What's new in the library June 09

Conferences

Your favourite librarian attended an EDNA conference in Melbourne recently about emerging technolgies in education. The theme was

Building Digital Bridges - The Keynote speaker , Harriet Wakelam, described some technologies that will certainly blow our educational minds when they are finally available. Firewalls will definitely be a thing of the past. Teaching people to be critical users is the key to technology in education. The speaker on Wikimedia provided some great suggestions for critical exercises to be used with Wikipedi. Lilli Wilkinson also provided some scary comparisons between various online encyclopedias and the biases that are in them. The conference outline can be viewed at http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/events/workshops/VIC. The conference notes will be available shortly.

There are many new items coming into the library all the time.
Here is a little taster...

Books
Pete the Sheep Jackie Frenchs lovely story about a sheep who things he's a dog
The Book of Australian Popular rhymed verse - Some great poems for reciting outloud
What teachers need to know about reading and writing dificulties - looks at latest research to deal with literacy problems

DVDs
Rogue Nation - ABC TV series about Australia early white settlement

Walle - A cosmic comedy adventure about a determined robot named Wall.e

You can check out other new titles on this list
http://tafecat.tafensw.edu.au/DEN_NEWTITLES.html

Magazines

June Choice magazine had some great articles - Camera phones our snapshot of the best and answers to your Superanunation questions
June Biig Issues featured somes diverse hints on survivng the recession
Australian Good Food has Some Winter Favourite recipes

Come in and check them out

Reconciliation Week

What is reconciliation?
"Reconciliation involves building mutually respectful relationships between Indigenous and other Australians that allow us to work together to solve problems and generate success that is in everyone's best interests". To recognise Reconciliation week the library has created a display of resources that will hopfefully help create a greater understanding between indigenous and non indigenous cultures in Australia

http://www.reconciliation.org.au/home/reconciliation-resources/nrw-resources

Aboriginal Art
Black angels : [videorecording] a widening vision centres on the work of Brisbane based Aboriginal Artist

Painting country [videorecording] this films portrays the life and humour of indigenous artist from the Balgo Regions in Far North west Australia
Dreaming their way : Australian Aboriginal women painters ( national museum of women in the arts)
Aboriginal art by Wally Caruana - gives an overview of Aboriginal Art in Australia
Australian Indigenous art pack – 12 full colour A3 prints of art works from 3 indigenous artists


Aboriginal History
This is what happened : historical narratives
A life together, a life apart : a history of relations between Europeans and Aborigines – with chapters on Cummeragunja and Moonahcullah
First Australians [videorecording] - an illustrated history – the dramatic story of the collision of two words
First Australians: an illustrated history – of the above series
With the white people by Henry Reynolds – the crucial role of Aborigines in the exploration and development of Australia
The original Australians: story of the Aboriginal people by Josephine Flood looks at Aboriginal history from Ancient times until today
Ten canoes [videorecording] - is a ground breaking glimpse into aboriginal life Centuries before European settlement.

Biography
Dhirrabuu mari = outstanding indigenous Australians who have succeeded in a variety of fields
Through my eyes – by Ella Simon the author tells of the days when her people were considered to be nonpeople
Return to Cummeragunja : [videorecording] Hyllus Maris and her mother Mrs Geraldine Briggs speak, 26-8-85

Mum Shirl - Mum Shirl tells the story of her life going up on a mission near Cowra and her life as an Aboriginal Activities and social worker

Reconciliation
Aboriginal issues series. Land : notes & activities booklet
Aboriginal issues series. Stolen generations : notes & activities booklet
Generations of resistance : the Aboriginal struggle for justice
Being Aboriginal : comments, observations and stories from Aboriginal Australians : from the ABC radio programs
Talking together [videorecording] records the views of four Australian women about the importance of healing the relationship between Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians
Issues in Society – Stolen Generations: the way forward
Koori, a will to win : the heroic resistance, survival & triumph of black Australia

Library week - Libraries Your passport to discovery

The theme for Australian Library and Information week this year isLibraries your passport to discovery. To Help celebrate the library has a display on travelling. You can go anywhere and everywhere without leaving your armchair when you check out some of these resources!!!

