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International tests and multiculturalism with a sprinkle of evidence
Suzana Sukovic In the wake of the latest international testing results (TIMSS, PIRLS) the Australian media is struggling to provide an explanation as to why Australian students are not rating very high in maths, science and reading. International tests like these are important and relevant because...
Technology and research in our schools
Adam Carron We can all agree that technology strongly shapes how we conduct research. The very idea of “research” has monumentally changed in this digital world. The approach in which this is carried out effectively still needs to be addressed in our schools. Our students have the use of...
Open Access: Researchers, Librarians, and Library Research
Amy Croft Image from the iCommons website: http://icommons.org/post-archive/1755 This week is the 6th international Open Access Week, an annual event to promote the benefits of open access to the academic and research community. So what better time to discuss its impact on researchers and...
LARK Diigo group
I am starting to see a value of hanging in one place long enough. The LARK Diigo group started in 2010 when a few librarians from UTS prepared a presentation for a workshop at Information Online 2011. The presentation was called Two birds with one evaluation and it was part of a research workshop...
Why library research?
Suzana Sukovic The most of this blog first appeared on ALIA Sydney blog, 30 June 2012 For the first LARK post, here is my plain and bold statement: librarians need to do research. It is necessary for us and good for the rest of the world. And here are six reasons why.. 3 reasons why practice-based...
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