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ALIA Library Applied Research Kollektive (LARK)
Webinar: Connections and Collaborations in Public Libraries
By Dr Mary Anne Kennan ALIA LARK is delighted to announce its first webinar for 2025 on the theme of Connections and Collaborations in Public Libraries. We invite librarians, particularly public librarians, colleagues who work in roles liaising with public librarians,...
LARK Circle 2025
ALIA LARK is delighted to offer a new round of LARK Circles to colleagues interested in practice-based research in library and information studies. The purpose of LARK Circles is to facilitate research-related collegial conversation and peer support in the form of...
Exciting updates from LARK: Welcoming new leadership & planning events
Dr Mary Anne Kennan Dr Suzana Sukovic We are delighted to welcome Mary Anne Kennan as LARK’s new Co-convenor alongside Suzana Sukovic, after many years of supporting LARK in less formal roles. This collaboration reflects LARK’s ongoing commitment to fostering...
Invitation to join LARK
By Suzana Sukovic The LARK Committee is excited to invite expressions of interest from colleagues interested in joining our group in various roles. While we always welcome participants from our events, we also recognise the importance of outreach. Over twelve years of...
Celebration of research & connection
LARK Symposium 2024 was everything we wanted it to be, most of all a thought-provoking day honouring great work done in LIS applied research. The first LARK face-to-face symposium outside Sydney was an inclusive international event. With people from the International...
LARK Symposium 2024: Sneak Peak #2
Hands up who wants to hear what’s going on at LARK 2024? Well, once more we have the privilege to hear from some of our special guest speakers about their research journey, they will be sharing at our LARK Symposium and implications for our profession. This time in...
LARK Symposium 2024: A Sneak Peek at Some of Our Speakers
Paul Jewell With LARK symposium 2024 almost upon us it is time to start finding out more about some of our great speakers and their research. In this first post the LARK team are proud to showcase and share below two research projects that will fire up our enthusiasm...
LARK Symposium 2024: Program, registration & grant applications now available
Join Us in Brisbane! By Suzana Sukovic This year, LARK is thrilled to announce our first international symposium and the first outside Sydney. With few events in Australia focusing on research in library and information studies, and even fewer dedicated to applied...
Workshop: Research in Practice: From Discovery to Impact
Monday 6 May, 11 am-5 pm, ALIA National Conference, Adelaide By Dr Mary Anne Kennan The Editorial team of the Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association (JALIA), ALIA LARK, and the ALIA Research Advisory Committee (ALIA RAC) are jointly holding a...
Reflection on LARK Circles
My name is Becky Scott, I’m an academic librarian in the UK and a member of the first LARK circle. I joined LARK to connect with other librarian-researchers and learn about practitioner experiences in other contexts. Last year I was part of the RLUK-AHRC-ARMA Research...
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