Information update service

The Information update service is available to all interested DETE staff serving the Education Portfolio and Training Queensland (excluding TAFE Institute personnel).

These services include items from commercial databases. The License Agreements for subscription to these databases only allow use by DETE staff serving the Education Portfolio and Training Queensland (excluding TAFE Institute personnel). The alerts should not be provided to non-Departmental staff in any format [electronic or print].

The service comprises several specialised alerting services:

• Early childhood update
  Latest issues and trends in early childhood education (monthly).
• Education in the news
  Weekly summary of state, national and international news coverage of education, and issues impacting on education in Queensland.
• Inclusive education and disability update
  Latest issues and trends in inclusive education, and education of students with disabilities (monthly).
• Leadership and management update
  Latest issues and trends in leadership, management, accountability, and public administration (monthly).
• New online journal titles
  Recent issues of full-text online journals in English, Mathematics, Science, and Educational Technology (monthly).
• Technologies in the classroom
  Latest issues and trends in technologies for teaching and learning (monthly).

Content includes:

• Selected news reports sourced from accredited websites and online news services.
• Links to current journal articles with full-text available online.
• Online reports, conference papers and electronic books.
• Website alerts.
• New titles, bibliographies and services from Library Services.

Information update service eNewsletter

New updates are advertised in the weekly Information update service eNewsletter. This service is available to all interested DETE staff serving the Education Portfolio and Training Queensland (excluding TAFE Institute personnel).

To subscribe/unsubscribe to the newsletter, please complete the Information update service form . Access to this form is restricted. Staff who do not have access to OnePortal (the DETE Intranet) will not have access to the online form. Eligible staff can email Library Services to request a copy of a Microsoft Word version of the subscribe/unsubscribe form.

If you would like to speak with a Librarian regarding your information needs, please contact Library Services or ask a librarian.