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CC News

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 35, Term 4 2000

1. SCIS Authority Files subscriptions 2000 and 2001 Curriculum Corporation has released a new CD-ROM product called SCIS Authority Files. Order forms for this new product were sent to all schools recently. The SCIS Authority Files CD published in 2000 contains the entire contents of the SCIS da

Website and app reviews

By Nigel Paull

Issue 100, Term 1 2017

100 and not out The 100th issue of Connections is a milestone for SCIS, its parent company Education Services Australia, and teacher librarians. My involvement with Connections dates back to 1997 when Lance Deveson, the SCIS manager at the time, asked me to be the editor. I had been involved

CC News

By Schools Catalogue Information Service

Issue 33, Term 2 2000

formation Services at the Education Department of Western Australia. Bev has been responsible for managing the trial of cataloguing websites onto the SCIS database and has recently written a report which will appear in Cataloguing/Database News at <http://www.curriculum.edu.au/scis/ database.him>.

CC News

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 36, Term 1 2001

heir differences: 'the only constant is change'. Perhaps one other constant is the growth of 'the dot' - that is, 'dot corn' business and e-commerce. SCIS became 'dotted' (in the sense of online delivery) several years ago but, as I explain further below, we are yet to fully embrace schools' needs f

What's New?

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 36, Term 1 2001

1. New release The revised edition of the SCIS Standards for Cataloguing and Data Entry will be available in 2001. The SCIS Standards are applied by SCIS cataloguing agencies to ensure the consistency and quality of SCIS catalogue records. These standards are based on international cataloguing

Issue 49 Summary

By Editor

Issue 49, Term 2 2004

nly available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Professional Standards for Australian Teacher Librarians Di Ballantyne, ASLA SCISWeb handy hints Sharing the Future – ALIA and ASLA Working Together Anne Girolami, ALIA–ASLA Policy Advisory Group ALIA/ASLA Statement on

Issue 48 Summary

By Editor

Issue 48, Term 1 2004

e of Libraries in the Online Environment Dr Derek Drinkwater, Senate Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Committee. SCISWeb handy hints The Book Bunker Jenny Katauskas, Book Bunker Books of the Future Ben Haywood, via The Age SCIS news Release of

'A valuable national asset...'

By Tricia Nathan

Issue 32, Term 1 2000

In launching the SC!S Subject Headings Fourth Edition Keith Gove, Manager of Information Services at Curriculum Corporation, described the SCIS Subject Headings as 'a valuable national asset' and 'a unique contribution to the use of Australasian terms, language and cultural ideas in schools'. The

CC News

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 29, Term 2 1999

SCIS and Security Schools are reminded that it is their responsibility to ensure that when they download catalogue records from SCIS, the records are used only in their school. Curriculum Corporation recently initiated audit processes which provided us with information about SCIS users and usage

SCISWeb Handy Hints

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 34, Term 3 2000

lems with low hit rates we recommend that customers use a barcode scanner to ensure accuracy when inserting data. However, if you are typing ISBNs or SCIS record numbers into the Create Orders box or into a text file you must always press the return key immediately after each number. When an order i

News from Curriculum Corporation

By Lance Deveson

Issue 13, Term 2 1995

obis system and the new Voyager system, however Online Users will be notified separately when they will be required to change the phone number in the SCISLINK software. Users should contact Information Program staff if they are experiencing difficulty in accessing the Online service, Victorian schoo

CC News

By Schools Catalogue Information Service

Issue 31, Term 4 1999

1. Thank you SCIS would like to thank the many people we have been involved with during 1999: The schools who have subscribed to SCIS in 1999; we look forward to your continued support next year. The Government, Catholic and Independent organisations that arrange bulk purchase SCIS subscrip

CC News

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 34, Term 3 2000

1. SCIS Authority Files subscription 2000 Curriculum Corporation has released a new version of the previous product sets Subject Headings Disk. Please note that this product has been renamed and is now known as sets Authority Files. Order forms for this new product were sent to all schools recent

Handy Hints for SCISWEB

By Schools Catalogue Information Service

Issue 31, Term 4 1999

g e.g. Computers -Fiction you may have noticed that WEBOPAC displays the 'Headings' results with no punctuation e.g. Computers Fiction. This is not a SCIS error but simply the way that Voyager displays the results. The hit rate for schools will vary when downloading an order from SCIS as the types

News from the Information Program

By Lance Deveson

Issue 10, Term 3 1994

SCIS Full Cataloguing Microfiche Searching the Full Cataloguing Microfiche provides users with complete detailed cataloguing information as well as the SCIS order number for each record. The records appear as catalogue cards on the microfiche and are arranged by main entry (name, title). Order

Website and app reviews

By Nigel Paul

Issue 126, Term 3 2023

explore a 3D replica of the planet’s surface as recorded by the Curiosity Rover. Key points are regarding the geology of the surface are analysed. SCIS no: 5453234 Australian Human Rights Commission: Students https://humanrights.gov.au/education/students Students are encouraged to expl

Website and App reviews

By Nigel Paull

Issue 129, Term 2 2024

e focus of this ABC resource. Students in years 5–10 are encouraged to research and discuss our changing weather and what we can do to survive it. SCIS No: 5484257 Dare Mighty Things https://www.jpl.nasa.gov Content on this comprehensive NASA website includes the solar system, life b

Issue 72 Summary

By Editor

Issue 72, Term 1 2010

VA), USA A library without books? Mal Lee, Author and educational consultant Website reviews Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW SCIS is more... Bruce Moir and Leonie Bourke, SCIS New and revised subject headings The SLANZA wiki Bridget Schaumann, Kings Cross High Schoo

Issue 60 Summary

By Editor

Issue 60, Term 1 2007

Excerpt from School Libraries and Student Achievement in Ontario report Internetting corner Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW SCISWeb handy hints SCIS news New and revised subject headings ScOT in SCIS – more of the same ... or different? Rachel Salmond, SCIS

Website and app reviews

By Nigel Paull

Issue 101, Term 2 2017

opportunities for special education students. The features of both hardware and software are explored, along with a collection of appropriate apps. SCIS no. 1799578 Forest learning forestlearning.edu.au Educators seeking resources about Australian forests, wood products, biodiversity, recr