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Supporting Australian book creators
By Nova Weetman
Issue 119, Term 4 2021
I grew up in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne along the Yarra River from Warrandyte, in a sleepy orchard town called Wonga Park. It wasn’t big enough for a permanent library. Instead, we relied on the weekly visit of a mobile library full of books. By the time I was ten, I was allowed to rid
The story of Story Store
By Joanna Baynes
Issue 127, Term 4 2023
new computer as my leaving gift from King’s. Sumware Consulting provided the required software. Education Services Australia donated a complimentary SCIS subscription. After much brainstorming, ‘Story Store’ was settled on as our name and various friends helped with logo design, email and online se
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 96, Term 1 2016
o various stages of education. Teacher librarians are recommended to investigate this indispensable resource and share it with other teaching staff. SCIS no. 1744220 ABC vegie guide itunes.apple.com/au/app/abcvegie-guide/id600755873?mt=8 All members of the school community will find this ab
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson, Frances Watts
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
In Term 4 2016, SCIS invited 750 schools in Australia to participate in the Educational Lending Right (ELR) School Library Survey, which we manage on behalf of the Department of Communications and the Arts. We had a fantastic response to the survey, with over 360 participating schools. We’d like to
Thank you Heather, Welcome Nigel
By Lance Deveson, Heather Kelsall
Issue 23, Term 4 1997
to 1991, he was Senior Education Officer at Library Services with the NSW Department of Education working primarily with promoting and inservicing he SCIS database and associated services so Connections will be in safe hands! My thanks to the many contributors who have made my time as editor both
What's New?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 31, Term 4 1999
@centenary.org.au Website: <http://www.centenary.org.au>. 3. Syba Signs At a recent conference Syba Signs were involved in the trade exhibition. SCIS staff who attended the conference thought that Teacher Librarians may be interested in the products this business provides. This service offers s
How do I add a message to the Bulletin Board?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 2, Term 2 1992
ALL DIAL-UP users now have access to the Bulletin Board and Mail facilities on the SCIS Database. They differ in their use in that Bulletin Board gives a User the opportunity to leave a message on the System for ALL users to read i.e. Something to sell or In need of some information. Mail allow
Supporting Australian book creators
By Deborah Abela
Issue 105, Term 2 2018
Pullman said, ‘Children need art and stories and poems and music as much as they need love and food and fresh air and play’. It’s that fundamental. SCIS manages the annual ELR School Library Survey on behalf of the Department of Communications and the Arts. The survey determines national estimates
International engagement: the SLAV / IASL partner association program
By Susan La Marca
Issue 106, Term 3 2018
School librarianship is different from country to country. We may share many similar aims and roles, but there are also many differences in our profession around the world. In an age where communication is global, it is important for school librarians to recognise these differences, to learn from e
CC News Continued
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 25, Term 2 1998
essment of teacher IT capabilities. Title: Learning Technologies, Teacher Capabilities, Author: Department of Education, Victoria. RRP: $24.95 SCIS Order Number: 929154 ISBN: 07 306 90407 Each Australian education department, system and sector has given high priority to the inclusion of le
Non-fiction: the elephant in the library
By Rebecca Tobler
Issue 107, Term 4 2018
s?’ S ynergy, vol . 7, no. 1, pp. 31–40 Hutchinson, E 2017, ‘Navigating the Information Landscape through Collaboration', Connections , no. 101, SCIS, https://www.scisdata.com/connections/issue-101/navigating-the-information-landscape-through-collaboration Jabr, F 2013, ‘The Reading Brain i
School library spotlight: St Joseph’s College, Geelong
By Joy Whiteside
Issue 114, Term 3 2020
encourage students to be purposeful, whether that is reading quietly, studying, or playing a game such as chess. What is your favourite thing about SCIS? SCIS is essential to our cataloguing of resources. Highlights for us include: Ease of use — so simple and quick to add new records to our
School library spotlight: Newtown public school
By Lucy White
Issue 121, Term 2 2022
ing student thinking and having high expectations of all students keeps students engaged with the library space. What is your favourite thing about SCIS? I love finding my copy of Connections in my pigeon hole! Being the only teacher librarian in the school means that I really appreciate havin
School Library Spotlight: Evelyn Scott School
By Natalie Otten
Issue 125, Term 2 2023
the library and STEM spaces means there’s a sort of natural connection between the two in the way they’re used. What is your favourite thing about SCIS? I really love Connections school library magazine. I love reading the stories you print in it – they’re always good. Sometimes, I find myself
School library spotlight: Ocean Reef Senior High School
By Sarah Betteridge
Issue 109, Term 2 2019
udents are now writing their own book recommendations, which we will soon share with Saint Wilfred’s via Padlet. What is your favourite thing about SCIS? We use SCIS for all our cataloguing and are very happy with how easy it is to use and the regular system updates. We really appreciate the sup
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson, James Moloney
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
ans. And this is why ELR is the modest yet necessary cornerstone of educational libraries in Australia. The ELR School Library Survey is managed by SCIS on behalf of the Department of Communications and the Arts. Every year in Term 4, we invite over 600 schools around Australia to participate in t
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson, Simmone Howell
Issue 96, Term 1 2016
is that income is lost from the availability of their books in public and educational lending libraries. The Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS), on behalf of the department, asks 600 schools across the country each year to retrieve a book count of particular titles that are held in schoo
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson, Morris Gleitzman
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
Every year, SCIS works closely with the Department of Communications and the Arts to conduct a survey of book holdings in Australian school libraries. This is the ELR School Library Survey , and it is integral to the growth of the Australian writing and publishing industry. The survey produces e
Metadata and Marc
By Keith Gove
Issue 29, Term 2 1999
king for. This is, however, a labour-intensive process, and hence relatively expensive, although the sharing of catalogue records (such as in ABN and SCIS} makes the task manageable. Metadata about Internet sites has tended to be created by the authors of the website, then automatically harvested
Have you Read This?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 7, Term 3 1993
uide to multimedia: a shopper's guide to multimedia, vol 7, no 2, May 1993, p 24-25 Articles mentioned above will be available on request from SCIS