This Wednesday 8th November I will be the opening speaker at ‘Themes and trends in library and information research‘, a one-day conference hosted by CILIP in Kent at Canterbury Christ Church University. Entitled ‘Practitioner research: value, impact, and priorities’ my presentation covers four mains themes:
- The long-identified (and debated) research-practice gap in library and information science research
- The case for research-led practice and practitioner-led research
- Access to current research in library and information science research in the UK
- Means of generating new research ideas
I set the context for the discussion with reference to my own research activity (both as an academic and a practitioner), and the legacy of the Library and Information Science Research Coalition, including the DREaM and RiLIES projects, from 2009-2012.
The slides for my presentation are available on SlideShare and below.
If you would like to follow the presentation of this work, and the other five to be delivered on the Wednesday, please follow the hashtag #libresearch17.
Hazel Hall 