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Issue 37 Summary

By Editor

Issue 37, Term 2 2001

Please note this issue of  Connections  is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Building a knowledge-sharing culture Dr Ross Todd, University of Technology, NSW SCISWeb handy hints CC news Subject and name headings, reference structure and the SCIS author

Welcome to your newsletter ...

By David Francis

Issue 1, Term 1 1992

Welcome to Connect. The information technologies field is bristling with a changing array of hardware and software given the multiplicity of products available, it is important to get succinct, accurate and applicable information to our users. We believe that users of established and newly develope

In This Issue

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 1, Term 1 1992

ologies, such as on-line searching and bulletin boards, will be discussed in terms of their practical applications. Library automation is not a pre-requisite for implementing these technologies, nor is technical expertise. Your contributions are welcomed. The newsletter also provides information a

Get to Know Your Editor

By Dianne Lewis

Issue 1, Term 1 1992

DIANNE LEWIS is the teacher-librarian in charge of the secondary school library of Mount Scopus College in Burwood, Victoria. She is an avid reader and promoter of adolescent fiction and has developed a whole school approach to teaching information skills. She has been interested in the applicati

Dial Up

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 1, Term 1 1992

tion to the SCIS database, if you are going to do some SEARCHING of resources to locate the SCIS Order Number, using the ISBN's as the search term (a quick way), sort the books with the ISBN's showing and once onto the system use the CHAIN COMMAND facility on the DOBIS/ LIBIS system to speed your se

Setting Up a CD-ROM Service in a School Library

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 1, Term 1 1992

search strategies which will be transferable to other searching situations. Cost: $595 (if not bundled with purchase of CD-ROM Drive) HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS A computer (IBM compatible system described here but Apple Macintosh systems are also available) and a CD-ROM drive (either external or i

Search

By Dianne Lewis

Issue 1, Term 1 1992

f a unit. Presentation is by curriculum area and the information includes title, author, date of publication, publisher and ISBN. The information requested by a Search user can include items from the Curriculum Corporation databases: Schools Cataloguing Information Service (SCIS), Curriculum Inf

Abbreviated Cataloguing Microfiche

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 1, Term 1 1992

r or ISBN. What is the best method to search this microfiche? With the Full Cataloguing Microfiche the index is by author, however the often requested title index has been included as the search mechanism for the Abbreviated Cataloguing Microfiche. To locate a SCIS Order Number, sort the reso

Reimagining the library landscape: an approach to school library design

By Anne Whisken

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

All three libraries are regularly refurbished, and their presentations are fresh and inviting. The previous middle–senior library was, however, inadequate for its purpose: a 1970s block design with little room for the flexibility required for evolving ways of teaching and learning. It is this one t

A note from the editor

By Nicole Richardson

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

ds, with her infectious and always-present passion for librarianship, said, ‘You’ll find that most librarians are willing to help. If you ever have a question, ask a librarian. They’ll do everything they can to find an answer for you.’ (And I should note, this was in discussion of the fabulous OZTL_

Turning the school library into a thriving community hub

By Anne Devenish

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

e to think of the library as the lounge of the school. The warm and casual atmosphere immediately breaks down barriers, encouraging interaction and quiet listening; a complete contrast to classrooms and other school facilities, such as the halls and various performance spaces. The library gives st

ELR, or the super fund you have when you don’t have a super fund

By Nadia Wheatley

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

After talking to hundreds of groups of students and teachers over some 40 years, I have come to feel that there are really only two questions that people want to ask an author. The first is: ‘Where do you get your ideas?’ The second is: ‘How much money do you earn?’ Teachers are too polite to ask t

Ten ways to advocate for your role as a teacher librarian

By Jenny Kemp

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

nd why we are important. In my experience, comments like ‘Surely everything’s online these days?’ and ‘What?! You went to university to get a library qualification? Isn’t it just about covering books and putting them back on the shelves?’ are not uncommon. I’m sure that most librarians did not go

SCIS is more

By Ben Chadwick

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

This is my last ‘SCIS is more’ as SCIS Manager. By the time you read this, I will be in a new and exciting role at ESA as Manager of Research and Information Services. We welcome Caroline Ramsden to the role of SCIS Manager. Caroline arrives at SCIS with extensive experience in library informatio

Celebrating the school library officer

By Madeleine Galbraith

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

working tirelessly for many months before the official opening, she was overjoyed to see the children arrive and fall in love with their library. It quickly became the hub of the school. Louise is employed full time so that students can come in at any time, be greeted with warmth, and know that the

The School Magazine

By The School Magazine team

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

on landings and 22 Olympic Games. The stories, poems and plays published throughout these events reflect the times, making The School Magazine a unique documentation of Australia’s history. It has nurtured the careers of significant Australian writers and illustrators of children’s literature, i

The challenge of implementing change

By Angela Platt

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

Twitter, etc – looking for any new library-related ideas, examples of best practice and developments which I should know about. One such blog that piqued my interest on this occasion was ‘ Day in the life ’ by Caroline Roche – the section of her blog that allows various school library professionals

Know your rights and responsibilities: teaching digital citizenship

By Susan Marshall

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

izenship? How can students be supported to become good digital citizens aware of both their rights and their responsibilities in this increasingly ubiquitous online world? Digital citizenship refers to positive engagement with digital technology. A digital citizen is a person with the skills and k

Website and app reviews

By Nigel Paull

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

Australian Council on Children and the Media childrenandmedia.org.au ACCM is a national community body ‘committed to promoting better choices and providing stronger voices in children’s media’. The website provides: specifics of the organisation; searchable reviews of child-centred apps and m

Making Sense

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 21, Term 2 1997

His paper is titled Sense: the Final Frontier . Meaning, or sense, is at the heart of literacy, English teaching and all structurings of knowledge and thus provides an obvious focus for the conference's language day, however, it is one of the least understood and therefore most unsettling topics i