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How does the information get onto the SCIS database?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 2, Term 2 1992
teachers and teacher-librarians from schools throughout the state is being coordinated by the SCIS Review Coordinator to ensure that a target of 750 reviews of learning materials is also contributed to the database annually. Materials for cataloguing and review are being solicited from publishers
Building a buzz with book snaps
By Susan Stephenson
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
ow teachers and librarians want to respect that, and model that for kids. I am conscientious about my own handling of copyrighted material in my book reviews at The Book Chook . I acknowledge the author and title and, as my purpose is to review, or make a judgement of the work, I consider this to b
The value of podcasts for school library staff
By Amy Hermon
Issue 110, Term 3 2019
book titles to my ongoing purchase orders. As a result of this, the knowledge I have gleaned from fascinating author interviews and informative book reviews finds its way into my interactions with students and teachers throughout the day. As a dedicated podcast listener, I’ve learned to embrace my
Andrew Smith, CEO of Education Services Australia, on data security and privacy in schools
By Andrew Smith
Issue 119, Term 4 2021
which are online. If you are reading this, you already know the services that SCIS Data provides in this area, and about the regular Website and App reviews in each Connections issue. Schools and the educators you work with are already deeply concerned about online safety and security. ESA’s 2020
Graphic novels and manga selection: 101
By Michael Earp
Issue 121, Term 2 2022
e what to purchase for your library’s collection? For starters, you don’t need to re-invent the wheel! You can rely on the same bestseller charts, reviews and bookseller recommendations you do for general fiction. But don't forget to bring across your regular development ethos with the following
ELR Interview with Alice Pung
By Article by Education Services Australia
Issue 124, Term 1 2023
demics, book lovers and critics?Do you feel an obligation to include themes, characters and literary devices that will provide content for essays and reviews? Yes and no. If you’re doing that, you don’t want your writing to become dry, or academic, or just a text. I do try to make writing as vibr
Diverse titles are finding their homes in libraries
By Crystal Corocher
Issue 127, Term 4 2023
literature across the publishing industry, libraries and booksellers has been so significant that Giovanni has already received many early positive reviews. It’s clear that in those preceding two years while the process of shepherding the work to life continued for acquiring publisher, Wombat Book
Using social media to support school library services
By Helen Stower, Margaret Donaghue
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
ve high numbers of retweets. We use Instagram to connect to our student body by celebrating their achievements, broadcasting their book interests and reviews, and notifying them of upcoming activities. It is heartening that our most popular posts on this platform are those that feature student work
Graphic novels: providing a different perspective
By Karen Gray
Issue 91, Term 4 2014
tion, as 'not all graphic novels are equally useful' (Boerman-Cornell, 2013). A comprehensive collection policy is essential in sourcing professional reviews and recommendations to select and acquire graphic novels. Publisher guidelines should not be accepted at face value, as they do not always ali
School library spotlight: Ocean Reef Senior High School
By Sarah Betteridge
Issue 109, Term 2 2019
r laptops. They are encouraged to create bookshelves within Destiny Quest of the books that they have read, and want to read and, also, to write book reviews to share with their peers. This year, we will also give the Year 7s a personal reading challenge. They will be asked to set themselves a rea
SCIS interviews Teacher Librarian Award winner Megan Daley
By Megan Daley
Issue 126, Term 3 2023
ed organically to meet the way people consume multimedia these days. I think my website is there as a static resource for people who want to find reviews and teachers notes and lists of books. The podcast is an audio version of a lot of what happens on my website, but it's also more of a conve
Diversity audits and catalogue records
By Renate Beilharz
Issue 128, Term 1 2024
iversity audit. In one of her slides, she listed several sources of information: Goodreads, publisher websites, author websites, social media, Kirkus reviews, School Library Journal, local vetting services and others (SLAV, 2023). But the school libraries’ catalogues were not listed or even mentione
The importance of school libraries in the Google Age
By Kay Oddone
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
rary catalogue provides access to collections of books, DVDs, CDs, and other physical resources, as well as ebooks and audiobooks, links to websites, reviews of apps for installation on mobile devices, and more. This movement toward seeing the library catalogue as a social space (Tarulli 2012) is be