NEW ONLINE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
To provide teachers with easy access to VET online resources, links to national and international repositories, publishers and training packages have been added to the SI College Library webpage. Many of the resources are copyright free for educational purposes and can be customised. They are organised into the following categories: Learning resources Australian and international learning [...]
WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR INTERNET SEARCHING TECHNIQUES? CHECK OUT THIS ONLINE TUTORIAL
Are you getting frustrated by too many hits and not finding enough quality sites when searching the Internet? Have you tried Google Advanced, Clusty and subject directories? Don’t have time to attend a library workshop? Find out about effective Internet searching by clicking on the link to the online tutorial below. Demonstrating a range of [...]
Bluey Search
Do you want to explore the many faces of Barry Humphries? Or ‘read’ up on the Miles Franklin Literary Awards? Try a Bluey search The Bluey Australian Cultural search engine provides access to over 1,400,000 pages of Australian cultural material. http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/bluey/ Sunita
ANZAC Day resources
Anzac Day is a day of national commemoration when we pause to remember Australia’s servicemen and women who served our nation during wars, conflicts and peace operations. Petersham Library has recently received timely new educational resources, M is for mates (940.48 MISF) and the Australian prisoners of war (940.5472AUST) (Teachers’ Guidebook, DVD + CD-Rom), that are available [...]