More details and register: https://caul.edu.au/caul-exhibition-event-connect-with-library-content-exhibitors/ WellingtonTuesday, 16 JuneTe Papa Tongarewa | Museum of New ZealandMelbourneThursday, 18 JuneThe Events Centre, Collins Square, Melbourne CBDSydneyFriday, 19...
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HLA Survey 2026 – A Summary of Key Themes that Emerged
Dear HLA members, Thank you 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....
HLA/Telstra Health Digital Health Innovation Award (closes 31Jul 26)
Submissions are open for the HLA / Telstra Health Digital Health Innovation Award 2026 (closes 31 Jul 2026) For information & more details: HLA/Telstra Health Digital Health Innovation Award - ALIA 👉 Many thanks to Telstra Health for their ongoing support ✅...
The HLA Anne Harrison Award is open (closes Fri 31 July 2026)
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...
📅 Save the Date – HLA + HLi Joint Conference (👉 Oct 15-16 Melbourne)
Set aside these dates for the 2026 Health Libraries Conference This is a joint effort between HLA & HLi, so it will be twice as good Theme: The Fire Within : Passion and Purpose in Health Libraries More details to follow ...
Cheryl Hamill – long time fixture in Australian health libraries is exiting stage left
Many health librarians in Australia are aware of Cheryl's contributions over many years She has won a number of awards including the ALIA Fellowship 2013 & the HCL Anderson Award 2020 and published quite extensively She has decided to hang up her (Dockers) boots...
HLA Survey 2026 – Share your thoughts to help us improve (closes 31/03/26)
Three good reasons to complete: Very short (only 11 questions) Only one of the questions is mandatory - basically you only need to respond where you have something to say ... It will be very helpful to the HLA Committee for shaping strategies, directions, events &...
Odds & Ends of Possible Interest (Updated – 10 Apr 2026)
Best Search Engines for Research Papers in 2026 video / 9 tools ranked including a number of ai ones What Happens When AI Can Use the Library discusses MCP which is an approach that lets AI agents more easily navigate sites, platforms etc. Probably coming to an...
Survey of health librarians on topic & methodological search filters
I am working on a research project about health librarians’ knowledge and use of topic & methodological search filters in Australia and New Zealand. This research project was one of the winners of the HLA Anne Harrison Award in 2024. The aim of the survey is to...
Latest Issue of JoHILA Now Available – with Articles on 🎓 👑 🏥 🖼️ & more …
The latest issue of JoHILA is now available, with articles on: 🎓 Doing a PhD 👑 Prince Charles Hospital Library 🏥 Hospital history project & more Like to be published by writing up a project / improvement / process / anything of interest to health librarians? Send...










