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The importance of school libraries in the Google Age
By Kay Oddone
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
2010 and 2013, the number of teacher librarians in primary schools dropped from 5,600 to 1,300; fortunately secondary teacher librarian positions remained fairly steady (ACER 2014). This leads to a situation where many libraries are empty and, as Nick Earls (2015) observes, in those cases 'classroo
Celebrating Children's Book Week with the CBCA
By Jane O'Connell
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
ney by Pony , Stephanie Owen Reeder (NLA Publishing) Ancestry: Stories of Multicultural Anzacs , Robyn Siers & Carlie Walker (Dept of Veterans' Affairs) We are the Rebels: the Women and Men who Made Eureka , Clare Wright (Text Publishing) The Picture Book of the Year Ride, Ricardo, Ri
Libraries, languages and free resources
By Jill Wilson
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
ears, hundreds of LLS resources have been created to support teachers and students of Chinese, Japanese, and Indonesian languages. You can view the trailer on the LLS home page , register to discover the content — or read on. Graphic novel elements Thirty challenges (learning pathways) are avai
Using social media to support school library services
By Helen Stower, Margaret Donaghue
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
t never will be, as the essence of our journey centres around continuous transformation. This is very much a story of trial and error, and we don’t claim that we have found a model that will work for every school library — what we do hope is that we can share our ideas, and that something we have do
Why SCIS prefers to catalogue with item in hand
By Doreen Sullivan
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
kerson I survived the attacks of September 11, 2001 by Lauren Tarshis Goblinproofing one’s chicken coop: and other practical advice in our campaign against the fairy kingdom by Reginald Bakeley By looking at the title alone, the first one could be either a novel or a factual book. The se
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
nfsa.gov.au/learning/digital-learning The National Film and Screen Archive offers links to thousands of Australian video and audio clips that are available to download or stream. The website features teaching notes, resources, and classroom activities related to the audiovisual content. SCIS no.
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,
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson, James Moloney
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
ncome of AUD$12,900 (Zwar, Throsby & Longden 2015). One-fifth of authors are able to call writing their full-time profession, but most rely on other paid work or their partner’s income to pay the bills. The same article indicated that 69.7% of literary fiction authors, and 58.6% of children’s book a
Student perspectives on ebook and audiobook usage
By Tehani Wessely
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
e rise of ebook sales have begun to falter (Baddeley 2015; Kowlowski 2015; Alter 2015; Trachtenberg 2015). Yet, despite this, the accessibility and availability of ebooks continues to be a strong point in their favour. In the Marist College Canberra’s Senior Library, we have several methods for ou
1,000 reasons to support Australian book creators
By Jackie French
Issue 97, Term 2 2016
e books they read are likely to be from their school library. How long does a book last in a school library? I’ve signed twenty-year-old copies of Rainstones, repaired with dedication at least fifty times and still in currency despite having been read by perhaps over 1,000 children — not all of wh
Library makerspaces: revolution or evolution?
By Chris Harte
Issue 97, Term 2 2016
The makerspace movement is gaining momentum in the world of libraries, although it is not an entirely new concept. One of the first makerspaces built specifically to invigorate the hearts, hands, and minds of young inventors opened in 1876. Established by Thomas Edison in the New Jersey hamlet of M
Exploring time and place through children's literature
By Tania McCartney
Issue 97, Term 2 2016
multicultural experiences; before time, world-weariness, and bias have a chance to take root. Immersion in other cultures stretches the malleable brains of children in ways we can never truly imagine. Experiencing new places and people, situations and sights, foods and smells, are all wonderful wa
Country to Canberra: empowering rural girls
By Hannah Wandel
Issue 97, Term 2 2016
ully uniting generations of influential women. What is Country to Canberra? Country to Canberra is a nationwide not-for-profit organisation that aims to empower young rural women to reach their leadership potential. We inspire selfconfidence, build leadership skills, and, importantly, connect y
The professional learning hat
By Barbara Braxton
Issue 97, Term 2 2016
education in Australia has changed significantly, in part due to the establishment of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL). All teachers are now required to be formally accredited, and to log a minimum of 20 hours of professional learning each year (100 hours over f
What's so special about Special Order Files?
By Julie Styles, Nicole Richardson
Issue 97, Term 2 2016
eir library collection have the option to download bulk records from the Special Order Files page. The Special Order Files page enables you to obtain quick access to batches of records for new digital resources, including websites, apps, e-books, and content from a number of different providers.
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 97, Term 2 2016
ncluding work at RMIT and DA Direct. I’d like to thank our editor Nicole Richardson for her work on this issue. As always, I hope you find it entertaining, inspiring, and informative. SCIS professional learning Barbara Braxton’s wonderful article highlights the importance of ongoing profession
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 97, Term 2 2016
libraries. This program is called the Educational Lending Right (ELR) — a relative of the Public Lending Right scheme that sees similar compensation paid to book creators for having their material held in public libraries. To gather a book count of titles held in Australian school libraries, Schoo
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 97, Term 2 2016
untries, capitals, and flags. The app can be used on its own, or as a companion to Lonely Planet’s Amazing World Atlas book series. The app is also available for Android devices via the Google Play store. SCIS no. 1753810 Crayola: for educators www.crayola.com.au/for-educators.aspx This webs
Finding Scootle resources that support the Australian Curriculum
By Daniel Hughes
Issue 97, Term 2 2016
ootle’s ‘Browse by Australian Curriculum’ tab. This gives you the opportunity to look for content that focuses on a particular priority, such as ‘Sustainability’ To continue our search, select ‘Year 8’. Choose ‘Earth and space sciences’, and select ‘View matching resources’. You are presented wi
Engaging girls in STEM
By Pru Mitchell
Issue 95, Term 4 2015
for 'engineering' returns relevant results in Technologies (24), Science (17), and Mathematics (1). There is a wealth of literature and resources available about STEM education. One key point is that for most writers STEM is about integration of these four disciplines in an interdisciplinary appro