How can the work we do in libraries and educational sectors become the basis for research, reflection and publication?
This webinar brings together practitioners and journal editors to share different pathways of moving from professional practice to published work, exploring ideas of reflective practitionership, undertaking collaborative research, ethnography and navigating the publication process. Participants will also have an opportunity to receive advice on developing their own research agendas and to discuss the opportunities and challenges involved in turning practice into publication.
In three short talks, we will share examples and suggestions, and invite participants to discuss their ideas and ask questions. A recording will be shared with registered participants.
Presenters: Olivia Inwood, Kimberley Pressick-Kilborn, Suzana Sukovic, Mary-Anne Kennan and Bhuva Narayan.
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Free for ALIA members, $22 for non-ALIA
Reflective Practitionership and Finding the Time to Research as a Practitioner
Dr Olivia Inwood, Learning Programs Manager, Western Sydney University Library
This presentation focuses on the notion of reflective practitionership as well as the practical challenge of finding the time to research as a practitioner. By sharing a recent example of how University Library practitioners used their experiences in a Working Group to collectively write a research article (Inwood, Datt, Cutajar, Carroll and Parker, 2026), this presentation aims to provide you with the inspiration and strategies to embark on your own research agendas particularly within institutional constraints. As we highlighted with our Working Group, research can become an enjoyable and collective endeavor, a way to collectively learn together, and can be framed as professional development.
Reflecting on Research Partnerships
Dr Kimberley Pressick-Kilborn, Head of Research & Professional Growth, Trinity Grammar School
Dr Suzana Sukovic, Director of College Research, PLC Sydney
How does a collaboration between four schools and an academic become a topic of reflection and publication? In this talk, we will reflect on our engagement in the project Developing capability to navigate uncertainty, disagreement, and evidence, led by A/Prof Simon Knight (UTS), involving our schools alongside Newington College (represented by Dr Britta Jensen) and Pymble Ladies’ College (Dr Sarah Lock). We will invite participants to consider how reflection on a complex process informs our practice and promotes professional connections.
Ethical and Professional Considerations in Conducting and Reporting Research and Reflections
Dr Bhuva Narayan, University of Technology Sydney, Associate Editor, Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association
Dr Mary Anne Kennan, Charles Sturt University, Editor, Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association
We publish and read research and reflections and reports on our professional practice so we can share our learning and learn from others. There are many important considerations as we do this and this brief presentation will introduce some of them: research ethics, the ethics of professional practice, and when we might need to get organisational approval to publish.
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LARK’s previous webinar on reflective practice with Dr Michael Dunne and Alyce Greenwood is still available HERE >> https://lark.alia.org.au/webinar-recording-slides-2/ (starts at 3:37)
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