• Other countries
  
  

China – World in Focus
Indonesia – world in Focus
The World Book encyclopaedia of people and places
Longman atlas

• Immigration/Refugees
  
  

The changing face of Australia : a century of immigration 1901-2000
Refugees and asylum seekers – Issues in Society
Destination Australia : migration to Australia since 1901 - Eric Richards recounts the experiences of many individual migrants from all over the world, examines the drama and challenges of officials involved in the grand immigration experiment to Australia.
Story of migration to Australia.- beautifully presented series that tells the story of why people have come to Australia
Per l'Australia : the story of Italian migration - Per l'Australia is the story of Italian settlement, from as early as 1788 through to World War II and beyond. It is the story of Italians who fled war, persecution and poverty for a better life in Australia. From struggling to build a new home, to suffering internment and POW camps, to burgeoning employment and thriving prosperity, Italians have fearlessly adapted to their new homeland. The joys and frustrations of their new life are captured here in a rich mix of personal anecdotes and history, private mementos and captivating photographs.

• Holidays Overseas
  
  

Europe on a shoestring - the lonely planet guide – big trips on a shoe string.

• Travelling Australia
  
  

Explore wild Australia with the bush tucker man
Watkin Tench's 1788 : comprising A narrative of the expedition to Botany Bay and A complete account of the settlement at Port Jackson – first hand account from an officer of the first British settlement in Australia
Australia : an ecotraveller's guide – provides information on wildlife and national parks to see and visit in Australia
Classic walks of Australia – reference guide to the best bush walks in Australia

• Travel memoirs
  
  
  

Angels & dark Madonnas: travels in India and Italy by Kate LLelwyn
The dig tree : the story of Burke and Wills – Sarah Murgatroyd tells the disastrous story of Burke and wills
Holy cow : an Indian adventure - Sarah Macdonald Explores with an amusing eye some humorous spiritual adventures in India
Lost in transmission - Jonathon Harley tells the story of being a correspondent in Troubled parts of Asia
The bookseller of Kabul - Asne Seierstad spends four months living with a bookseller and his family in Kabul fowlloing the fall of the Taliban
Almost French : a new life in Paris – Sarah Turnbull finds love in Paris
Good morning Hanoi : a year on the airwaves in the new Vietnam – Iain Finlay and Trish Clark describe their twelve months in Vietnam working for the communist fun radio station
Sing, and don't cry : a Mexican journal – Cate Kennedy lives in a small farming community in Mexico for a year
At the drop of a veil – the true story of an American woman’s years in a Saudi Arabian harem by Marianne Akireza
I left my heart in Chinkapook and my knickers in New York - Kerry cues humorous reflections on Travel
Burqa and a hard place : three years in the new Afghanistan – Sally cooper gives us a humorous recounts her experiences of working with an Aid organisation Afghanistan just after the Taliban lose control.
Lionheart : a journey of the human spirit – Jesse Martin recounts his adventure as the youngest person to sail solo, non stop and unassisted around the world
The Wrong way home - Peter Moore announced he was going to travel home from London to Sydney without stepping on a plane.

• Travel writing
  
  

Best Travel Writing 2008 – True Stories from around the World
The good alternative travel guide : exciting holidays for responsible travellers
Worst journeys : the Picador book of travel

Australians at War

Australians at War Resources

The library has a display of Anzac and war resources to celebrate Anzac day. Please pop in and check them out.

The following websites provide some great primary source records for Australians at war. Last year we searched through the National archive for a student's family war records with some very moving results including records of service, death certfticates, telegrams to the family and letters from the family to the war office.


http://www.australiansatwarfilmarchive.gov.au/aawfa/

http://www.awm.gov.au/

http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs63.aspx

The following is the list of resources on display.

• World War 1 resources
  Gallipoli by Les Carlyon 940.426/CARL
  http://www.echonews.com/815/book_reviews.html
  
  
• The other Anzacs : nurses at war, 1914-18 http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&book=9781741755497
  
  
• Gallipoli 1915 - Pictorial history of Anzacs at Gallipoli
  
  
• Revealing Gallipoli – a documentary which looks at the tragic story of Gallipolo from all sides
  
  
• Soldier boy : the true story of Jim Martin the youngest Anzac by Anthony Hill - moving story of the tragic experiences of a very young Anzac at Gallipoli
  
• Gallipoli – movie starring Mel Gibson and Mark Lee – a compelling story of friendship and adventure between two australina soldiers in 1915
  
  
  
• The gates of memory : Australian people's experiences and memories of loss and the Great War - this book examines the impact of loss on those left behind in war
  
  

World War 11

• Documenting World War 11 series - The Holocaust/ The rise of the Nazis/ Occupation and resistance - Looks at the key themes of World War 11 using primary source material as a focus


• Harry’s War : Aborigines in Wartime – DVD based on the Experiences of Harry Saunders who fought for his country and dies on the beaches of Gona in 1942



• The War years 1939/45 Local man Jack Moores writes about his World War 11 experiences in the British Army
  

Other Wars

• War in Iraq from the Australian at War series - basic introduction to Australian fighting in Iraq

Australians in all War

• Australians at war - ABC video recording from the Boer war to current peacekeeping missions.
  
