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Have you read this?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 8, Term 4 1993
related to multimedia and offers an attractive initial subscription rate. It includes articles issues and CD-ROM technology as well as new software reviews. Articles which I found particularly interesting included A new spin on learning by Sandy Chase and Sharing the wealth by Charles Brannon.
What’s New
By Dianne Lewis
Issue 7, Term 3 1993
carta but understand that it is an all bells and whistles mulitmedia encyclopedia priced at $599. It has been reviewed quite widely in the press. Two reviews which came to my attention were in In formation searcher, vol 5, no 3, 1993, p 13, and PC User August, 1993, p 132-134. Copies are available f
Search
By Dianne Lewis
Issue 1, Term 1 1992
via computer and modem, or without the tedious searching on microfiche. The service provides bibliographic data and, in many instances, abstracts or reviews. Search enables users to identify a full range of resources in specific areas of the curriculum. The list provided could then be worked th
Cover images and SCIS
By Renate Beilharz
Issue 109, Term 2 2019
rovides to enhance the usability of its search functionality for physical books and ebooks. Other aspects of this enhanced content include summaries, reviews, and lists of ‘similar books’. ESA sources this content from a number of third-party providers, including LibraryThing for Libraries, Syndetic
SCIS is more
By Caroline Ramsden
Issue 111, Term 4 2019
via our subscription to Syndetics. Where the information is available, the record consists of summaries and annotations, author notes, authoritative reviews, and series information. Through our subscription to LibraryThing for Libraries, we can also provide community-generated content including rec
What is The GiST?
By Emma Durbridge
Issue 112, Term 1 2020
ESA) to develop a resource to support girls to engage more positively with STEM study and careers. ESA conducted local and international literature reviews and stakeholder interviews, and sought feedback from expert panels to understand the needs of girls, their schools and their families. The res
What's so special about Special Order Files?
By Julie Styles, Nicole Richardson
Issue 97, Term 2 2016
Scan Scan is a quarterly refereed journal produced by the NSW Department of Education & Communities. Scan, like the Connections ‘Website and app reviews’ regular feature article, reviews several free educational websites and apps in each issue. These records are available to all SCIS subscriber
School libraries supporting literacy
By Stephanie Ellis
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
this a great display and a great way to promote reading, the students also liked to sit under it and read — just as under a real tree. Create shelf reviews Bookshops have some wonderful ideas to promote titles, and we should consider adopting some of their strategies. Shelf reviews don’t need to
CC News Continued
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 25, Term 2 1998
Reviews To assist TLs with their selection processes, the following reviews of recent publications are presented below: Technology skills -assessing school needs Assessing the level and extent of professional development requirements is a pressing interest at many schools as the first step
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
related products and by publishing overviews and insights into contemporary developments. Last year Connections included articles on Metadata, short reviews of key library resources, and pointers to numerous relevant Internet sites, as well as support and hints on SCIS products. We will continue to
School library spotlight: Modbury High School
By Linda Guthrie
Issue 108, Term 1 2019
of reading for leisure through book club and writers’ café meet-ups, parent seminars, a range of competitions, forward-facing shelves, displays, book reviews, blog posts, and special events. How do you encourage students to make use of the library? Teaming with the local public library and prima
From the desk of a SCIS cataloguer
By Mavis Heffernan
Issue 95, Term 4 2015
he SCIS cataloguing team only catalogues websites that are curriculum-related, have been through a quality control process, or have been published in reviews or listed in appropriate educational sources such as ABC Splash , Connections , Scan , or Education Department evaluations. We only catal
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 31, Term 4 1999
series of quizzes and puzzles. Educate the Children <http://www.educate.org.uk/index.htm> Primary teachers and parents will find a plethora of reviews, lesson plans and teaching strategies on this UK site. A teacher's forum is an added feature. Evans Head P.S. <http://www.nor.com.au/educ
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
ching or parenting gifted children. Of particular relevance for Teacher Librarians are the links to recommended print and software bibliographies and reviews. SCIS 990146 lppy Online http://www.ippyon Ii ne.gov.au/home.asp IP Australia has developed this engaging site to promote the concept, m
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
endent person, for example, Indonesia Kaleidoscope at <http://www. curriculum.edu.au/cgibin/CC_catsearch. cgi?cmd=full&cat_id=436&slevel=PRI >. These reviews have been added to the USMARC tag 856 subfield u in the catalogue record on the SCIS database. This will be useful when using SCIS OPAC as a s
CC News
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 36, Term 1 2001
te cataloguing. A number of opportunities for improving this service were discussed, including identification and reporting of dead links, systematic reviews of website content and sharing and conversion of data between SCIS and EdNA. • The Table of Contents trial indicates that the project is susta
Internetting Corner
By Nigel Paull
Issue 36, Term 1 2001
gravity, momentum, friction and centripetal force. SCIS 1030187 Teachers@work http://www.work.co.nz/ Emanating from New Zealand, Teachers@work reviews educational websites for a worldwide audience of teachers. Over 3,000 websites are currently available, each reviewed and rated according to s
Increase your digital resources for free with the SCIS Collections
By Renate Beilharz
Issue 129, Term 2 2024
urrent curriculum topics. Connections website + apps Each term, the SCIS Connections magazine includes a regular segment called ‘Websites and app reviews’, in which free educational apps and websites are recommended to schools by teacher librarian Nigel Paull. Each term there is a new list, and
SCIS is more
By Caroline Hartley
Issue 119, Term 4 2021
are of most interest, many of you said that you enjoy regular features such as the School Spotlight overview of a school library, the app and website reviews and the author contributions. The most requested articles are on library programming. (We will endeavour to include more for you.) Professi
Engaging girls in STEM
By Pru Mitchell
Issue 95, Term 4 2015
lar themes. A school subscription to the Digital Education Research Network (DERN) will give all teachers access to a weekly newsletters and research reviews. Check out the full list of reviews on Girls in ICT . Finally, if you undertake a successful STEM activity or some action research into STE