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LARK2022 Symposium Program

LARK2022 Symposium Program

FULL PROGRAM SEE SLIDES 9.00 am – 9.30 am Welcome and acknowledgement of Country 10 YEARS OF LARK Dr Bhuva  Nararyan Dr Suzana Sukovic 9.30 am – 10.30 am KEYNOTE Prof Lisa Given (RMIT University) The power of evidence-based practice: fostering social change through library and information research...

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Symposium registrations & extended CfP

Symposium registrations & extended CfP

LARK is delighted to announce that the Symposium registrations are now open on the ALIA website.$120 ALIA members, students and speakers$150 Non-ALIA membersA call for papers has been extended to 15 July. If you wish to share your research or a great workplace initiative, you still have time to...

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LIS Research in Practice – Twitter chat

LIS Research in Practice – Twitter chat

 This year LARK is celebrating 10 years of advocating and supporting research in practice. Our main event will be a day-long Research for Library and Information Practice: LARK 2022 Symposium at UTS (University of Technology Sydney) with some fabulous guest speakers and an opportunity to...

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Keynote speaker: Prof Lisa M. Given

Keynote speaker: Prof Lisa M. Given

 LARK is delighted to announce Professor Lisa M. Given as the keynote speaker at the LARK 2022 symposiumLisa M. Given, PhD, is Director, Social Change Enabling Capability Platform, and a Professor of Information Sciences at RMIT University (Melbourne). Lisa’s interdisciplinary...

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LARK webinar recording

LARK webinar recording

 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...

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Webinar: Why do library practitioners do PhDs?

Webinar: Why do library practitioners do PhDs?

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...

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Translational research: where is LIS bedside?

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...

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Sharing practitioner-research: How can ALIA help?

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...

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