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SCIS is more

By Dr Ben Chadwick

Issue 113, Term 2 2020

At the time of writing, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation is unfolding and events are shifting day by day. The school library community is facing many challenges, but despite this we hear daily examples of school library staff sharing suggestions, information and encouragement to their colleague

SCIS is more

By Caroline Hartley

Issue 114, Term 3 2020

ducation has been vital to support continuity of student learning, our colleagues within ESA have developed initiatives that support schools in their COVID-19 response. These initiatives include guest access to Scootle for parents who are supporting remote learning of their children, curated resou

New Zealand school libraries respond to COVID-19

By Glenys Bichan

Issue 114, Term 3 2020

a great place for us to connect and chat over our mutual love – books! We ran an online forum called ‘Tips and Tricks for a School Librarian during COVID-19’ to encourage each other to try new platforms, online tools and ways to connect with our communities. Many school librarians shared their bri

School library spotlight: St Joseph’s College, Geelong

By Joy Whiteside

Issue 114, Term 3 2020

s facing your library? How are you working to overcome these? The current major challenge in Term 2 is that many of us are not at school due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of our team members is at school each day, while the rest of the library team is working remotely. We are staying connected by

SCIS is more

By Caroline Hartley

Issue 115, Term 4 2020

ormation from publishers on new and forthcoming publications, and exciting initiatives and author promotions that are relevant to K–12 schools. The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that remote learning has increasingly become ‘the norm’ across our schools. We gratefully acknowledge the agile response o