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IASL Annual Conference 2010 -- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Registration closes 12 September 2010
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School libraries make a difference! The impact of school libraries on student achievement
IASL's Picture Gallery of School Libraries. Submissions are welcome!
Getting Started: Ideas and Procedures for starting a School Library Association or Section
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SLAQ / IASL 2010 ConferenceBrisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
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Trade exhibitors
Aldis Associates | Alexandria Library Automation | Austral Ed | Britannica Digital Learning | Christian Science Monitor | ClickView | Colour Presentations | Concord Australia Pty Ltd | Direct National | Ebsco Publishing | Eduss Learning Pty Ltd | EnvisonWare | FE Technologies | Follett International | Gale Cengage Learning | Hawker Brownlow Education | LibCode Library Systems | Library Webs | Lundia | Macmillan | Oxford University Press | Queensland Library Supplies Pty Ltd | Raeco | SCIS | SDS | Sequel | Softlink | Syba Signs | The Bookhouse | The Booklegger | UQL Cyberschool | Videopro Business Centre | Wheelers Books | World Book | Ziptales
ALDIS Associates Pty Ltd is an independent Australian company that was set up in 2001. It represents Turnitin in the Pacific and East Asia regions.
Turnitin is an integrated, web-based solution which enables school and university/college instructors to check papers for unoriginal material, make comments and conduct peer reviews in a single, unified view of the student's fully-formatted paper. There are three modules.
OriginalityCheckR is the world's leading solution for detecting potential plagiarism. It makes sure students are aware of, and held to, the highest standards regarding proper research and citation makes a significant difference in their academic development.
GradeMarkR is the innovative online grading tool that allows instructors to deftly grade papers with greater flexibility than regular pen-and paper grading. GradeMark offers reusable comments, editing marks, and customised rubrics; every comment or editing mark placed with GradeMark can be edited, moved, or deleted at any time.
PeerMarkR online peer reviewing lets you organise students to review each other's work and deliver clear, timely comments. It works with classes of any size and offers the significant, cognitive benefits of peer feedback without the hassles of exchanging printed papers. These assignments provide a unique and valuable framework to engage the students and allow them to develop critical thinking and writing skills.
Come and visit us at our Conference booth and see the latest software release, Turnitin2.
Alexandria Library Automation: Check it Out! Fully integrated, cross-platform, web-based library automation system used and loved by thousands of libraries for over 20 years. Learn how Alexandria will help increase the worth and value of your wonderful libraries.
Austral Ed specialises in supplying books to International Schools round the world and also to schools within Australia. It was set up sixteen years ago by Kate Shepherd when she realised that overseas International Schools found it difficult to access Australian titles and were wanting recommendations of books with an international theme to help diversify their collections.
Since then Kate has compiled many lists of books that she recommends on a wide range of topics such as children’s books about Asia, about Africa, Early Childhood, big books, Australian fiction, picture books and Australian Indigenous peoples as well as books for the Primary Years and Middle Years Programme of the International Baccalaureate. These lists are much appreciated by librarians and teachers in schools within Australia and overseas. Orders are sent efficiently and promptly to International Schools in about fifty countries around the world and also to schools throughout Australia.
Do come and visit us at the display at the Conference booth. There will be a diverse range of books, both fiction and non-fiction, and many will have an international theme.
Britannica Digital Learning - School Resources - Britannica Online School Edition PreK-12 and specifically designed for Primary Schools, Britannica Online School Edition PreK-8.
Britannica has tipped the scales of online encyclopedias by including four different products within the one resource in PreK-12 and three different products within the one resource in PreK-8.
Through each of the age-appropriate resources, Britannica provides instructional and research content that will fit the needs of every user from one simple access point. Contained within is the Encyclopaedia Britannica for Senior High School students, Britannica for Middle School and Primary Britannica and Britannica's latest program for PreK-2 Early Learners, Learning Zone. With the addition of Learning Zone, Britannca Online School Edition reaches every user at every level, while still providing educators with teacher resources, learning objects, digital images and media, maps and much more.
The Christian Science Monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its website, weekly magazine, daily news briefing, email newsletters, and mobile site.
