You can now read the latest issue of Connections at the SCIS website.
This issue features the following articles of interest to school library staff.
Early Harvest: A literary journal made by children
Sofia Makin looks at a Melbourne after school programme, Early Harvest, which engages primary aged students in the process of creating a literary magazine for children.
Gold Coast study links school libraries and teacher librarians to literacy
Dr Hilary Hughes presents a recent study of Principals which provides a snapshot of school libraries in the Gold Coast Queensland, and their positive impact on learning and literacy.
Titles from the Australian Children’s Classics series published by Penguin Group (Australia), 2012/2013, Australia. Photograph by Allison Colpoys
Educating the educators: a disaster resilience education project
Heather Bailie worked with Australian Red Cross and the Australian Emergency Management Institute to develop a programme to improve teacher confidence in teaching disaster resilience.
The future of the school library catalogue
Pru Mitchell considers the future of school library catalogues and cataloging standards, linked data and the semantic web.
How to judge a book by its cover
Meelee Soorkia talks to Allison Colpoys about children’s book design and illustration and the new Australian Children’s Classics series.
You can read online or download the full edition.