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School Journal Database Guide

Contact the Education Library for the username and password.

Coverage

Indexes stories, articles, plays and poems published from 1978 onwards in:

  • normal issues of the School Journal
  • School Journal Story Library
  • Junior Journal
  • Journal of Young People's Writing

Access

School Journal Search is only available in the Education Library.

Search Process

  • Select a format, all, articles, plays, poems or stories. The background colour changes for each format.
  • Enter your search term in the box.
  • Select the guided reading level, and the years (of journals)
  • Click on Author or Title, or Topic.
image of school journals

More details

  • Double click on results for more details (summary, keywords, picture of cover).
  • Move up and down the list using the arrows.
  • Some records in the Details screen link to Author Information written by the author, and a list of other writings.

Author Search

Search by first name and/or surname name

Curriculum Search

Choose a curriculum area. Refine your search by typing in a more specific term.
For example:

Mathematics -> Number -> Multiplication

Health and PE -> Mental Health -> Self-esteem

Advanced Search

  • Use the Topic List to browse the Subjects list.
  • Search by Title, Author or Illustrator/Photographer
  • Limit to a specific part or year or type (article, story, play etc.)
  • Click on the Audio button to limit to journals with cassette tapes.
  • If limiting to plays, further refine by
    1. Typing in the number of characters in the No of Characters box
    2. Select Yes or No in the Extras box for the number of extras.

Results

  • To order results by Title, Author, Type, GRL. Part or Year, click on the box below each column.
  • Left box sorts in ascending order (a,b,c. or 1970)
  • Right box sorts in descending order (z,y,x or 2001)
  • The left box sorts as article, play, poem, story and the right box reverses this order.
  • To print the list, click the PRINT button.


Abbreviations

JJ Junior Journal
YPW Journal of Young People's Writing
SL School Journal Story Library
CN Connected

Locating School Journals in the Library


School journals are located at 820. 809282 SCH

  • They begin with Junior Journals
  • They are ordered by Part number from Part 1 to 4.
  • Within each Part they are shelved by year, then number.
  • e.g. Part 1 1992 no. 1, followed by Part 1 1992 no.2

Teacher's Notes

  • Newer journals may have separate Teache'’s notes shelved to the right of the box.

Journal of Young People's Writing (YPW)

Contain stories, plays, poems, articles written by young people. They are shelved by individual title.

Some place wonderful School Journal Pt 3, no 1 1988 820. 809282 SCH
Favourite icecream 1990 820. 809282 FAV
The terrible half pipe 1992 820. 809282 TER
Vote for me 1994 820. 809282 VOT
The secret lake 1995 820. 809282 SEC
I feel dizzy 1997 820. 809282 I
The wockagilla 1999 820. 809282 WOC
Cricket bat smash 2001 820.809282 CRI

School Journal Story Library (SL)

Located at 428.6 SCH at the beginning of the readers. They provide high interest reading material for 9 - 14 year olds.

Connected (CN)

Located at 505 CON. Teacher's notes are shelved to the right of the box. This series presents maths, science and technology in the context of students' lives.

Print Version of the School Journal Catalogue

Located in the General and Reference Collections at 820.809282 SCH