The Competencies have been updated, and now have 9 competencies (previously 8) They can be viewed Competencies can be viewed on the HLA Professional Development page
ALIA HLA Competencies 2026 for Librarians & Technicians Now Available
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Digital Health Workforce Census – Health Librarian Visibility ⬆️ (👉 closes 14 Jun)
This survey - held once every three years - is now open and closes 14th June Visit the site for more information and to complete the survey Doing so helps increase the visibility of health librarians ... Why it is important for health librarians to be included in a...
Call 4 Abstracts / Registrations open: HLA+HLi Conference (15-16 Oct 26 Melb)
Jump To Call for Abstracts | Registration | Keynote Speakers | Location, Times, Transport A. Call for Abstracts Health Libraries Inc (HLi)/Health Libraries Australia (HLA) invites submissions for its upcoming conference exploring the theme: "The fire within:...
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...
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
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
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...
Odds & Ends of Possible Interest (updated – 22 05 26)
Scholar Sidekick Useful collection of citations tools, including: Format a citation Extract unique ID's (DOI, PMID) from a block of pasted text DOI to RIS Verify DOI Retraction checker Identifier Validator (confirm a real publication rather than an AI hallucination)...
Cheryl Hamill – long time fixture in Australian health libraries is exiting stage left ⬅️
Many health librarians in Australia are well 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)...
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 &...