Submissions close this Friday, 16th April – for submissions into this Inquiry into “school libraries and teacher librarians in Australian schools”. If you don’t already have a submission in or in process, there is another way to support the need for school libraries and librarians. This from ALIA: “You and your colleagues and friends can [...]

The School Library Journal in the US is running a “Learning 2.0 / 23 Things” program for …well…school librarians all over the world… All Together Now: A Learning 2.0 Experience . It is being led by Dr Michael Stephens , who has a knack for simplifying the complex in a way that inspires you to [...]

As of 2009, students doing their HSC in NSW will be able to take a course in studying Wikipedia. The course is “intended to teach students skills of analysis to enable them to be more discerning about content they find on the web”. (Don Carter – Board of Studies, NSW). Considering that a lot of [...]

It’s time to start planning events for National Simultaneous Storytime. Here is the update from ALIA…. Libraries, school classrooms, bookstores, childcare centres, coffee shops, mums and dads clubs and children’s hospitals are all invited to register for NSS ! The Australian Library and Information Assocation is delighted to announce that the 2007 NSS book is: [...]

Here’s an idea from Campbell County Public Library. They have implemented a 24×7 recorded story service, users can just dial on their telephone. Each story lasts just a few minutes. Link to Community Press – Library dials up stories  What else can libraries offer in the dial-a line? 

The Horizon Report 2007 lists the technologies that your university or school library should watch in the next 5 years or so. It is a joint publication of the New Media Consortium and EDUCAUSE learning initiative – both are groups of universities, museums and corporations concerned with using Information Technology for better education. Even if [...]

I recently had a family holiday in Hong Kong. We were kept up-to-date by copies of the South China Morning Post, kindly provided by our Hotel. It’s always interesting to read foreign newspapers to get a different view of the world, and it was refreshing to find that the Ashes test was not dominating the [...]

Judy O’Connell is an Australian Librarian whose blog Hey Jude! won the International Edublog Award in the “Best Library or Librarian Blog” category, announced last night. Congratulations. Judy is Education Officer, Library & Knowledge Management, with Catholic Education, working with 55 primary and 22 secondary schools in the Western region of Sydney. She is also [...]

Recently there have been two advertisements on television that are funny, but irk me because of the messages they are giving or not giving. The Telstra Bigpond ad “Too many rabbits” has a voiceover at the end “Give your kids the right answers, get them broadband.” Will someone please grab that Dad and tell him [...]

Australian Teacher Librarian of the Year 2006 The Australian School Library Association Inc. (ASLA) and Pledger Consulting Pty Ltd (LinksPlus/Weblinks) have pleasure in announcing the winner of the 2006 Australian Teacher Librarian of the Year Award – Carol Miller from Hamilton Secondary College, Mitchell, South Australia.This national award recognises and honours an exceptional Australian teacher [...]