Library Catalogue (Oliver) and World Book Online
The Library Catalogue is known as Oliver, here students can search for a book, view their current loans, create future reading lists and even reserve a book.
World Book Online is an online encyclopedia. It is a fantastic research tool that supports students with easy to access information. The articles are written at an appropriate reading level, so students can easily comprehend the information and need not struggle to read articles written for older students or adults.
Students access the Library Catalogue and World Book Online through Oliver
The students are encouraged to use World Book Online at home to help them with any homework or assignments.
The main components available to the students are:
Kids
This section is ideal for students in K-2 and even year 3. This site offers simple navigation, easy-to-read articles, multimedia, and a wealth of engaging games, interactive tools, science experiments and activities.
Students
This section is great for students in Years 4 -6. The site includes all the articles from the print versions of the World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles, learning resources, and research tools.