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MAJOR sponsor and Trade Exhibitor SYMONS EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES will be present for the three days of the conference and situated in the foyer of the theatre. The following firms will be exhibiting at the conference on Wednesday 30 June. There is provision on the session selection form for choosing the trade exhibition during the concurrent workshop sessions.
BOOTH 1: Nelson Australia Pty Ltd INSPIRING FUTURE GENERATIONS Thomson Learning Australia is a leading provider of learning solutions in schools and higher education in Australia and New Zealand. Nelson, Thomson Learning’s school division, is Australia’s leading school publisher, providing a comprehensive range of resources. These include the following: guided reading and guided writing; shared reading; interactive and online learning; mathematics; science; SOSE/HSIE; assessment; indigenous products. The new primary website, launched in 2002, has been designed to help teachers find the books and teacher resources required to meet the learning needs of their students.
BOOTH 2: Network Educational Australia is a full-service educational bookseller located on the Gold Coast, but supplying Primary and High Schools throughout Queensland and all states of Australia. Available at the conference will be a selection of resources, and copies of our nationally acclaimed Buying Guides -- on the topics: Australian Library Resources for Primary School Libraries; Resources for Students with Reading Difficulties; Big Books for Classroom and Libraries; Australian Indigenous Resources. Our senior School Library Specialist, Allen Heald, will be in attendance with the display, ready to answer questions or help with any selections.
BOOTH 3: Just Imagine Bookshop is well-known to Queensland teacher-librarians. Yvonne has been a constant supporter of and contributor to School Library Association conferences over a number of years. Since the last conference Just Imagine Bookshop is now at 49 The Esplanade Cotton Tree Maroochydore 4558
BOOTH 4: Children’s Book Council of Australia (Queensland branch) The Children's Book Council is an Australia-wide organisation which aims to foster children's enjoyment of books. On a national level, the organisation of the annual Children's Book of the Year Awards and Children's Book Week together with a biennial national conference focussing on children's literature are important ways of achieving this aim. The Branch is active in promoting children’s books at every opportunity. Information about children’s literature is disseminated through the newsletter, the website and speakers who address professional and community groups, as well as phone and fax enquiries through the office.
BOOTH 5: EBSCO Publishing To tie in with their concurrent session, EBSCO Publishing are displaying information about their Australia/NZ Reference Centre, which offers the largest collection of regional full-text content available to schools. The stand will be the place to pick up some brochures, setup a trial for your school and to see the comprehensive title list of ANZRC (over 530 full text titles). Of course, the stand will also be keen to hear feedback and answer any queries.
BOOTH 6: Concord Australia Pty Ltd Managing and Sharing Electronic Educational Resources In Schools: As e-learning becomes mainstream, teachers are challenged with the task of efficiently capturing, storing, managing and disseminating the enormous volume of electronic course content that supports their online courses, and drown in the processes required to track student outcomes. Experienced online educators acknowledge that a Learning Content Management System (LCMS) is THE essential component for building a successful online education program to support classroom-based education. Concord Australia Pty Ltd has been involved with the K12 Education Market for more that 17 years and its flagship product, Masterfile, is THE leading Learning Content Management System (LCMS), addressing the demanding requirements for successfully integrating a school’s curriculum, timetable, library and supporting e-learning resources for online delivery. Concord’s Masterfile delivers an LCMS that allows: Schools to easily create an e-Learning Centre that links student administration, timetable, library and curriculum support material; Teachers to readily publish course-related support material to the intranet and Internet; Teachers to create Curriculum Learning Units to support individualised learning experiences; Students to readily locate their homework, assignments, tasks, library resources and supporting course content from the intranet and Internet; Schools to build a valuable collection of excellent teaching and learning material for use by their teaching staff, present and future; Schools to create professional e-learning portals
BOOTH 7: World Book For more than 85 years World Book has been producing reference works specifically for use by school-aged children and these resources can be found in schools throughout the world. World Book updates at least 25% of its entire content each year (most multi-volume reference books revise 5%) and addresses criteria including: topics, vocabulary, grade and interest level, writing style, maps, photographs, charts and graphs. World Book’s emphasis on readability in addition to accuracy and currency is a major reason that it continues to be the world’s favourite encyclopaedia
BOOTH 8: Webster Publishing WebsterWorld.com is Australia's ultimate online educational reference site created to Australian multimedia developer, Webster Publishing. Working closely with teachers for the past 18 years, we have developed the site to cater specifically for the needs of teachers and students, from K-12, within the Australian curriculum. WebsterWorld.com has extensive world coverage, but more Australian content than you will find anywhere else online. WebsterseLearning.com is a set of unique packages of Computer Based Training and ICT elearning (including the International Computer Driving Licence) for use within Australian primary and secondary schools. The packages have been designed to significantly ease the teacher workload in the ICT area with a series of examples and assignments in various Key Learning Areas.
