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SCIS is more
By Anthony Shaw
Issue 128, Term 1 2024
Welcome to the Term 1 edition of Connections. In a blink of the eye, the summer holidays are little more than a memory and Term 1 is underway. The SCIS team wishes everyone a Happy New Year and a wonderful 2024. Throughout 2023, we really loved getting out and about, hearing from our customers.
SCIS is more
By Caroline Ramsden
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
2018. We have another exciting and busy year ahead of us — and it has already started. By the time you read this, we will have completed the first SCIS webinar for the year, with more scheduled. We are also hosting workshops in Perth and Melbourne in Term 1. For details and registrations, vis
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 103, Term 4 2017
This is my last ‘SCIS is more’ as SCIS Manager. By the time you read this, I will be in a new and exciting role at ESA as Manager of Research and Information Services. We welcome Caroline Ramsden to the role of SCIS Manager. Caroline arrives at SCIS with extensive experience in library informatio
SCIS is more
By Dr Ben Chadwick
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
Welcome to Connections 99. Every year during September and October, SCIS sends out subscription renewals to all schools not covered by a bulk licence arrangement. If you are not on a bulk-deal arrangement and have not yet received your invoice, please ensure your administrators know it will be c
SCIS is more
By Dr Ben Chadwick
Issue 91, Term 4 2014
ions editor, for another sterling effort and wonderful end-product. You Say Goodbye, I say Hello There have been some significant changes in the SCIS camp since Connections 90. Perhaps the most obvious one is the departure of Pru Mitchell as SCIS Manager. Who could possibly replace Pru, a vet
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
SCIS has always sought feedback from subscribers, most recently through a handful of surveys. These are not hollow exercises: the aim is to better understand the needs of our subscribers and to provide solutions where possible. I want to overview a few ‘research projects’ we have undertaken lately,
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
butions by Jennie Bales and Lucas Maxwell on the fundamental topics of professional learning and collaboration. We’ve also harnessed the powers of ex-SCIS manager and Connections founder Lance Deveson to peer into the past. Talking about superheroes, it is with regret that we say goodbye to a few S
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
Change is the only constant. In last issue’s ‘SCIS is more’, I mentioned some of the features in the new SCIS website due for release in late 2017. We’ve made a lot of progress and every day is exciting as we see it come together. The SCIS preferences settings you are used to will see some change
SCIS is more
By Caroline Ramsden
Issue 106, Term 3 2018
As part of a SCIS subscription, libraries can request cataloguing for materials that they have not been able to locate a record for in SCIS Data. For our cataloguers to create the best quality record for you, we recommend that you send the items that you want catalogued to your closest SCIS depot.
SCIS is more
By Caroline Ramsden
Issue 105, Term 2 2018
In the last issue of Connections , we highlighted some of the features of our new website, SCIS Data . We have been busy since then, fine-tuning the site, and have enabled some additional functionality in close collaboration with library system vendors. Record preferences In your school’s SCI
SCIS is more
By Dr Ben Chadwick
Issue 95, Term 4 2015
elbourne, Adelaide, and Christchurch, and as usual, have thoroughly enjoyed meeting and catching up with our subscribers. August also saw a series of SCIS webinars – our third for the year. We're not slowing down towards the end of this year though; we'll be hosting further workshops in Adelaide o
SCIS is more
By Pru Mitchell
Issue 90, Term 3 2014
rce Description and Access (RDA), has been delayed until 2015. This means that the GMD and the 260 publication field will continue to be delivered in SCIS records as well as the new RDA fields of content type, media type and carrier type. To understand more about the changes and the difference betwe
SCIS is more
By Dr Ben Chadwick
Issue 94, Term 3 2015
Professional learning In May SCIS spent a delightful week with some of our Queensland subscribers. Many thanks to: Albany Creek High School, the O'Shea Centre, and Assisi Catholic College for hosting our professional learning workshops. If you missed out and would like to attend another Queenslan
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 96, Term 1 2016
age, one thing is clear to me: C.S. Lewis is referring to the importance of cataloguing rules. It is through the consistent application of rules that SCIS is able to make some amazing properties of educational resources visible in your catalogue. Ultimately, that means helping your students to exper
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
reminds us that we need to come back to our user’s basic needs: a quiet and comforting space to spend time with friends and discover great stories. SCIS is also showing initiative in this ever-changing digital era. When SCIS was founded (as ASCIS) in 1984, I was busy running around the playground
SCIS as a resource selection aid
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
students to use the library catalogue based on its inclusion of trusted, credible and educational resources, why not use a catalogue ourselves? The SCIS catalogue contains over 1.5 million resources; it is a comprehensive, diverse database of educationally focused resources, spanning various publi
How are you using SCIS?
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
We collect quite a few statistics at SCIS. Besides enabling us to remain accountable within our broader organisation, our statistics inform our cataloguing practices, and help us seek out new services or make improvements to our current operations. For example, our search logs may show us that ther
SCIS is more
By Caroline Ramsden
Issue 108, Term 1 2019
Welcome to the first issue of Connections for 2019! Last November, SCIS welcomed Renate Beilharz as the new cataloguing team leader. Many of you will be familiar with Renate’s work in the field of cataloguing standards and education for the school library sector. We are very excited to have Ren
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
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 93, Term 2 2015
Most SCISWeb subscribers obtain SCIS records by visiting the SCISWeb Orders page to download MARC data files. However, increasingly our subscribers are downloading records by searching from within their Library Management System (LMS). This method is usually referred to as 'Z39.50', 'Z cataloguing'