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By Diana Hodge http://aoasg.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/cc-by_logo.png  Publishing articles in OA journals is now a firmly established practice in academia. Most articles are still published in the mainstream commercial titles but OA has carved a niche for itself. The advent of OA publishing...

bit.ly/1ob9V3X By Suzana Sukovic Do you have a good research idea but don't know how to start? Do you have a research project in a pipeline or a dusty folder and you really want to do it, but never have time? Do you need some feedback and inspiration?  If you live in Sydney, the answer to...

By Janine Schmidt "Professional Education in Expert Search: A Content Model" by Catherine L. Smith, Catherine L and Martha I. Roseberry, Journal of Education for Library and Information Science vol. 54 (4) Oct 2013 pp.255-269....

By Mary Anne Kennan Little library bit.ly/1pI7x06 This article was first published in the special issue of Incite “Build it and they will come”. The intention was to examine how libraries and other information organisations promote and celebrate their services and the profession. If one...

By Heather Todd Explanatory Practice for Learning 2:0 Based on a Cumulative Cumulative Analysis of the Value and Effort of ’23 Things’ Programs in Libraries (2013) by Michael Stephens.  Reference and User Serves Quarterly, Vol 53, No 2, p 129-39 Whether you are a librarian or a student...

By Katherine Howard Senf, K., Black, F.A. and Mann, D. (2010) Education and Training for Serving those with Print Disabilities: Exploring the International Scene Feliciter 56(3) pp. 102-4. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Woman_reading.jpg What exactly do library staff need to...

Drs Annemaree Lloyd, Mary Anne Kennan, Kim M. Thompson, Asim Qayyum Journal of Documentation, Volume: 69 Issue: 1; 2013 By Annemaree Lloyd https://www.flickr.com/photos/publik15/3917574528/in/photostream/ The purpose of the research was to understand how refugees learn to engage with a complex,...

A history of Aboriginal Sydney won a Research and Investigation Award from the National Heritage Trust last week. It is a proud achievement for a multidisciplinary team, including a librarian. In Library and Information Week, the Chief Investigator, Professor Peter Read, wishes...

By Suzana Sukovic   The LARK meetup was five days ago but we haven’t told you how it went yet. ‘Lovely, as always’, is a short answer, but here is a long one (to quote our good blog friend ALIA Sydney). It is the first week of the term and it’s just busy, busy, busy...Another meeting, even if...

Call for applications for ALIA research awards is now open. This post is a reflection from a previous Award recipient. Suzana Sukovic   Photograph 'iTell reflection' by Hannah Berekoven A study trip to Europe was one of my highlights last year thanks to the ALIA Research Award. I received it...