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Supporting Australian book creators

By Nicole Richardson, James Moloney

Issue 98, Term 3 2016

e are lucky to have government-funded Lending Right programs that see eligible book creators and publishers compensated for having their work held in libraries. Look at those copies of The 65-Storey Treehouse or Tomorrow, When the War Began sitting on your library shelves: how many students have rea

Supporting Australian book creators

By Nicole Richardson, Simmone Howell

Issue 96, Term 1 2016

We often celebrate libraries for providing free access to information, but rarely think about what this means for the authors, illustrators, editors, and publishers responsible for the books currently sitting on library shelves. If we are interested in reading a particular book, whether for leisu

Supporting Australian book creators

By Laura Armstrong

Issue 93, Term 2 2015

Lending Right (ELR) school library survey. The data collected is used to estimate the number of copies of Australian books held in Australian school libraries. These estimates are then used to calculate payments to Australian book creators and publishers in compensation for earnings potentially los

Issue 89 Summary

By Laura Armstrong

Issue 89, Term 2 2014

n the issue include: Once upon a story time Ursula Dubosarsky and Andrew Joyner, author and illustrator of Too Many Elephants in this House . Libraries and metadata in a sea of information Alan Manifold, State Library of Victoria Growing, harvesting, preparing, sharing and learning Bev

Issue 87 Summary

By Meelee Soorkia

Issue 87, Term 4 2013

, St Michael's Primary School, VIC Helping Australian book creators Meelee Soorkia, Education Services Australia Gold Coast study links school libraries and teacher librarians to literacy Dr Hilary Hughes, QUT. Educating the educators: a disaster resilience education project Heather Bail

Issue 72 Summary

By Editor

Issue 72, Term 1 2010

Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Libraries for a post-literate society Doug Johnson, Mankato (MN) Public Schools, USA After school in the library media centre Bob Hassett, Luther Jackson Middle School (VA), USA A l

Issue 71 Summary

By Editor

Issue 71, Term 4 2009

Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Twitter for libraries (and librarians) Sarah Milstein, Author Do you want kids to be safe online? Loosen those filters! Mary Ann Bekll, Sam Houston State University Rearrange the fu

Issue 69 Summary

By Editor

Issue 69, Term 2 2009

subject headings ergo : an online framework for critical literacy in secondary education Linda Angeloni, State Library of Victoria School libraries: making a difference Kerry Neary Educational Lending Right Chris Kilfoyle, Leopold Primary School, VIC What’s new at The Le@rning Fe

Issue 62 Summary

By Editor

Issue 62, Term 3 2007

lease note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Graphic attraction – graphic novels in libraries Allison Lee, Emanuel School, NSW Exchange – to give and receive reciprocally Karen Lindsay, Ecole Reynolds Secondary School, Canada

Supporting Australian book creators

By Nicole Richardson, Morris Gleitzman

Issue 99, Term 4 2016

Every year, SCIS works closely with the Department of Communications and the Arts to conduct a survey of book holdings in Australian school libraries. This is the ELR School Library Survey , and it is integral to the growth of the Australian writing and publishing industry. The survey produces e

Issue 57 Summary

By Editor

Issue 57, Term 2 2006

vailable in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: No time to gather dust Catherine Kerstjens, The Le@rning Federation Perceptions of libraries and information resources Excerpt from OCLC Information literacy review Barbara Braxton, Palmerston District Primary School, ACT Sho

Issue 53 Summary

By Editor

Issue 53, Term 2 2005

nly available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Caught in the rip Sister Betty Brown RSJ, Catholic Schools Office, NSW School libraries play major role in helping students learn Lyn Hay, Charles Sturt University Using LAMS in the classroom: new ways to engage students wit

Issue 46 Summary

By Editor

Issue 46, Term 3 2003

Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Principals’ Support of School Libraries Gary Hartzell, via ERIC Digest SCISWeb handy hints Authority Control Leonie Bourke, SCIS CC NEWS ELR School Library Survey News

Reading the Future

By Dianne Hager

Issue 19, Term 4 1996

lture: Reading our Future in the Mirror of our Past Heritage , the speakers, Professor Marcia Langton and Professor Stuart McIntyre spoke of the role libraries play in preserving our national culture. After morning tea, which was served amongst the huge array of exhibitors (what a good idea), I atte

3rd Edition of the SCIS Subject Headings List

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 8, Term 4 1993

ed to the list. These headings have been contributed by librarians, Ms Mary Gavagan and Ms Jan Foote, from Wellington, after consultation with school libraries. The headings include specific Maori language headings. Curriculum Corporation looks forward to Mary and Jan contributing regularly to the

Issue 36 Summary

By Editor

Issue 36, Term 1 2001

issues Cherryl Schauder, RMIT University SCIS authority files vs SCIS subject headings Cataloguing news Inspiring connections: Learning, libraries and literacy Linda Selby, Penny Moore, Conference Coordinators

Supporting Australian book creators

By Laura Armstrong

Issue 90, Term 3 2014

Ministry for the Arts. The ELR school library survey collects data used to estimate the number of copies of specific titles held in Australian school libraries. These book counts are the basis for payments to Australian book creators. The payments are made to assist book creators and publishers to c

Taking the guesswork out of genre

By Brendan Eichholzer

Issue 91, Term 4 2014

School libraries are not just designed for accessing curriculum material; they are also a playground for young minds. Students who discover the joys of reading for pleasure are well positioned for enhanced literacy, language acquisition, cultural understanding, and social skills (Clark and Rumbold,

Have You Read This?

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 14, Term 3 1995

omputer 2 technology, we may need to reconsider our Library policies. Customer expectations in a volatile political environment has forced the public libraries of Eastern Regional, Melbourne into organisational change. John Binnion gives a comprehensive summary of the experience in Work and job des

New Zealand News

By Rosa-Jane French

Issue 13, Term 2 1995

at the end of a busy first term, whilst those on a four year term are hard at it again and preparing for internal senior exams. A number of school libraries have recently purchased Index New Zealand CD-ROM which came onto the market at the end of 1994. Produced by the National Library of New