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Calling all LARKs attending the ALIA Information Online Conference, come along to the meet-up (Thu 14 Feb, 12:15 – 1:30). Bring your lunch and meet members new and old and get involved while we discuss what 2019 has in store for the Library Applied Research Kollektive...

By Suzana Sukovic LARK is getting ready for its last event this year. We invite librarians, colleagues who work in information roles, educators, students, and anyone else interested in practice-based research to join the meetup. It will be an informal meeting to...

By Rickie Morey Deakin University Library’s liaison librarian capacity building program began in 2014 as the Training and Development Program. The program is developed and coordinated by the Library’s Research Services team and Learning and Teaching team. Each round...

With only a couple of days left till LARK’s webinar, it’s time to reveal the details of an action-packed hour. It is a perfect coincidence that ALIA decided to launch its LIS Practitioner Research Specialisation on Monday. Judy Brooker, Director of Learning at ALIA...

Lark Webinar | 2 July 2018 | 4 - 5 pm (AEST) Get ready for LARK's first webinar of the year and an opportunity for discussion professional learning and research. The webinar, Professionals as researchers: developing research skills in library and information practice...

By James Bosanquet There is a growing recognition that the descriptions and handling of Indigenous culture widely used in Australian records systems and archives are inadequate, inappropriate and insensitive. This can include objects, but equally covers...

Health Education in Practice Symposium & Workshop The Health Education in Practice Symposium is an opportunity for library professionals and those involved in adult and professional education of the workforce to discuss research, collaborate, and translate...

Our first event this year is a Twitter chat with ALIA Students and New Graduates. What could be a more promising way to start this year's events than a chat with rising LIS stars? And, research in practice is always a hot topic. Paul Jewell, Business Librarian from...

By Suzana Sukovic LARK has been so quiet that you have been wondering if the bird went to an around the world trip for holidays. It did fly around, but LARK also took time to revamp its look and freshen its flock.  LARK is delighted to introduce the new...