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Internetting Corner
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 24, Term 1 1998
.au Home of the NSW Department of Education and Training, this comprehensive site covers news, policy information, training programs and a wealth of reviews of teaching/learning materials. The JASON Project http://www.jasonproject.org/ The 'JASON Project' was developed by Dr Robert D. Ballard
What's New?
By Nigel Paull
Issue 24, Term 1 1998
he Internet. Glover focuses on buying and setting up computers, how computers complement schooling and electronic communication. She has included 200 reviews of software and Internet sites which she has organised by age ranges and then by topic. This practical book is easily understood, yet has a co
Have You Read This?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 16, Term 1 1996
pective To keep our view on libraries in a global perspective and give T/Ls heart on gloomy days, Stuart Andrews retired headmaster from Clifton UK reviews services offered by six HMC school libraries in 'What every Head should know about Libraries'. He cites three findings of a recent survey: two
Have You Read This?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 14, Term 3 1995
A whole range of software applications and operating systems allow users to work more effectively with computers while on the move. Maryanne Phillips reviews mobile computing and how to access resources without restrictions -any place, any time in Mobile computing: how far can it go? LAN Magazine.
Library catalogues and the World Wide Web: it takes two to tango
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
Google as your source of information, and you’ll find a range of information to aid in your selection: summaries, author notes, awards and published reviews provided by Syndetics, as well as user reviews, user tags, other editions and similar books provided by LibraryThing. In addition to using the
SCIS is more
By Dr Ben Chadwick
Issue 92, Term 1 2015
h Thorpe-Bowker. The bibliographic records in SCIS OPAC are enhanced to display additional detail including plot summaries, author notes, awards, and reviews. Syndetics reviews are sourced from authoritative, commercial reviewing services. Cover images Through our agreement with Thorpe-Bowker, S
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 29, Term 2 1999
lpc.acp.com.au/ Those familiar with the print version of this publication will be pleased to see that it is now available online. Contents include reviews of software and hardware, lesson plans, IT applications, interviews and Internet site reviews. Welcome to the Australian Libraries' Gateway
Internetting Corner
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 23, Term 4 1997
by 434 poets: well worth reading! http://www.poems.com An online anthology with at least one new poem added daily. http:www.scifi.com/sfw/ Reviews of new and classic science fiction works, a news section and a collection of essays. http://129.118.38.138/kairos/default.htm Teachers: t
Have You Read This?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 9, Term 2 1994
h 1994, p12. I have recently commenced a subscription to Scan , the journal of the Education Department of NSW. It's a marvellous journal full of reviews and lots of articles on technology of very broad appeal. Here are some of the articles that I found particularly interesting: Ilanet , by H
SCIS is more
By Caroline Ramsden
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
detics and LibraryThing for Libraries in the catalogue, you can easily view additional information including plot summaries, author notes, awards and reviews. Where to find help There is easy access to help, via a link on the bottom of each page. You can search for help on any topic, view any of
Promoting literature to students
By Bob Docherty
Issue 94, Term 3 2015
g adult novels. Some books are sent to me by publishers and by self-publishing writers, and others I select myself from children and young adult book reviews. Most items come from either Australia or New Zealand, where writers are really world class and relevant to the 'down under' culture. My blog
Guerrilla book fair: getting staff involved in your school library
By Lucas Maxwell
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
llenge every year. Our school is divided into four Houses, and staff are included in this system. To gain points, Houses are encouraged to write book reviews. Every year we tally up the number of reviews by staff members to see who has read the most. How do you keep staff interested in these passiv
School library spotlight: Campbelltown Performing Arts High School
By Cathy Costello
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
t that our library users can have full confidence that all the websites in our library catalogue are credible and reliable sources. I also love the reviews and the tag browser in SCIS OPAC. When genrefying our fiction collection, I made good use of SCIS reviews, tags and subject headings to determ
Welcome to 1999
By Kevin Gove
Issue 28, Term 1 1999
f creating SCIS cataloguing records for selected Internet sites. We will also explore the costs and benefits of including additional details (such as reviews or tables of contents) to enrich the SCIS data for bibliographic search purposes. The results of this work will be reported in Connections.
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 26, Term 3 1998
http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/centoff/cmis/ rf2.htm All Teacher Librarians should bookmark this site and refer to it regularly. It contains resource reviews by the Curriculum Materials Information Services section of the Western Australian Department of Education. Oz Project's 98 Home Page htt
Have You Read This?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 11, Term 4 1994
orth. It contains interesting information concerning internet gophers suitable for school libraries and some school internet statistics, p 208-210. Reviews of CD-ROM encyclopedias in Information at your fingertips by John Hilvert and Linda Bruce, PC User, September 1994, p 98-99 and Encyclopedi
Have you read this?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 8, Term 4 1993
related to multimedia and offers an attractive initial subscription rate. It includes articles issues and CD-ROM technology as well as new software reviews. Articles which I found particularly interesting included A new spin on learning by Sandy Chase and Sharing the wealth by Charles Brannon.
What’s New
By Dianne Lewis
Issue 7, Term 3 1993
carta but understand that it is an all bells and whistles mulitmedia encyclopedia priced at $599. It has been reviewed quite widely in the press. Two reviews which came to my attention were in In formation searcher, vol 5, no 3, 1993, p 13, and PC User August, 1993, p 132-134. Copies are available f
Search
By Dianne Lewis
Issue 1, Term 1 1992
via computer and modem, or without the tedious searching on microfiche. The service provides bibliographic data and, in many instances, abstracts or reviews. Search enables users to identify a full range of resources in specific areas of the curriculum. The list provided could then be worked th
Cover images and SCIS
By Renate Beilharz
Issue 109, Term 2 2019
rovides to enhance the usability of its search functionality for physical books and ebooks. Other aspects of this enhanced content include summaries, reviews, and lists of ‘similar books’. ESA sources this content from a number of third-party providers, including LibraryThing for Libraries, Syndetic