The School Library Association and The Children’s Book Council South Australian Chapter have organised their next dynamic conference around the themes of "Captivate, Connect, Curate", to be held at the UniSA City West Campus in June. This gathering will bring together leaders, innovators, and visionaries from various fields to explore and engage with the three pivotal… Read More »
This three-day event will explore research and effective practices for sustaining readers across the lifespan, with a special focus on the Sustainable Development Goals. Participants will come away with new ideas for engaging readers of all ages in sustainability practices through a variety of formats. Topics include early literacy, school-age programs, teen readers, citizen science,… Read More »
The 2025 March SLANSW Professional Learning Summit will be held in face-to-face mode over two days at the venues as shown below (full pricing list and options available on the registration website). Our program is also structured to foster networking with like-minded library professionals and industry partners through our Trade Fair. As a SLANSW member… Read More »
Prepare for 2025 with SCIS updates and a free self-paced AI course for educators from the Digital Technologies Hub (dthub.edu.au), funded by the Australian Government and operated by Education Services Australia. The course begins with three general AI modules before branching into primary or secondary-specific content, covering responsible AI use, societal impacts, and AI solution… Read More »
Keynote speaker: Jacqui Lucas, ALIA Professional Development Teacher Librarian ALIA launched the ALIA Code of Ethics for the Australian Library and Information Services Workforce late 2024. The Code articulates the principles that are the foundation of library work, and the behaviours that connect everyone who works, or aspires to work, in a library or information service. The Code… Read More »
Join our 45-minute Q&A sessions at the end of each term for answers to your cataloguing questions. Hosted by SCIS team members from Customer Service, Product, and Cataloguing, you’ll get in depth support, practical guidance, and themed insights about developments at SCIS. No question is too big or small - connect with us in these… Read More »
Join us for an engaging evening of professional learning, networking, and community connection at the 2025 SLASA Annual General Meeting (AGM). This year, we’re excited to feature a keynote presentation from the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, led by Zoe Cassim, Head of Programs for ILF. Following the keynote, we will have breakout sessions on key library topics.
Lara Cain Gray is a picture book activist who enjoys sharing fresh ideas for exploring this often underrated format. From the psychological benefits of using animals as characters, to the socio-cultural connotations of food imagery, picture books can be incorporated at all stages of formal education, with both pedagogical and pleasurable outcomes. In this session… Read More »
Copyright for Educators - Schools: Thursday 3 April (9am-3pm AEDT Syd/Melb/Canberra) This free webinar is open to all Australian Government and non-government school staff and is targeted to teachers and teacher-librarians from K-12. The webinar covers: Copyright Basics Statutory Text and Artistic Works Licence Statutory Broadcast Licence Music and Co-curricular Licences Education Exceptions Labelling and Attribution… Read More »
This webinar will focus on how the SCIS Data website can be used to ensure the library collection supports teaching and learning in schools. We will look at: Resource selection and SCIS collection policies Searching SCIS for collection development purposes Creating, saving and sharing lists Enhanced data as a selection tool Embedding digital content into… Read More »
National Reconciliation Week’s theme “Now more than ever” reminds us that the reconciliation process is ongoing. This webinar will present the actions that SCIS has undertaken in the past year as part of the ESA Reconciliation Action Plan project to ‘Enhance SCIS Data to cultivate respect’. The session will look at the AustLang thesaurus and… Read More »