Landmark resource for schools: Our Land, Our Stories
The resource is aimed at both Indigenous and non-indigenous students – for indigenous students, they can read these books and cards and see themselves reflected in the stories. For non-indigenous...
View ArticleInterweaving stories and history: using the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait...
There are innumerable types of stories, some told in Aboriginal languages, many located in specific communities, many written in different styles and illustrated with wide-ranging artistic media. The...
View ArticleHooked on NZ Books: a place for young readers to join the critical conversation
Melissa Wastney, Read NZ Te Pou Muramura, introduces school libraries to Hooked on NZ Books He Ao Ano, an online platform and literary community for readers aged 12-19. The looks hook people in, but...
View ArticleImproving education through linked technology
Saving time for educators, subscribing schools can now search SCIS to find stories from the entire Story Box Library (SBL) collection. This means all SBL titles, including storyteller images, can be...
View ArticleAwards help select resources for your school
The Educational Publishing Awards of Australia can be a great way to connect with the latest trends and innovative offerings from Australian publishers, who collectively produce roughly 2000 new titles...
View ArticleSupporting new and experienced librarians
Two school librarians speak to SCIS about how our services are helping them save time in their school libraries.
View ArticleNew Zealand librarians in lockdown
As we look back on 2020 and plan for the new year, we revisit Miriam Tuohy’s Synergy article ‘New Zealand librarians in lockdown‘. In this article, Miriam discusses the responses from their library...
View ArticleSCIS Data case study: Kathryn Harris, Pymble Public School, NSW, Australia
‘My job is to help the teachers with their teaching and the children with their learning. I do that in whatever way I can.’
View ArticleHidden gems (free stuff!) on the internet for library staff
SCIS cataloguer and librarian Ceinwen Jones, shares some free resources for school librarians that may not have heard of before.
View Article5 questions you’ve been asking about the Schools Catalogue Information Service
The who, what, why, where and how of the Schools Catalogue Information Service.
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