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HLA Alerts
Health Libraries Australia, the national health group of the Australian Library and Information AssociationMay 2016
Hello and welcome again to our latest issue of HLA Alerts sponsored by OCLC. In this issue you’ll find a link to the HLA PD Day registration, great news of an award for Austin Health Library, and recently published papers and articles of interest to those of us in “health library world”.
This issue sees the addition of Patrick O’Connor to our publishing team. Pat has kindly volunteered to help out with proof reading and link checking.
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PD Day 18th July
ALIA Health Libraries Australia are presenting our highly successful professional development day on Monday 18th July at the Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney. Our hosts will be the staff of the Douglas Piper Library. Registrations are now open.
Accolades
Congratulations to Austin Health Library in Victoria for being named winners of the Spirit of ANZAC Award at Austin Health. The award is given in recognition for strong teamwork, persistence, success and ingenuity and contribution to Austin Health.
“This year’s Spirit of Anzac Award went to the team from Austin Health’s amazing Health Services Library. Their recent achievements make a pretty epic list – but notably, they built the new Austin Health Research Online (AHRO) repository, which for the first time ever compiles and publishes a collection of research published at Austin Health. They’ve also created innovative training that’s helping to improve the research skills of clinicians, and are recognised as a centre for excellence for supporting evidence-based practice (by providing the evidence!). Huge congratulations to Michele, Helen, Shanti, Joanna, Jeffrey and Jessica!”
Well done team! Links: https://t.co/kOJL2VVNYG, https://t.co/F9zVyf9dmR
(Thanks to Gemma Siemensma for this contribution.)
In the Literature…
Australia
International
- Top Skills for Tomorrow’s Librarians – (Discussion of Library Journal.com article by Cheryl Twomey) Health Information Updates to and from Africa - 13 April 2016.
- ORCID Author Identifiers: A Primer for Librarians. / Akers KG; Sarkozy A; Wu W; Slyman A, Medical Reference Services Quarterly 2016 Apr-Jun; Vol. 35 (2), pp. 135-44; Publisher: Routledge; PMID: 27054531.
- A Profession Without Limits: The Changing Role of Reference Librarians. / Sullo E; Gomes AW, Medical Reference Services Quarterly 2016 Apr-Jun; Vol. 35 (2), pp. 145-57; Publisher: Routledge; PMID: 27054532.
- Surveying Medical Students to Gauge Library Use and Plan for a New Medical Library. / Aronoff N, Medical Reference Services Quarterly 2016 Apr-Jun; Vol. 35 (2), pp. 187-203; Publisher: Routledge; PMID: 27054535.
- AGREE Reporting Checklist [Advancing the Science of Practice Guidelines] - 9 March 2016
- A Day in the Life of a (Serious) Researcher Envisioning the Future of the Research Library (Source: Ithaka S+R - 8 March 2016.)
- Health services and health literacy: from the rationale to the many facets of a fundamental concept. A literature review / Guglielmo Bonaccorsi (et al). Ann Ist Super Sanità 2016 | V. 52 (1) pp: 114-118. DOI: 10.4415/ANN_16_01_18. “The aim of this study is to make a critical analysis of the different definitions of health literacy to provide a framework of the concept. The improvement of health literacy is a powerful tool for the development of a new type of relationship between individuals and the health system.”
- Effectiveness of training in evidence-based medicine skills for healthcare professionals: a systematic review. / Hecht L, Buhse S, Meyer G. BMC Med Educ. 2016 Apr 4;16(1):103. doi: 10.1186/s12909-016-0616-2.
- Increasing Value and reducing waste in biomedical research: Librarians are listening and are part of the answer / Kirtley, S. Lancet - 16-22 April 2016.
- BMJ Blogs: The BMJ » Blog Archive » Richard Smith: What are medical journals for and how well do they fulfil those functions? / Ben Goldacre’s Tweet.
- An Evaluation of Emergency Medicine Core Content Covered by Free Open Access Medical Education Resources / Robert Stuntz, Robert Clontz. Annals of Emergency Medicine: Volume 67, Issue 5, May 2016.
- The data suggest an imbalanced and incomplete coverage of emergency medicine core content in FOAM. The study is limited by its retrospective design and use of a single referral Web site to obtain available FOAM resources. More comprehensive and balanced coverage of emergency medicine core content is needed if FOAM is to serve as a primary educational resource.
Health Consumer Information
New MedlinePlus Topics
National Library of Medicines
Other
- Tox Town®, a guide to toxic chemicals and environmental health issues in everyday locations. It is available in English and Spanish. The Household Products Database gives information on the potential health effects of chemicals contained in common products used inside and around the home. ToxMystery™, available in English and Spanish, helps children ages 7 to 10 learn about toxic substances in the home. Tox Tutor and ToxLearn are written at the introductory college level and offer a basic introduction to toxicology.
- Health Happens in Libraries \ OCLC
Informatics and Copyright
Tools and Databases
Upcoming Events
MOOCs & Online Training
The library and information professional as practitioner-researcher? / Library and Information Science Research Australia.
Recording of #LISRAproject panel session on librarian as practitioner-researcher is now available.
The HLA Journal Club this month works on the article: “Librarians in Evidence-Based Medicine Curricula: A Qualitative Study of Librarian Roles, Training, and Desires for Future Development”. Med Ref Serv Q. 2015;34(4):428-40. Join the HLA Journal Club – Discussion extended until 27 May.
ALIA PD Scheme: Health Specialisation
To get the most from your ALIA membership, make sure you register for the Health Specialisation.
About HLA
HLA's commitment to our members is to provide strategic direction in the delivery of relevant, high quality, affordable professional development opportunities. Check the 'Courses mapped to competencies' on the HLA webpage to see what courses are available to fit your training and development needs.
HLA Executive
Convenor: Ann Ritchie AALIA (CP) Health. (Vic).
Treasurer: Sharon Karasmanis (Vic), Secretary: Gemma Siemensma (Vic).
Committee: Diana Blackwood (WA), Jeanette Bunting (WA), Dr Kathleen Gray (Vic), Sarah Hayman (SA), Suzanne Lewis (NSW), Jane Orbell-Smith (Qld/NZ), Bronia Renison (Qld), Rolf Schafer (NSW), Catherine Voutier (Vic).
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HLA Publications Editor: Jane Orbell-Smith AFALIA (CP Health Librarian) E: jane.orbell-smith@alia.org.au
HLA Alerts Assistant Editor: Vacant
HLA Alerts Major Contributor: Cheryl Hamill
HLA Editorial Board:
Ann Ritchie, Cheryl Hamill, Sarah Hayman, Suzanne Lewis, Jane Orbell-Smith, Rob Penfold, Bronia Renison, Catherine Voutier.
Health Libraries Australia
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The vision for HLA is that all Australians benefit from health library and information professionals’ expertise that is integral to evidence based health care.
Health libraries: better evidence, better health
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