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ALIA Library Applied Research Kollektive (LARK)
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 on Research in Practice...
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 Duncanson, K., 2022. Observing,...
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 practice. Global Knowledge, Memory and...
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 Library and Information...
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, n.d.). Responding to a gap in the...
LARK 2022 Symposium in tweet and picture
The LARK 2022 Symposium was last week, just as inspiring as we expected. Many people travelled from other states and New Zealand to participate in a great day of discussions about library and information research in practice. After the formal part of the day, we continued with post-symposium...
Are we a profession? Doctors Cameron M. Pierson & Elizabeth Tait answer
The question of ‘are we a profession?’ is something of a fixture for LIS. As an ‘interstitial’ profession (yes, profession), we see why this is a reoccurring topic (e.g., Raju, 2020). When our disciplinary boundaries span multiple domain areas, whilst also including those specific to our...
Revisiting Relevance 2020 – What Next for LIS Research in Australia?
By Professor Lisa M. GivenMore than five years ago, the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) published a report documenting outcomes of a series of research meetings held in 2016. Working in partnership with Charles Sturt University (where I was Professor at the time), ALIA’s...
Are we a profession? Emilia Bell answers
Are we a profession? The first answer comes from Emilia Bell, Coordinator (Evidence Based Practice) at the University of Southern QueenslandIs it fitting that we currently call Library and Information Science (LIS) in Australia a profession? Yes, but doing so means engaging with new knowledge...
LARK 2022 Symposium grants
LARK wishes to encourage attendance by library and information students, and colleagues outside Sydney. We offer two grants to cover the registration cost and contribute to traveling expenses. Applications are invited for registration grant ortraveling grant to a person who lives outside...
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