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School library spotlight: Northcote High School

By Richard Smallcombe

Issue 126, Term 3 2023

n we move into the new location, we’ve got a new up-to-date collection that will fit within the new space as well. How do you promote reading and literacy in your school? Are there any challenges in doing so? Students do a wider reading lesson every two weeks here in the library. So that’s b

Working together to ensure student access to high-quality school library services

By Holly Godfree

Issue 113, Term 2 2020

f the multi-pronged approach for schools to successfully address tricky social issues. ▶ When you read an article about Australia’s falling scores on literacy, or some other testing, you write in to that media outlet talking about how strong school libraries, run by qualified staff, are known to imp

Insights from the Discovering a Good Read Survey

By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 130, Term 3, 2024

stimulate their interest in reading and critical thinking. Explore the report for in-depth insights As we navigate the evolving landscape of teen literacy, the Discovering a Good Read survey serves as a great resource, helping us blaze a trail through the complex jungle of challenges, preferen

For your reference

By Martin Gray

Issue 130, Term 3, 2024

mings, allows students to progressively and comprehensively engage with referencing in a manner that will likely enhance the research and information literacy skills. It also allows teacher librarians to demonstrate referencing tools, which reinforces our role as information specialists within the s

SCIS is more

By Anthony Shaw

Issue 131, Term 4, 2024

SCIS bus hit the road again. We attended the SLANSW Professional Learning Summit, ConnecTech: Inspired Futures for Information Technology and Digital Literacy Professionals, held in the wonderful library space at PLC Sydney. The bus then flew across the ditch, to Ōtautahi Christchurch for the 2024 S

SCIS: the next 40 years

Issue 132, Term 1, 2025

n.’ Advocacy and training Schools are increasingly employing untrained library staff. Trained library staff are crucial to supporting information literacy standards within schools. Without them, school communities will face challenges in building these capabilities in their students, particularl

The professional learning hat

By Barbara Braxton

Issue 97, Term 2 2016

is to enable our students to become lifelong learners. By teaching students, staff and other members of the school community about the information literacy process , we provide them with a scaffold that they can use in any area. This allows them to find what they need to know, whether it is solvi

Collector, curator or collaborator?

By Jennie Bales

Issue 100, Term 1 2017

participants within professional communities — and not just limited to those within the school library sector — that embrace technology, literature, literacy, the maker movement, and other curriculum areas. Contemporary teacher librarians ‘establish and maintain links to local, national and global

School Libraries and the Knowledge Economy of the 21st Century

By Kerry Tanner

Issue 32, Term 1 2000

l background and training. While there is increasing emphasis on multi-skilling and generic work skills (eg written and oral communication skills, IT literacy, personal management skills) across the workforce, we need to recognise our distinctive professional expertise and to actively promote and de

What’s New

By Dianne Lewis

Issue 8, Term 4 1993

for OP ACs, for the physical environment and possibly even for staffing. The conclusion of the document makes reference to the need for information literacy in our society. "Power over information technology ultimately resides in power over the information itself." (p48-49) Learning for the Futur

Reimagining the library landscape: an approach to school library design

By Anne Whisken

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

its staff and programs support the curricular and co-curricular learning of the school. Its purpose also includes three particular goals: information literacy education, development of study skills, and wide reading promotion. From a library design and facilities management point of view, a secondar

School libraries enhancing student wellbeing

By Jackie Child

Issue 105, Term 2 2018

e. Anna has been coming to our library for a few years before school and during lunchtime. She is a sporty girl, but reserved. She had struggled with literacy and lacked confidence in her abilities. Anna used to come in and play with GoldieBlox, building interesting structures. She also started to b

Enhancing the flexibility of library services

By Claire Elliott

Issue 106, Term 3 2018

teacher brings knowledge of the students and the content. The teacher librarian also brings some knowledge of the content, together with information literacy and research expertise. Beninghof’s article provided six models for co-teaching and became a valuable resource for how we structured the st

Working with pupil library assistants in primary schools

By Lucy Chambers

Issue 107, Term 4 2018

liaison and approval. One such idea was running a World Book Day quiz in class where the PLAs read out questions and marked the answer sheets. The literacy coordinator works with the PLA team to help with whole-school reading events, such as book swaps, family reading promotions, and book sales.

Ten easy tips to be a library rockstar

By Gwyneth Jones

Issue 109, Term 2 2019

5. Be mission-driven Consider writing a mission statement. Think about what matters to you. Is your library program focused on lifelong reading and literacy, creativity, constructivist learning, the maker movement? Is it future-ready, brain-centred, participatory, transparent, positive, becoming a

Even better than the real thing? Virtual and augmented reality in the school library

By Dr Kay Oddone

Issue 110, Term 3 2019

library is a fantastic place for AR and VR. There are so many ways these technologies could be used to raise engagement and to promote literature and literacy. As both AR and VR require specific digital tools, keeping these tools in a central location such as the library makes sense. Augmented rea

Windows and mirrors: Visibility and representation in Australian LGBTQIA+ YA fiction

By Nell Day

Issue 113, Term 2 2020

eriences for the young people in our care through providing access to diverse and inclusive collections, and were a powerful reminder of the words of literacy educator Chad Everett who writes of diverse books ‘in addition to texts being stories to be enjoyed, they are powerful tools of social justic

School library spotlight: Trinity Grammar School, Sydney

By Courtney Nolan, Stefanie Gaspari

Issue 116, Term 1 2021

ar events. We miss having more boys, their parents, staff and members of the extended school community in our space! How do you promote reading and literacy in your school? Are there any challenges in doing so? Courtney: We aim to ensure our students are library users as early as possible. We

School Library Spotlight: Xavier College, Burke Hall

By Fiona O'Rourke

Issue 119, Term 4 2021

It highlights another important role that libraries play – helping to maintaining the wellbeing of our students. 4. How do you promote reading and literacy in your school? Are there any challenges in doing so? It is exciting to see that my new school wants to continuously reflect and improve. 

Australian Children’s Laureate 2024–25: Sally Rippin

By Interview article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 129, Term 2 2024

udent-to-adult ratio. They need more support in the classroom to be able to give children the individual attention they need. That support might be literacy experts, it might be mental health support, potentially. I know of one school who had engaged a social worker. There might be all kinds of co