NoveList

This database will be part of the NSWnet collection of databases from 1st Sept 2007. At Manly we have access through ANZRC from our on-line databases page. This site comes highly recommended. Strenuous lobbying from Readers Advisory groups ensured it made the list, and it does deserve to be there.

Pros: easy to use/navigate; heaps of useful information; can search by author, title, subject, series; can limit searches by size of book, level of reading and much more; author read-alikes; info for kids; questions with answers for book groups; support for readers advisory staff ; saves lists, print friendly & email
Cons: American bias. Not a lot of Australian content, however they do have list of Miles Franklin Award winners. Readers Advisory Group is currently
working on improving Australian content and looking for contributors.

DO TAKE A LOOK!!

Women in Ancient Rome

I had an enquiry regarding the role of Women in Ancient Rome. The client had checked the loan material at 937 however; she required further detail. The following resources were extremely useful:

• ABI/inform and Masterfile premier:(database) using the search descriptors woman AND roman civilization (LSU({WOMEN}) AND LSU({ROMAN CIVILIZATION})). This search retrieved 139 full text articles.
• World History Ancient and Medieval Eras (database)
• R700.9 /ART Arts & Humanities Through the Ages. Discussed womans contribution to the Arts and humanities during the Roman period.
• R390 GRE Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life.
• R355.02/ WOM. Women at War
• R937/BAN Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire

Legal Studies Years 11 and 12

Material for Year 11 Legal Studies students has been loaded on to the LIAC website
www.liac.sl.nsw.gov.au/stduents/hsc.cfm
Most Year 11 students will be researching topics like women, Aboriginals and migrants - at the start of term 4 these students will become new Year 12's studying Crime or Human Rights
Any Year 12's coming in to review material before their HSC exam can be referred to
www.liac.sl.nsw.gov.au/studnets/
Info as supplied by Sarah Condie at LIAC, posted by Louise