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:

1. The long-identified (and debated) research-practice gap in library and information science research
2. The case for research-led practice and practitioner-led research
3. Access to current research in library and information science research in the UK
4. Means of generating new research ideas

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