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Addressing reconciliation in a school setting
By Jan Poona
Issue 94, Term 3 2015
15. And that's a win for reconciliation! Teacher librarians, SCIS, and reconciliation Dreaming stories are purchased in their thousands by school libraries and used with school children as part of the curriculum. However, few teacher librarians would do their own cataloguing. Instead, they would
Graphic novels: providing a different perspective
By Karen Gray
Issue 91, Term 4 2014
ing Graphic: Using graphic novels to engage boy's in school reading'. Access , 21(1), 13-17. Lee, A. (2007). 'Graphic Attraction–Graphic novels in libraries'. Connections , 62, 1-3. Lyga, A. (2006). 'Graphic Novels for (Really) Young Readers'. School Library Journal . [online] Available at:
OZJAC – Matching Career Aspirations With Reality
By Keith Gove, Martin Murley
Issue 16, Term 1 1996
ls and tertiary institutions, many DEET sites, some training providers and industry bodies, and a wide range of community access sites such as public libraries, neighbourhood houses and community education providers. All existing JAC subscribers were forwarded OZJAC subscription packages in February
The cathartic experience: understanding grief through the written word
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 106, Term 3 2018
re going to get better is just to do it — and to be compassionate with yourself, because for every word you write, you are learning. What role have libraries played in your life? A huge role — my mum was a school librarian. She had — and still does have — a huge, huge passion for books. We used
A world of online distraction
By Resource Centre Manager
Issue 91, Term 4 2014
ed the school library landscape and we need to be prepared for this if we want to remain relevant in our schools. In a world of information overload, libraries have never been more important. Teaching information and digital literacies, and promoting and encouraging a love of reading are vital for t
Stories make us: in conversation with Morris Gleitzman
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 105, Term 2 2018
o new experiences Morris Gleitzman’s predecessor Leigh Hobbs spent a large portion of his laureateship campaigning for school librarians and school libraries, especially in response to their diminishing roles in some schools. Morris also understands the important role that school library staff pla
Internet Resource Management-The Role and Development of Metadata
By Kyle Hassan
Issue 34, Term 3 2000
e resource itself. This concept closely emulates the cataloguing and indexing activities conducted by the library profession. As mentioned earlier, libraries have a long history of producing metadata in order to describe and facilitate the retrieval of print-based information resources. Each time