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Inside SCIS: News and info to support your library work
By Anthony Shaw
Issue 135, Term 4, 2025
Authority Files subscriptions Benefits of Authority Files training video SCIS on the road in Term 4 The SCIS team looks forward to meeting school library staff in NSW, Queensland and Victoria. You’ll be able to drop by our stands and say ‘hello’ at the Mantle, QSLA and SLAV conferences. W
Library catalogues and the World Wide Web: it takes two to tango
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
that can provide advice. Lastly, Tarulli suggests talking to other professionals. There is a wealth of professional networking options available for school library staff, such as social media and school library listservs. Library catalogues, like physical library spaces, can be adapted to become a
Emily Rodda on treasured stories
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 108, Term 1 2019
Emily says. ‘If you are not a great reader and you are wandering around shelves trying to decide what to get, it can be very difficult. The beauty of school library staff is that they can see the child, and think, “Ah, I think you might like this”. It’s all about putting the right book into the hand
Teacher librarian leadership and generative AI: An opportunity for leading innovation
By Matthew Boggon
Issue 130, Term 3, 2024
nal learning report. https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-11/Quality-of-teacher-professionallearning.pdf Oddone, K. (2023). Empowering school library staff to navigate the AI frontier. SCIS Connections, 126(1), 1-3. Oberg, D. (2011). Teacher librarians as cultural change agents. Con
Charting a course for inclusive cataloguing
By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 134, Term 3, 2025
se of SCIS’s work centres on the inclusion of Ngā upoko tukutuku/Māori Subject Headings in SCIS records. In response to requests from New Zealand school library staff, SCIS surveyed library staff in 2024 to explore how Māori subject headings could enrich catalogue records and support more inclus
Stories make us: in conversation with Morris Gleitzman
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 105, Term 2 2018
l librarians and school libraries, especially in response to their diminishing roles in some schools. Morris also understands the important role that school library staff play in developing young people’s literacy skills. ‘I can’t really think — certainly in the developed world — of a greater piece
Why do I use Instagram to promote my school library?
By Helen Farch
Issue 120, Term 1 2022
should be the only way to get your message out, but as part of an overall marketing and communications strategy, social media needs to feature. As school library staff, advocating for the importance of school libraries and reading must be an important part of our role. The positive effects of soc