The Monitor is global, both in practice and in spirit. In an era when the mainstream media has narrowed its lens, we're convinced readers yearn for the opposite.
This global perspective comes naturally; the Monitor's founder, Mary Baker Eddy, explained our mission this way: "To injure no man, but to bless all mankind."
ClickView is Australia’s leading digital video solution for schools, now serving over 1800 schools across Australia.
Colour Presentations -- Your library uses modern technology in every other way – why not use modern technology to cover your books? Used by the largest and most prestigious libraries through out Australia, Europe and the world; the CoLibri Book Covering System covers and protects your books in ways no other covers can.
CoLibri covers are unique in several ways:
- Completely non-toxic and acid free, unlike most Book Covers, making them safe for students of all ages.
- Archival quality: specifically designed to be long lasting and are approved by several Book Preservation and Conservation Institutes, including the Canadian Conservation Institute and the Italian Pathology Institute.
- So quick to use: up to 9 times faster than covering by hand and a fraction of the cost of outsourcing covering.
With the CoLibri Book Covering Machine, your books are covered and out on the shelves within minutes, which means staff can spend the extra time on more important activities. Why not come visit our stand for a free demonstration?
Regarded as one of the most robust, reliable and easy to use LMS available, Concord AIMS2.0™ is the library management solution for 21st century learners.
With its visually appealing web PicPAC for students of all ages, federated searching for intensive research, comprehensive digital library, suite of modern collaborative Web 2.0 tools, including blogs and wikis, AIMS2.0 places the school library at the centre of a school’s online learning and information practices.
AIMS2.0 integrates cataloguing, circulation, OPAC, acquisitions and periodicals with digital resource management, enabling you to metatag and structure quality digital resources for your students, parents, teachers and administrators in connected online information communities and digital learning environments.
Direct National -- Established in 1995 as a distributor of office equipment and supplies to the Queensland market place, Direct National, through its consistent business success, is now recognised as a market leader in business and education products throughout Australia.
We are a privately owned company with dedicated and experienced staff who actively contribute towards maintaining our reputation.
The establishment of a highly regarded service department has formed the backbone of our business relationships across all market segments. Our customers continually request us to invest further in their business with the provision of product servicing, training and help desk support facilities.
We are proud to acknowledge our exclusive arrangements with many suppliers which have also greatly assisted in building a solid business platform to ensure that we can deliver product at an affordable price to the market and just as important provide efficient and friendly after sales support.
Our product range includes state of the art audiovisual equipment, Interactive Whiteboards, laminating machines and supplies, binding machines and supplies, guillotines and trimmers just to name a few. We distribute over 1400 product lines to the market place.
Our company policies have been the driving force behind the growth of the business since its inception. Our company policies include:
- Always provide the customer with prompt attention to their requirements.
- Conduct our relationships in a most courteous and honest manner.
- Strive to provide a quality product at the lowest price possible.
- Ensure that we always under promise and over deliver.
- Readily provide free trial periods so the customer is able to make an informed purchase decision.
- Never charge restocking fees.
- Overcome barriers to make it easy for other customers to be able to do business with us.
Direct National is more than just a supplier. It is our unique approach to customer service that sets us apart from the rest. We pride ourselves on our ability to listen to our customers desires and to develop effective solutions that reflect their business and lifestyle aspirations.
EBSCO have served the library industry for more than 60 years.
By placing customers at the core of our business, we have tapped their ingenuity to assist us in developing the high quality products and services for which EBSCO is known.
EBSCOhost databases are the most-used, premium online information resources for tens of thousands of institutions worldwide, representing millions of end-users.
Eduss Learning is an EDUcation Solutions Specialists company that delivers education products to Schools and Home Users. Products include: EDUSS Maths, English & Phonics for Primary Schools learners, Kip McGrath Secondary Maths for Secondary School Learners, Physics, Biology & Chemistry, Foreign Language – Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, French, Italian and German, Readme Literacy, Easiteach, Perceptual Skills for Pre-School Learners, Kip McGraths’s Getting Ready For School and an entire range of Eduss Interactive Whiteboards including peripheral products such as tablets, projectors, visualizers, etc.
