Search results
Handy Hints for SCISWEB
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 31, Term 4 1999
t rate for schools will vary when downloading an order from SCIS as the types of resources being purchased will vary depending on individual school requirements. SCIS is always on alert for strategies to ensure that catalogue records are on the database before schools perform a search and download a
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 31, Term 4 1999
ion and Multicultural Affairs. Material includes background information, teaching resources and documents. Do We Really Know Dewey? <http://www.tqjunior.advanced.org/5002/index.html> A self-paced site which allows primary students to increase their knowledge and understanding of the Dewey syst
Reviews
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 31, Term 4 1999
ssing article Hanson outlines the importance for teachers and Teacher Librarians of being information and technology literate. The ramifications and equity issues for students that don't attend schools with technology literate staff are discussed. The article also outlines: the key role played by Te
What's New?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 31, Term 4 1999
sets of instructional posters available is a series on the Internet: Evaluating the Internet Focuses potential users of the Internet on critical questions they need to consider such as the authority, objectivity, ease of use, coverage, presentation, currency and accuracy. Net Search A seri
Post Modernism and the Shelf Ready Item
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 31, Term 4 1999
The involvement of SCIS with Campion Education in providing shelf ready books to schools with catalogue records is outlined in an article written by Wilma Kurvink (Director of Library Services) and Marie Turnbull (Technical Services Librarian) at Wesley College, Melbourne. The authors state: 'O
Cataloguing News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 31, Term 4 1999
s. This comprehensive publication covering a wide range of subjects is a professional subject cataloguing tool developed over many years by a team of qualified cataloguers. Features: Developed for Australasian school libraries and curriculum needs. Updated in response to changes in terminolo
'A valuable national asset...'
By Tricia Nathan
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
n Keith Gove, Manager of Information Services at Curriculum Corporation, described the SCIS Subject Headings as 'a valuable national asset' and 'a unique contribution to the use of Australasian terms, language and cultural ideas in schools'. The book was launched on 29 November 1999 in the Library
Using SCIS Subiect Headings Book with students: a school's view
By David Morris
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
We have a school library serving grades 7 to 12. We keep a spare copy of SCIS Subject Headings on the workstation where most of our library's OPACs are located. We find that students who have been shown its use, especially in the older grades, will use the publication as a thesaurus of search terms
Handy Hints
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
Cataloguing pictures and prints Did you know that SCIS catalogues pictures and prints? As these items do not have an ISBN Teacher Librarians need to locate the SCIS record number in the SCIS OPAC before they create or upload an order. When applying limits for pictures and prints in the SCIS OPAC,
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
tegic Framework for the Information Economy-Identifying Priorities for Action (December 1998) which stated: 'Our education and training systems must equip all Australians to be enterprising, innovative, adaptable and socially responsible participants in the information economy .... For schools, the
School Libraries and the Knowledge Economy of the 21st Century
By Kerry Tanner
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
uccess is contingent on its skill in monitoring and rapidly adapting to environmental changes, generating innovative solutions, and swiftly producing quality, client-responsive, products and services. During the 1980s, an organisation's use of information technology (IT) was popularly presented as t
Cache: n., 1 : a hiding place. 2: a secret store
By Ivan Trundle
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
et, the website, does not bother to have counters anywhere across the plethora of pages offered. The answer is very simple (they don't work}, but the question did lead me to delve more deeply into the reason why: caching. It also led me to consider the issue of copyright, which is mercilessly sandwi
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
rarians will find a plethora of practical links to library and reference sites. Links include specialist libraries, all manner of reference material, quotations, journals, news and collections of lists. Definitely one to bookmark. SCIS 990164 NAJ: transportation records http://www.nationalarchi
Reviews
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
ionale, student work and evaluation. Video clips are used in many of these case studies. Geography teachers will find 'Expedition Icebound' and 'Earthquakes on-line' of interest. Tutorials: This explains how to access and use various services. Teachers can learn how to navigate and search for si
What's New?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
The following are some interesting websites which may be of particular interest to Teacher Librarians. The first site is http://www.telerama.com/-mundie/ CyberDewey/CyberDewey.htm I. This site lists internet sites organised using Dewey Decimal Classification numbers. The front page displays the
Cataloguing News
By Cherryl Schauder
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
mple of careers and I.B.M. (Computer) as an example of Computers. The list contains a large number of country and place names. This is an area that requires ongoing revision and it is felt to be useful to include as many of these as possible. In the new edition many notes have been reworded and cl
Metadata (Part 3)
By Heather Watson
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
his committee were developed by the Schools Metadata Consultative Group, formed with the assistance of Commonwealth funding to define school sector requirements. State and Territory representatives were nominated to develop this work with a specialist consultant developing documentation. A process
Handy Hints
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) We encourage customers to print up SCIS OPAC FAQs located at <http://www.curriculum.edu.au/scis/manuals/ faq.htm >. These FAQs contain valuable information to enhance your search strategies when searching in SCIS OPAC. For example, if you have set Limits in SCI
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
ating the SCIS numbers in SCIS OPAC. Websites can be located by entering 'website' in a keyword search in SCIS OPAC. The SCIS numbers for the sites required for your school can be recorded then entered into SCISWeb. This will enable you to download the catalogue record to import into your library so
Television Broadcasts
By Leonie Samuelsson
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
aped broadcasts are coordinated by the library, you can ensure that all copies held in your school are correctly marked, to meet the school's legal requirement under the conditions of the Screenrights Agreement: - Reference to the Copyright Act Part VA - The name of your school - The day on which th