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Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
Many of you will by now be familiar with the Educational Lending Right (ELR), a cultural program funded by the Australian Government. ELR provides annual payments to eligible members of the writing and publishing industry. The Department of Communications and the Arts invites eligible publishers an
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
Apple Education — special education www.apple.com/au/education/special-education Apple has produced a comprehensive guide to using iPads, iPhones, iPods, and Macs for teachers to enhance the learning opportunities for special education students. The features of both hardware and software are
Tinkering, making and building in the school library
By Jackie Child
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
Computers touch our lives in so many ways, from movies to medicine, education to entertainment, gaming to government, construction to commerce. Computers and digital technology are at the centre of every industry and code is the language of computers, so it makes sense that we give our children the
A thank you to libraries and ELR
By Mem Fox, Nicole Richardson
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
What role have libraries played in your life? I grew up in Zimbabwe, Africa, so libraries didn’t play a huge role in my early life. But at high school I spent a lot of time in the Bulawayo Library (our major city library) which was very well endowed at the time, and full of excellent non-fiction
The great escape
By Sarah Bakker
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
‘If you truly want to escape this reality all you have to do is open a book and your imagination.’ — Unknown This idea that reading can magically transport you somewhere else is at the heart of this year’s Children’s Book Week theme, Escape to Everywhere. With Book Week fast approaching, w
Genrefying the fiction collection
By Susan Davenport
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
‘What sort of books do you like reading?’ and ‘What do you do outside school?’ are two questions that I regularly find myself asking students looking for something to read. Usually the answer is a variation on ‘I dunno’, ‘Anything!’ or ‘Stuff’. Early in 2016, several things were on our radar rega
Read, respond, celebrate: engaging with the CBCA short list
By Josephine Laretive
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
Each year The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) promotes and celebrates children’s books with the major event of Children’s Book Week during August. The five CBCA short list book categories offer schools an abundance of opportunities to engage with reading, responding to, and celebrating
How are you using SCIS?
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
We collect quite a few statistics at SCIS. Besides enabling us to remain accountable within our broader organisation, our statistics inform our cataloguing practices, and help us seek out new services or make improvements to our current operations. For example, our search logs may show us that ther
School libraries support digital technologies
By Martin Richards
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
Over recent times, school libraries have become much more than a place for students to read and enjoy books, conduct research, and enjoy the comforts of a pleasant, welcoming environment at lunchtimes. With the ever-increasing emergence of new digital technologies, many schools are considering how
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
Augmented and virtual reality www.schrockguide.net/augmented-reality The impact of augmented and virtual reality on education will be significan t. Kathy Shrock explains the esse ntials of augmented and virtual reality and their application to teaching and learning. She also includes back
School library spotlight: Glen Eira College
By Karys McEwen
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
What is your job title, and what does your role entail? I am the College Librarian, which means I manage the library and all the diverse, rollicking, fabulous things that entails! Every day is different, but the main tasks I focus on are collection development, encouraging a love of reading throu
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
Change is the only constant. In last issue’s ‘SCIS is more’, I mentioned some of the features in the new SCIS website due for release in late 2017. We’ve made a lot of progress and every day is exciting as we see it come together. The SCIS preferences settings you are used to will see some change
Issue 58 Summary
By Editor
Issue 58, Term 3 2006
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Collaboration: The virtual and the real world. What the muggles don’t know Rosemary Horton, Trinity College, WA How does Google collect and rank results? Matt Cutts, Google Sc
Issue 57 Summary
By Editor
Issue 57, Term 2 2006
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: No time to gather dust Catherine Kerstjens, The Le@rning Federation Perceptions of libraries and information resources Excerpt from OCLC Information literacy review Barbara B
Issue 56 Summary
By Editor
Issue 56, Term 1 2006
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Leaders in technology: role of teacher librarians Michele McLoughlin, Telopea Park School, ACT Educational Lending Right Are your work practices safe? Julie Smith, Torrensvil
Issue 55 Summary
By Editor
Issue 55, Term 4 2005
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: The top five priorities for school libraries Stephen Abram, Canadian Library Association Vertical files in the digital age Dianne McKenzie Hallmarks of school library programs
Issue 54 Summary
By Editor
Issue 54, Term 3 2005
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Starting at the beginning: a conversation about information literacy Barbara Combes, Edith Cowan University, WA We boost achievement! Liz McLaren, Reservoir District Secondary Co
Issue 53 Summary
By Editor
Issue 53, Term 2 2005
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Caught in the rip Sister Betty Brown RSJ, Catholic Schools Office, NSW School libraries play major role in helping students learn Lyn Hay, Charles Sturt University Using LAMS
Issue 52 Summary
By Editor
Issue 52, Term 1 2005
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Formula for failure Betty Carter, Texas Woman’s University. Addressing the information needs of the school education community Tony Sullivan, Curriculum Corporation Standards
Issue 51 Summary
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Issue 51, Term 4 2004
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Life in the Poetry Collection Karen Lindsay, Reynolds Secondary School, Canada Assigning Metadata to Web Pages Rod Barker, Curriculum Corporation The Museum of Childhood – an Inno