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What's New?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 34, Term 3 2000
1. Valuing library collections SCIS sometimes receive requests from Teacher Librarians who are required to place a value on the their collections for insurance purposes. You may wish to read the useful information located at <http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/centoff/cmis/eval/library/avprice/index.htm
What's New?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 29, Term 2 1999
who was awa r ded the ALIA Merit Award . She was honou r ed for her long-standing support and encouragement of teacher li brarians and service to the School Libraries Sect i on. 1998 Evaluation of Library Software An eva
New Zealand News
By James Carroll
Issue 20, Term 1 1997
re is an information problem solving/gathering component. These changes together with the move to pupil centered education has impacted not only on teachers but school libraries as well. The expectation placed on school librarians are broadening to encompass an understanding of teaching a learning
What's New
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 17, Term 2 1996
d teaching units for resource-based learning' contains thirty-seven tried and tested resource-based units of study all intended to provide ideas for teachers and T /Ls to apply to their own situation. Each unit includes general and specific goals and objectives, the planning process, lists resource
Have You Read This
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 15, Term 4 1995
kin Centre for Education and Change, of interest. He argues that schools may be looking too much at students access to the Internet and not enough at teacher support in Wired for words: the Internet and schools. ACE News. Vol.14. No.3 p:8.
LM-NET
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 10, Term 3 1994
Library Media Network is an electronic discussion group for school media specialists in the USA (read Teacher-Librarians in Australia). It now has members in many countries including Canada, New Zealand and Australia. On LM-NET members share information and experience. There are discussions about
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 36, Term 1 2001
chieve this. The year 2000 was a productive one for SCIS. Schools downloaded another 4 million records from the SCIS database, saving about $30m in Teacher Librarian time. We hit the '1,000 unique users in a day' mark during the year, making SCIS one of the more heavily used school sites in Austra
Graphic novels: providing a different perspective
By Karen Gray
Issue 91, Term 4 2014
isually reinforced through graphic novels that can be a tool to aid learning across the curriculum (Boerman-Cornell, 2013). What is the Role of the Teacher Librarian? The Australian School Library Association (ASLA, 2004) outlines three areas for standards of professional excellence for teacher
School library spotlight: Campbelltown Performing Arts High School
By Cathy Costello
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
What is your job title, and what does your role entail? As a NSW Department of Education employee my job title is that of teacher librarian. I particularly appreciate that it emphasises our teaching role by putting it first. As an educator, I view my role, first and foremost, as that of a teacher
Technology Studies Herald the Future
By Brian Hallewell
Issue 18, Term 3 1996
e 1980's when 'technology' was mentioned in a curriculum context, most educators tended to think in terms of computers, though a few more adventurous teachers were beginning to broaden their understanding of the term. From the mid 1980's to 1991, the Queensland days of P-10, technology tended to be
Brisbane Cath. Ed. Skills teachers with ‘C.L.I.C.ed’
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 14, Term 3 1995
Since the beginning of 1994 Brisbane Catholic Education have conducted Computer Key Teacher training courses to enable the presentation of a Computer Literacy Inservice Course to school personnel. On present numbers, by the end of 1995 this course will have trained more than 200 Key Teachers from 1
My ASCISRECON Experience
By Angie Barillaro
Issue 5, Term 1 1993
nded in to see which records did not exist, and these needed to be put aside to be manually imputed. As well, circulation statistics (ie class set, teacher reference etc ... ) had to be added. I was impressed by the program and in two terms had seen the complete automation of the nonfiction sect
Synergy highlights: The first 15 years
By Rosemary Abbott
Issue 112, Term 1 2020
ook is a collection of the best articles since publication of Synergy commenced in 2003. Each year SLAV offers dynamic, inspiring opportunities for teacher librarians, librarians and other library professionals to build their essential role in engaging and developing lifelong learners. An extens
SCIS on the road: where to find us in Term 2
By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 133, Term 2, 2025
you’ll find us available to support current subscribers, answer questions and chat with those looking to explore what SCIS can offer their school. Teacher Librarian Professional Learning Community (TLPLC) 2025 – Canberra, ACT 16 May | Shine Dome, Canberra trybooking.com/events/landing/132386
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 28, Term 1 1999
for schools who wish to add resources to the I ibrary software system that are not housed in the main library collection, such as reading materials, teacher reference and subject collections. There is no need to move materials to the library to be added to the system. This portable unit is great fo
STEM in libraries: inquiry, fun and community
By Gary Lom
Issue 118, TERM 3 2021
I’m not a science, technology, engineering or maths teacher. Maths? I can’t build complex Dewey numbers for the life of me! I’m a voc-ed teacher and a librarian. My undergraduate qualification is in visual arts! So, what can I say here that will be of interest to you, and how do I get to be the exp
Reading Australia
By Josephine Johnston
Issue 128, Term 1 2024
he choice to read more Australian books. This is where Reading Australia ( readingaustralia.com.au ) can help. We’re an online portal that provides teachers and school libraries with freely available resources for Australian books. We’re delighted to partner with Education Services Australia, the
Addressing reconciliation in a school setting
By Jan Poona
Issue 94, Term 3 2015
I have been a teacher librarian in a government primary school for many years. In this time, not only have I taught students but I have made decisions regarding cataloguing and shelving books in the school library as well. I also have a close friend, Christine, who is an Aboriginal Elder and social
SCIS interviews ASLA School Library Professional of the Year Award winner - Claire Elliott
By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 134, Term 3, 2025
ving before we decided to change anything. In reality, that lasted barely six months. During this initial period, we gathered feedback from English teachers, particularly the Head of English and others who were involved with our wide-reading program. What came through was that the program wasn’t n
Libraries, languages and free resources
By Jill Wilson
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
ree online resource with ample materials for learning Chinese, Japanese, and Indonesian, as well as some generic materials suitable for all languages teachers and library staff. What is the Language Learning Space? The remit for the Language Learning Space (LLS) was as follows: build a digital