EnvisionWare - School libraries face increasing pressure to support the learning requirements of students and educators, while offering increasing access to knowledge resources, both physical and virtual. The pressure is to continue to expand services while maintaining the core circulation function � with the same staffing levels.
Let RFID assist you. EnvisionWare�s Renaissance RFID solution brings a flexible and easy to use RFID-based circulation solution within the scope of school libraries. Our team in Australia are ready to provide you with quality service and support as you implement and use our remarkable software and reliable hardware.
The FE Technologies Smart Libraryâ�¢ Radio Frequency Identification system is state-of-the-art RFID for libraries.Â
Using SIP2 protocol, the Smart Libraryâ�¢ RFID system enables speedy, simple and user-friendly library transactions for library staff and borrowers. This includes check out, check in, return, putting items on hold, stock-take and daily shelf management.  Â
Follett International helps enhance the teaching and learning experience by making it easy for educators worldwide to buy educational materials and technology.
Follett International supports curriculum standards by providing US and UK books, pre-owned text books, and more. Our web-based Destiny® software provides children, parents and faculty access to information easily and it helps schools manage resources and assets effectively.
Gale, part of Cengage Learning , is a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.
Best known for its accurate and authoritative reference content as well as its intelligent organisation of full-text magazine and newspaper articles, we create and maintain more than 600 databases that are published online, in print, as eBooks and in microform.
Hawker Brownlow Education is an Australian-owned private family company. The company has developed a reputation as a specialist educational publisher within the Australasian market.
We have over 2500 titles in our catalogue, which includes a comprehensive collection of professional development books for teachers, including leadership, cooperative learning, multiple intelligences and more! We publish many activity and comprehension books for children of all year and skill levels, and have many titles and approaches to English, Maths, Science, ICT, ESL/ELL resources and assessment.
We have a close relationship with many of the major educational publishers from overseas, and are in partnership with many, including ASCD, Corwin Press, Curriculum Associates and Kagan, to publish these books in Australia - many of them specially versioned for Australian students. Our books are hand-chosen to promote thinking skills, problem solving, critical and creative thinking, leadership skills, and so much more.
More recently, Hawker Brownlow Education has also offered an extensive range of conferences, institutes, workshops and training sessions to support teachers.
LibCode Library Systems is an Australian company specialising in Resource and Library Management Software. We have been working in the education and resource management industry for over 20 years.
Our software and online applications, LibCode Suite, Text Tracker Suite, BizLib Suite, CMEWeb and AR Quiz Manager are presently used by over 750 schools and organisations across Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and Africa.
At LibCode Library Systems we specialise in simple to use, feature packed and cost effective software. We are focused on providing the highest level of customer support, as we believe user support is what makes software truly useful.
Library Webs present an online educational research service providing an Internet Library of over 330 topics containing approximately 72,000 carefully selected links. The resources are arranged in subject order with individual topics divided into sections. Users can search the database by keyword search or advanced search, by browsing the topic list, or by going straight into the subject categories. Topics have been chosen to relate directly to curricula and assignments in middle and secondary schools.
Teacher-Librarians using Library Webs will not have to spend hours searching for sites and creating webpages. By subscribing to Library Webs teacher-librarians will have more time to do what they do best � assisting students and teachers to find the right information at the right time, teaching critical thinking skills and taking a leadership role in the educational outcomes of their schools.
Library Webs resources can be used as a support to study units or as the central focus to a unit of work. Because of the division of each topic into sections, Library Webs provide a unique set of resources for group work, and offer a scaffolding tool for in-depth study.
Students using Library Webs have immediate access to authoritative Internet resources and are able to stay focused on their learning outcomes, without the distraction of all the extraneous and dubious material which is present on the Internet.
Lundia � Protecting your environment.
Educational facilities, from early child hood, primary schools & colleges, have benefited from Lundia�s wide range of flexible storage fully adjustable storage solutions for libraries, classrooms and resource rooms, ensuring precious books & resources can be stored safely and made easily accessible for staff and students. Timber shelving is more fire resistant than metal as it is a non conductor of heat which allows a window of opportunity to save valuable resources stored. The shelving is also non slip, non reactive, very strong resilient properties.
