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Join the Educational Lending Right Survey: Shape the future of Australian literature and learning!

By Education Services Australia (ESA)

Issue 129, Term 2 2024

ional Lending Right (ELR) scheme that sees Australian authors, illustrators and publishers compensated for the free use of their books held in school libraries. As a library professional, consider the impact of your collection on readers. Evaluate whether your library houses books that not only in

Issue 70 Summary

By Editor

Issue 70, Term 3 2009

AV Librarian Website reviews Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW SCIS is more... New and revised subject headings How school libraries support literacy achievement Ray Doiron, University of Prince Edward Island Interactive whiteboards are not an answer in themselves Sco

Issue 48 Summary

By Editor

Issue 48, Term 1 2004

Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: School Libraries: Impact on Student Achievement Julia Robinson, Research Developments The Role of Libraries in the Online Environment Dr Derek Drinkwater, Senate Environment, Communi

Have You Read This?

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 10, Term 3 1994

'lgnazio in The Computing Teacher, March 1994, p. 37-40, wrote about multi-media in schools, focussing on the role of the school library. "School libraries and media centers are changing from warehouses to launch pads. And the count down has already started." (p. 37) "Educators who are intereste

Access to Internet

By Dianne Lewis

Issue 9, Term 2 1994

ld of endeavour, information sources such as ASKERIC (which provides information for educators) and the ability to browse the catalogues of the major libraries of the world. Almost everywhere I turn lately, I read another article or hear another lecture about the marvels of this international, el ec

SCIS is more

By Caroline Hartley

Issue 118, TERM 3 2021

In reflecting on the past 12 months, I want to acknowledge the power of school libraries and the important role they play as arguably the heart of the school. School libraries have been evolving over recent decades from traditional knowledge centres that house print collections and archives and w

Supporting Australian book creators

By Laura Armstrong, Toni Jordan

Issue 95, Term 4 2015

ELR's cornerstone Australian school libraries are the cornerstone of the Educational Lending Rights (ELR), and in the coming weeks 600 schools will receive invitations, either by mail or email, requesting their participation in this year's survey. School library staff play a critical part in the

Issue 81 Summary

By Anthea Amos

Issue 81, Term 2 2012

s is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: QR codes and iPads in the library Narelle Keen, Pacific Lutheran College Libraries in the cloud Doug Johnson, Mankato Schools Social media and schools as professional learning communities Kay Cantwell, Brisbane Catholi

Issue 63 Summary

By Editor

Issue 63, Term 4 2007

ndy hints SCIS news New and revised subject headings Secret library business – part 2 Renate Beilharz Copying podcasts in educational libraries Educational Lending Right Renate Beilharz, Education Services Australia The Le@rning Federation Rohini Mehta, The Le@rning Federati

Supporting Australian book creators

By Nicole Richardson, Frances Watts

Issue 100, Term 1 2017

s part of the Australian Government’s ELR program that recompenses book creators for income lost as a result of having their work held in educational libraries. The survey determines estimated holdings of particular titles in Australian school libraries, which are then used as the basis for payments

In This Issue

By Dianne Lewis

Issue 2, Term 2 1992

In this issue of Connections we continue to explore the technological themes raised in the first issue. Articles include on-line services for school libraries and an exploration of an innovative use of networked CD-ROMs by Andrew Perry at Vermont Primary School. Other articles include: all you ever

In This Issue

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 1, Term 1 1992

In this first edition of Connect, we address issues relating to the implementation of CD-ROM technology in school libraries, based on the practical experience of a teacher-librarian. In future issues other technologies, such as on-line searching and bulletin boards, will be discussed in terms of

SCIS is more

By Caroline Ramsden

Issue 107, Term 4 2018

Welcome to issue 107 of Connections ! Authorities Authorities are a very important part of SCIS record creation. Libraries that subscribe to SCIS authorities can download the SCIS Authority Files, and import them to use in their catalogues. An authority record is the authorised form of a hea

SLANZA! School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa

By Penny Moore PhD

Issue 34, Term 3 2000

. As Christopher Blake, chief executive of the National Library of New Zealand, said in his speech, the idea is not new, but 'It's high time school libraries were represented by a unified national body'. Jill Stotler, president of the Auckland School Library Association and first president of SL

Have You Read This?

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 18, Term 3 1996

the future? Margaret Phillips explores the major issues of publishing in electronic format and highlights the yet unrealised opportunities it offers libraries in the provision of information services in 'The impact of electronic publishing'. Incite . Vol. 17 Issue. 8 p:11. Liz Whitaker reports

What's New

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 13, Term 2 1995

ry automation: the National Survey results, Crucial factors in online enquiry, MARC for Teacher-librarians and Providing access to fiction in school libraries. For many T /Ls the issue of library automation is still on the agenda. Some will be searching for a replacement system with perhaps ca

Educational Lending Right School Library Survey

By Keith Gove

Issue 35, Term 4 2000

me is to make payments to Australian creators and publishers on the basis that income is lost from the availability of their books for loan in school libraries. The scheme complements the existing Public Lending Right (PLR) and supports the enrichment of Australian culture by encouraging the growth

Supporting Australian book creators

By The ELR team

Issue 106, Term 3 2018

o have Commonwealth Government-funded Lending Right programs that see eligible book creators and publishers recompensed for having their work held in libraries. In Term 4, Australian schools will be invited to participate in the annual Educational Lending Right (ELR) School Library Survey. SCIS

All together now: recognising the work of all school library staff

By Karys McEwen

Issue 107, Term 4 2018

There’s no doubt that school libraries in Australia are facing challenges. You only have to pick up a professional publication or attend a conference to hear the widespread discussion about how shrinking budgets and staffing cuts are affecting the industry. But amid all the debate, school library s

SCIS is more

By Dr Ben Chadwick

Issue 99, Term 4 2016

publishers. If you are invited to participate this year, please take the opportunity to support book creators. International Association for School Libraries Rachel Elliott (Director, Metadata and Library Services at ESA) and I were fortunate enough to attend the International Association for Sc