This publication about school library automation in Australia contains 18 chapters divided into seven sections. The chapters in the first section presents survey results: "School Library Automation in Australia: Results of the First, Second and Third National Surveys" (Ken Dillon); and "School Library Automation in New Zealand: Results of a National Survey" (Cynthia Petersen). The next section deals with OPACs (online public access catalogs) in school libraries: "Responsive Information Environments: Effective and Affective User Education Strategies for School Libraries" (Kylie Hanson); and "Dolphins are Never Pink: Icon Use in Interfaces for Catalogs Used by Children" (Judy Clayton). SCIS (Schools' Catalogue and Information Services) is the topic of the third section: "The Role of SCIS Cataloguing Agencies: The NCEC" (Penelope Maddick); and "MARC for Teacher Librarians: An Introduction" (Ellen Paxton). The fourth section addresses issues in school library automation: "Factors Influencing the Selection of Automated Library Systems in Victorian Independent School" (Rosemary Abbott); "Selecting a Second Generation Library Automation System: A Checklist" (Jean Indermaur and Pru Mitchell); "Hidden Treasures: Creative Interrogation of Your Library Database" (John Lee); "Providing Access to Fiction in School Libraries: A Time for Change" (Ashley Freeman); and "New Schools, New Libraries, New Challenges - Automating New School Libraries in Queensland" (Pat Brosnan, Fran Robinson and Bruce McDonald). Section five discusses alternatives to integrated library automation systems: "AGAMA: A Simple, Low-Cost Automation System for Small Libraries, or, a Fair Go For All" (Gail Dous and Mary West); and "The Code Catalogue: The Teaching and Learning Alternative to Automation" (Alan Ford). Cases studies of multimedia and other future possibilities are presented in the next section: "Automating Two Schools with BookMark" (Fiona Harper); "Imagine All the Possibilities" (Arthur Winzenried); "Managing with Microfusion: A Case Study" (Chris Skrzeczynski); and "Rolling Hills Meets Alice" (Glenys Williamson). The final section contains "School Library Automation: A Select Bibliography" (Ken Dillon). (DLS)