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...
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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...
Free CAUL event – 40 library exhibitors (selected cities in June)
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...
Call for Abstracts: Joint HLA / HLi Conference (15-16th Oct 2026 in Melbourne)
Health Libraries Inc (HLi)/Health Libraries Australia (HLA) invites submissions for its upcoming conference exploring the theme: The fire within: Passion and purpose in health libraries Health libraries are powered by passion – for evidence, learning, innovation,...
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 &...
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 the use of 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...
Medical Libraries included in the new 2025 NHMRC Good Institutional Practice Guide
Health libraries / librarians are now mentioned several times in NHMRC Good Institutional Practice Guide : A guide for promoting an institutional research culture that supports the conduct of high-quality research (2025). This was due to an ALIA HLA submission to the...










