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Why I Love Being a Hospital Librarian! – 2 Recordings 🎦 Now Available (US + AU)
1. US Version Thanks to the MLA Health Libraries Caucus View Recording Passcode: !HUG9msT Speakers: Michele Matucheski, Caroline Marshall, Amanda Schwartz, Mary Beth McAteer, Amy Six-Means, Helen-Ann Brown Epstein, Tomi Gunn Note: "The transcript contains errors that...
Latest JoHILA – PICO / DSpace / Video tools / SR’s / Researchers Toolbox & more
Vol 4 No 3 (2023) of JoHILA has just been published, and in addition to the above, there is plenty more including mis/dis/info, GratisNet, Ovid Synthesis etc Inspired by any of these, or would like more people to know about something you have developed? You are...
Aaron Tay’s Latest – All about citation chasing and tools for chasing them …
All about citation chasing and tools that do citation chasing like Citation Gecko, Connected papers, Research Rabbit, LitMaps and more Like learning? There just happens to be a...
Free online course – Evidence Synthesis for Librarians and Information Specialists
Free (for a limited time) online: Evidence Synthesis for Librarians and Information Specialists (additional information) Some related presentations at the fast approaching HLA Conference: Reducing research waste and improving access to quality evidence...
Call for Abstracts (by 29/04) – HLA Conference (29-30 Aug) – Caboolture Hospital Qld
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...
The HLA Anne Harrison Award (valued up to $10,000) is open (closes Fri 03 May)
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...
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Introducing scoping & systematic reviews: An Open Education Resource (27 May)
Event Description In response to student and staff needs, librarians at Federation University created an Open Education Resource to introduce a complex topic in an easy to understand, step by step way. This lunchtime session will describe the process of creating the...
How to Peer Review Search Strategies (Julie Glanville & Carol Lefebvre, 5 & 9 June)
Note - this is not an HLA Event Registrants will be able to view recordings / slides after the event (as times involved are not Australian friendly) More details available here This course provides a comprehensive guide to peer reviewing search strategies, essential...
CAUL Exhibition Events (Free – Brisbane / Melbourne / Adelaide in June)
🌍 WHERE & WHEN Brisbane: Monday June 16, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Bank, BrisbaneMelbourne: Wednesday June 18, The Events Centre, Collins Square, Melbourne CBDAdelaide: Friday June 20, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide CBD...
Here I am! Making the invisible library visible in healthcare (🎦 video now available)
👩 Presenter - Lori Korodaj 🕐 Feb 19 / 1:00 PM / Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney 🎦 Video can be viewed on the HLA Videos page CHS Library and Multimedia supports Canberra Health Services and ACT Health staff in providing evidence-based healthcare and research development...
Research Methods for Health Librarians 1: Survey Research (🎦 now available)
This free session is organised and developed in collaboration with the HLI and ALIA Research Advisory Committee 🎦 To view the video, visit the HLA Videos page 👉 Session Details Survey Research is a popular methodology to collect information from a sample of...
AI methods in evidence synthesis: free Cochrane Training (1H, 2025)
Several free webinars are available in this area in the first half of 2025 They are recorded so can be viewed on demand The full list of Cochrane Live Learning events can be viewed here and if you scroll down then the archive of recorded webinars is available for...
About HLA
Health Libraries Australia (HLA) is the national professional organisation representing librarians and information professionals working in all health sectors including: hospitals and other clinical facilities, research institutes, regulatory agencies, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, government departments, regional health services, professional colleges, universities, cooperative research centres, not-for-profit and community organisations, and parts of public library services. The vision of Health Libraries Australia is that all Australians benefit from health library and information professionals’ expertise that is integral to evidence based health care.
Who are Health Librarians
Health Librarians are health information professionals who focus on the services and systems that deliver research-derived data, information and knowledge to healthcare clinicians, managers, policy-makers, educators and researchers. They contribute to the development of knowledge through research services, from reference consultations and literature searching to advanced forms of evidence synthesis. They manage the research knowledge base published in all formats, as well as grey literature. Their responsibilities extend to advancing the application of evidence-based practice through health literacy and teaching, knowledge management and translation services, facilitating the links between clinical decision-making, policy/guideline/protocol development, and health research, i.e. translating evidence into practice. Health librarians are responsible for the delivery of services that are the only dedicated, secure, permanent and trustworthy source of authoritative information, critical and fundamental to an organisation’s information governance structures.
HLA Executive Committee
The HLA Executive Committee brings the work of ALIA Health Libraries Australia Group to the fore at Board level. The members of the committee advise the ALIA Directors about topics of interest and concern to health libraries and nurture relationships with allied associations, in Australia and internationally. HLA Executive – Contact Information / HLA Executive – Terms of Reference