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Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
Many of you will by now be familiar with the Educational Lending Right (ELR), a cultural program funded by the Australian Government. ELR provides annual payments to eligible members of the writing and publishing industry. The Department of Communications and the Arts invites eligible publishers an
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 101, Term 2 2017
t learning forestlearning.edu.au Educators seeking resources about Australian forests, wood products, biodiversity, recreational spaces and sustainable forestry programs will find material on this website developed in collaboration with ACARA. The content links to a number of key learning area
Tinkering, making and building in the school library
By Jackie Child
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
Computers touch our lives in so many ways, from movies to medicine, education to entertainment, gaming to government, construction to commerce. Computers and digital technology are at the centre of every industry and code is the language of computers, so it makes sense that we give our children the
A thank you to libraries and ELR
By Mem Fox, Nicole Richardson
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
cellent non-fiction that I devoured for my studies. I loved being surrounded by open books, and losing myself in the silence and the knowledge I was gaining. Making information connections between one book and another was like an exciting journey of discovery. It was uplifting. How can we promote
The great escape
By Sarah Bakker
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
hree of the shortlisted books can be used to inspire students’ creative writing and facilitate their escape. Sizzling starts The start of this trailer for Ross Watkins’ beautiful and heartbreaking picture book, One Photo , instantly makes the reader curious. ‘Dad came home one day with one
Genrefying the fiction collection
By Susan Davenport
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
Radford College Library’s 5–12 Fiction Area: How do our students choose books to read? Do we provide enough support to make selecting books straightforward? Does the physical space and its furnishings meet client needs? The fiction collection In early 2016, our 8,000+ book fiction col
Read, respond, celebrate: engaging with the CBCA short list
By Josephine Laretive
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
eating ‘suspense and engagement’ before the book is opened (Seven Stories 2013, p 104). Foundation classes In Foundation classes we focus on the main character (ACELT1578), and at the end of each story, we discuss the term ‘character’ as the main person, animal or lifelike thing. Once all books
How are you using SCIS?
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
We collect quite a few statistics at SCIS. Besides enabling us to remain accountable within our broader organisation, our statistics inform our cataloguing practices, and help us seek out new services or make improvements to our current operations. For example, our search logs may show us that ther
School libraries support digital technologies
By Martin Richards
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
do research, note take, consider different points of view, and determine what’s credible and what’s not credible. Knowing what digital sources are available and relevant is also part of a librarian’s role. Of course, students’ use of digital technologies in the library can go well beyond research
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
reality www.schrockguide.net/augmented-reality The impact of augmented and virtual reality on education will be significan t. Kathy Shrock explains the esse ntials of augmented and virtual reality and their application to teaching and learning. She also includes background information, te
School library spotlight: Glen Eira College
By Karys McEwen
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
What is your job title, and what does your role entail? I am the College Librarian, which means I manage the library and all the diverse, rollicking, fabulous things that entails! Every day is different, but the main tasks I focus on are collection development, encouraging a love of reading throu
SCIS is more
By Ben Chadwick
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
it come together. The SCIS preferences settings you are used to will see some changes in the new website. We will no longer offer the option to retain genre headings in the MARC 650 Topical Subject Headings field. Genres are genres, and we believe it is wrong to treat them as topics. After all, H
Issue 58 Summary
By Editor
Issue 58, Term 3 2006
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Collaboration: The virtual and the real world. What the muggles don’t know Rosemary Horton, Trinity College, WA How does Google collect and rank results? Matt Cutts, Google Sc
Issue 57 Summary
By Editor
Issue 57, Term 2 2006
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: No time to gather dust Catherine Kerstjens, The Le@rning Federation Perceptions of libraries and information resources Excerpt from OCLC Information literacy review Barbara B
Issue 56 Summary
By Editor
Issue 56, Term 1 2006
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Leaders in technology: role of teacher librarians Michele McLoughlin, Telopea Park School, ACT Educational Lending Right Are your work practices safe? Julie Smith, Torrensvil
Issue 55 Summary
By Editor
Issue 55, Term 4 2005
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: The top five priorities for school libraries Stephen Abram, Canadian Library Association Vertical files in the digital age Dianne McKenzie Hallmarks of school library programs
Issue 54 Summary
By Editor
Issue 54, Term 3 2005
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Starting at the beginning: a conversation about information literacy Barbara Combes, Edith Cowan University, WA We boost achievement! Liz McLaren, Reservoir District Secondary Co
Issue 53 Summary
By Editor
Issue 53, Term 2 2005
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Caught in the rip Sister Betty Brown RSJ, Catholic Schools Office, NSW School libraries play major role in helping students learn Lyn Hay, Charles Sturt University Using LAMS
Issue 52 Summary
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Issue 52, Term 1 2005
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Formula for failure Betty Carter, Texas Woman’s University. Addressing the information needs of the school education community Tony Sullivan, Curriculum Corporation Standards
Issue 51 Summary
By Editor
Issue 51, Term 4 2004
Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Life in the Poetry Collection Karen Lindsay, Reynolds Secondary School, Canada Assigning Metadata to Web Pages Rod Barker, Curriculum Corporation The Museum of Childhood – an Inno