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Library Automation in Australia
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 21, Term 2 1997
stics about SCIS records and formats. Ellen Paxton demystifies MARC for teacher librarians and explains the sometimes complex steps which have been required to transfer SCIS data to USMARC format. In Section Four, Rosemary Abbott provides some sage advice for those who once again find themselves '
What's New
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 21, Term 2 1997
ts working on current social and political issues-particularly Victorian VCE students. For T /Ls Australia wide who continually service information requests on current issues, this CD-ROM is an important national database. It contains full-text newspaper articles with this latest third edition conta
News from Curriculum Corporation
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 21, Term 2 1997
n. Bulk Ordering in Voyager It is recommended that users enter only a screen full of ISBNs (approx 12) at a time, rather than larger unmanageable quantities of ISBNs when using the 'Bulk Order' option in Voyager. To do this: At the Main Menu (MM) screen in Voyager, use the ! arrow key to hig
New Zealand News
By Jenny Carroll
Issue 21, Term 2 1997
ch results plus launch a new interactive multimedia learning package. There is also a slot for the information groups that were formed at last year's Queenstown Conference, to meet and mingle. The National Library in New Zealand has opened up a web site called TuneFrames' which is a collection o
Internetting Corner
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 21, Term 2 1997
free02.htm A creative writing demonstration for children. www.yasuda-u.ac.jp/LitCalendar.html A literary calendar. www.slip.net/-cluelass/FAQ.html#terms A glossary of terms for mystery novels. www.rit.edu/-exb1874/mine/poe/poe_ind.html The poems of Edgar Allen Poe. www.cs.cmu.edu
School libraries: miracles and madness
By Jackie French
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
r that of library staff. This may lead to the decision to make the library role part time and to hire someone who does not have teacher librarianship qualifications, or even to rely on volunteers. I have been in schools where so much was spent on the library building that there was no budget for boo
Bringing history to life
By Amanda Diaz
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
than ever, educators have countless options to stimulate their students’ curiosity. New generations are digital natives, immersed in media 24/7. High-quality audiovisual resources have become increasingly important tools to inspire students. With more than 2.8 million items in its collection, the Na
Building a buzz with book snaps
By Susan Stephenson
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
What is a book snap? Essentially, a book snap is about grabbing a short quote from a book and creating a shareable image about it. Typically, people take a quick snap or screenshot (if the text is digital) of something they are reading. Once it is an image, they add to it other images and text, t
School library spotlight: Good Shepherd Catholic School
By Helen Tomazin
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
your role entail? In my role as library technician, I assist in organising, operating and maintaining the school library. I look after loans and acquisitions, and maintain library records and equipment. I inform users of circulation policies and procedures and generate overdue reports. My main fo
SCIS is more
By Caroline Ramsden
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
which the site can help you in your day-to-day work. Cataloguing services SCIS Data makes access to cataloguing services much easier. When you request ISBNs to download, any unmatched records are listed for you. Your unmatched orders can be automatically checked against the SCIS database for up
SCIS as a resource selection aid
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
When a teacher approaches you about finding resources for their upcoming unit, where is the first place you look? Perhaps you perform a quick Google search to see if it can direct you to any relevant resources. Maybe you check a publisher’s website. Yet, if we encourage students to use the library
Genre wars
By Martin Gray
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
who had genrefied their fiction collection stated that teachers and students reported back positively. The change had increased lending figures, consequently increasing student reading. When books are sorted by genre, students who are taking reading classes tend to find their books and settle into
School libraries and e-learning: where synergy equals opportunity
By Anita McMillan
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
rning Strategy Group for the school. I jumped at the opportunity and set about electing departmental representatives who could work together, but had quite different perspectives reflecting their teaching, administrative and managerial backgrounds. Our first port of call was to define e-learning.
New and revised subject headings
By SCIS cataloguing team
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
of reading competency. They may be either fiction or non-fiction. For example, PM readers, Oxford reading tree, and Flying start to literacy. LGBTQI people Scope note: Use for resources about people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and/or intersex. Mindfulness
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
teresting opportunities for teachers to broaden their teaching horizons. Of particular relevance are technology articles and new technology tools, webquests, classroom management tips, and a variety of classroom games. SCIS no. 1024927 Elections — School resources www.elections.org.nz/resourc
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
ralian schools to participate in the Educational Lending Right (ELR) School Library Survey. We received 364 responses to the survey, surpassing the required minimum of 300. We are grateful to all school library, teaching and administrative staff who recognised the value of the survey by sharing thei
Stories make us: in conversation with Morris Gleitzman
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 105, Term 2 2018
ot give up and not be crushed or daunted as they make their way to the conclusion of the story’. It is through this shared journey that we absorb the qualities of the characters. ‘There’s an absolute connection between reading good stories and all of the developments that ideally take place through
Making the library the true heart of the school
By Caroline Roche
Issue 105, Term 2 2018
tle of the All Party Parliamentary Group white paper on school libraries: ‘The beating heart of the school’. But where does this phrase that is so ubiquitous now come from? Well, actually, I know. It is a phrase that fills me with pride, because it is the name of the website I set up seven years ago
Daring to be different: celebrating diversity in literature
By Ruth Devine
Issue 105, Term 2 2018
r, it struck me: the redhead books. They had bought them deliberately. ‘We wanted you to love your colouring as much as we did,’ Mum explained when I questioned her. It had worked. Even with Anne who hated her hair colour. I’d been surrounded by stories with characters who looked just like me and
Supporting Australian book creators
By Deborah Abela
Issue 105, Term 2 2018
e reading’. I liked his pluckiness but I also thought, ‘I have an hour to change what you think about reading’. By the end of my talk, he was full of questions and volunteering to hand out bookmarks. I have been writing for kids for over 20 years. The more I write, and the more I work with kids an