BOOTH 9: Intuitive Information Retrieval provides software tools and support for use with various school and college library systems including:
- Rapid and organised access to Subject Authority Files purchased from the Curriculum Corporation;
- Approximate Dewey numbers applied to the Subject headings for retrieval and cataloguing;
- Affordable consultancy service for schools, colleges and NGO’s who wish to better service information needs for staff, students and small business managers
BOOTH 10: Libcode Library Systems The LibCode Library System is designed to track resources stored in libraries. The teaching and learning resource package is presently used by over 600 schools in Queensland, Northern Territory and N.S.W. Our smallest educational site has 6 students, whilst the largest has 1700. Several charity organisations and toy libraries are also using the system. The system offers affordable information access for staff, students and small business managers; cataloguing tools for the library assistant and the teacher-librarian; an extensive support system including on-screen tutorials phone, fax, newsletter, onsite workshops and remote desktop support and a web-based catalogue option.
BOOTH 11: Capra Ryan (Aust) Pty Ltd Visit the Capra Ryan booth to discuss library and teacher aide training options for library and school staff. Capra Ryan offer online courses nationally in Library & Information Services Certificates II, III, IV (Diploma pending accreditation) and Certificate III Education Support. Certificate IV LIS and ESIII are funded by the Commonwealth Government as traineeships for existing workers. Eligibility criteria apply. This funding, paid to the employer may be used to pay in full the tuition fees for library assistants and teacher aides. Students may also access the course as fee-paying students. Do you have library assistants or teacher aides at your workplace who would like to access this online, professional, workbased, flexible training? Then talk to Steph or Robyn at the Capra Ryan booth, phone 07 32089455 or visit www.capraryan.com.au – Online Learning.
BOOTH 12: Affordable Office Machines sell quality office equipment and consumables at affordable prices “providing” over 10 years of service. If you are looking for supplies of toner cartridges, shredders, paper trimmers, guillotines, adhesive binders, laminating machines, collators, paper drills, stapling machines, folding machines and a range of other equipment check them out at Affordable Office Machines.
BOOTH 13: Access-It Library is a library and total school resource management solution. It is specifically designed for schools (secondary and primary) and is available as a truly cross-platform solution for both Windows and Macintosh computers. As well as the client/server application, Access-It Library is also written as a web server, and allows considerable functionality via any standard web browser. Access-It Library has won much acclaim at international library shows around the world. It was recently chosen as the best solution for all secondary schools within a county in Scotland. On average, 9/10 librarians who have viewed Access-It regard it as the best library solution they have ever seen. This reflects both its power, ease of use, and continued support and development.
BOOTH 14: Accent on Shapes produce a range of visual educational displays in both large and standard format, which are used to enhance libraries and classrooms, or as teaching aides. They are made from either self-adhesive or cling vinyl film and adhere to most surfaces. There are over 100 sets to choose from featuring events and celebrations during the year such as Easter and Christmas or educational packs such as Space Travel and Australian Dinosaurs. We also create sets specifically for the “Children’s Bookweek” theme. We can also custom make to your own individual ideas.
BOOTH 15: 3M Australia Pty Ltd has been installing state-of-the-art Library Systems for more than
thirty years with over 45,000 Systems in place and four billion items now protected by 3M "Tattle-Tape" strips. Twelve years ago 3M developed the first fully integrated SelfCheck System and Express Returns unit, revolutionising the flow of materials within the Library environment. 3M has developed the 3M Digital Identification System which uses smart chip technology fully integrated into the issues, returns and collection management functions. Libraries can now use hand held RFID tracking devices to improve inventory control, locate misplaced items and process resources faster
Last updated 23 July 2004