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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...
Conducting Accelerated Systematic Reviews – Online via Bond Uni
the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, is once again offering a series of ONLINE live interactive workshops on how to do systematic reviews with a focus on how to improve the speed and efficiency of the review process. The search session will showcase our new...
Upcoming Events (May/Jun) + Tell us what you would like to see (or present on …)
Coming up over the next couple of months: May What I love about being a health librarian - Peter Murgatroyd, Glynis Jones, Alana McDonald, Fiona Jones(Above interesting? Then you might like to view the video Why I Love Being a Hospital Librarian (from MLA) or the...
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ALIA HLA Conference – Aug 29-30, 2024, Caboolture Hospital, Qld
The 2024 HLA Conference theme is: Wicked Problems, Innovative Solutions. Join us for an exhilarating exploration of the multifaceted challenges facing our libraries. Don’t miss the opportunity to join the conversation, collaborate with others and emerge...
Health Libraries Inc (HLi) Conference – Friday 18th Oct in Marvellous Melbourne
Couldn't make it to the recent HLA Conference? There's still a chance to get some health librarian professional development in before 2025 ... 🔎 View the Program ✍ Register 🙂 Bonus conference - free Victorian Healthcare Week runs the two days prior (Wed, Thu) to the...
Recording now available – “What I love about being a health librarian”
🎦 Watch the Recording Passcode: uy1*wypS 💘 What I love about being a health librarian Come along and hear from colleagues about why they love being a health librarian – celebrate the profession and learn from colleagues about what inspires them. (If you haven't seen...
AI Tools for Information Professionals – 12 months on! (Thu 25 Jul)
Join our UK based presenter Phil Bradley to explore where AI search is at 12 months on from our last session. Phil will spend time looking at new search engines, ChatGPT’s enhanced functionality, and introduce us to a variety of new tools to explore. 🧑...
Identifying Economic Evidence for HTA’s (Julie Glanville, 14 & 19 Nov)
✍ Event Description Health economics evidence is a key element in much health services research and particularly in health technology assessments. Identifying economic evidence to inform such research can involve searches in a range of databases and using a variety of...
Leveraging Wikipedia for Health Research Dissemination (3-4 pm 06 Jun)
Wikipedia is the most frequently consulted resource for medical information on the internet. Engaging with this platform is crucial for disseminating health and social care information to a lay audience. The National Institute for Health and Care Research's project...
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