCIS Standards Committee November 2021 – October 2022. For more information on subject headings and your library, see our blog article . New Headings Academic writing Scope note: Use for works on nonfiction as par
New and revised subject headings
By Renate Beilharz
Issue 120, Term 1 2022
United States and allied countries in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. The full reference structure for SCIS subject headings can be found in the SCIS Standards for Cataloguing and Data Entry
School library spotlight: Val Wardley
By Val Wardley
Issue 122, Term 3 2022
systems. All have their advantages and disadvantages. There have also been many changes with resource processing in order to use these systems, but SCIS has been there through all of this, from the days when we would microfiche records and mail them via floppy disc (taking up to 2 weeks to receive
3rd Edition of the SCIS Subject Headings List
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 8, Term 4 1993
INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND HEADINGS As part of the ongoing process of upgrading the SCIS SUBJECT HEADINGS list, Curriculum Corporation, in co-operation with the publishing company, D.W.Thorpe, are to publish a 3rd edition of the SCIS Subject Headings list. Currently the revision of the List is being
Key Issues About Cataloguing and the Use of SCIS
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 27, Term 4 1998
Subject headings SCIS is a national database which reflects the most common terms which will be accessed by most students, with over 150,000 SCIS subject headings with cross references. The majority of headings are proposed by Teacher Librarians in schools who are in touch with the terms appearin
Let SCIS Save you Time and Money
By Schools Catalogue Information Servive (SCIS)
Issue 22, Term 3 1997
f time that a T /L spends cataloguing resources for the school library? Have you considered the amount of money that could be saved if your T /L used SCIS instead? The Schools Cataloguing Information Service (SCIS) database contains approximately 600,000 bibliographic records of educational books,
News from the Information Program - SCIS On-Line in 1995
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 11, Term 4 1994
On-line access to the SCIS database is to be encouraged as the Information Program implements the new Voyager software and a new communications network. The Board of Curriculum Corporation has accepted the Strategy plan of the Information Program that sees on-line access to the SCIS and other dat
Reviews of SCIS Subject Headings Fourth Edition
By Barbara Braxton, Barbara Shardlow, Rod Barker
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
why, just weeks after completing my cataloguing course at Library School, ruining my eyes and my brain trying to figure out the complexities of the SCIS Subject Headings Third Edition , cross-referencing it with lists of additions and amendments downloaded from the Internet and the SCIS Standards
1999 SCIS Conference Report: Planning for 1999-2000
By Kevin Grove
Issue 29, Term 2 1999
On 29-30 March the State SCIS agencies and Curriculum Corporation met in Sydney for a strategic review of the Schools Catalogue Information Service. The Conference deliberations included input from teacher librarians and other educationalists. The Conference felt that issues about the technology
How does the information get onto the SCIS database?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 2, Term 2 1992
Have you ever wondered how the records magically materialise onto the SCIS database? There are actually nine cataloguing agencies throughout Australia inputting data. Agencies currently exist in South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, ACT, Victoria, Tasm
School Library Spotlight: Te Kura Tuarua o Ngāruawāhia (Ngāruawāhia High School)
By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 134, Term 3, 2025
What is your role in your school library and what do you do on a day-to-day basis? I’m often introduced as the ‘holistic librarian’. That’s actually how our school nurse once described me to a visiting health professional, which felt like quite a privilege coming from someone in the health space.
Australian Children’s Laureate 2024–25: Sally Rippin
By Interview article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 129, Term 2 2024
Congratulations on your appointment as the Australian Children’s Laureate 2024–2025. Your theme as Laureate is ‘All kids can be readers’. Can you share what this theme means to you? What I’ll bring to my term as Laureate is the idea that reading isn’t something we’re all born with the capacity
Insights from the Discovering a Good Read Survey
By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 130, Term 3, 2024
Reading for pleasure opens a world of benefits, from nurturing empathy to enhancing academic performance (Rutherford et al., 2024). However, for many Australian teens, reading books often takes a backseat to social media when it comes to their preferred way to wind down.The Discovering a Good Rea
How to spot a plagiarised work
By Laura Iseman
Issue 133, Term 2, 2025
The advent of self-publishing has enabled many aspiring authors to realise their dream of seeing their work in print. Authors writing for niche markets, whose work lacks the popular appeal to attract a large publisher, can find their audience. Unfortunately, this ease of publication and the relat
The Great Aussie Book Count 2021-22
By Michelle Harvey
Issue 121, Term 2 2022
the most commonly available titles in school libraries – that were included in the 2021 book count survey – are: Macbeth by Laura Deriu et al (SCIS no. 1291862) Once by Morris Gleitzman (SCIS no. 1226878) Water by Mark Stafford (SCIS no. 1283458) Blueback by Tim Winton (SCIS no. 1
School library spotlight: Northcote High School
By Richard Smallcombe
Issue 126, Term 3 2023
e have now because we are in a smaller space, getting out of each other’s way because it’s a bit more crowded. What is your favourite thing about SCIS? I think the best thing about SCIS is that it’s so easy to get the records. We’ve integrated our library management system with SCIS, so it m
EAL/D in school libraries
By Nicki Moore, Martin Gray
Issue 121, Term 2 2022
resemblances to Nikki’s are, in fact, reasonably common. The table below summarises some findings from the survey. A full report can be read on the SCIS blog. Statement Percentage of respondents who agreed The EAL/D teacher bases themselves in the library as an office. 14 (12.3%)
School Library Spotlight: Xavier College, Burke Hall
By Fiona O'Rourke
Issue 119, Term 4 2021
brary session once a cycle where they log their reading, engage in 1:1 conversations with the teacher librarian and choose books they want to read. SCIS is invaluable. It is a cost-effective and time-saving alternative to cataloguing your collection while lending authority and uniformity to your