Professional learning

In this 1-hour introductory webinar, SCIS will provide an overview of SCIS records. We will discuss how the different aspects of cataloguing enhance resource discoverability, and how SCIS Data can be used to support your staff and students. Useful for school library staff that are not trained in cataloguing or would like a refresher on cataloguing, this webinar will help get you started on understanding the basics of SCIS records and how they can support effective search strategies for students.

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In this 1-hour webinar, SCIS will provide an overview of Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and book numbers as applied in SCIS records. Useful for school library staff that are not trained in cataloguing or would like a refresher on DDC, this webinar will help you understand the role of a call number in organising your information resources for effective retrieval. 

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In this 1-hour webinar, SCIS will provide an overview of SCIS Subject Headings (SCISSH) and School Online Thesaurus (ScOT) in SCIS records. Useful for school library staff that are not trained in cataloguing or would like a refresher on subject headings, this webinar will help you understand role controlled vocabularies play in effective information retrieval.

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This 1-hour webinar explains the basic structure of Machine Readable Cataloguing (MARC21), the coding which underpins all SCIS records. Useful for school library staff that have knowledge of cataloguing standards, and would like to be able to identify MARC tags, indicators and sub-fields, and understand how MARC impacts search display and functionalities in their library management systems.

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