New DVD collection
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 Posted in New resources | No Comments »Check out our "New Arrivals" DVD collection in lockable cases to view at home. The collection of new DVDs includes new release Australian movies and documentaries about Australian history and culture. Students can borrow two DVDs for a one week ...
Online Subject Guide for ESOL students published
Thursday, May 12th, 2011 Posted in New resources, online resources | No Comments »A brand new online subject guide has been produced to support Petersham West St students who are undertaking ESOL courses, such as English for Further Studies & English for Academic Purposes. The English for Speakers of Other Languages @ Petersham guide lets ...
New fiction books
Thursday, August 12th, 2010 Posted in New resources | No Comments »Reading fiction can seem like an absolute indulgence when life goes into overdrive. If you love escaping into fiction, then don't feel guilty about taking time out to read. Come to the Crystal St Library and check out our new ...
WGSN: AN INFORMATION GATEWAY TO FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY TRENDS PLUS MORE
Monday, August 9th, 2010 Posted in Information databases, New resources, online resources | No Comments »Sydney Institute Libraries has recently subscribed to a fantastic database called WGSN (Worth Global Style Network). It is an online news and information service for the fashion and style industries, providing access to all aspects of international style information including forecasting up to ...
New Child Studies Books
Monday, August 3rd, 2009 Posted in New resources | No Comments »The library has recently purchased a number of child studies books from specialist bookshop The Book Garden. Ranging from the latest texts to children's story books (including indigenous Australian) this selection enhances the library's expanding child studies collection. Click on the ...
Relaxing Reading
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 Posted in New resources | No Comments »In the holidays, some of us went to Dymock's and picked out new paperbacks for relaxation reading. It was an enjoyable trip and we can recommend the Dymock's Cafe. Look out for Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series. For something with a higher ...
NEW ONLINE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 Posted in New resources, online resources, teachers' resources, Workshops | No Comments »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 ...
WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR INTERNET SEARCHING TECHNIQUES? CHECK OUT THIS ONLINE TUTORIAL
Sunday, April 26th, 2009 Posted in New resources, Online tutorials, Reader education, Search engines | No Comments »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 ...
CALLING ALL TEACHERS: SEND US YOUR ORDER REQUESTS
Sunday, October 19th, 2008 Posted in Budget, New resources | No Comments »The balance of funding for books/AV material should hopefully not be far away. Now is the time to send any more requests you may have for particular library resources (budget permitting of course!). We love getting lists of things to buy that ...
Videos at your fingertips by using TV News
Friday, September 12th, 2008 Posted in Information databases, New resources | No Comments »The new information database TV News allows you to view video clips of news & current events broadcast on Australian free-to-air networks. If you log into this database through the SI Library website, you can view the video clips at ...
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