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NSQHS Standards are being updated – Zoom meeting to discuss (1:00 pm, 04 Sep)

Following on from the consultation message further below, we hope people have had time to ponder what they want the NSQHS Standards to look like and how library services might be embedded in them. To encourage participation and to ensure that the ALIA HLA submission...

HLA Library Checklist (use to demonstrate value) now available

This Value Checklist has been developed to help health librarians systematically* collect evidence to demonstrate the success and value of their services Full details and access to the checklist are available here *a favourite word for health librarians

Program Available / Registrations open – ALIA HLA Conference (Aug 21-22 Syd)

๐Ÿฆ˜ Jump to: Theme | Program | Location | Cost | Registration | Keynotes | Gold Sponsors | Silver Sponsors โœ… Theme: The 2025 HLA Conference theme is: Innovation, Transition, & Growth: Thriving in a Shifting Health EcosystemHealth libraries and librarians are...

ALIA HLA: Research Methods for Health Librarians 2: Focus Groups (1-2 pm Tue 16 Sep)

Description This session is being delivered in collaboration with HLI and ALIA Research Advisory Committee.Focus groups  can be a great way  for health librarians seeking  to explore attitudes, perceptions, and experiences of their patrons. They can...

ALIA HLA : Grant Writing with AI (Online – 1-2 Wed 6th Aug)

๐Ÿ“ฐ Description This session will demonstrate how artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance grant writing. Attendees will discover techniques to leverage AI for developing ideas, creating initial proposal drafts, enhancing content quality by improving clarity and...

Catchii: free software for SR screening (1-2, 23 Jul)

๐Ÿ“ฐ Description Catchii is a web-based software for systematic review screening, developed here in Australia. It supports all stages of the screening process, from duplicate removal to data extraction, and includes features such as multi-user collaboration, advanced...

HLA/Telstra Health Digital Health Innovation Award (submissions close 30 June)

Submissions are open for the HLA/Telstra Health Digital Health Innovation Award Submit your application using the online form by 30 June 2025. The HLA/Telstra Health Digital Health Innovation Award is funded by Telstra Health and maintained by...

Free Online – Research Support Community (24 – 26 Jun 2025)

We are pleased to let you know that registrations are now open for Research Support Community Day 2025, with the event program available to view here. Research Support Community Day continues to remain a free, annual event that offers...

๐ŸŽฆ Video creation made easy in Canva (1.00 – 2.00 pm AEST, Thu 1st May via Zoom)

๐ŸŒ Where: Online via Zoom (link to be sent day prior) ๐Ÿ‘ฏ Trainers: Eunice Ang - Medical Librarian, Northern Health Keren Moskal - Clinical Librarian and Education Lead - Monash Health ๐Ÿ’ฐ Cost: $35 ALIA members; $65...

Introducing scoping & systematic reviews: An Open Education Resource (27 May)

Event Description In response to student and staff needs, librarians at Federation University created an Open Education Resource to introduce a complex topic in an easy to understand, step by step way. This lunchtime session will describe the process of creating the...

How to Peer Review Search Strategies (Julie Glanville & Carol Lefebvre, 5 & 9 June)

Note - this is not an HLA Event Registrants will be able to view recordings / slides after the event (as times involved are not Australian friendly) More details available here This course provides a comprehensive guide to peer reviewing search strategies, essential...

CAUL Exhibition Events (Free – Brisbane / Melbourne / Adelaide in June)

๐ŸŒ WHERE & WHEN Brisbane: Monday June 16, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Bank, BrisbaneMelbourne: Wednesday June 18, The Events Centre, Collins Square, Melbourne CBDAdelaide: Friday June 20, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide CBD...

Events & courses mapped to 8 health librarian competencies (Mar 2025)

An extensive list of courses and events that map to the eight HLA Competencies are now available Many can be done anytime online Useful to progress from: A health librarian caterpillar ๐Ÿ›, to A fully-fledged beautiful health librarian butterfly ๐Ÿฆ‹ Less entomological but...

JoHILA – 1st ๐Ÿฅ‡ issue of 2025 now available for your reading pleasure

The brand new shiny 1st edition of 2025 is now available Various articles of interest including an overview of 22 AI tools, State updates, request management and more There is an Archive available and you can also search for past articles

Quiz – ๐Ÿ“š Library ๐Ÿ’‘ Lovers ๐ŸŒž Day (Submit answers by Fri 21 Feb)

Happy Library Lovers Day for 2025. While health libraries are usually stuck with displays of โ€œHurstโ€™s the heartโ€ , this year something a little extra. A quiz, of sorts, from Health Libraries Australia. Below are nine appalling arrogations of famous love poems or love...

Here I am! Making the invisible library visible in healthcare (๐ŸŽฆ video now available)

๐Ÿ‘ฉ Presenter - Lori Korodaj ๐Ÿ• Feb 19 / 1:00 PM / Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney ๐ŸŽฆ Video can be viewed on the HLA Videos page CHS Library and Multimedia supports Canberra Health Services and ACT Health staff in providing evidence-based healthcare and research development...

Research Methods for Health Librarians 1: Survey Research (๐ŸŽฆ now available)

This free session is organised and developed in collaboration with the HLI and ALIA Research Advisory Committee ๐ŸŽฆ To view the video, visit the HLA Videos page ๐Ÿ‘‰ Session Details Survey Research is a popular methodology to collect information from a sample of...

The ALIA Connection: Reflections of the ALIA Leadershipย Bursary

Report from the recipient of the ALIA / HLG Leadership Bursary which is part of the HLG Newsletter Autumn/Winterย 2024-2025 from the UK

AI methods in evidence synthesis: free Cochrane Training (1H, 2025)

Several free webinars are available in this area in the first half of 2025 They are recorded so can be viewed on demand The full list of Cochrane Live Learning events can be viewed here and if you scroll down then the archive of recorded webinars is available for...

Using Covidence to maximise efficiency for systematic reviews – ๐ŸŽฆ now available

๐ŸŽฆ Watch Recording (Passcode: &R&7CZIQ) HLA Lunchtime Session ๐Ÿ• When: 7 November, 2024 1pm โ€“ 2pm AESDT ๐Ÿ‘ซ Presenters: Julie Brown - Covidence; Cassandra Gorton - Monash Health ๐Ÿ’ฒ Cost: Free ๐ŸŒ Location: Zoom...