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Fourth Friday Quiz – Medical Librarian’s Month (October 2026)

Welcome to week 4 of the HLA medical librarians month quiz. For this week, correctly identify five members of the Health Libraries Australia Executive from their avatars digitally generated through Canva. The prompt was [firstname lastname] medical librarian. Was...

Third Friday Quiz – Medical Librarian’s Month (October 2026)

  Welcome to week 3 of the HLA quiz celebrating medical librarians month. Welcome to week 3 of the HLA quiz celebrating medical librarians month. All submissions correctly answering all 5 questions will go in the draw to win a not-Nintendo not-gameboy with 108...

Second Friday Quiz – Medical Librarian’s Month (October 2026)

  Welcome to the second week of Medical Librarians Month for 2026. Congratulations to Luke Everson from LaTrobe University, who was victorious in the week 1 quiz. He was randomly selected from 21 entries who correctly answered all 5 questions, out of a frankly...

First Friday Quiz – Medical Librarian’s Month (October 2026)

Welcome to Medical Librarians Month for 2026. To celebrate, Health Libraries Australia is offering the highest of all art forms... a quiz. Each Friday in October there will be a 5 question quiz. All correct answers will go in the...

How open access agreements are transforming hospital research in Victoria

A new initiative has helped Victorian health service staff publish 57 open access papers while avoiding more than $345,000 in publication fees. Visit VHLC Article Authors: Cassandra Gorton is a health librarian, the Manager - Access & Discovery at Monash Health,...

New JoHILA – Clinician researching, 50 librarian things, ELIZA effect & more

The latest issue of the Journal of Health Information and Libraries Australasia (JoHILA) includes: An interesting, thoughtful, entertaining editorial (The Moon Under Water)An insight into the history and applicability of the ELIZA effect A clinical psychologist’s...

HLA + HLi Conference (15 -16 Oct, Melb)

Jump To Program | Registration | Keynote Speakers | Sponsors | Location, Times, Transport Program We're excited to share our full program for the HLA & HLi Joint Conference on 15-16 October at the William Angliss Institute in Melbourne. The full program contains...

Citation Analysis: Discovering New Uses Within Systematic Reviews (9am Tue 24 Nov)

🗓️ Date: Tue 24 Nov, 9am - 11.30am AEDT ⌛ Duration: 2.5 hours ⌨️ Register:  ALIA HLA: Citation Analysis – Discovering New Uses Within Systematic Reviews 👩‍🏫 Trainer: Julie Glanville, Independent UK Consultant in Information Retrieval 💸 Cost: $110 ALIA...

Canva for Librarians: Easy Video Creation for Promotion & Training (Thu 12 Nov)

🗓️ Date: Thu 12th Nov, 12:30pm – 2:30pm AEDT ⌛ Duration: 2 hours ⌨️ Register: Canva for Librarians: Easy Video Creation for Promotion & Training 👩‍🏫 Trainers: Eunice Ang - Medical Librarian, Northern Health Keren Moskal - Clinical Librarian and...

AEBPLI 2026: A Fresh Chapter in EBP Learning (Online, Thursdays, 22 Oct – 26 Nov)

🖌️ Background The Australasian Evidence Based Practice Librarians' Institute is entering an exciting new chapter in 2026, marked by fresh leadership, an innovative learning model, and a vibrant updated identity. Reflecting the Institute’s growing reach and engagement...

JBI Ignite – EBHC methodology for the future / 2 day online event / $80 / 24 – 25 Sep

Evidence based healthcare methodology for the future Visit the website for more information

Librarians and HRECs: Where Our Expertise Makes a Difference (Thu 13 Aug 26)

This session explores the diverse and evolving roles health librarians play in Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs) from formal committee positions to advisory, governance, and quality‑improvement functions. Speakers will share real‑world perspectives on how...

🦖Tera Tools – Free Evidence Review Accelerator Training (9am & 7pm Tue 04 Aug)

Justin Clark is running a free 1 hour webinar on TERA ToolsThe webinar will cover live demonstrations of all the tools available in the Evidence Review Accelerator (TERA) to help you improve your searching skills & options Recordings will be available after the...

Finding & Using Legal Information in Health Libraries: A Practical Guide (02 Mar 27)

Event Description | Presenter | Competencies | When | Where | Cost | CPD | Register 📝 Event Description Healthcare decision-making and research is influenced by our regulatory environment which includes legislation, case law and legal commentary. Understanding how to...

ALIA HLA Competencies 2026 for Librarians & Technicians Now Available

The Competencies have been updated, and now have 9 competencies (previously 8) New InCite article 👉: Reframing the Profession: The Updated HLA Competencies (Siemensma, G. 2026) They can be viewed on the HLA Professional Development page

Odds & Ends of Possible Interest (updated – 7th Sep 2026)

The latest issue of the Journal of Health Information and Libraries Australasia (JoHILA) includes: An interesting, thoughtful, entertaining editorial (The Moon Under Water) An insight into the history and applicability of the ELIZA effect A clinical psychologist’s...

Latest JoHILA – Cheryl, Megan, Demonstrating Value, Ukraine …

View the latest articles published in JoHILA (Vol 6(1) 2026) - Journal of Health Information and Libraries Australasia Have a half thought about publishing something of interest / you or your library has done / reflections? Just send an email to Daniel - he will guide...

HLA Survey 2026 – A Summary of Key Themes That Have Emerged

Dear HLA members, Thanks to everyone who took the time to complete the recent HLA member survey. We received 55 responses, and the feedback clearly demonstrates strong engagement, generosity of insight, and deep commitment to the health librarianship profession. Below...

Anne Harrison Award / Value up to $10K / Applications close 31 Jul 2026

Details of the Award are available on the ALIA Awards site You may also be interested in the HLA Telstra Digital Health Innovation Award (value up to $3k) which also closes 31 Jul 2026

HLA / Telstra Digital Health Innovation Award 2026 / Up to 3K / Closes 31 Jul 2026

Details of the Award are available on the ALIA Awards site You may also be interested in the Anne Harrison Award (value up to 10K) which also closes 31 Jul 2026