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ALIA Library Applied Research Kollektive (LARK)
First LARK Circle, 2023
By Dr Mary Anne Kennan and Emilia Bell LARK has an initiative named LARK Circles which are communities of practice for those interested in LIS research, particularly practitioner research. The purpose of LARK Circles is to facilitate research-related collegial...
Webinar recording & slides
Last week LARK launched its new initiative, LARK Circles, communities of practice for those interested in LIS research, especially practitioner research. Thought-provoking conversations about reflective practice were an excellent...
Evidence and values-based approaches in OER
By Emilia Bell, Nikki Andersen, & Adrian Stagg Earlier this year Emilia Bell, Nikki Andersen, and Adrian Stagg presented at the Northeast OER Summit exploring values-based approaches in open educational practice (OEP) and evidence-based practice (EBP). They...
At the end of LARK’s anniversary year: Three insights for the future
By Dr Suzana SukovicAs we are winding down at the end of the year and wrapping up LARK’s tenth anniversary, it is time for some slow, seasonal reflection. 2022 was a great year for LARK and it is worth looking back at it. More importantly, LARK is part of a bigger...
Webinar ‘Reflections on research in practice’: follow-up
By Emilia BellThe ‘Reflections on Research in Practice’ webinar, LARK’s final event for 2022, was held on 6 December. Many people were interested, but were unable to attend, so we are now pleased to share a RECORDING from the event. Many thanks to ALIA for...
Webinar – Reflections on Research in Practice
LARK is preparing for the final event of its tenth anniversary year. We invite librarians, colleagues who work in information roles, educators, students, and anyone else interested in practice-based research to join a webinar event on the topic Reflections...
Part 2: Boundary spanners & shifters
By Doctors Suzana Sukovic and Kerith Duncanson This blog post continues the previous post Observing, spanning and shifting boundaries in data work. Both are based on our study findings published as Sukovic, S., Eisner, J. and...
Part 1: Observing, spanning and shifting boundaries in data work
By Doctors Suzana Sukovic and Kerith DuncansonThis blog post is based on our study findings published as Sukovic, S., Eisner, J. and Duncanson, K., 2022. Observing, spanning and shifting boundaries: working with data in non-clinical...
LARK 2022: slides
We are pleased to share slides from the LARK 2022 Symposium. The full program with presenters' bios is available here.10 years of LARKDr Suzana Sukovic - LARK's Founder and ConvenorKEYNOTEThe Power of Evidence-based Practice: Fostering Social Change through...
Users’ experiences in a regional university library makerspace
This is a summary of Emilia Bell's presentation at the LARK 2022 SymposiumSlidesThe UniSQ Makerspace is a community space used for creating and hands-on activities. It includes equipment for digital fabrication, electronics, and crafting (UniSQ Library Makerspace,...
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