More details and register: https://caul.edu.au/caul-exhibition-event-connect-with-library-content-exhibitors/
| Wellington | Tuesday, 16 June | Te Papa Tongarewa | Museum of New Zealand |
| Melbourne | Thursday, 18 June | The Events Centre, Collins Square, Melbourne CBD |
| Sydney | Friday, 19 June | Pullman Sydney, Hyde Park |
Human participant research sits at the uncomfortable intersection of good intentions, regulation, and paperwork — and it applies to far more projects than most people realise. This session provides a practical, big picture overview of what counts as human participant research, and why interventional research is only a subset of that, why “clinical trial” is not synonymous with “medical experiment,” and how projects move from idea to ethics and governance approval to actual participants. Framed specifically for health library professionals, Sarah will explore where library services can add real value across the research lifecycle, from shaping research questions and evidence bases through to protocols, data management, consent, and publication — and why working closely with local research offices makes all of this easier for everyone involved.
Sarah Rathjen – Eastern Health Library
In her previous life, Sarah worked in a wide variety of roles in the Health and Medical research field over 15 years, with the majority of her experience in Ethics and Governance (both as a submitter and an approver), before a recent career change to librarianship!
Currently she works as the Clinical Research and Education Librarian at Eastern Health.
She has a passion for both human participant research, for exploring innovative ways to deliver education and training, and for getting the right information to the right people at the right time – which is why she’s presenting here!
She loves dogs 🐶, but does not have one yet, so encourages you to tell her about your pets.
CA1 – The health environment
CA7 – Health research
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This session contributes 1.0 hours towards CPD
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Wednesday, 17 June 2026
1-2pm (Vic/NSW/TAS/ACT/QLD);
12:30-1:30pm (SA/NT);
11am-12pm (WA);
3-4pm (NZ)
Online webinar Zoom – a link will be sent the day prior.
This event will be recorded and sent to attendees following the event.
ALIA Members – Free (one of 14 benefits of membership)
Non-Members – $30
A free, online, community event for research support professionals
Visit the event page for more information (including Program)
While waiting, you can view recordings from the 2025 event or other health library videos on the HLA Videos page
This survey – held once every three years – is now open and closes 14th June
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Doing so helps increase the visibility of health librarians …
Why it is important for health librarians to be included in a Specialist Digital Health Workforce Census
Including health librarians in a specialist digital health workforce census is critical because it makes visible a workforce that is central to safe, effective, and evidence‑informed digital health systems. Health librarians work at the intersection of clinical care, research, information governance, digital literacy, and health informatics. When we are excluded from workforce data collections, our contributions are rendered invisible to policymakers, funders, and senior health administrators.
A digital health workforce census can be used to:
If librarians are not counted, the data inevitably underrepresents the true breadth of specialist digital health expertise within hospitals and health services. This can lead to:
Inclusion in the census formally recognises health librarians as part of the digital health ecosystem rather than as an “optional support service”.
“A four-day, free, virtual professional development event for information professionals supporting evidence synthesis services in libraries and other information workplaces”
Registration is free and includes the full schedule of symposium sessions. All sessions will in English, held on Zoom, with Zoom-integrated captioning and transcripts available.
Shortly before the event, you will receive an access link for the LESSS Zoom event by email
Registration closes on June 11, 2026.
Sessions (except for networking events and roundtables) will be recorded with transcripts, but presenters may chose to not release that recording for viewing after the conference
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