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Hopefully, you've been inspired by Virginia Wilson's recent post about Canadian experience with LIS research and evidence based practice. In the next LARK Meet online, we'd like to connect inspiration and your good ideas with practice. The main presentation will be by...

By Virginia Wilson  At the University of Saskatchewan (U of S), located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, librarians are faculty members. This means that we are responsible for the practice of professional skills, service, and research. In fact, we...

By Megan Fitzgibbons Our next discussion will focus on a recent study on the impact of participation in journal clubs--a topic that's close to home for #EBLIPRG participants! #EBLIPRG Journal club impacts Facilitated by Megan Fitzgibbons The reading is: Fitzgibbons,...

By Suzana Sukovic Hard to believe, but it is already time to put the last LARK events this year in your calendar: LARKMeet - 11 October 8 pm ONLINE Eat, drink and plan - 1 December 6 pm face-to-face in Sydney and online Our first online meeting was in June. We enjoyed...

By Suzana Sukovic Transliteracy as a concept originated in the work of academics who were involved in digital building and tinkering, people who got their hands dirty with some practical work while thinking theoretically (see Transliteracies Project and Transliteracy...

By Suzana Sukovic Last night on Q&A Brian Cox said exactly what librarians have been saying for years, but it echoes much better coming from him. Tony Jones started by quoting Cox: “Changing your mind in the face of evidence is absolutely essential to the...

By Megan Fitzgibbons Our next discussion will focus on a recent study on the impact of participation in journal clubs--a topic that's close to home for #EBLIPRG participants! #EBLIPRG Journal club impacts Facilitated by Megan Fitzgibbons The reading is: Fitzgibbons,...

By Suzana Sukovic Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Reading Group had another hour of lively discussions on 28 June. The facilitator, Fiona Macdonald, captured this #EBLIPRG chat on Storify. Our next meeting is on 25 August. Let us know if you wish to...

By Fiona Macdonald Where is the evidence?  Join in and discuss recent blog post from Stephen Foreshew-Cain – Executive Director in the UK of the Government Digital Service. If you foster the right environment of creativity, of trust, of empowerment, you get...

By Suzana Sukovic Imagine an environmental sculpture recorded from outer space. A global artist collective covers the earth landmasses with pieces of double sided print paper. Fast forward a couple of decades later, a layer of books covers the earth, then only 3 years...