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School libraries then and now - in the digital environment
By Lance Deveson
Issue 120, Term 1 2022
Once again I feel very privileged to have been invited by the Connections staff to write an opinion piece. This time it is on how school libraries have changed over the past 30 years and how they might look in the rapidly evolving digital environment. How time flies when you’re having fun! Thirty
School libraries support digital technologies
By Martin Richards
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
Over recent times, school libraries have become much more than a place for students to read and enjoy books, conduct research, and enjoy the comforts of a pleasant, welcoming environment at lunchtimes. With the ever-increasing emergence of new digital technologies, many schools are considering how
The Great Divide? Physical and Digital Resources in School Libraries
By Keith Grove
Issue 34, Term 3 2000
At SCIS we are grappling with the issue of school libraries' need to include Internet resources in their library catalogue. In addition, Curriculum Corporation and Education.au (which manages EdNA Online) have identified as an issue the need for schools to be able to search easily both catalogues o
International Association for School Libraries Conference Report
By Jenny Ryan
Issue 35, Term 4 2000
I have just returned from the most wonderful conference focusing on information literacy and school libraries. The conference, at which over 33 countries were represented, was held by the International Association for School Libraries (IASL) in Malmo, Sweden, on 6-10 August 2000. What an incredible
School Libraries and the Knowledge Economy of the 21st Century
By Kerry Tanner
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
d thrive-in the knowledge age. In the knowledge economy, very narrow functional specifications are giving way to more expansive professional roles. School libraries set up as stand-alone, self-contained edifices are under threat. The future lies in networking (in both the interpersonal and technol
Transforming School Libraries: A Conversation with Lee Crockett
By Lee Crockett
Issue 128, Term 1 2024
and used as a helpful teaching tool. As our conversation draws to a close, Crockett shares his vision for the future of education and the place of school libraries within it. He sees a world where education systems are fluid, dynamic and responsive to the needs of students in a rapidly changing w
An African library journey
By Cheryl Lopez
Issue 93, Term 2 2015
ion was approximately 1000 library books. These were all donations; either new books from sponsors and visitors or secondhand from Western Australian school libraries. While some of the books were fairly new, having been carried to Ethiopia in personal luggage by school visitors over the past few
The challenge of implementing change
By Angela Platt
Issue 103, Term 4 2017
at. It takes time, patience, and understanding. After all, change is often a drizzle, not a hurricane. This article was originally published by the School Libraries Group committee of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals ( CILIP ), and has been republished here w
Educational Lending Rights: Supporting Australian stories in school libraries
By Article by Education Services Australia (ESA)
Issue 133, Term 2, 2025
nections, you may see articles about ELR. That is because here at Education Services Australia (ESA), our team is responsible for gathering data from school libraries to assist the government with this scheme. Each year, we deliver a survey that collects data on book counts, more specifically we a
Synergy highlights: The first 15 years
By Rosemary Abbott
Issue 112, Term 1 2020
ge of informative and engaging material. In the articles chosen, student learning is paramount, and is linked to the crucial role of those working in school libraries. Prominent Australian and international researchers are featured. Carol Gordon’s articles provide wide-ranging ideas on professiona
Outsourcing: time for a new look?
By Sarah Menzies
Issue 111, Term 4 2019
become widely accepted that some or all public libraries’ cataloguing and physical processing will be outsourced, although the same cannot be said of school libraries. Although school libraries in Australia and New Zealand use the services of SCIS for cataloguing, they have been slow to take up se
School library spotlight: Glen Eira College
By Karys McEwen
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
team of staff and a group of dedicated student library monitors that help keep the library cogs well and truly turning. How long have you worked in school libraries, and what inspired you to go down this path? I have been in school libraries for four years. My undergraduate degree was in Fine Ar
Making the library the true heart of the school
By Caroline Roche
Issue 105, Term 2 2018
a new librarian, you see it in tweets, you see it in newspaper articles, and it is even the title of the All Party Parliamentary Group white paper on school libraries: ‘The beating heart of the school’. But where does this phrase that is so ubiquitous now come from? Well, actually, I know. It is a p
(Re)Designing the library through school community participation
By Dr Hilary Hughes
Issue 111, Term 4 2019
articipatory design approach, as outlined in this article, can assist in generating evidence-based responses to these questions. With the view that school libraries are essential social learning spaces, I share suggestions for enabling all interested stakeholders to have a voice in designing their
Non-fiction: the elephant in the library
By Rebecca Tobler
Issue 107, Term 4 2018
raries with fiction and non-fiction books that spark the imagination and create interest in reading. References ACT Government Education 2016, School Libraries: The Heart of 21st Century Learning , ACT Government Education ALIA 2017, ALIA Future of the Library and Information Science Profe
It’s time: let’s improve schools' perceptions of teacher librarians
By Bev Novak
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
he Guardian , teacher librarians still need to assert their relevance within school communities. In her article in Connections 98, ‘The importance of school libraries in the Google Age’, Kay Oddone notes the positive attributes of teacher librarians, and implores readers to use her arguments as a ‘c
Enhancing the flexibility of library services
By Claire Elliott
Issue 106, Term 3 2018
3/num04/To-Clone-or-Not-To-Clone¢.aspx Commonwealth of Australia, Parliament, House of Representatives Education and Employment Committee, 2011, School Libraries and Teacher-librarians in 21st Century Australia , Canberra, www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representati
Making connections online
By Clare Forrest
Issue 111, Term 4 2019
it seemed pertinent to expand on this on our SLANZA platform. We looked at questions like: Who are the people making decisions about what goes in our school libraries? Who and what are they thinking about when they make these decisions? Are these decisions able to be reviewed and challenged? We also
Reimagining the library landscape: an approach to school library design
By Anne Whisken
Issue 103, Term 4 2017
,400 students from Early Years to Year 12 across two primary schools and a combined middle and senior school. The libraries There are two primary school libraries, and a third library is shared by the senior and middle schools. Both VCE and IB are studied at senior levels. All three libraries ar
Engaging students with emerging technologies
By Chelsea Wright
Issue 94, Term 3 2015
ange as it is to still be having this conversation, we have not yet convinced every raised eyebrow to relax when it comes to the evolving identity of school libraries. If the school library is not seen as a natural place for new technologies to appear, and if technology-oriented initiatives such as