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Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
777674 Climate change is here www.nationalgeographic.com/climate-change/special-issue This National Geographic special issue comprises three main sections: evidence that climate change is occurring, how we can attempt to fix this, and how our lives will be impacted by climate change. Student
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson, Morris Gleitzman
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
cted randomly, and include government, Catholic, and independent schools from all states and territories. Invitations are sent either by post or by email, and include information about ELR and instructions for running the survey. We require a minimum of 300 schools to participate. The ELR survey do
Looking back: school library catalogues and the online revolution
By Lance Deveson
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
introduced in Victoria, and as information skills became more important in the curriculum, so did libraries, with most schools having at least one trained teacher librarian. Library automation became a major focus as many schools started looking at how to provide better access to their resources fo
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
ify. Like all good superheroes, school library professionals need to refine and discipline their substantial powers. And like Superman juggling the daily grind at the Daily Planet, they need to engage in continuous collaboration with their classroom-bound colleagues. In this issue we are fortunate
Leigh Hobbs on school libraries and storytelling
By Leigh Hobbs
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
l yard, but the library was a sort of safe haven where I could sit and dream and read and draw. I’ve always loved books, but it was the librarian at Bairnsdale Primary school who steered me toward the books and book creators that later influenced my work. What is your favourite memory of libraries
Collector, curator or collaborator?
By Jennie Bales
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
est collaborative practice. It is worthy of your personal commitment. Professional engagement The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (AITSL 2014) require all teachers to ‘engage with professional learning networks and the broader community’ (AITSL 2014, p. 21). There are many formal
Guerrilla book fair: getting staff involved in your school library
By Lucas Maxwell
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
how we could help them throughout the school year. Two months later, I am still approached by staff in the hallways thanking me for the gift bags. Again, it is very time consuming, but it will certainly pay off. Offer your library’s services As previously mentioned, teachers are busy people. I
The future role of the teacher librarian
By Dr James E Herring
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
n, I was expected to manage the library, taking in book selection, cataloguing and classification, displays and class visits — and advise students, liaise with teachers, complete administrative tasks, and teach students about using information and the library. So, perhaps I should call this article
School library spotlight: Chisholm Catholic College
By Monique McQueen
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
What is your job title, and what does your role entail? My name is Monique McQueen and I am a teacher librarian at Chisholm Catholic College, a secondary Brisbane Catholic Education school. My role is to manage the library program and staff; supervise the day-to-day running of the library; reso
Let’s talk seriously about series
By Julie Styles
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
Feedback received through SCIS workshops and surveys indicates that inconsistencies in series statements are an issue for many of our customers. It is also an issue for cataloguers, who love consistency. This article explores some of the challenges of cataloguing items within a series. Stand-alon
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
. I had been involved in SCIS promotion in NSW schools via my role as a Senior Education Officer, Library Services, NSW Department of Education and Training. After two years as editor, I relinquished the position but have continued to write for Connections for the past 20 years. Looking back at t
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson, Frances Watts
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
tles in Australian school libraries, which are then used as the basis for payments for registered book creators. ELR ensures that while their work remains freely accessible in libraries, book creators still receive an income — and can continue writing, illustrating, editing, and publishing great boo
Leadership is not optional – it's a job requirement
By Hilda Weisburg
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
we need more. If we are to not only survive but thrive, all of us must be leaders. Tom Peters, an American writer on business management practices, said ‘Leaders don’t create followers, they create leaders’. So for those of you who are leaders, you have a big job to do. To get librarians out of th
Librarians in the digital age: experts in e-health
By Susan Marshall
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
No one would argue against the perception that librarians have moved well beyond their traditional role. The view of the librarian as the keeper of knowledge and the guide to unlocking the best of it has been totally overthrown — and the disruption metaphor is entirely apt. No longer do we even bl
What do our students really want?
By Megan Stuart
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
Harvard Business School’s Entrepreneurs- in-residence, and has been drawn on by some of today’s greatest enterprises (for example Instagram, Uber and Airbnb). Ries argues that some of our most successful institutions, businesses and movements are no longer drafting intricately detailed business plan
Ebooks: to subscribe, or not to subscribe?
By Martin Gray
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
I have an iPad, and it has books on it. I read them on the train from time to time. Our school library has some paid ebooks where I think they are worth it, and lots of free ebooks. But when I am asked why I have not subscribed to an ebook platform for my school, I have several reasons why I am not
Navigating the information landscape through collaboration
By Elizabeth Hutchinson
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
But just having a school library does not make students suddenly want to start reading or researching. School libraries need to be looked after and maintained to ensure that good quality resources are available, and the school librarian has to be involved in curriculum discussions and included as p
Library catalogues and the World Wide Web: it takes two to tango
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
nd the collection. Broadly speaking, the general function of the library catalogue is to allow the user to successfully find, identify, select and obtain resources (Tillett 2004). While these are still the main functions of the library catalogue, suggesting that these are its only functions is to su
School library spotlight: Campbelltown Performing Arts High School
By Cathy Costello
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
What is your job title, and what does your role entail? As a NSW Department of Education employee my job title is that of teacher librarian. I particularly appreciate that it emphasises our teaching role by putting it first. As an educator, I view my role, first and foremost, as that of a teacher
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
r blog ). Now, I feel very privileged to be involved in a complete revision of SCIS’s online services. Over coming months we’ll be releasing more detailed news about these innovations but, to whet your interest, we’re looking forward to a new system that will: provide more timely and effective