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Building a reading culture: A selection of articles from FYI and Synergy

By Pat Pledger

Issue 118, TERM 3 2021

he Indigenous Literacy Foundation is described, and Victorians will learn about the Languages and Multicultural Education Resource Centre, while some school libraries may wish to take the opportunity to join the Stella Prize School’s Program or the ISLM bookmark exchange project. In the Organisati

Have you heard of the Great Aussie Book Count?

By Amanda Shay

Issue 125, Term 2 2023

ts (PLR), for public libraries. On behalf of ELR, Education Services Australia (ESA) delivers the Great Aussie Book Count which focuses on Australian school libraries. Each year, around 1,000 schools across a broad selection of primary, secondary and F–12 government, Catholic and Independent schools

Join the Educational Lending Right Survey: Shape the future of Australian literature and learning!

By Education Services Australia (ESA)

Issue 129, Term 2 2024

Educational Lending Right (ELR) scheme that sees Australian authors, illustrators and publishers compensated for the free use of their books held in school libraries. As a library professional, consider the impact of your collection on readers. Evaluate whether your library houses books that not

Supporting Australian book creators

By Nicole Richardson

Issue 97, Term 2 2016

similar compensation paid to book creators for having their material held in public libraries. To gather a book count of titles held in Australian school libraries, Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS) asks 600 randomly selected schools to participate in a data collection survey, with at

Issue 78 Summary

By Anthea Amos

Issue 78, Term 3 2011

ucation in digital Europe Dr Helen Boelens, ENSIL Website reviews Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW The Hub: campaign for quality school libraries in Australia Georgia Phillips, The Hub NSW New and revised subject headings Pam Kadow, Education Services Australia Social me

Issue 75 Summary

By Editor

Issue 75, Term 4 2010

tion Services Australia Digital participation, digital literacy and schools Cassie Hague and Ben Williamson, via Curriculum Leadership Journal School libraries: Making a difference Kerry Neary, via Curriculum Leadership Journal From little things big things grow - Part 3: Library design e

Issue 74 Summary

By Editor

Issue 74, Term 3 2010

hings big things grow - Part 2: A library is more than the building Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW Diversity Challenge Resilience: School Libraries in Action Liz Jorgensen, SLAQ New Media Consortium Horizon Report New Media Consortium Valuing the next generation of screen

Issue 70 Summary

By Editor

Issue 70, Term 3 2009

man, GTAV Librarian Website reviews Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW SCIS is more... New and revised subject headings How school libraries support literacy achievement Ray Doiron, University of Prince Edward Island Interactive whiteboards are not an answer in themselv

Issue 56 Summary

By Editor

Issue 56, Term 1 2006

esigning libraries Linda Langford, The King’s School, NSW The Staff Matters web resource Leanne Compton Productive Partnerships: Public and School Libraries Promoting Lifelong Learning Margaret Spillman, Mackay West State School; Claire Grandcourt, Mackay City Council Library Service; Lor

Issue 48 Summary

By Editor

Issue 48, Term 1 2004

Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: School Libraries: Impact on Student Achievement Julia Robinson, Research Developments The Role of Libraries in the Online Environment Dr Derek Drinkwater, Senate Environment, Communi

Issue 38 Summary

By Editor

Issue 38, Term 3 2001

us Management Software Package Steven Haby, SCIS SCIS Agency Profile – Victoria Mavis Heffernan, Statewide School Library Support Centre, VIC School Libraries, Literacy Week and the Let’s Read Expo Mary Ellen Ray, DEET Cataloguing News

Cataloguing News

By Schools Catalogue Information Service

Issue 31, Term 4 1999

s is a professional subject cataloguing tool developed over many years by a team of qualified cataloguers. Features: Developed for Australasian school libraries and curriculum needs. Updated in response to changes in terminology, trends and attitudes. Broad and specific terms with scope fo

What's New?

By Schools Catalogue Information Service

Issue 29, Term 2 1999

ALIA Merit Award Congratulations to Michelle Ellis, Senior Curriculum Advisor. Library and I nformation Literacy, with the NSW Department of Educat i on and Training (Michelle is also the Manager of the New South Wales SC IS

New Zealand News

By James Carroll

Issue 20, Term 1 1997

rmation problem solving/gathering component. These changes together with the move to pupil centered education has impacted not only on teachers but school libraries as well. The expectation placed on school librarians are broadening to encompass an understanding of teaching a learning. This means

LM-NET

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 10, Term 3 1994

ing Canada, New Zealand and Australia. On LM-NET members share information and experience. There are discussions about issues such as censorship in school libraries (in which Australia's Ken Dillon has participated), how to set up CD-ROM networks, policies about charging for computer print-outs an

Selections of an Automated System

By Rosemary Abbott

Issue 7, Term 3 1993

0s, librarians have been placed under increasing pressure to automate their libraries' operations. This has particularly been the case with regard to school libraries. The pressure in this area has come from a number of sources: school principals, the activities of professional associations, the i

Leading whole school literacy from the library

By Dr Margaret Merga

Issue 124, Term 1 2023

their staff should feature in these policies as key literacy resources. Unfortunately, in my recent investigations of Australian WSLPs, I found that school libraries are often not mentioned at all (Merga, 2022). We need school libraries to feature strongly in WSLPs so that their contributions are r

Supporting Australian book creators

By Nicole Richardson, Frances Watts

Issue 100, Term 1 2017

come lost as a result of having their work held in educational libraries. The survey determines estimated holdings of particular titles 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 accessi

Thank you Heather, Welcome Nigel

By Lance Deveson, Heather Kelsall

Issue 23, Term 4 1997

years and wish her well with future endeavours. We look forward to occasional contributions to the newsletter as she visits interesting schools, and school libraries, in her new role. Nigel Paull, teacher librarian at Sth Grafton Primary school, NSW, has agreed to step in as editor for the next t

International engagement: the SLAV / IASL partner association program

By Susan La Marca

Issue 106, Term 3 2018

e chose to join up in this way as it was felt that access to the members-only area of the IASL website, the IASL Newsletter, and the research journal School Libraries Worldwide affords professional learning opportunities that are well worth investing in for our members. By joining as an associatio