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Guidelines for Australian Health Libraries, 5th edn 2022
The Guidelines for Australian Health Libraries (5th edn, 2022) have now been published. Feedback is open until 30th April 2022. The Guidelines will be updated on an ongoing basis as new evidence comes to hand.
Presentation on new health library guidelines
Watch this 12 min video on the upcoming 2022 guidelines, presented by Ann Ritchie Browse our journal: JoHILA Connect with HLA: Facebook LinkedIn Twitter aliaHEALTH e-list
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Using Covidence to maximise efficiency for systematic reviews – 🎦 now available
🎦 Watch Recording (Passcode: &R&7CZIQ) HLA Lunchtime Session 🕐 When: 7 November, 2024 1pm – 2pm AESDT 👫 Presenters: Julie Brown - Covidence; Cassandra Gorton - Monash Health 💲 Cost: Free 🌏 Location: Zoom...
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...
Evidence-Based Practice Librarians’ Institute (18-22 Nov, Brisbane)
The Australian Evidence-Based Practice Librarians’ Institute (AEBPLI) is an introduction to Evidence-Based Practice, focusing on question building, searching, critical appraisal of the literature, and advanced topics related to systematic reviews. Facilitated by...
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...
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 2026 – Contact Information / HLA Executive – Terms of Reference (2025)