What is the UQL Cyberschool?

The UQL Cyberschool through its website http://www.library.uq.edu.au/schools, provides teachers and students in Queensland schools with access to quality electronic resources for effective teaching and learning.

This gateway site provides access to appropriate and reliable electronic information through:

• Negotiated discounted purchase prices for school access to e-journals and online databases.
• Free UQL Cyberschool Database of Internet sites for each of the key learning areas of the curriculum
  Internet sites relating to each of the key learning areas in the curriculum have been identified and selected.
• Virtual Reference Collection
  Links to freely available government legislation, statistics, dictionaries and encyclopedias, atlases, information about educational institutions, and business and employment directories.
• University of Queensland Schools programs and information about study at UQ.
  Includes Bright Minds, School Guidance Officers' Online Centre, studyatuq.net etc.
• Links to other free: quality information resources
• The UQ Library Online Catalogue

• The AskIT website containing Frequently Asked Questions about software applications like Word, Powerpoint and Excel.
• Advice, support and solutions to technical problems
• Training and regular updates for teachers, teacher-libarians and students
• Tours and guidance in the use of relevant information resources and an introduction to the University and its school programs.

Cyberschool Scrapbook Archives

[-- Select an issue --] June 2008 March 2008 November 2007 September 2007 June 2007 March 2007 November 2006 September 2006 June 2006 March 2006 October 2005 August 2005 June 2005 February 2005 Oct/Nov 2004 September 2004 July 2004 May 2004 April 2004 February 2004

Quality Information Resources

UQL Cyberschool expands the range of resources available to all high schools. Online databases provide easy access to electronic versions of newspapers, scholarly journals and magazines in all subject areas.

Teacher librarians and teachers can view the list of databases available and are able to trial any database before deciding to subscribe. Apply to the UQL Cyberschool coordinators through your teacher librarian for trial passwords and access periods, for any of the databases listed.

Contacting the UQL Cyberschool

When contacting the UQL Cyberschool, our normal office hours are 8:00am to 4:00pm.
If we are unavailable, please leave a message or contact us by email and we will respond as soon as we are available.

UQL Cyberschool Co-ordinator
University of Queensland Library
University of Queensland QLD 4072
Phone 07 3365 6064 or 07 3365 6852
Fax 07 3365 7930
Email The Cyberschool Co-ordinator

Advice, Support and Solutions

Inquiries and suggestions for service improvement can be made by phone, fax, email or through the discussion list.

Staff respond promptly to questions, issues and problems encountered in the use of online electronic resources.

The UQL Cyberschool staff regularly liaise with teachers and teacher librarians throughout Queensland to provide advice, assess needs, identify new educational directions, and obtain feedback on services and support required.

Training and Updates

Professional development and training sessions can be provided for specific groups of teachers, teacher-librarians, and students.

Free update sessions address trends in information service delivery and challenges associated with information technology.

Details are publicised through the UQL Cyberschool website. Training can be provided throughout Queensland.