by Rob Penfold | Nov 19, 2024 | News
This year the theme is: Wicked Problems Innovative Solutions.
Libraries face a myriad of complex challenges in today’s dynamic information environment. Often described as ‘wicked problems’ due to their multifaceted and interconnected nature, these encompass diverse issues including;
- Open access publishing
- AI technologies
- Advocacy and community engagement
- Digital transformation
- Equity of access
- Copyright and intellectual property
- Funding and budget constraints
- Changing user demands
Addressing these wicked problems requires innovative solutions that often go beyond traditional approaches. They require librarians to be innovative, adaptable and collaborative to provide effective solutions.
Join us for an exhilarating exploration of the multifaceted challenges facing our libraries. Don’t miss the opportunity to join the conversation, collaborate with others and emerge equipped with new knowledge and strategies to navigate the wicked problems of today’s health libraries.
Presentations, we invite you to submit abstracts addressing the wicked problems above with your innovative solutions in 150 – 300 words using the following format if possible: background/introduction, objectives, methods, results, conclusions. Presentations will be 20 minutes long incorporating slides or you may wish to use other technologies for your presentation.
Workshops, we invite you to submit proposals for workshops that emphasise and provide hands-on opportunities to develop skills in areas addressing the themes above. Priority will be given to proposals that are creative, topical and offer opportunity for skill development. Workshop proposals must include: title, description of the topic covered, workshop outcomes, brief biography of the facilitator (name, contact details, affiliation), planned format, duration (max 1.5hr) and details of past presentations of the workshop.
Abstracts and workshop proposals should be sent to the HLA Conference Committee at HLA@alia.org.au by 5.00pm (AEST), Monday 29 April 2024. All abstract and workshop proposals will be reviewed by the conference committee.
by Rob Penfold | Nov 19, 2024 | News
The Award was established as a perpetual tribute to a person whose foresight, skill and courage helped found health librarianship in Australia. With the assistance of the Award, others may be encouraged to make their own contribution.
Awards are intended to supplement the activities of the Australian Library and Information Association in supporting specific projects and providing study grants.
Applications for the biennial Award are invited from all Australian health library and information professionals. Applicants are not limited to ALIA members or to librarians, provided proposals meet the objectives of the Fund.
Funding is available for research projects, study or a publication. For full information on the Award, past recipients and application guidelines, visit the Anne Harrison Award page
Applications close: Fri 03 May 2024 at 5.00 pm
Please direct applications and inquiries to the Secretary: jane.orbell-smith@health.qld.gov.au
by Rob Penfold | Nov 19, 2024 | Events
Come and hear from two different libraries on how they utilise LibGuides for their library services. LibGuides are used across the world and have many hidden features you may not know about.
Come and learn from others with localised examples.
Presenters – Eunice Ang (Eastern Health) & John Prentice (Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists)
Eunice Ang is the Clinical Research and Education Librarian at the Eastern Health Library Service. She is responsible for creating and delivering library training and education sessions to support the evidence-based practice and research needs of Eastern Health staff and students. Eunice helps patrons to navigate the library website on LibGuides and uses the platform to complement the training and education program at the library.
John Prentice is the library manager for the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, where he has been based for the last 7 years. Prior to this, he was a senior implementation lead for OCLC’s WorldShare service. He has been working on LibGuides-related projects for the last 7 years, with a particular focus on the embedding of LibGuides resources into college programs and initiatives.
🕑 When
Wednesday, 17 April 2024 1:00 pm-2:00 pm (Vic, NSW, ACT, TAS, QLD)
12:30 pm-1:30 pm (SA & NT)
11:00 am-12:00 pm (WA)
3:00 pm-4:00 pm (NZ 🥝)
🌎 Where
Online webinar Zoom – a link will be sent the day prior.
This event will be recorded and sent to attendees following the event.
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 ” Getting the most out of your LibGuides: Health Library examples” held on April 17 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.
💰 Cost
ALIA Members – FREE
Non-Members – $20 (one of more than 14 reasons to become a member)
📝 Register
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Additional Information
by Rob Penfold | Nov 19, 2024 | Events
Free MLA Fireside Chat | March 06, 2024 | 8:00 am (Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney)
👉 REGISTER
Note – If you are interested in this area, consider joining the HLA AI Community of Practice or one of several other HLA CoP’s
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful and disruptive technology that is changing the way we do research and education. Librarians are not only using AI to enhance their own work, but also supporting AI users in their institutions.
In this free fireside 🔥 chat, you will hear from librarians who are involved in AI projects.
- Michelle Cawley will talk about how she is applying machine learning to literature searches for systematic reviews and other large-scale reviews.
- Justin Clark (Australia) will show how he is automating evidence synthesis with tools and methods.
- Fred LaPolla will demonstrate how he is teaching and supporting AI tools for researchers and educators.
- Gabe Rios will lead this lively and informative conversation.
by Rob Penfold | Nov 19, 2024 | News
the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, is once again offering a series of ONLINE live interactive workshops on how to do systematic reviews with a focus on how to improve the speed and efficiency of the review process.
The search session will showcase our new and improved version of the Systematic Review Accelerator, so it could be a good opportunity to have a look at our new and improved search tools before we officially launch them later in the year.
The workshops will outline the tasks involved at each of the key steps of the review process and introduce participants to the freely available SRA tools that can be used to complete these tasks more quickly with tips from experienced systematic reviewers and links to key resources provided.
These workshops are for clinicians, students, researchers, policy makers and information professionals who are currently doing or planning to do a systematic review and would like to learn to do them more efficiently.
To benefit from these workshops, you should:
- be conducting or have conducted a systematic review, or
- be intending to do a systematic review AND have a good understanding of what systematic reviews are, how they are done, and what constitutes a good quality systematic review. To help you prepare we will provide background material covering these concepts that you can complete before the workshops.
The series consists of five workshops that cover the key review stages and an additional workshop covering other topics relevant to systematic reviews. Some advanced review concepts may also be covered depending on participants’ requirements. You can attend all the workshops, or just the specific workshops that meet your needs.
Individual Workshops 1 to 5 cost AUD$95 each. We are also offering a FULL package deal which includes Workshops 1 to 5 plus access to Workshop 6 at AUD$400.
For more information, please see the attached flyer or visit our website: https://bond.edu.au/iebh/workshops/upcoming-workshops