• Australians at War - book of the series
  
  
• The encyclopaedia of Australia's battles
  
  
• Anzacs, Australians at war : a narrative history illustrated by photographs from the nation's archives
  
  
• Australia in History series. Three titles provide an introduction to Australia’s war experience in various Wars: Gallipoli and the Middle East, 1915-18 /The peacekeepers : Australia at war since 1945 /Australian and the Second World War 1938-45
  
• Australian Prisoners of War - looks at primary source material including interviews of Australian experiences as prisoners of war from the Boer War DVDs and CDS included This educational resource provides teachers and students with activities to investigate Australian Prisoners of War using the stories from the Australians at War Film Archive.
  

Women in War

• Heroic Australian women in war : astonishing tales of bravery from Gallipoli to Kokoda
  
  
• Nancy Wake : a biography of our Greatest war heroine by Peter Fitzsimons

Animals in Wartime

• M is for Mates – animals in Wartime from Ajax to Zep - a beautifully illustrated book describing the experiences of animals in wartime – A great basic literacy resource .Different letters of the alphabet are used to launch each page
  

Earth Hour - March 2009

Earth Hour takes place on Saturday March 28 at 8:30. This is a good chance to turn off your lights, save some power and try some activities that don't need electricity. I don't think watching telly in the dark counts. Doing something by candle light or moon light sounds much more energy friendly ( and romantic).



You can check out what earth hour is all about on the website



http://www.earthhour.org/about/




There are lots of resources in the library to help motivate you about sustainable living.

Come in and check them out

Sustainable Environment

• Renewable energy – Issues in society
  
• Australia's biodiversity – Issues in society
  
• Renewable energy - DVD profiles examples of technologies harnessing renewable energy
  
• River health : [videorecording] caring for our waterways
  
• Waterwise house & garden : a guide for sustainable living
  
• Australia’s Environment Issues and Trends 2006 - ABS
  
• On borrowed time : Australia's environmental crisis and what we must do about it
  
• An inconvenient truth : [videorecording] a global warning http://www.climatecrisis.net/. Al Gore gives us his views on climate change.
  
• Going native- living in the Australian environment by Michael Archer and Bob Beale – these guys give ideas on how we can live in a more sustainable way in Australia
  http://www.hha.com.au/books/0733615228.html
  
• Ecos is a bimonthly magazine produced by the CSIRO reporting on news in the environmental and sustainability industry. The latest issue looks at research in the Murray- Darling Basin

Sustainable living

• Green office guide : a guide to help you buy and use environmentally friendly office equipment
  
• Waste management – Issues in society
  
• Waste and recycling - Issues in society
  
• Sustainable Living – Issues in society
  
• Organic home : the Australian guide to clean, green living
  
• Your home, your future, your lifestyle - - your interactive step by step guide ot comfortable, stylish and healthy living
  
• Warm house cool house : inspirational designs for low-energy housing
  
• The Australian greenhouse calculator [electronic resource]
  
• Sustainable living for dummies
  
• Save - you money, your time your planet - inspired uses for common household item
  
• The pocket idiot's guide to your carbon footprint
  
• Living Green – environmental encyclopaedia

Sustainable Gardening

• The Small Edible Garden
  
• Australian gardens for a changing climate
  
• How to build your own greenhouse : designs and plans to meet your growing needs
  
• The green gardener : sustainable gardening in your own backyard
  
• Your sustainable garden
  
• The no-nonsense guide to water
  

Sustainable people

• Environmentalists – famous activists for environmental issues
  

Sustainable Sports

• Classic walks of Australia
• The ways of the bushwalker : on foot in Australia
• Outdoor Australia – March /April 2009 has an article on the Best 10 Aussie Multi day walks

International women's day 2009

We are celebrating International women's day in the library with a display of very diverse books DVDs and magazines. This years theme is women and education. Its a good time to ponder the range of courses women can access through TAFE, many of which would once have been considered to be a bad career choice for women. For a bit more history about International women's day check out this website.

http://www.women.nsw.gov.au/IWD2009/index.html

The library will be holding an International women's day morning tea to celebrate IWD day and all the wonderful women involved in Education. Please call in and have a cuppa with us on ThursdayMarch 12 between 10:30 and 11:00.


