by Rob Penfold | Oct 21, 2025 | Events
👉 The webinar will be recorded so registrants can view later / Not an HLA event
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Speaker: Dr Farhad Shokraneh
This free session will delve into the most recent developments in the field of using AI in evidence synthesis, highlighting the gaps between research and practice. The session will include a summary of research, useful tools with brief practical points, guidance on responsible use, and reporting guidelines. Since it is expected that most participants will have expertise in library and information science, there will be a greater focus on using AI in information retrieval for systematic reviews.
Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi) Information Retrieval Group (IRG)
by Rob Penfold | Oct 21, 2025 | News
The latest issue of JoHILA is now available, with articles on:
🎓 Doing a PhD
👑 Prince Charles Hospital Library
🏥 Hospital history project
& more
Like to be published by writing up a project / improvement / process / anything of interest to health librarians?
Send an email to Daniel McDonald who will guide you through the process
by Rob Penfold | Sep 10, 2025 | News
Health libraries / librarians are now mentioned several times in NHMRC Good Institutional Practice Guide : A guide for promoting an institutional research culture that supports the conduct of high-quality research (2025).
This was due to an ALIA HLA submission to the NHMRC in 2024 and will significantly increase the profile of health librarians in biomedical research
Some of the statements include:
“Appoint qualified librarians to advise and support researchers across a range of topics including the scholarly information life cycle, research metrics, open science practices and data management” – p16
” Provide infrastructure for supporting responsible research practices, such as appropriate library services to provide access to a curated collection of information resources and evidence based information collections” – p27
“How does the institution ensure that all researchers have access to support services as needed (for example, statistical advice, library services)” – p29
This publication is listed on the Resources for Health Libraries Undergoing a Review HLA page
by Rob Penfold | Jul 9, 2025 | Events
📰 Description
This session will demonstrate how artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance grant writing. Attendees will discover techniques to leverage AI for developing ideas, creating initial proposal drafts, enhancing content quality by improving clarity and aligning language with funder priorities, and developing supplemental documents such as letter of support, budget development. We will also briefly discuss challenges and responsible use of AI for grant writing.
Leila is a senior research librarian and a published researcher with over twenty years work experience in academic and health libraries. Leila has extensive knowledge and deep understanding of research paradigm and methodology, research process, dissemination, and implementation. During her career, Leila has been supporting research and teaching needs of staff and students from established researchers to HDR students. She has contributed to large scale research projects such as national level public health research, international polices, clinical guidelines developments and systematic reviews as a consultant and co-author. Leila supports researchers’ needs through research life cycle and provides consultation and assistance with literature reviews, grant applications, data management planning, scholarly publishing and open access, research promotion and impact assessment. As part of her current role, Leila is a scholarly communication advisor for Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) supporting research staff and faculty conjoints in conducting and publishing research projects.
🗓️ When
Wednesday 6 August 2025
1.00pm to 2.00pm (AEST)
🌍 Where
Online webinar Zoom – a link will be sent the day prior.
This event will be recorded and sent to attendees following the event.
💲 Cost
ALIA Members – Free
Non-Members – $22. Another reason to consider HLA Membership
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Register | Additional Information
by Rob Penfold | May 30, 2025 | Events
We are pleased to let you know that registrations are now open for Research Support Community Day 2025, with the event program available to view here.
Research Support Community Day continues to remain a free, annual event that offers professional development and training for anyone involved in providing research support and related services. It is an opportunity to connect with colleagues, share ideas, and build your professional network. Holding the event online across 3 days ensures we can welcome participants and presenters from a range of Australasian and New Zealand time zones.
Find out more about our previous events and speakers from the Research Community Day YouTube channel.
Once again, we are grateful to Sage Publishing Asia-Pacific & Central Asia for their continued sponsorship of the event.
With the registration, there is an option to not attend but receive access to the recordings
👉 Note – this is not an HLA event
✅ A few presentations of possible interest:
- Systematic review Fun-damentals
- Full Text Seeker: A tool to assist with systematic reviews
- Safeguarding scholarly integrity: A novel approach to detecting predatory journals
- Generative AI training: Opt in or opt out?
