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HLA Alerts
Health Libraries Australia, the national health group of the Australian Library and Information AssociationJanuary 2017
Hello, welcome to the first 2017 issue of HLA Alerts, kindly sponsored by OCLC.
We hope you will find the HLA Alerts a valuable tool in your professional development and invite you to contribute to our other publication, HLA News, on any project you may be involved with this year.
All the best for 2017.
HLA Executive.
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In the Literature…
Australia
HLA News Summer 2016
- High value, high visibility: wrapping up the year in Townsville / Bronia Renison and Louisa D’Arrietta.
- Workshop report: Advanced search techniques for systematic reviews / WA members.
International
MLA has announced the release of the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) in digital format. An open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal, the JMLA is the premier journal that advances the practice and research knowledgebase of health sciences librarianship. (Source: MLA Focus.)
Computers in Libraries, V. 36 (10) 2016
How Reliable Are Cancer Studies? - The Atlantic - 18 January 2017.
“A project that tried to reproduce the results of 50 landmark papers turned into an arduous slog—and that’s a problem in itself.”
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Events to support your professional development
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ALIA Information Online |
Sydney, NSW |
13-16 February |
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Library Association of Ireland/CILIP Joint Annual Conference (including Health Libraries SIG) |
Kerry, Ireland |
13-15 April |
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Medical Library Association, 117th Annual Meeting and Exhibition: Dream, Dare, Do |
Seattle USA |
26-31 May |
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ICML + EAHIL 2017 / European Association for Health Information and Libraries. Theme: “Diversity in Practice: integrating, inspiring and innovative”. |
Dublin, Ireland |
12-16 June |
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CILIP: Including Health Libraries SIG |
Manchester, UK |
5-6 July |
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HLA PD Day (keep a watch for further information) |
Perth, W.A. |
TBA July |
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IFLA World Library and Information Conference (Including Health and Biosciences Libraries Section) |
Wroclaw, Poland |
19-25 Aug |
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14th HLinc Conference |
Melbourne, Vic |
TBA - Oct |
If you are looking for conferences that you can link in with you travels, keep eye on the site “International Library Related Conferences” maintained by James Thull, Associate Profession, Specials Collections Librarian, Montana State University Library and Marian Dworaczek, Librarian Emeritus University of Saskatchewan Library.
MOOCs & Online Training
PubMed for Librarians: Six Free Continuing Education Classes (National Library of Medicine)
Keep an eye out for developments with the HLA Journal Club in 2017. Also in the pipeline is the HLA Twitter Chat. We will let you know when both these services are in place.
ALIA PD Scheme: Health Specialisation
To get the most from your ALIA membership, make sure you register for the Health Specialisation.
Just for Fun
Nouns for Librarians – Send in your suggestions for health librarians.
Current Happenings in the Wider Library World
Operation 451 from the US Librarianinblack blog: “Operation 451 offers a way you can show support and solidarity for core library ethics in this tumultuous time. Read more and get involved at the Operation 451 website.”
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), Natasha Bradley (Vic), Jeanette Bunting (WA), Dr Kathleen Gray (Vic), Sarah Hayman (SA), Dr Suzanne Lewis (NSW), Jane Orbell-Smith (Qld), Rob Penfold (Qld), Bronia Renison (Qld), Rolf Schafer (NSW), Angela Smith (NSW), and, Catherine Voutier (Vic).
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HLA Publications
HLA News: National Bulletin of Health Libraries Australia, ISSN 1448-0840 (Quarterly)
HLA Alerts (Monthly)
HLA Publications Editor: Jane Orbell-Smith AFALIA (CP) 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
www.alia.org.au/groups/HLA
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
 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
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