Recording now available – “What I love about being a health librarian”

Recording now available – “What I love about being a health librarian”

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💘 What I love about being a health librarian

Come along and hear from colleagues about why they love being a health librarian – celebrate the profession and learn from colleagues about what inspires them.

(If you haven’t seen it yet, you may also be interested in the 🎦 US version of this (courtesy of MLA)

Presenters:

Peter Murgatroyd 

Peter is the Group Manager for Library and Knowledge Services at Health New Zealand.  He is a Fellow of LIANZA and a member of the IFLA Evidence for Global and Disaster Health Special Interest Group . He is also a member of the JoHILA Editorial Board.  Peter believes in the power of shared knowledge to transform lives and communities. 

Alana McDonald

Alana McDonald (she/her) is Senior Librarian at Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, where she has been working for nine years. Prior to this she worked as a Research, Education and Liaison Librarian at Federation University Australia (previously University of Ballarat). Before becoming a librarian, Alana was a speech pathologist and enjoys being back in a Health environment. She has been a member of the HLA committee since 2022.

Fiona Jones

Fiona Jones is the Teaching Liaison Librarian supporting Medical, Nursing & Midwifery, Oral Health Therapy and Podiatry students at the University of Newcastle Library. She collaborates with academics to provide library support for the University’s learning and teaching curriculum, develops programs and resources to develop students’ skills in digital and information literacy, and provides advice to teaching staff on open educational resources and selecting course reading materials. Fiona’s work takes her to Clinical Schools at hospitals across both Central Coast and Hunter New England Local Health Districts.

Glynis Jones

Glynis initially trained as a registered nurse at Royal Melbourne Hospital and worked in coronary care; subsequently transitioning to a career in librarianship. After 25 years in university libraries across Australia, Glynis transitioned to a role as a Health Librarian in January 2022.

Gina Velli

Gina Velli has been a health research librarian with the Princess Alexandra Hospital for five years, providing training, advice and information brokerage for systematic reviews and research projects; her educational background is in Information Management and UX design. Supporting civil engineering research and metadata management, Gina has previously worked for QLD parliament, QLD Department of Transportation and Main Roads, QLD Department of Education and the University of Queensland. Gina is interested in applications of emerging information management technologies to research processes and methodologies.

This event may be recorded and available to view following the event  

By attending for this webinar you are granting the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and its representatives the right to use, reproduce, and publish audio and video recordings of your participation in the webinar titled ” What I love about being a health librarian” held on May 23 2024. By registering you are indicating that you understand and agree that these recordings may be used for promotional, educational, and informational purposes, including but not limited to, marketing materials, online platforms, social media, and any other medium deemed appropriate by ALIA.

AI Tools for Information Professionals – 12 months on! (Thu 25 Jul)

AI Tools for Information Professionals – 12 months on! (Thu 25 Jul)

Join our UK based presenter Phil Bradley to explore where AI search is at 12 months on from our last session. Phil will spend time looking at new search engines, ChatGPT’s enhanced functionality, and introduce us to a variety of new tools to explore.

🧑 Presenter: Phil Bradley

🌍 Where: On Zoom (this session will be recorded and shared following the event)

🕓 When: Thursday 25 July 3.30pm-5.00pm Vic/NSW/QLD/ACT/TAS; 3.00pm – 4:30pm SA/NT; 1.30pm – 3.00pm WA; 5.30pm – 7.00pm NZ.

Registration:

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💲 Cost: $70 members; $140 non-members (another reason to consider HLA Membership …)

Bio:

Phil Bradley is a British freelance librarian and internet consultant, specializing in advanced internet search, social media, multimedia tools and more recently artificial intelligence. He provides consultancy services to improve organizations’ social media presence and speaks at conferences, staff days, and AGMs. Phil is the author of over a dozen books on librarianship and the internet, including “Expert Internet Searching”. He has worked with search engine companies, corporate businesses, charities, universities, schools, libraries, and government departments to improve their search experiences in his 33 years of working with the internet. Phil is also a Past President of CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) and contributes articles to professional magazines and publications.

