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The 2023 HLA/Telstra Health Digital Health Innovation Award winners are …
... Alice Anderson & Cassandra Gorton, winners of the 15th HLA/Telstra Health Digital Health Innovation Award. Please join Health Libraries Australia in congratulating them The 2023 award will support Monash Health in delivering an interactive digital...
CoP – Artificial Intelligence in Health Library & Information Services
InvitationALIA Health Libraries Australia (HLA) would like to invite you to participate in our new Community of Practice (CoP) on Artificial Intelligence in Health Library & Information Services. Why a CoP?The purpose of this community of practice is to bring...
Medical College Accreditation Project ( Report to follow)
Work is being undertaken to demonstrate the important role health libraries play in Australian medical training programs. Here you will find an overview of the medical colleges and associations which have medical training programs with specific library requirements...
Courses & Events linked to HLA Competencies (Feb 2023 Update)
An extensive list of courses and events in 2023 that map to the eight HLA Competencies are now available (updated Feb 2023). These are useful for continuing professional development More from ALIA HLA: Browse our journal: JoHILA Connect with HLA: Facebook ...
Health Librarian awarded Qld Librarian of the Year
Congratulations to Daniel McDonald from Darling Downs Health in Qld for being awarded the ALIA Qld Librarian of the Year for 2022. Daniel's award was recognition for his work in producing the HLA journal JoHILA, editing the monthly HLA Alerts newsletter, publishing...
Open Letter regarding ALIA Professional Pathways
This open letter details several responses to the proposed ALIA Professional Pathways, and is signed by numerous health library and infromational professionals. It is available also on the Health Libraries Inc site More from HLA …HLA Twitter / HLA...
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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...
Getting the most out of LibGuides in Health Libraries (Wed 17/04/24)
Come and hear from two different libraries on how they utilise LibGuides for their library services. LibGuides are used across the world and have many hidden features you may not know about. Come and learn from others with localised examples. Presenters - Eunice Ang...
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