ALIA RESEARCH COMMITTEE

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ALIA RESEARCH COMMITTEE

• To foster research which underpins innovation and
  improvement in library and information practice
  by
• Administering and overseeing ALIA Research Fund
• Research award recommendations
• Policy development
• Encouraging publication

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MEMBERS

• Kerry Smith (Curtin) Convenor
• Kerrie Burgess (SLNSW)
• Ross Harvey (CSU)
• Mary-Anne Kennan (UNSW)
• Joyce Kirk (RMIT)
• John Houghton (Centre Strat Econ Studies)
• Mike Middleton (QUT)
• Don Schauder (Monash)
• Naida Tattersall (CGCC)

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Priorities 1

• Develop culture of research
• Promote value of research degrees and the variety
  of these available
• Improve professional practice
• REAP encourage use as discussion list
• Identify potential research projects
• Build research capacity and excellence
• Foster reflective practice.
• Revise ALIA Statement on Research

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Priorities 2

• Resource research
• Develop a research mentoring facility
• ALIA Research fund
• Partnerships
• Encourage sharing of research
• E-prints
• Conferences, e.g. RAILS