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ALIA Library Applied Research Kollektive (LARK)
Translational research: where is LIS bedside?
By Suzana Sukovic Last month I had a pleasure to participate in LISRA’s webinar, Sharing practitioner-research: a panel discussion. In my opening talk, I mentioned a need to engage with ‘translational research’ in LIS. In response to a question from the audience, I promised to...
Sharing practitioner-research: How can ALIA help?
Earlier this week, LISRA organised a panel discussion 'to consider the opportunities, issues and challenges for library and information professionals in sharing and disseminating Australia’s emerging body of LIS practice-based research'. Four panelists started with their statements to...
Information for Learning: symposium recording
The symposium Information for Learning was a long time in the making. As it turned out, it was worth waiting for this thought-provoking event. The symposium was organised and then postponed due to the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, to be offered in a refreshed form online in 2021. In the...
LARK’s Treasurer: expressions of interest
Do you want to engage with an active ALIA group? Do you want to keep in touch with research in practice? Can you manage some financial tasks? If your answer is 'yes', the role of LARK's Treasurer is for you.The Treasurer is responsible for Group’s financial administration and serves as...
Information for Learning: Meet our panelists
Library clients as learners - What do libraries need to know?Mr Nathan Sentance (Australian Museum), Ms Oriana Ocevedo (State Library NSW) and Dr Danny Liu (The University of Sydney)LARK is delighted to present a panel session with three experts who will present their perspective on library...
Information for Learning: Health
Health workers are lifelong learners. It has rarely been so apparent as during the COVID pandemic. Health systems are complex and need to work in unison to deliver critical care. Librarians and information professionals are part of this system, providing essential support for learning in...
Information for Learning: Community
Information is at the heart of our individual and collective learning experiences. As educators we look to research studies to enhance our understanding of information environments and help improve how we best support our students’ and citizens’ information skills.The LARK Information for Learning...
Meet ‘Keynote Insights’ speakers, Margy MacMillan & Tanya Notley
Click on image for detailsInformation, disinformation, and misinformation spread on social media within hours, if not minutes. The first year of the pandemic amplified what was already there as the world intensified its digital life. In the process, questions about the way we engage with...
LARK Symposium 2021
LARK is delighted to announce the online symposium Information for Learning. Most of the program was prepared last year, just before lockdown. But, as it turned out, it is even more relevant now when information, misinformation and learning in all its forms are ongoing foci of attention. With the...
LARK 2020 Symposium CfP
22 April 2020 - Presbyterian Ladies College, Sydney (Australia) CfP EXTENDED TILL FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY We live in times of transformation in knowledge-related fields, as well as increasing interest in lifelong learning in its many forms. Many changes are ignited by the proliferation of information...
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