Premiers Reading Challenge for 2008

There is ONE folder in the YA fiction shelves about this challenge ( and a second folder behind the Information Desk on level 1)
In this folder is firstly the new books added this year and then behind this the full list from the previous year, the list is annotated so it’s easy to find books of interest, and marked with which items we hold
As per last year
1. I will be placing blue PRC labels on the non Junior area books in the challenge
2. There is a range of JF and JPB and QJF books that are on this list – these are not labeled for 7-9 years but are labeled for 5-6 years
3. Also appearing will be tags on the catalogue records of the new items on the list
4. Codings – STAR SYMBOL These titles also appear on the 5-6 booklist and are included as easier reads. BULLS EYE SYMBOL Usually read by students in Years 9, 10 and above
5. As the Years 7-9 books cover a wide range of resources (eg, GN.s YA, Adult Fiction, LPF, Classic PB’s, Non-fiction, NFPB’s, biographies) I will not be putting them all out on display or in a separate area –I will be putting selections on Level 1 and in the YA area in February and March…
6. The website is at https://products.schools.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html
7. This list can be helpful if you are generally looking for recommendations for anyone

Louise

World Vision School resources site

World Vision have a school resource website area, it includes secondary resources on global issues such as Trade Aid, Children, Poverty, War and 2 page country profiles on developing countries around the world... take a look as
http://worldvision.com.au/learn/schoolResources
Louise

Journeys - ideas lists

I have put 3 booklists on the desktop on the PC near the phone - they give ideas for English students who want ideas on what to read or watch for Imaginative Journeys, Inner Journeys and Physical Journeys. These will eventually be on the HSC website as well. Any more ideas for these lists please let me know, am particularly after any fiction that could be used for inner journeys.
Louise

Primary Sources for opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge

Over the past week there have been a number of students seeking primary sources relating to the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Primary source articles can be found in the reference title:

R 079.94/Tel Over One Hundred & Fifteen years of news from the Daily Telegraph Mirror.

Also it is worth while suggesting that students join the State Library of NSW (this can be done online) which will then allow them access to the Times Digital Archive database. This is a brilliant resource for those seeking primary source material and in this instance provides numerous full text articles.

Other useful sites:

City Of Sydney Council History of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Australian Government Cultural and recreation Portal; Sydney Harbour Bridge
Daily Telegraph Celebrating 75 years of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
National Centre for History Education: Includes primary sources; workers comments.
Sydney Morning Herald 1932 article: Bridge sensation: de Groot beats Premier to the ribbon

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