✅ Theme:
The 2025 HLA Conference theme is:
Innovation, Transition, & Growth: Thriving in a Shifting Health Ecosystem
Health libraries and librarians are continuously adapting to an evolving landscape of healthcare, technology, and information management. How can we embrace change, drive innovation and support our clients and our own wellbeing?
🌏 Location:
Lakeside Hotel and Conference Centre, 1 Executive Road, Macquarie Park
💲 Cost:
Members: $180
Non-Members: $250 (one of 14 reasons to consider HLA Membership)
🎨 Call for Abstracts (by 06 June):
👉 Abstracts and workshop proposals should be sent to HLA at hla@alia.org.au by 5.00pm (AEST) by Monday 6 June 2025. All abstract and workshop proposals will be reviewed by the conference committee
HLA invites abstract submissions that explore innovative approaches, emerging technologies and strategies for growth and wellbeing in health libraries. We welcome contributions on topics including (but not limited to):
· Harnessing innovation – enhance library services
· Navigating change – building skills, leadership, and adaptability in a shifting ecosystem
· Fostering wellbeing – practical strategies to support our teams, our clients and professional sustainability
· The Library as third space – Exploring the role of the library as a welcoming, inclusive and supportive environment that promotes
connection, reflection and wellbeing
· Collaborative partnerships – leveraging networks to drive impact and innovation
· New models of service delivery – exploring digital, hybrid and user-centred approaches.
Presentations. We invite you to submit abstracts addressing the above themes 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 workshop proposals, the aim of the workshops is to emphasise and provide hands-on opportunities to develop skills in areas addressing the above themes. 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.
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More details (including Registration) to follow