Lundia has proudly practised sustainable design and manufacturing processes for decades, and respect for the environment is central to the company�s philosophy. We only use plantation grown pine which is a renewable resource which will last the test of time.
Macmillan is one of the largest and best known international publishing houses in the world, characterised by academic and professional, educational, fiction and non-fiction publishing of the highest quality. Powerful brands owned by Macmillan, such as Macmillan Education, Nature, Palgrave Macmillan, Pan and Picador are now established in 70 countries.
Macmillan Education is one of the leading educational publishers in Australia, with a vigorous publishing program catering to the needs of Primary and Secondary schools by producing a quality range of Library, Literacy, Digital, Text and Teacher Resource Books. Macmillan Education has been voted by our customers, both schools and educational booksellers, as Publisher of the Year for Primary for three consecutive years in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Palgrave Macmillan is responsible for the publishing of academic, trade, text and reference titles.
Pan Macmillan is one of Australia’s leading publisher’s of popular fiction and non-fiction titles.
Our Australian head office is located in Melbourne, Victoria with sales offices in each of the other States.
Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.
In addition to publishing over 4,600 new books each year, Oxford University Press is a major provider of online information to libraries and individuals worldwide.
Queensland Library Supplies Pty Ltd - Libraries, libraries, libraries - It's all we do!
From Activity Tables to Automatic Return Chutes - Book Covering to Book Trolleys - Circulation Desks to Cutting Mats - Design/Layout Services to DVD/CD Storage - Entrance Gates to Furniture (Library) - Guillotines to Glues - Headphones to Laptop Trolleys - Magazine Storage to Notice Boards - Office Chairs to People Counters - Relocations to Shelving - Security to Stationery - Tables to Whiteboards.
Raeco® is dedictated to creating quality information and learning centres of the future.
Raeco® understands your vision for a better library, providing complete solutions for your library needs.
Raeco® links the right products with a complete design and supply service for your library to create the look and feel you envisage.
SCIS (Schools Catalogue Information Service) was created with the aim of providing schools with access to a database of consistent catalogue records created according to agreed national standards, in order to reduce the cost and duplication of effort of cataloguing resources in schools. Since its inception, SCIS has been responsible for improving the quality and consistency of cataloguing materials for schools.
Now owned by Curriculum Corporation, an independent, not-for-profit organisation owned jointly by all Australian Ministers for Education, SCIS continues to support school libraries throughout Australia and New Zealand, offering access to the largest database of school-related catalogue records in the Southern Hemisphere. We also maintain SCIS Subject Headings, a controlled list of subject headings particularly appropriate to the needs of schools; SCIS Authority Files, a downloadable file of all approved SCIS Subject and Name Headings, which can be imported directly into schools’ library management systems; and SCIS Special Order Files, which allow schools to download regularly updated bulk files of catalogue records for educational websites, ClickView video files and The Le@rning Federation (TLF) learning objects.
SDS is the undisputed leader in education supply in Queensland.
We are motivated by our sincere commitment to education, and ensuring Queensland educators always get the very best products and services.
When you use SDS, you get quality products at the best possible price, you support Australian suppliers and keep your dollars in Queensland.
Queensland owned and operated, SEQUEL School & Office Supplies has been supplying primary and secondary schools throughout Queensland with textbooks, library resources, teacher reference materials and school & office stationery since 1996.
The staff at Sequel have over 40 years educational supply experience and are committed to continuing it's exceptional customer service and competitive prices, while embracing new ideas and concepts for the benefit of our customers.
Sequel provides educational supplies to schools, students and parents. With a full range of general and reference library books, textbooks, a variety of book-covering services and an extensive selection of school & office stationery solutions, we offer a one-stop-shop for our customers.
Established in Brisbane in 1983, Softlink is an Australian company that has been exclusively dedicated to the development and support of advanced Integrated Library Management Solutions for more than 25 years.
