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SCIS: the next 40 years

Issue 132, Term 1, 2025

tinue to innovate and improve our services? What are the challenges for school library staff and how can we continue to support them? What changes in school libraries and technologies will shape the future development of SCIS? The SCIS leadership team has great plans and aspirations for the produc

Get ready to count …

By Article by Education Services Australia (ESA)

Issue 134, Term 3, 2025

Arts collects up-to-date library book count data to ensure Australian creators and publishers receive compensation for the free use of their books in school libraries. Education Services Australia (ESA) assists the government by collecting this data from Australian schools. …the more you support au

Library love letters

By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 136, Term 1, 2026

y Love Letter to join the discussion. This term, which includes Library Lovers Day on February 14, we heard from students about why they love their school libraries! I like the school library because of the way they use the space. There are places to sit and read and spaces to work or study, ther

Educational Lending Right

By Article by Education Services Australia (ESA)

Issue 136, Term 1, 2026

Australian literature community. Each year, ELR surveys schools to understand how many copies of Australian book titles are available for loan in our school libraries. The data is provided to the Australian Government’s Office for the Arts – data which, in turn, ensures Australian authors, illustr

Engaging girls in STEM

By Pru Mitchell

Issue 95, Term 4 2015

onal deficiencies.' So rather than looking at girls as the problem, let's look at what we are offering girls in terms of STEM. Seven STEM steps for school libraries After reading this research, we suggest a number of areas where school libraries might contribute to their school's STEM programmes

Why do I use Instagram to promote my school library?

By Helen Farch

Issue 120, Term 1 2022

part of an overall marketing and communications strategy, social media needs to feature. As school library staff, advocating for the importance of school libraries and reading must be an important part of our role. The positive effects of social media include encouraging people to be social, to c

SCIS is more

By Ben Chadwick

Issue 98, Term 3 2016

g to understand if and how SCIS can assist you in identifying resources that support Australian Curriculum outcomes. One thing is clear: Australian school libraries see the value in data that links resources to curriculum outcomes. Respondents suggest it would increase usage of those resources, be

To inspire or to instruct

By Ta'afuli Andrew Fiu

Issue 91, Term 4 2014

ter, easier way of life. At the annual School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (SLANZA) conference in 2013, I was asked whether I thought school libraries were getting left behind in the digital age. My answer is still the same a year later. Libraries should be the centre of technologica

Website and app reviews

By Nigel Paull

Issue 93, Term 2 2015

es. Students can undertake recap questions at the end of each unit. Links to additional websites are also available. SCIS no. 1704704 Inspirational school libraries from around the world – gallery www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/gallery/2015/jan/08/school-libraries-world-books-gallery Is

SCIS is more

By Dr Ben Chadwick

Issue 92, Term 1 2015

phere. Whilst we catalogue a broad range of fiction and non-fiction works, we focus heavily on the types of resources used in schools and acquired by school libraries. Many educational publications are quite niche and may not be found in more generic databases, especially when it comes to electronic

Barramundi and Chips at Christo's

By Kylie Hanson, Ashley Freeman, Ken Dillon

Issue 23, Term 4 1997

1987 (So much to tell you) to 1997 (Dear Miffy) -John Marsden The good, the bad and the ugly: series fiction for primary readers -Dr John Foster School libraries: supporting a learning culture - Shelda Debowski EdNA: the prime Australian online resource - Linley Kemeny Darwin did the confer

Professional Development

By Sue McKnight

Issue 16, Term 1 1996

ails of other happenings. ph: (06) 286 3029 ALIA '96: October 6-11 Many T/Ls have found past ALIA Conferences offered little content relevant to school libraries. In fact, of the 1000+ delegates at the joint NZLIA/ ALIA Conference 1994, only thirteen teacher-librarians attended. Reading the Fut

New Product Reviews

By Dianne Lewis

Issue 6, Term 2 1993

Austguide I received Austguide 1993 towards the end of April. The databases on the Austguide CD-ROM have been selected with school libraries in mind, The databases include Guidelines and Pinpointer, bibliographic indexes of popular (mostly but not exclusively Australian) magazines and some stat

Supporting Australian book creators

By Aaron Blabey

Issue 108, Term 1 2019

went to multiple primary schools in various towns, so it’s probably not a total mind-blower to discover that I spent a lot of my childhood hiding in school libraries. I loved them. They were a sanctuary; an escape portal, housed within the walls of ordinary institutions, filled with extraordinary

SCIS is more

By Anthony Shaw

Issue 133, Term 2, 2025

friends and colleagues, old and new, to commemorate and recognise 40 years of commitment to delivering high-quality catalogue records and support to school libraries. Having paused to reflect in 2024, 2025 presents SCIS with the opportunity to look to the future and plan how we continue deliverin

Collector, curator or collaborator?

By Jennie Bales

Issue 100, Term 1 2017

national collaborative forums available to the Australian school library sector. It relies on its members to generate content on matters relating to school libraries, programs, pedagogy, and the library profession. It was established as a listserv in 1995 by Charles Sturt University’s teacher libra

Have You Read This?

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 24, Term 1 1998

using Net filters. Debowski, S. 'Managing technological change'. Access. 11 (4), November, 1997, 30-32. The changes that Teacher Librarians and school libraries face in the near future are addressed in this article by Dr Shelda Debowski. She outlines the two key issues facing Teacher Librarian

What's New?

By Schools Catalogue Information Service

Issue 31, Term 4 1999

er Librarians may be interested in the products this business provides. This service offers signs, instructional posters and bibliographic guides for school libraries. The signs are designed and produced by Phyl Williamson, an experienced Teacher Librarian, who understands the need for positive and

SCISWeb Handy Hints

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 34, Term 3 2000

es for Teacher Librarians. We are always keen to receive notification about relevant information that can be included for the benefit of all staff in school libraries. 4. Quick link When 'surfing' the SCIS site, remember to use the SCIS or 'i' logos found at the top of most pages. These are link

Let SCIS Save you Time and Money

By Schools Catalogue Information Servive (SCIS)

Issue 22, Term 3 1997

aterials and computer programs. From this database, Curriculum Corporation produces a wide range of information services and products for schools and school libraries throughout Australia and overseas. SCIS reduces the cost and duplication of effort required by T /Ls in cataloguing resources in sc