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By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 1, Term 1 1992
ter also provides information about the new ABBREVIATED CATALOGUING MICROFICHE and a review of SEARCH. We also include some tips for effective use of SCIS Dial-Up. In future issues we will include letters to the editor and their replies. If you have any issues that you would like to raise please wri
New Directions for the Information Program
By Lance Deveson
Issue 6, Term 2 1993
The Curriculum Corporation Board decision of April 28 to move the SCIS database to a new software platform, Voyager, and communications platform by the start of the 1994 school year has great implications for the Information Program and the Staff. Information Staff are very enthusiastic about the
Educational Lending Right school library survey
By Daniel Hughes
Issue 120, Term 1 2022
Many thanks to the hundreds of school library staff members who participated in Educational Lending Right (ELR) 2021–22; the SCIS team is very grateful for your ongoing commitment to the creation of Australian books. The school library survey is conducted by Education Services Australia (ESA) on
Search
By Dianne Lewis
Issue 1, Term 1 1992
N. The information requested by a Search user can include items from the Curriculum Corporation databases: Schools Cataloguing Information Service (SCIS), Curriculum Information Network (CIN), Asian Studies, Environmental Education, Australian Studies, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resourc
News from Curriculum Corporation
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 18, Term 3 1996
The SCIS Customer Service staff have recently been receiving a number of calls from customers with queries of a similar nature. In order to provide a more efficient service to our customers, we would like to address these queries in the points below. Rapid Retrospective (RR) RR is a Softlink
School library spotlight: Campbelltown Performing Arts High School
By Cathy Costello
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
young adult fiction books; included links to e-resources on my Virtual Library website; and uploaded credible websites to our library catalogue using SCIS Special Order Files. Most students simply want a comfortable indoor area away from the elements where they can sit and use their devices. This i
ASLA Australian Teacher Librarian Award 2021
By Kerry Pope
Issue 118, TERM 3 2021
esident, on 13 April at the ASLA/SLASA National Conference. The presentation was made by Caroline Hartley, the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS) manager. SCIS is the proud sponsor of this prestigious award. Anne’s passion for school libraries and teacher librarians has been a driving fo
Library catalogues and the World Wide Web: it takes two to tango
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
omparison to the wider internet. This article examines ways in which library catalogues can coexist, not compete, with the World Wide Web. Using the SCIS catalogue as an example, it discusses ways libraries can incorporate elements of the World Wide Web within their catalogues. One-stop catalogue
Library Automation in Australia
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 21, Term 2 1997
alternative OPAC 'front-ends' to the more traditional text-based or command-line interfaces. In Section Three, Penelope Maddick describes the role of SCIS cataloguing agencies and provides some revealing statistics about SCIS records and formats. Ellen Paxton demystifies MARC for teacher librarians
ASLA Conference and Awards 2023
By Australian School Library Association
Issue 124, Term 1 2023
he first presentation of the prestigious ASLA Australian Teacher Librarian Award, and we are proud to acknowledge that the award will be sponsored by SCIS. The Teacher Librarian Award recognises and honours an Australian teacher librarian who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession of
Issue 89 Summary
By Laura Armstrong
Issue 89, Term 2 2014
ation Services Australia Stories from the stacks Petra Stene and Judith Westaway, Margaret River Senior High School Library, Western Australia SCIS is more Pru Mitchell, Education Services Australia Website and app reviews Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW
Issue 87 Summary
By Meelee Soorkia
Issue 87, Term 4 2013
the school library catalogue Pru Mitchell, Education Services Australia Website and app reviews Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW SCIS is more... Pru Mitchell, Education Services Australia How to judge a book by its cover Meelee Soorkia, Education Services Australia
Issue 86 Summary
By Meelee Soorkia
Issue 86, Term 3 2013
l, ready-to-use electronic resources Martin Gray, NSW Teacher Librarian Website and app reviews Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW SCIS is more... Pru Mitchell, Education Services Australia Supporting Australian book creators John Marsden, Author New and revised subject he
Issue 84 Summary
By Anthea Amos
Issue 84, Term 1 2013
n College, NZ Dive into ABC Splash! Meg Mappin, Education Services Australia Website reviews Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW SCIS is more... Pru Mitchell, Education Services Australia Cataloguing standards update Pru Mitchell, Education Services Australia Banned Book
Issue 83 Summary
By Anthea Amos
Issue 83, Term 4 2012
uture for school library conversations Judy O'Connell, Charles Sturt University Website reviews Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW SCIS is more... Sarah Sloane and Pru Mitchell, Education Services Australia The National Year of Reading heads for its grand finale Sue McKerrach
Issue 80 Summary
By Anthea Amos
Issue 80, Term 1 2012
m and Leadership Journal To play or not to play: social networking, games and simulations as educational tools Curriculum & Leadership Journal SCIS is more... Leonie Bourke and Pru Mitchell, Education Services Australia Educational Lending Right Anthea Amos, Education Services Australia
Issue 79 Summary
By Anthea Amos
Issue 79, Term 4 2011
Information skills and critical literacy Judine Ladbrook and Elizabeth Probert Website reviews Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW SCIS is more... Leonie Bourke and Pru Mitchell, Education Services Australia Educational Lending Right Anthea Amos, Education Services Australia
Issue 77 Summary
By Anthea Amos
Issue 77, Term 2 2011
s Australia Behaviour! Adam Le Good, Fundamental Training and Development Gatekeeper and guide Darragh O'Keeffe, via Curriculum Leadership SCIS is more... Leonie Bourke, Education Services Australia Schools and social media Denis Masseni, sponsor-ed Website reviews Nigel Paull, S
Issue 71 Summary
By Editor
Issue 71, Term 4 2009
W Linking you to more useful information Trish Montgomery, Perth College, WA Website reviews Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW SCIS is more... New and revised subject headings Are schools killing off the library? Frank Cottrell Boyce, via Teaching English Online El
Issue 69 Summary
By Editor
Issue 69, Term 2 2009
and Information Services Sacre Coeur, VIC The Hub Georgia Phillips, The Hub Website reviews Nigel Paull, South Grafton Primary School, NSW SCIS is more ... New and revised subject headings ergo : an online framework for critical literacy in secondary education Linda Angeloni,