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A national celebration of storytime
By Brendan Eichholzer
Issue 105, Term 2 2018
(ALIA) as part of the Library and Information Week celebrations. Each year a picture book, written by an Australian author, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, preschools, childcare centres, family homes, and bookshops. Now in its 18th year, NSS is a fun, vibrant event that aims to promote
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nova Weetman
Issue 119, Term 4 2021
for younger readers and between publications, I make living visiting schools and running writing workshops and talks. These are often held in school libraries, surrounded by students who love books as much as I do. It’s a pretty special job. I’m still a member of a library. Three in fact. And th
SCIS is more
By Anthony Shaw
Issue 127, Term 4 2023
rkforce, making her our longest-serving team member. She spent most of her working life focused on creating catalogue records for resources in school libraries. Mavis started as a cataloguer at Tottenham Technical School (Victoria) in 1973, then joined a team of 15 cataloguers in the Victorian Educa
Online Encyclopaedias
By Nigel Paull
Issue 30, Term 3 1999
Online. They both offered updates of events that had occurred in the last 24 hours. Each company has designed their on line encyclopaedia with school libraries and classrooms in mind. World Book Online comprises the respected World Book Encyclopaedia and features streaming audio and video, the abili
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 26, Term 3 1998
Libraries Copyright Committee http://www.nla.gov.au/aclis/copyrighV c_right.html Published by the Australian Council of Libraries & Information Services (ACLIS) this site contains links to papers and information dealing with copyright. Web Review -The scent of Information http://webreview.c
Servicing at a Distance
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 22, Term 3 1997
o year 10. Describing it as 'one huge interruption' and 'erratic' does not make it sound too unusual for the many of us who work in busy understaffed libraries. However, when you consider that it is rare for Margaret's students to visit the library and yet she still describes her day in this way, yo
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 103, Term 4 2017
rary information systems, having worked in management and technology roles with OCLC, Stonnington Library & Information Service, and Eastern Regional Libraries Corporation. Welcome, Caroline! I have enjoyed the past three years, and I’m proud of some of our big achievements during that time. Our n
What is The GiST?
By Emma Durbridge
Issue 112, Term 1 2020
e difficult for girls to aspire to be something that they can’t or don’t see within the society surrounding them. This is where the resources held by libraries may help to fill the information gap. Libraries can showcase books and resources featuring women in STEM careers, many of them created by wo
Educational Lending Right (ELR) School Library Survey 2019–20
By Daniel Hughes
Issue 113, Term 2 2020
vernment’s Office for the Arts. The purpose of the survey is to determine an estimate of the number of copies of books available in Australian school libraries. The Department then combines the school scores with university and TAFE estimates to determine how much money will be paid to eligible auth
SCIS is more
By Caroline Hartley
Issue 114, Term 3 2020
ing, publishing and educational services across K–12 and higher education. I’m thrilled to join Education Services Australia and work with our school libraries. The Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS) wishes to acknowledge the Kulin Nation, Traditional Custodians of the land on which our
Education Lending Right (ELR) School Library Survey 2020–21
By Daniel Hughes
Issue 117, Term 2 2021
vernment’s Office for the Arts. The purpose of the survey is to determine an estimate of the number of copies of books available in Australian school libraries. The Office for the Arts then combines the school scores with university and TAFE estimates to determine how much money will be paid to elig
Why do I use Instagram to promote my school library?
By Helen Farch
Issue 120, Term 1 2022
f an overall marketing and communications strategy, social media needs to feature. As school library staff, advocating for the importance of school libraries and reading must be an important part of our role. The positive effects of social media include encouraging people to be social, to connect,
Learning online: MOOCs for library staff
By Martin Gray
Issue 90, Term 3 2014
mmunity needs and advocating for them, as a way of improving your usefulness within your community. The Salzburg Curriculum–named for a symposium on 'Libraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory Culture' held in Salzburg, Austria–deals with the core of New Librarianship in the modern world. It a
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
ayment under the Lending Right schemes. SCIS manages the ELR school library survey, which compiles an estimate of book holdings in Australian school libraries. This is then used as the basis for payment. The word ‘survey’ here may be misleading. There are no questions to answer or forms to fill in
What's New?
By Nigel Paull
Issue 24, Term 1 1998
and could prove to be a helpful starting point for schools writing or refining their own policies. Cost: $34.00 From: Trinity Grammar School Libraries Trinity Grammar School PO Box 174 Summer Hill 2130 A Practical Guide to Computers The recently published book by Anne Glover, Compute
What's New?
By Nigel Paull
Issue 25, Term 2 1998
ew generation of its CD ROM encyclopaedia, Britannica CD 98 Multimedia Edition. A variety of CD ROM encyclopedias have found their way into school libraries and homes, usually at no cost because they have been bundled with the purchase of new computers. Students have relished using these multimed
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
acher Librarian time. Indications are that many more schools will move from the CD product to the Web, providing real evidence that Australian school libraries are moving strongly into on line activity. In 1999 the National Office for the Information Economy published A Strategic Framework for the
A Question of Technology?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
schools. He supports student-centred, engaged learning, with his approach informed by 30 years of experience as a teacher, principal and director of libraries and technology. He has created a collection of easy-to-read essays and articles available in two volumes, to equip educators and teachers to
New Zealand News
By Jenny Carrol
Issue 19, Term 4 1996
e the process of gathering and manipulating information becomes all important. It is an essential skill transferable across the curriculum and school libraries and librarians have an important role to play in the teaching of this process. Professional development is essential if we are to keep up
New Zealand News
By Rosa-Jane French
Issue 17, Term 2 1996
nt Certificate to a Diploma, with possible links into Degree courses. Another session that day will look at the needs of Asian students in our school libraries, both resident migrants and students here for short term language courses. There are a variety of courses available at local and national