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Issue 71 Summary
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Issue 71, Term 4 2009
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Twitter for libraries (and librarians) Sarah Milstein, Author Do you want kids to be safe online? Loosen those filters! Mary Ann Bekll, Sam Houston State University Rearrange the fu
Issue 70 Summary
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Issue 70, Term 3 2009
Australia Book review: Selecting children's books Peggy Johnson, University of Minnesota, USA Book review: Promoting teenage reading Sherrey Quinn, Libraries Alive! Pty Ltd Educational Lending Right ELR Project Officer What's new at The Le@rning Federation Rohini Mehta, The Le@rning
Issue 69 Summary
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Issue 69, Term 2 2009
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Widgets and widgetry for librarians: copy, paste and relax Aaron Schmidt, via MultiMedia and Internet @ Schools . Softly, softly: the library’s role in staff professional development
Issue 68 Summary
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Issue 68, Term 1 2009
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Learning NOT to answer their questions Stephen Abram, SirsiDynix Games in the library Susan O'Grady, Christ the King School, NSW From illuminated manuscript to iPod – copyright solu
Issue 67 Summary
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Issue 67, Term 4 2008
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Using graphic organisers to teach information literacy Margaret Strickland, Endeavour College, SA An impossible passion: Young people, contemporary popular culture and reading Karen
Issue 66 Summary
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Issue 66, Term 3 2008
late Teens and social networking in libraries Via YALSA Customising Web searching for students Scott Moller, Cannon Hill Anglican College, QLD 2008 CensusAtSchool data is now available! Internetting corner Nigel Paull, South Grafton Primary School, NSW SCIS handy hint New
Issue 65 Summary
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Issue 65, Term 2 2008
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in the issue include: Turn a threat into an opportunity via Teacher Librarian Information skills, technology and innovation Abstracts from Curriculum Leadership Journal Tapping the potential of stud
Issue 64 Summary
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Issue 64, Term 1 2008
opyright amendments – all under control? Ian McDonald, Australian Copyright Council Reviving my inner librarian Helen Dacy, St Joseph's College, QLD Bringing teachers to the library Isobel Williams, via Access Internetting corner Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW SCISW
Issue 63 Summary
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Issue 63, Term 4 2007
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Need support and advice? Network! Pamela Rushby, Author Teacher librarian exchange to Canada 2006 Christa Mood, Narooma High School ABS brings data to life in the classroom
Issue 62 Summary
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Issue 62, Term 3 2007
and revised subject headings Secret library business Renate Beilharz Blogging – the new electronic autobiography Hazel Edwards and Trevelyan Quest Edwards Educational Lending Right Renate Beilharz, Education Services Australia The Le@rning Federation Rohini Mehta, The Le@rning Feder
Issue 61 Summary
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Issue 61, Term 2 2007
icles in this issue include: Competing in a Google world Catherine Leonard, Softlink NZ Creating a literate school community Marj Kirkland, Aquinas College, QLD SCIS news APEC – Strengthening our Community Kurt Mullane, Asia Education Foundation Internetting corner Nigel Paull,
Issue 60 Summary
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Issue 60, Term 1 2007
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Crime or confusion – why do students plagiarise? Di Wilson, Presbyterian Ladies College, VIC Inside a dog Mike Shuttleworth, State Library of Victoria 21st century students – a da
Issue 59 Summary
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Issue 59, Term 4 2006
or Dewey: Evolving not static Ray Cotsell, SCIS All booked up: An ideas exchange Loris Phair, Hillbrook Anglican School/Corinda State School, QLD; Liz Blumson, CYS/ALIA, QLD The Le@rning Federation Andrea MacLeod, The Le@rning Federation Educational Lending Right Renate Beilharz, ELR
It’s time: let’s improve schools' perceptions of teacher librarians
By Bev Novak
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
highlighted the many valuable attributes and skills that teacher librarians bring to the school community. These are outlined below. Having dual qualifications in both teaching and library management allows teacher librarians to see the ‘big picture’ from the perspective of both student and tea
Stopping the slide: improving reading rates in the middle school
By Narelle Keen
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
s in the middle and senior college who have borrowed more than 50 books. In our junior college, we always have large numbers of students who meet the qualifying mark; however, we often struggle to have a dozen of the older students receiving awards. For years, I had a general sense that borrowing r
School libraries supporting literacy
By Stephanie Ellis
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
ke on student achievement. However, simply having a building that is dedicated to the usual library resources is not enough; that building must be adequately staffed by librarians who can implement effective school library programs. These programs may aim to increase student knowledge of and skills
School library spotlight: Melbourne High School
By Pam Saunders
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
view school library staff, so we can share with our readers what is happening within school libraries in Australia and New Zealand. Do you have any questions you’d like us to include in this section? Please email [email protected] What is your job title, and what does your role entail?
An inquiry-based approach to exploring Australian history
By Deborah Abela
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
ngs, and his journey by ship to Australia, I knew it would make a fascinating story for younger readers. Reading Teresa as a study for historical inquiry I used inquiry-based methods to learn more about my family's past, as well as the lives of Maltese who embarked on similar journeys to Austral
The lowdown on authorities and authority files
By Doreen Sullivan
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
Consistency of headings Authority files provide a more precise search. For example, some people may be known by multiple names, or by a more colloquial name or title. In the SCIS catalogue, you will find one record with the author listed as Francis Scott Fitzgerald, but this belongs to F. Scott
SCIS is more
By Dr Ben Chadwick
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
n New Zealand dollars into a New Zealand bank account. Please check the bank details on your invoice and email [email protected] should you have any queries. SCISWeb Licence Every SCIS subscriber agreed to the SCISWeb Licence Agreement at the commencement of their SCIS subscription. This docume