By registering for this webinar you are granting the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and its representatives the right to use, reproduce, and publish audio and video recordings of your participation in the webinar titled ” AI Tools for Information Professionals – 12 months on!” held on July 25 2024. By registering you are indicating that you understand and agree that these recordings may be used for promotional, educational, and informational purposes, including but not limited to, marketing materials, online platforms, social media, and any other medium deemed appropriate by ALIA.

Health Librarians gone in 10yrs? Watch the debate + (real) citations …

Health Librarians gone in 10yrs? Watch the debate + (real) citations …

Recording (passcode – QQxd61T?)

Citations:

www.nytimes.com/2023/06/10/business/ai-jobs-work.html

https://willrobotstakemyjob.com/librarians-and-media-collections-specialists

https://www.replacedbyrobot.info/15168/hospital-librarian

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joemckendrick/2023/11/12/with-ai-the-most-profound-career-shift-in-a-generation-is-upon-us/?sh=b4cc99f2d9db

Ali, O., Abdelbaki, W., Shrestha, A., Elbasi, E., Alryalat, M. A. A., & Dwivedi, Y. K. (2023). A systematic literature review of artificial intelligence in the healthcare sector: Benefits, challenges, methodologies, and functionalities. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 8(1), 100333. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2023.100333

Cox, A. (2023). How artificial intelligence might change academic library work: Applying the competencies literature and the theory of the professions. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 74(3), 367-380. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24635

de la Torre-López, J., Ramírez, A., & Romero, J. R. (2023). Artificial intelligence to automate the systematic review of scientific literature. Computing, 105(10), 2171-2194. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00607-023-01181-x

Heidt, A. (2023). Artificial-intelligence search engines wrangle academic literature. Nature, 620(7973), 456-457. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01907-z

Mesko, B. (2023). Prompt Engineering as an Important Emerging Skill for Medical Professionals: Tutorial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, e50638. https://doi.org/10.2196/50638

Thomas, F. H., & Charya, K. (2023). Prompt Engineering in Medical Education. International Medical Education, 2(3), 198-205. https://doi.org/10.3390/ime2030019

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The HLA Great Debate is back, and this year it will form the final lunchtime Professional Development session hosted by Health Libraries Australia.

Six of the best and brightest among us (debatable?) will debate the topic:

“Health Librarians will not be needed in 10 years time”. After hearing all of the speakers make their case, attendees can vote on which side they think made the most convincing case.
To add a little spice, the losing panellists will also lose their jobs …
Nothing like a little existential dread to celebrate the end of the year!

Speakers: Frances Guinness 🍺; Barry Nunn ; Erica Hateley; Tony Courtenay; Laura Hurd 🎧; Angela Smith 👼

📅 Date: Wednesday 6 December

🕒 Time: 3-4pm (Vic, NSW, ACT, TAS); 2:30-3:30pm (SA); 2-3pm (QLD); 1:30-2:30pm (NT); 12-1pm (WA); 5-6pm (NZ)

Platform: Zoom

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87219552454?pwd=Um4zNHNaUCtDZjZIUUkzQkNVYkdndz09

Meeting ID: 872 1955 2454 / Passcode: 101893

Come along for some fun and frivolity!

HLA Competencies 👉 3 Minute Survey (closes 2nd Dec)

HLA Competencies 👉 3 Minute Survey (closes 2nd Dec)

We need your help! (for just a few minutes …)

We are updating the ALIA HLA Competencies (2018) to reflect current and likely future requirements for the specialist health librarian and health library technician workforce, and to ensure they are compatible with the ALIA Framework of Skills, Knowledge and Ethics for the LIS workforce (2024).

This 3 minute survey aims to understand awareness and use of both documents by health librarians and health library technicians wherever they work, as well as anyone (e.g. educators) who may have an interest in this workforce group.

It would be great if you can submit your response by 2nd Dec 2024.

Please forward to anyone you think may be interested.

Survey linkhttps://forms.office.com/r/LFazR4DNCd

On behalf of HLA, thank you for your input.

Ann Ritchie

Project Leader, HLA Competencies Review 2024-25

annritchie@yahoo.com