by Rob Penfold | Feb 6, 2025 | Events
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 individuals, but perhaps what is less known is that there are multiple ways (methods) that you can collect this information. In this session, you will learn about different Survey Research methods, with a focus on good questionnaire design. You will learn:
- the importance of well-structured data collection instruments
- consequences of bad design
- examples of how to ask questions to avoid bias, loaded and leading questions
✅ ALIA Competencies
C2: Reference and Research Services
C7: Health Research
View HLA Competencies
👱♀️ Presenter Bio
Dr Katherine Howard is Intersect Australia’s Digital Research Analyst for UniSA. She supports UniSA researchers by providing expertise in various digital tools and technologies, facilitating access to NCI’s HPC (Gadi), and coordinating Intersect’s training program for UniSA staff and students. Katherine’s background is in Information Science and she has extensive national and international experience as a researcher and academic. Katherine was most recently a Research Fellow with the ARC-funded ‘Library and Information Science Research in Australia’ (LISRA) project, aimed at enabling and encouraging research in Australia’s library and information profession. Prior to this, she was an Early Career Development Fellow at RMIT; has held academic positions at QUT and UniSA; and undertaken sessional work with Curtin University and Charles Sturt University. Dr Howard has received many scholarships and research awards. She was awarded a two-year scholarship to undertake the Erasmus Mundus International Master in Digital Library Learning, studying with world-renowned Information Science scholars in Norway, Estonia and Italy. Katherine was the first person outside of North America to win a Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, and her PhD, completed at QUT, was nominated for an Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award. Katherine’s research focuses on new and emerging roles for information professionals, particularly around data science, research data management, and in the GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) sector. She also has a keen interest in the Digital Humanities.
🌎 Zoom Room
https://alia-org-au.zoom.us/j/83084755873?pwd=OtgDbbc2aXkckdtT6OHpRv6V9E3nFR.1
ID: 830 8475 5873 / Passcode: 794846
💰 Free
📅 March 05, 2025 12:30 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
by Rob Penfold | Jan 24, 2025 | News
Report from the recipient of the ALIA / HLG Leadership Bursary which is part of the HLG Newsletter Autumn/Winter 2024-2025 from the UK
by Rob Penfold | Jan 23, 2025 | Events
👩 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 at a patient and population health level. Services had been developed in consultation with our clients but further promotion and advocacy was required to entice people into our physical and virtual space.
👉 This is our story of how we grew our voice within our organisation, and the positive outcomes (so far) from this outreach.
👜 Goodie Bag link (if you cannot access at work try your personal device or email Lori)
Outcomes of this session
After taking part in this session, participants will:
- understand the importance of building networks to increase visibility in their organisation
- take away practical ideas to use in their own settings – as a team and as solo librarians.
HLA Competencies covered in this session
- C1: The health environment (documentation)
- C4: Leadership and management (strategic planning)
- C8: Professionalism (sharing ideas with others)
Biography
Lori is currently a Senior Client Services Librarian at Canberra Health Services (CHS) Library & Multimedia, and an adjunct lecturer for the School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University. Lori changed sectors in August 2023 after working as a teacher librarian for almost 30 years in Australia and overseas, also leading advocacy/education locally and nationally for school libraries and teacher librarians. Lori has presented and published nationally and internationally on topics such as mentoring, strategic planning, and the importance of library as ‘third space’ (wellbeing). Lori’s passions as a health librarian: supporting medical staff in their work to find best patient outcomes; and building research capacity in colleagues and medical staff through training and professional learning.
by Rob Penfold | Nov 19, 2024 | News
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 supplement the activities of the Australian Library and Information Association in supporting specific projects and providing study grants.
Applications for the biennial Award are invited from all Australian health library and information professionals. Applicants are not limited to ALIA members or to librarians, provided proposals meet the objectives of the Fund.
Funding is available for research projects, study or a publication. For full information on the Award, past recipients and application guidelines, visit the Anne Harrison Award page
Applications close: Fri 03 May 2024 at 5.00 pm
Please direct applications and inquiries to the Secretary: jane.orbell-smith@health.qld.gov.au
by Rob Penfold | Nov 19, 2024 | News
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 issues including;
- Open access publishing
- AI technologies
- Advocacy and community engagement
- Digital transformation
- Equity of access
- Copyright and intellectual property
- Funding and budget constraints
- Changing user demands
Addressing these wicked problems requires innovative solutions that often go beyond traditional approaches. They require librarians to be innovative, adaptable and collaborative to provide effective 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 equipped with new knowledge and strategies to navigate the wicked problems of today’s health libraries.
Presentations, we invite you to submit abstracts addressing the wicked problems above with your innovative solutions 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 proposals for workshops that emphasise and provide hands-on opportunities to develop skills in areas addressing the themes above. 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.
Abstracts and workshop proposals should be sent to the HLA Conference Committee at HLA@alia.org.au by 5.00pm (AEST), Monday 29 April 2024. All abstract and workshop proposals will be reviewed by the conference committee.
