Recording now available – “What I love about being a health librarian”

by Rob Penfold | Nov 19, 2024 | Events

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💘 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 it yet, you may also be interested in the 🎦 US version of this (courtesy of MLA)

Presenters:

Peter Murgatroyd 

Peter is the Group Manager for Library and Knowledge Services at Health New Zealand.  He is a Fellow of LIANZA and a member of the IFLA Evidence for Global and Disaster Health Special Interest Group . He is also a member of the JoHILA Editorial Board.  Peter believes in the power of shared knowledge to transform lives and communities. 

Alana McDonald

Alana McDonald (she/her) is Senior Librarian at Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, where she has been working for nine years. Prior to this she worked as a Research, Education and Liaison Librarian at Federation University Australia (previously University of Ballarat). Before becoming a librarian, Alana was a speech pathologist and enjoys being back in a Health environment. She has been a member of the HLA committee since 2022.

Fiona Jones

Fiona Jones is the Teaching Liaison Librarian supporting Medical, Nursing & Midwifery, Oral Health Therapy and Podiatry students at the University of Newcastle Library. She collaborates with academics to provide library support for the University’s learning and teaching curriculum, develops programs and resources to develop students’ skills in digital and information literacy, and provides advice to teaching staff on open educational resources and selecting course reading materials. Fiona’s work takes her to Clinical Schools at hospitals across both Central Coast and Hunter New England Local Health Districts.

Glynis Jones

Glynis initially trained as a registered nurse at Royal Melbourne Hospital and worked in coronary care; subsequently transitioning to a career in librarianship. After 25 years in university libraries across Australia, Glynis transitioned to a role as a Health Librarian in January 2022.

Gina Velli

Gina Velli has been a health research librarian with the Princess Alexandra Hospital for five years, providing training, advice and information brokerage for systematic reviews and research projects; her educational background is in Information Management and UX design. Supporting civil engineering research and metadata management, Gina has previously worked for QLD parliament, QLD Department of Transportation and Main Roads, QLD Department of Education and the University of Queensland. Gina is interested in applications of emerging information management technologies to research processes and methodologies.

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