"Hi Julie,
We have just started our collection with Wheelers and currently hold 200 fiction titles. We are an iPad school with iPAds at Yr 7 & 8 next yr. We will launch the ebook collection in the new school year.
I spoke…"
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Camilla Elliott posted a blog postFEEDBACK REQUEST - Victorian Premiers' Reading Challenge
Jacque Scott has asked for your feedback......She would like to find out whether school librarians find the PRC booklist published at the start of the Challenge in The Age useful - saying...We are keen to receive this information asap as the 2014 booklist is now at around 9000 books and is both expensive to publish and not great for our environmental footprint.The alternative would be to have it available on the PRC website as a downloadable pdf. This would be formatted attractively with…See More
Camilla Elliott posted a blog postSCIS SURVEY: What does the future hold for school library collections?
Hello MembersYou are invited to complete the SCIS online survey. It only takes about 5 minutes so your participation is strongly encouraged. Best of all, results are available when you submit your responses. Have a voice! The results are most interesting and will assist the SCIS team with this valuable research.SURVEY: What does the future hold for school library collections?What is your school purchasing to resource changing curriculum? How are you managing digital content? How can…See More
E Book Content and Providers
Hi EveryoneI am wondering how people are progressing with ebooks? Our school has looked at three providers and they all have their advantages and disadvantages. In particular, I am finding that they don't have the copyright agreements with many publishers and the content which they do offer is somewhat lacking and would be of little interest to my students. Secondly, many of our students are also commenting that they still prefer to read the hardcopy and are not all that attracted in reading an…See More
anne fuller commented on Rhondda Powling's blog post Visit the new Trinity Grammar library for term 4 SLAV meeting."The photos are amazing. I look forward to seeing your library Geri."
Visit the new Trinity Grammar library for term 4 SLAV meeting.
Come and join us at the new Long Library, Tudor Centre, Trinity Grammar School for our Term 4 meeting.This is an amazing space with many new features. Geri Coughlin, Head of Library Services, will speak to us about the design/layout of the space and how students and staff at Trinity using it since the opening in…See More
Camilla Elliott posted a blog postTeacher Librarian job - Killester College, Springvale
A Teacher Librarian position is being advertised for Killester College, Girls Catholic Secondary College, Springvale. Applications close: Wednesday 30th October, 2013. Details are available on the College website See More
"We had a "Caught Reading Competition." The students were encouraged to submit unusual/funny images or pictures of people being caught reading. The boys really enjoyed the creative nature of this challenge and the best ones were presented…"
Camilla Elliott posted a blog postSchools without books project - Solomon Islands
Hello SLAV MembersSLAV Executive Officer, Cindy Tschernitz has requested that the following request be brought to your attention.---------------------------Dear colleagues,The Schools without Books Project has just shipped its third delivery of books for school libraries in the Solomon Islands. This one was 240 cartons, bringing our total to approximately 1,200 cartons for the yearSolomon Islands is the poorest country in the Pacific. 40% of the population is under 14 years of age and although…See More
Share your ideas for displays and activities
Last year everyone was sharing the ideas they had for NYoR.It has been quiet this year so far. I was wondering if some of you have created any interesting displays of run any activities this year. With Book Week just finished I thought that some of you might have some ides to share.We had some students create…See More
Camilla Elliott posted a blog postSLAV Eastern Metro Branch Meeting - 4 September - Come along!
In continuing the successful collaboration between public and school libraries last year, members are invited to attend the Term 3 meeting to be hosted by Shauna Mcewan of Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library,Whitehorse Road, NunawadingDate: Wednesday, 4 SeptemberTime: 5.30 pmYouth Services Manager, Robyn Burns and Resources Manager, Katie Norton will introduce the resources available through the public library including access to databases, ebooks and other digital resources.We look…See More
SLAV Conference: Transliteracy, multiliteracy, makerspaces. 16th August 2013
Transliteracy, multiliteracy, makerspaces: how can you participate?A conference for teacher-librarians, library managers, librarians, teachers and curriculum leadersPresented by the School Library Association of VictoriaDate: Friday 16th August 2013Venue: Melbourne Park Function CentreFrom conference brochure:‘Participate, Engage and Shine’ at this conference by: learning about and applying…See More
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FEEDBACK REQUEST - Victorian Premiers' Reading Challenge
Jacque Scott has asked for your feedback......
She would like to find out whether school librarians find the PRC booklist published at the start of the Challenge in The Age useful - saying...
We are keen to receive this information asap as the 2014 booklist is now at around 9000 books and is both expensive to publish and not great for our environmental footprint.
The alternative would be to have it available on the PRC website as a downloadable…
ContinuePosted by Camilla Elliott on December 2, 2013 at 15:00
SCIS SURVEY: What does the future hold for school library collections?
Hello Members
You are invited to complete the SCIS online survey. It only takes about 5 minutes so your participation is strongly encouraged. Best of all, results are available when you submit your responses. Have a voice! The results are most interesting and will assist the SCIS team with this valuable research.
SURVEY: What does the future hold for school library collections?
What is your school purchasing to resource…
ContinuePosted by Camilla Elliott on November 20, 2013 at 11:19
E Book Content and Providers
Hi Everyone
I am wondering how people are progressing with ebooks? Our school has looked at three providers and they all have their advantages and disadvantages. In particular, I am finding that they don't have the copyright agreements with many publishers and the content which they do offer is somewhat lacking and would be of little interest to my students.
Secondly, many of our students are also commenting that they still prefer to read the hardcopy and are…
ContinuePosted by Julie Pagliaro on November 7, 2013 at 11:50 — 1 Comment
Visit the new Trinity Grammar library for term 4 SLAV meeting.
Come and join us at the new Long Library, Tudor Centre, Trinity Grammar School for our Term 4 meeting.…
ContinuePosted by Rhondda Powling on November 6, 2013 at 10:42 — 1 Comment
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