Fare thee well, GMD
Since early 2014, SCIS has been working through its RDA implementation plan. For those who are not familiar with RDA, it stands for Resource Description and Access, the cataloguing standard introduced...
View ArticleHighlights of Connections 101
Here are the highlights from Connections issue 101, which is now available online. To download a PDF of the latest issue, please select this link. Leadership is not optional – it’s a job requirement In...
View ArticleWhere SCIS becomes much more … muchier
For anyone who may follow us on social media, or has chatted to the team recently, you may be aware that SCIS keeps talking about our ‘big infrastructure upgrade’. This is the result of three years of...
View ArticleHighlights of Connections 102
Here are the highlights from Connections issue 102, which is now available online. To download a PDF of the latest issue, please select this link. Tinkering, making and building in the school library...
View ArticleSCIS system launch
The SCIS team is pleased to announce the launch of the new SCIS system, found at www.scisdata.com. For a quick overview, you can watch our short video. Key features include: richer search capabilities...
View ArticleHighlights of Connections 103
Here are the highlights from Connections issue 103, which is now available online. You can also download a copy of the full-text PDF. Reimagining the library landscape: an approach to school library...
View ArticleThe full history of Connections is now online
2017 has been an exciting year for SCIS. Our new website SCIS Data was launched in August, complete with a fresh rebrand and exciting new features to support school libraries. We also celebrated the...
View ArticleProfessional learning webinars: Term 1, 2018
In 2017, we launched SCIS Data — a modern, intuitive and user-friendly platform that makes resource management in schools even simpler. To help ease your way into the new website, we have recorded a...
View ArticlePersonalising the SCIS experience
At SCIS, we have been working closely with library system vendors to improve the SCIS experience. We have made two changes to enable libraries to select the download options that will best suit the...
View ArticleIs there life beyond MARC?
SCIS forges into a new frontier The Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS) is working with several major school library management system vendors in Australia and New Zealand to revolutionise how...
View ArticleEnhance your library collection with digital content
Most subscribers use SCIS Data to download records for books and other physical items that they would like to make available in their library catalogue. But, with over 100,000 records available for...
View ArticleIntroducing SCIS Series Authorities
We are pleased to announce that SCIS Authority Files now include access to series authorities. This means that titles within a series can be grouped together consistently, and can encompass a number of...
View ArticleLooking back on a SCIStastic year
It’s been another exciting year for SCIS! Following the launch of SCIS Data in 2017, we have continued our commitment to innovation and system enhancements into 2018. Check out some of our exciting...
View ArticleDiacritics in SCIS records
2019 is the United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages. It is therefore timely that SCIS records can now include diacritics, ensuring that resources in indigenous languages such as the...
View ArticleFree your inner writer: Strategies for writing engaging journal articles
Dr Hilary Hughes, Adjunct Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education, QUT, offers advice for librarians seeking to write impactful and engaging articles for a professional journal. Introduction...
View ArticleAcknowledging Indigenous communities and culture in SCIS Data
The Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS) wishes to acknowledge the Kulin Nation, Traditional Custodians of the land on which our offices are located, and pay our respects to Elders past,...
View ArticleLibraries, the heart of the school
School libraries have been evolving over recent decades from traditional knowledge centres that house print collections and archives and where quiet reading, research and individual study were the norm...
View ArticleTen things we love about SCIS
Here at the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS), our mission is to make our users’ life easier. Our data is designed to work seamlessly within your library management system, using...
View ArticleSCIS celebrates the joy of reading with Australia Reads
Rediscovering books and reading is what Australia Reads is all about. Its an important campaign supported by the whole book industry, running from the 1st to the 12th November. Our aim is to encourage...
View ArticleIt’s now time to take stock
With the end of the year fast approaching, now is an excellent time to consider stocktaking your library collection. You may want to stocktake the whole collection at once or do the fiction this year...
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