synergy : volume 7, number 1, 2009

in this issue of Synergy

Interactions
Rural libraries respond - Northern Zone Librarian Network Catholic Education, Ballarat

Reflections and actions
Machu Picchu, school libraries and the National 5 Declaration on the Goals of Schooling - Ross J. Todd

Perspectives: Local
Where shall the future student learn? - Patricia McLaughlin and Anthony Mills

Perspectives: Global 
Educating through the school library for the appreciation of cultural heritage - Luisa Marquardt

Get ready to GiggleIT with GiggleCritter and Gigglepals around the world! - Patricia Carmichael

Research 
Generation Y: Are they really digital natives or more like digital refugees? - Barbara Coombes
‘It’s funner’: Teacher-directed collaborative online communities - Dr Pam Macintyre and Ric Canale

Research into practice
Pondering a Peruvian mystery part I: The historian’s way of knowing - Dr Carol Gordon
 
Learning landscapes
We are not alone: the power of Personal Learning Networks - Camilla Elliott

Strategies
Inspired refurbishment - Tania Davis
The eLearning Cafe - Leonie Dyason

Reviews 
- Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management
- Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works
- Leadership for Excellence: Insights of National School Library Media Program of the Year Award Winners.
- How to Get Your School Moving and Improving
- Towards a Moving School: Developing Professional Learning and Performance Culture
- Learning for Leadership: Building A School of Professional Practice
- Combating Student Plagiarism: An Academic Librarian’s Guide
- Connecting Boys with Books 2: Closing the Reading Gap

Contributions
We invite members to consider contributing to this new and exciting SLAV initiative by either writing for it themselves or suggesting relevant commentators we should approach for inclusion of their work. 
We also welcome feedback for the Interactions section of the journal. This can be a response to a particular piece or a considered comment on an issue of relevance. We invite your ideas and interest and are happy to discuss your possible future input or any thoughts you may have about the journal’s content or direction. Contact the editor at synergy@slav.schools.net.au
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