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Reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 30, Term 3 1999
Australian Training Reform -Revised Edition: Implications for Schools Publisher: Curriculum Corporation, Jack Keating 1998 ISBN: 1 86366 428 9 RRP: $24.95 SCIS order number: 944782 Designed to provide a broad description of the changes affecting vocational education and training particularly
Books Aren't Dead!
By Staff Methodist Ladies College
Issue 30, Term 3 1999
nt Achievement', May 1999 issue of From Now On.) 'Every teacher in every school should have 50 to 60 hours of professional development each year,' said McKenzie at the conference. 'This helps them prepare for the role computers and the Internet can play in their teaching. But the biggest mistake i
What's New?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 30, Term 3 1999
Subject Headings List is the updated edition of the print publication that includes new subject headings and amendments to existing headings. It is available only from Curriculum Corporation and is in paperback format. This is an essential tool for all Teacher Librarians to ensure consistent and acc
The Listserv for Australian Teacher Librarians
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 30, Term 3 1999
ies; reference questions for teachers and students; products and services for school libraries; general discussion of Teacher Librarianship issues; training tips and use of information technologies; and workshop and conference announcements. Discussion is open to all members of the Australian TL c
Online Encyclopaedias
By Nigel Paull
Issue 30, Term 3 1999
s to achieve better currency of information. At first, this was limited to monthly downloads. The next step was using the CD-ROM while on line and obtaining additional, or more current, information from Internet sites listed at the end of abstracts. The progression to totally on line encyclopaedia
Venturing Out on the NSW Board of Studies Website
By Louise Bidenko
Issue 30, Term 3 1999
ible list prepared for a particular purpose seemed what was needed. As well as teachers accessing the list, publishers can review what is currently available, assess where gaps exist and plan for future resources accordingly. The updateable nature of the Internet ensures the currency of resources, e
Cataloguing News
By Anne Dowling
Issue 30, Term 3 1999
completed the process in readiness to be sent to the printer. An order form is being sent to all schools with this issue of Connections outlining details about the cost and delivery. A copy of the information will be available on our website and orders may be placed at any time. However, by placing
Metadata and Marc
By Keith Gove
Issue 29, Term 2 1999
ow libraries to share their cataloguing data. Recent international work has led to agreed standards about metadata for Internet sites, the current main standard being the Dublin Core Metadata Standard. This arose out of work by an association of major information industry stakeholders (including r
1999 SCIS Conference Report: Planning for 1999-2000
By Kevin Grove
Issue 29, Term 2 1999
will provide additional keyword access points in the retrieval of SCIS records. The trial should be completed by the end of 1999, and will include liaison with schools and system vendors as for the website trial. Further information retrieval enhancements will be explored in 2000. Details will be c
Handy Hints for SCISWeb
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 29, Term 2 1999
stions relating to SCISWeb. Enter the URL <http://www.curriculum.edu.au/scis/manuals/ faq.hlm> to access SCISWeb Frequently Asked Questions, which details questions and answers. We recommend that you check and print the FAQs regularly. For SCISWeb users, check Message of the Day each time you conn
Videorecordings and SCIS
By Anne Dowling
Issue 29, Term 2 1999
and ranks the locations in order of preference. The order is: the item itself, ie the title from the title screen on the videorecording the container and its label accompanying material or other sources if the information is not available in either of the above locations. The SCIS catalo
Introducing Cheryl
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 29, Term 2 1999
Cherryl Schauder has recently joined the SCIS team as National Cataloguing and Metadata Coordinator. Her main role involves the application and development of standards for enhancing the quality of the SCIS database. One of Cherryl's first tasks is to coordinate the revision work for the fourth edi
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 29, Term 2 1999
ation recently initiated audit processes which provided us with information about SCIS users and usage patterns. These processes provided not only details about the number of catalogue records downloaded by each customer but also lists of the exact records taken. Analysis of this information will be
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 29, Term 2 1999
Western Australia http://www.wn.com.au/abled/ Looking for ideas for implementing National Aboriginal and Torres Strait I slanders· (NATS I) Week in your school this year? I ncluded on this site are ideas from NAIDOC Week in
Reviews
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 29, Term 2 1999
learning areas. Reviewed by Phillipa Ryan, Education Department of WA, first published in Primary Focus Nonfiction 1999, p2. This product is available from: Curriculum Corporation Tel: (03) 9207 9600 Fax: (03) 96391616 Email: [email protected] Snapshots of Asia 6 big books, 1 t
What's New?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 29, Term 2 1999
Ellis, Senior Curriculum Advisor. Library and I nformation Literacy, with the NSW Department of Educat i on and Training (Michelle is also the Manager of the New South Wales SC IS Catalogu i ng Agency), who was awa r ded the
Bollards to you too: ASLA XVI Conference Report
By Nigel Paull, Wendy Smith, Kevin Gove
Issue 28, Term 1 1999
is, of course, stating the obvious. It takes a rather large incentive to get me to travel such a distance, particularly in the school holidays.' So said Wendy Smith. Many other participants who made the pilgrimage to the 16th Australian School Library Association (ASLA) conference, held recently in
Welcome to 1999
By Kevin Gove
Issue 28, Term 1 1999
hough, it is already the beginning of a new age. Last year was a transition year. We introduced the two new SCIS products, SCISWeb and SCISCO, while maintaining customer access to most of the existing products. In 1999 we will be offering only SCISWeb and SCISCO, enabling us to further simplify the
ASLA XVI Conference
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 28, Term 1 1999
nvolved in the various sessions as part of our ongoing individual professional development in the field of librarianship. Our expectations were certainly met as it proved to be an enlightening conference with keynote addresses and a wide range of exciting and thought-provoking workshops. The highl
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 28, Term 1 1999
SCIS products available Curriculum Corporation has the following products available for use in libraries. To order please send a cheque with an official school purchase order form. Banksia Wave Modem Curriculum Corporation, in cooperation with All Barcodes Australia, is able to offer custom