International women’s day Library resources available from your library

Aboriginal Women
Through my eyes by Ella Simon authors tells of the days when her people were considered to be “non people”
Mum Shirl - Shirley Smith tells the story of her life from growing up on a mission to becoming an Activists
Black chicks talking - sets out to overturn the old stereotypes and showcase ten spirited young black women making their mark in contemporary Australia

Biography

A Burqa and a hard place : three years in the New Afghanistan by Sally Cooper
The Indomitable Miss Pink : a life in Anthropology - Olive Pink (1884-1975) was and unconventional anthropologist and advocate of Aboriginal rights and early proponent of the cultivations of Australian Indigenous plants
Eat Pray love: one womens’ search for Everything by Elizabeth Gilbert
The spiral Staircase by Karen Armstrong : a memoir
St Jude’s : a girl from Guyra. A school in Africa and the patron Saint of hopeless cause by Gemma Sisia
Iris : a memoir of Iris Murdoch by John Bayley
Poppy – Druslilla Modjeska collects the evidence of her mother’s life
Half a life time by Judith Wright Poet Judith wirght writes a memoir of her life

History
A history of women in the West
No place for a nervous lady : voices from the Australian bush
The complete book of great Australian women : thirty-six women who changed the course of Australia
Great pioneer women of the outback
Pioneer women of the bush and outback
Women and work: changes over three generations AV 331.40994/Wome
The complete book of great Australian women : thirty-six women who changed the course of Australia



Health and well being
Everyday Goddess:finding the heroines from within
Natural menopause: discover the alternatives to HRT
French women don’t get Fat; the secret of eating for pleasure
The change : women, ageing and the menopause
Up the duff : the real guide to pregnancy
Hormone replacement : the real truth : balance your hormones naturally and swing from the chandeliers
Issues in society: Women's health and wellbeing
Girl stuff : your full-on guide to the teen years Good health and medicine magazine - this months feature article is on stress

Women’s rights
Feminism - ideas of the modern world looks at the meanings and history of the feminism
The end of equality : work, babies and women's choices in 21st century Australia
Wifework : what marriage really means for women
The atlas of women in the world
Issues in society Women's rights
Issues in Society Gender Equity
Issues in society Sexuality and discrimination

Movies
North country
Swing
Little Miss Sunshine


Mothering
A hard place [videorecording]
The mask of Motherhood: how mothering changes everyting and why we pretend it doesn’t by Susan Maushart
Mothers & sons : bringing up boys as a sole parent 649.10243/HOWA

Religion
Unveiled : nuns talking
The spiral staircase

Rural Women
Women of the land : stories of Australia's rural women

Rural Women's network magazine ( most recent issue looks at financial skills)

Skills
The women's power handbook by Joan Kirner and Moira Rayner - this book will help you work out what you want , communicate it, get others to work with you and advance your cause:
Life skills for women. Teacher book
Women’s skills: valuing your experience

Literature/Poetry

Our Granny by Margaret Wild and Julie Vivas
When I am an Old Woman I shall wear purple
Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter rides again

Christmas in the Library

Hi all



It is Christmas in the library. I know it seems early but we won't have much time to show off our Christmas
tree before the classes finish. The library is planning a christmas party for December 3. Bring along a Christmas joke. There is a prize for anyone who can make me laugh!!!!!

Some of these jokes are guarantueed to bring a smile ( atleast)

http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/6339.htm
http://www.rochedalss.eq.edu.au/xmas/christmasjokes.htm



Here is a list of resources in the Library that may help you with your party planning and Christmas giving

Party planning

Napkins : [with projects and instructions for folding napkins]

Perfect parties for every occasion

The penguin Pocket book of Etiquette

Event Planning made easy

Gift Wrapping

Creative gift wrapping : package designs

Creative gift packaging

Make your own presents

Beading for Beginners
Making mosaics

The metal craft book : 50 easy and beautiful projects from copper, tin, brass, aluminium, and more

Simply beautiful beaded jewellery : 50 quick and easy projects

Homemade Christmas : lovely things to eat and make at home

Inspirational Christmas Crafts

Christmas Cooking and Party Food

Celebration : the Christmas recipes you must have

Tastes of Christmas

The Australian Christmas stocking book of Christmas food : recipes for the twelve days of

Christmas The Complete Christmas Cookbook

Creative Appetizers

Classic finger foods & appetizers

Don't forget our Foodie magazines also have some great recipes. _ Gourmet traveller and Australian Good food. The November issue of Melbourne child has a "Giant gift guide"

Merry Festival season