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Diversity audits and catalogue records

By Renate Beilharz

Issue 128, Term 1 2024

iversity audit. In one of her slides, she listed several sources of information: Goodreads, publisher websites, author websites, social media, Kirkus reviews, School Library Journal, local vetting services and others (SLAV, 2023). But the school libraries’ catalogues were not listed or even mentione

School Library Spotlight: Ellerslie School, NZ

Issue 132, Term 1, 2025

a student’s description will excite another, and they’ll want to borrow that book next. I also give house points to students who provide thoughtful reviews or muster the courage to speak during our library sessions. Some are incredibly shy and dislike public speaking, much like myself. But these s

Setting yourself up for success in Term 1 as a teacher librarian

By Serena Bourke

Issue 136, Term 1, 2026

ship grew into something far richer than transactions. Families recognised the shop staff at school events, the bookshop displayed our students’ book reviews, and the school gained deeper roots in the local community. Partnerships like these highlight the library’s role as a connector between school

The importance of school libraries in the Google Age

By Kay Oddone

Issue 98, Term 3 2016

rary catalogue provides access to collections of books, DVDs, CDs, and other physical resources, as well as ebooks and audiobooks, links to websites, reviews of apps for installation on mobile devices, and more. This movement toward seeing the library catalogue as a social space (Tarulli 2012) is be