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By Dianne Lewis

Issue 4, Term 4 1992

In previous issues this year we have discussed ways of accessing information electronically and of networking to share information. In this final issue for 1992 we return to these themes with an example of an innovative experiment in CD-ROM networking between a cluster of schools, and the use of el

A CD-ROM Network: NRCCLG Information Access Program

By Mary Connellan

Issue 4, Term 4 1992

ise guest speakers, demonstrations and in-service days. For many years we have shared lists of video and periodical holdings. When funding became available for the co-operative sharing of VCE resources, our group met and considered what resources our VCE students lacked. We identified the need for

What is an Electronic Bulletin Board?

By Katrina Kolt

Issue 4, Term 4 1992

tware must be installed. Communications software controls the operation of your modem and the transfer of the information between coputers. Public Domain (free) communications software is available as well as commercial programs. Communications with your neighbour or the rest of the world. There

Using a Remote Data Base in the classroom

By Roland Gesthuizen

Issue 4, Term 4 1992

gram called TELIX. The modem was "borrowed" from the VASS Desklink system and TELIX was given to us by the Boronia School Support Centre. After explaining to students what we were going to do I moved them to the library. I have found that when working with computers and kids, it is best to start o

Using Bulletin Boards in a Primary School

By Allan Garbutt

Issue 4, Term 4 1992

d of electronic communication. COMET Yarra Valley Anglican School runs its own bulletin board (COMET). This is a public board and membership is available through application to the SysOp Mark Dodds. [You can phone Mark on (03) 876 1366 -Ed.] COMET allows for low cost, efficient computer commun

From the Executive Director

By David Francis

Issue 3, Term 3 1992

nd your continued support and involvement is essential. SCIS is not only alive and well, we are insistent it remains so.

Networking with Periodicals

By Catherine Ryan

Issue 3, Term 3 1992

y, we know that most of our experiences of networking land up being a sharing of ideas and a return to the limitations of our own collections or the maintenance of inter-library loans which can be a job of its own. This is not the experience of a group of school and Municipal libraries in the Cent

In this Issue

By Dianne Lewis

Issue 3, Term 3 1992

iscussed CD-ROM and on-line services. In this issue, the topic of document delivery is addressed. Once students have used the technological tools to gain access to this largely bibliographical data, how do they actually acquire the full text? An article by Catherine Ryan describes a periodical-shari

CD-ROM Reviews

By Dianne Lewis

Issue 3, Term 3 1992

unfortunately limits its use in chools to enior level English and Literature cla ses. It indexes a comprehensive range of periodicals and Australian daily newspapers. Some monographs are also indexed. Searchable fields include the ubiquitous and ever useful CROSS SEARCH, as well as variations upon

Staff Profile

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 3, Term 3 1992

icer Nicole comes to Curriculum Corporation as a graduate in Teaching and Librarianship. Nicole has a joint role of Library Technician and Client liaison. Nicole graduated in 1991 and has had a variety of jobs before coming to the Corporation including work in Public libraries and voluntary work i

Letters to the Editor

By Dianne Lewis

Issue 3, Term 3 1992

ON OF "CONNECTIONS" YOU ADVISE THAT THE MOST APPROPRIATE BAUD RATE TO ACCESS AN ONLINE DATABASE IS 2400 BAUD SO WHY THEN IS FULL ACCESS TOSCIS ONLY AVAILABLE AT 1200 OR 300 BAUD RATE? A. Schools are able to access the SCIS database at 2400 Baud rate via AUSTPAC. For country schools this is a cheap

New Software and Communications

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 3, Term 3 1992

mounted. This software will include a number of new features including AUSTPAC access. Schools considering investigating an AUSTPAC licence should wait until Curriculum Corporation chooses the new software as the new solution could include the Corporation taking out a license for all schools rathe

In This Issue

By Dianne Lewis

Issue 2, Term 2 1992

In this issue of Connections we continue to explore the technological themes raised in the first issue. Articles include on-line services for school libraries and an exploration of an innovative use of networked CD-ROMs by Andrew Perry at Vermont Primary School. Other articles include: all you ever

On-Line Services for School Libraries

By Lance Deveson, Beverly Pianta

Issue 2, Term 2 1992

also be a factor. South Australian schools have been making extensive use of Presscom for a considerable time, because, as Presscom is located in Adelaide, telecommunications charges are minimal for them. It is a different matter for interstate schools. If library staff are to perform the searches,

How does the information get onto the SCIS database?

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 2, Term 2 1992

an for a non professional to spend time creating a record of lower quality for student use. The records created in WA are stored on the Ministry's mainframe which uses DOBIS LIBIS software. On a fortnightly basis new records are transmitted on tape to the Curriculum Corporation. There, a duplicate

National Catholic Education Commission

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 2, Term 2 1992

Since October 1990 the National Catholic Education Commission has employed a cataloguer to catalogue religious education (RE) materials for entry to the SCIS database. In the first year of operation, 1,000 records were added to the SCIS database. Any Catholic school or institution within Australi

Primary School application of CD-ROM

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 2, Term 2 1992

arrow their searches. Students can access the CD-ROM either from their classrooms or the library. Classroom access is facilitated by the use of E- Mail messaging on the Infonet system. The classroom teacher can send a message via the computer to request access to a particular CD-ROM disc. The disc

Cessation of CIN

By Warren Brewer

Issue 2, Term 2 1992

The Australian Curriculum Information Network and its related subsets (Australian Studies, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Environmental Studies, National Curriculum Software Review and Asian Studies) will cease operation as from 30 June next. ACIN has had a short and somewhat uncertain histo

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

Content is King, but Content Management Rules

By Colin Bell

Issue 35, Term 4 2000

early in 1999 as a combined Intranet system for staff and student research support. Stuartholme's Director of Information Services, Margaret Paten said the system allows for the management of a 'hybrid library' (see 'The Great Divide? Physical and Digital Resources in School Libraries', Connection