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 The last LARK's event this year was a great success. It was well attended and our audience was engaged in interesting conversations with the guest speakers who discussed their doctoral trajectories. Dr Katherine Howard facilitated discussions. We also re-launched LARK's South Australian...

LARK is finishing this year on a high note by re-launching our South Australian Chapter. Join our great guest speakers to celebrate this achievement and consider why library practitioners do PhDs. Find out more about the re-launch of LARK's SA Chapter from our conversation with Dr Katherine...

 Online via Zoomhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82593642241?pwd=WUdsaHFDZm0zOGJCR1RZNHlFMjdHQT09Meeting ID: 825 9364 2241Passcode: 946063LARK is finishing this challenging year on a high note. Our last event this year will be an opportunity to participate in interesting discussions with our...

  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...

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...

 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...

 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...

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 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...