Softlink offers a suite of advanced library and information management including Integrated Library Management Solutions, reference and research tools used by thousands of schools across Australia, the United States, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Softlink's multilingual Library Management Systems can be tailored to suit the requirements of all types and sizes of libraries. Built for the school environment, Softlink�s Oliver delivers secure, online access to all information and learning resources. Robust technology and easy-to-use features support elementary, middle and high schools of all size, worldwide.
Syba Signs is Australia's leading supplier of signage in school libraries.
Since 1998, Syba Signs’ products and services have enhanced school learning environments with signage that is both educationally sound and attractive. Syba Signs’ reach extends beyond Australia and we are proud our signage is now in more than 10,000 schools worldwide.
Excellent customer service and consistency of product is at the heart of our business. Our aim is to listen to customers and develop products that fulfil their needs.
Company Details: Phyl Williamson
Phone: 02 9808 3377 -- Fax: 02 9808 3399
The Book House is a full service school library and text book supplier operating since 1979.
With over 2,000 clients, personal service is our difference.
Sign up to our web-site to receive competitive prices on all texts and library resources.
the booklegger - “Superb resources to stimulate learning”
Supporting school librarians with curriculum related library books for over 30 years.
Each term our mailers feature hundreds of curriculum-related resources across all secondary school subject areas.
Contact Rick or Darren:
phone: 03 9898 9528 fax: 03 9899 4065
email: sales@booklegger.com.au
UQL Cyberschool is an outreach program run by The University of Queensland Library for secondary schools. It aims to enhance student learning and discovery by increasing school access to scholarly information and by developing information literacy and lifelong learning skills; to ease the transition from school to university by familiarising students with university library services and resources; and to engage with secondary school teachers and library staff to facilitate access for school students to scholarly information and to share information with the UQL Cyberschool community.
UQL Cyberschool can help schools by:
Negotiating discounted subscriptions to databases on behalf of schools, to extend library collections for students
Providing access to free and high-quality information resources available through the UQL Cyberschool website
Extending access to the collections of The University of Queensland Library through its borrowing program for senior school students
Providing training for school teachers, teacher-librarians and students
Introducing school students to the UQ Library through tours and guidance in the use of relevant information resources
Providing advice, support and solutions to technical problems
Providing professional development activities for school teachers and teacher librarians (e.g. training, updates and seminars)
Membership in the UQL Cyberschool Community is FREE.
Videopro - Keeping up with today�s high-tech generation can often cause confusion and the introduction of advanced technology into your classroom can be a daunting thought.
However, the Videopro Business Centre, Australia�s premier dealer in audio visual equipment and solutions is here to help. From interactive whiteboards to digital still cameras, the team at the Videopro Business Centre prides itself on relieving headaches and providing world-class audio visual solutions all over Australia. Videopro will help you embrace the classroom of the future and create a dynamic and engaging learning environment for your students.
Wheelers Books is a dedicated online school library supplier profiling a dynamic database of 5 million books, CDs and DVDs.
Schools receive an automatic 30 day account, generous discounts of 20 - 25%, and a wide range of advanced library selection tools.
World Book - Forward Learning
For over 90 years World Book has been the leader in producing general reference works.
Schools and libraries around the world consider World Book products to be a vital resource, providing valuable, accurate and up-to-date reference information in all communication mediums: print and online.
For more information contact Catherine Hain.
Ziptales is an Australian-based multi-media company specialising in quality education products for primary age children. Its online reading scheme, www.ziptales.com is seen by thousands of children in schools, public libraries and homes throughout Australia, and in several overseas countries.
Ziptales provides a complete core literacy program for K-7. Over 300 content modules cover reading, comprehension, writing, poetry, puzzles, plays and more while enabling complete flexibility of use by teachers. Individual, small group and whole class lessons can be provided with the use of computers and interactive whiteboards. “It (Ziptales) caters for so many different ability levels and also different activities- everyone’s catered for right throughout the whole year. It’s become an essential tool in the classroom now. It’s a perfect learning tool.” Tony, Grade 6 teacher, Victoria.
Last updated 28 August 2010 (KSB)