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LIFT: From little things ...
By Madeleine Galbraith and the LIFT team
Issue 108, Term 1 2019
ficers’ Survival Guide. It covered topics including roles and responsibilities, administration and operational procedures, collection development and cataloguing, display, and so much more. Committee member Lynne Mannolini took responsibility for this document, dedicating countless hours to editing,
Genrefication 3.5 years later: Reflections
By Susan Davenport
Issue 117, Term 2 2021
years later is easier to complete (really wished we’d thought of this earlier). • Create bookmarks with the genre logo to slot into the books during cataloguing. The genre allocation and label application may be some time apart and this has proven very efficient. Overall, we continue to be really
School library spotlight: Mercy College, Coburg
By Anne Girolami
Issue 118, TERM 3 2021
entral base to catalogue resources, Australia wide. This database is specifically designed to serve schools by providing a consistent approach to the cataloguing of all types of resources used in schools. It is a fantastic tool. The efficiency of how new resources are catalogued and added is such a
Unique libraries: The School of St Jude in Tanzania
By Rebecca Hansford
Issue 119, Term 4 2021
supported St Jude’s by donating their annual licensing fee and it’s made a huge difference in our libraries. ‘SCIS is a great help. We can do smarter cataloguing of materials and it fits perfectly with Oliver [their library management system]. We are saving time and it makes it much easier for us to
School library spotlight: Newtown public school
By Lucy White
Issue 121, Term 2 2022
ing a point of connection to other libraries and library professionals. I consider this to be a huge component of my own professional learning. The cataloguing work of the SCIS team is also so valuable and saves a huge amount of time. What would you like to see SCIS do more of? I would love t
School library spotlight: Campbelltown Performing Arts High School
By Cathy Costello
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
ook’ promotion, I used SCIS subject headings, reviews and tags. What would you like to see SCIS do more of? I would encourage the continuation of cataloguing credible and reliable websites aligned to Australian Curriculum content. Please keep them coming as we cannot get enough of them. I have a
Working with pupil library assistants in primary schools
By Lucy Chambers
Issue 107, Term 4 2018
fidence to deal with this effectively, knowing where to get adult help if necessary. I run a library skills training session weekly. Topics include cataloguing and classification, and bibliographic data for ordering books. So that they could gain experience ordering, the PLAs completed an order fr
School library spotlight: Ocean Reef Senior High School
By Sarah Betteridge
Issue 109, Term 2 2019
book recommendations, which we will soon share with Saint Wilfred’s via Padlet. What is your favourite thing about SCIS? We use SCIS for all our cataloguing and are very happy with how easy it is to use and the regular system updates. We really appreciate the support that SCIS provides, and the
On-Line Services for School Libraries
By Lance Deveson, Beverly Pianta
Issue 2, Term 2 1992
atabases which I have found useful are: SCIS The SCIS database is one that is familiar to many teacher librarians. As well as being used for cataloguing purposes, on- line searching of the database can also provide an invaluable tool for selection and collection-building. It allows a search
School library spotlight: Yarra Valley Grammar
By Dr Mark Merry, Miriam Meehan
Issue 112, Term 1 2020
SCIS? We love how SCIS saves us time. We can download records for our catalogue in no time flat! It’s so much better than the old days of original cataloguing of everything! SCIS helps us to stay current. This is so important in a world where our users can access information instantaneously and 2