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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...

By Suzana Sukovic As many of you have already found out via other channels, ALIA LARK is organising the end of year event in Sydney. It will be a great opportunity to meet like-minded people and influence our direction for next year. You don't have to be an ALIA...

By Suzana Sukovic Celebrating 5 years of LARK - 22 September 2017, State Library NSW A version of this post was first published on the Canadian C-EBLIP blog. Some minor changes have been made and additional pictures added to this post. LARK (Library Applied...

https://images.pexels.com/photos/47481/pexels-photo-47481.jpeg Improvisation on a rural research theme By Suzana Sukovic “Mum, I can’t walk. I am going to fly”, Jannine Shepherd enthusiastically announced. In her keynote address at the Rural Health and Research...

By Suzana Sukovic Some of you may have already heard of an excellent capacity building program for health workers in rural and remote areas of New South Wales. The good news is that applications for the 2018 Rural Research Capacity Building Program are now open....