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By Suzana Sukovic Head to ALIA research page, scroll to Being Research Active http://www.inflexions.org/1000platos-1914-14.gif  In lively discussions at EBLIP8 conference, I mentioned my interest in establishing a central place where library and information professionals and academics could...

By Suzana Sukovic REMINDER: ALIA National 2016 call for RESEARCH papers  The ALIA National Conference 2016 call for abstracts has been extended – now closing 3 December 2015. Submissions of research papers are VERY welcome and STRONGLY encouraged! All research papers will be acknowledged in...

By Suzana Sukovic Sukovic, S. 2015. 'Transliterate reading', Scholarly and Research Communication, 2015, 6(4), 11pp (OA journal) Are babies becoming hard-wired for interacting with content onscreen in a way unatainable for us, older generations? Or, are comprehension, immersion and healthy...

  By Katherine Howard    Edwards, P. (2004) Collection development and maintenance across Libraries, Archives and Museums: A novel collaborative approach. Library Resources and Technical Services, 48(1), pp 26-33Full text available to ALIA members via ProQuest database.This article...

By Liz Walkley Hall   #EBLIPRG (Evidence-Based Library Practice Reading Group) Meeting on Thursday, 29 October, NEW TIME 2pm AEST on Twitter. #LARKThe next #EBLIPRG  article is : Wilson, V. (2013). Formalized curiosity: Reflecting on the librarian practitioner-researcher. Evidence Based...

http://www.designindaba.com/sites/default/files/news/fox_0.jpg By Suzana Sukovic #EBLIPRG (Evidence-Based Library Practice Reading Group) Meeting on Thursday, 24 September, 2 pm AEST on Twitter. #LARK Our reading for this meeting: The Researcher Librarian Partnership: building a culture of...

By Suzana Sukovic   #EBLIPRG exists! We have "minutes" of our first meeting to prove it https://storify.com/suzanasukovic/ebliprg In case you aren't sure what the abbreviation stands for - it's Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Reading Group. We decided to go ahead with monthly...

Thursday 27 August 4pm-5pm AEST #EBLIPRG #LARK By Liz Walkley Hall Since the recent EBLIP8 conference, some of us have been considering how we might build on the fantastic connections we made there -- both face to face and on the Twitter back channel using the #eblip and #LARK hashtags. We have a...

By Edward Kostraby https://pixabay.com/p-488886/?no_redirect Leading the pack and constant innovation, seem to be part of the routine of managing any business venture and equally applies to libraries. The myriad of influences is simply overwhelming: the need to transition between platforms to...

By Suzana Sukovic The disconnect between academics and professionals in the library and information sector has puzzled me for many years. Like many others, I am interested in both and, surely, they have a lot in common. In Australia, LIS is a relatively small field, struggling for many years for...