BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Health Sciences Libraries Group - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hslg.ie
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Health Sciences Libraries Group
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/Dublin
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:IST
DTSTART:20250330T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20251026T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:IST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:IST
DTSTART:20270328T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20271031T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260407T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260407T210000
DTSTAMP:20260609T224107
CREATED:20260216T092653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T092849Z
UID:5384-1775592000-1775595600@hslg.ie
SUMMARY:Winning Library Grants: Turning Community Needs into Funded Projects
DESCRIPTION:On April 7th join Stephanie Gerding for a friendly\, encouraging\, clear walk-through on Winning Library Grants. \n\nThis presentation will help you to: \n\nIdentify genuine community needs.\nShape these needs into grant project ideas.\nAlign with funders.\nCreate a project structure that reviewers will trust.\n\nRegister here to attend this free session.
URL:https://hslg.ie/event/winning-library-grants-turning-community-needs-into-funded-projects/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Management for information professionals
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hslg.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Webjunction-Logo.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260422T091500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260423T123000
DTSTAMP:20260609T224107
CREATED:20260401T144359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T144359Z
UID:5523-1776849300-1776947400@hslg.ie
SUMMARY:Search Lightning – The 2026 UHMLG Spring Forum
DESCRIPTION:This review is automatic\, systematic\, hydromatic!\nThe 2026 UHMLG Spring Forum will once again bring together a fantasic line-up of speakers from around the UK\, across two half-days 22-23 April. There are a total of six talks on the overall theme of systematic reviews – some of which do\, of course\, discuss the use of AI in systematic reviews… but the focus is very much on the practical implementation\, not on generalities or background. \nBook your place at this link \nSchedule\nWednesday 22 April\n\n09.15: Forum opens\n09.20: Welcome and introductions\n09.30: Isla Kuhn\, Head of Medical Library services\, University of Cambridge: The Medical Student Systematic Review Group at Cambridge University.\n10.20: Break\n10.30: Pip Divall\, Clinical Librarian Service Manager\, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: Experiences of UK based health librarians collaborating with clinical research staff on systematic reviews and associated authorship.\n11.20: Break\n11.40: Lightning Talk: Manfred Gschwandtner\, Librarian\, Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS): Examining Learning Resources Used by Year 5 Medical Students for UKMLA Preparation: A Descriptive Case Study\n11.50 Carolyn Smith\, Horton Library Manager and Outreach Librarian\, Bodleian Libraries\, University of Oxford: Systematic review searching – what does being a co-author involve\n12.40: Closing remarks\n\nThursday 23 April\n\n09.15: Forum opens\n09.20: Welcome and introductions\n09.30: Charis Wong\, Clinical Fellow in Data-Driven Drug Selection and Consultant Neurologist\, University of Edinburgh: AI-enabled systematic review platforms: how well do they perform?\n10.20: Break\n10.30: A presentation from the RAISE project: Working towards the responsible use of AI in evidence synthesis: The RAISE project\n11.20: Break\n11.40: John Barbrook\, Faculty Librarian\, Lancaster University: AI Methods within systematic review search strategies\n12.30: Closing remarks\n\nTickets\nThis year\, to ensure the continuation of UHMLG’s activities in the absence of a Summer Conference\, we do need to charge a small fee for tickets: \n\n£25 for one person\, one day\n£40 for one person\, both days\n£100 for an organisation ticket: multiple staff can view both days\, and the conference can be streamed in a shared space
URL:https://hslg.ie/event/search-lightning-the-2026-uhmlg-spring-forum/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence (AI),Information resources management,Research and innovation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hslg.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Search-lightening_logo.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260422T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260429T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T224107
CREATED:20260416T140648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T140648Z
UID:5567-1776862800-1777478400@hslg.ie
SUMMARY:Searching for Systematic Reviews: Advanced Design Methods Course
DESCRIPTION:Join Julie Glanville & Carol Lefebvre online over 2 days on April 22nd & 29th. \nThis course will look at advanced methods for search strategy design for systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses. Participants will learn how to structure and build search strategies using a range of techniques and for a range of review questions. An official Instats certificate of completion and 1 ECTS equivalent point are provided at the conclusion of the training. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 1: Advanced Design Methods for PICO Questions\n\n\n\n• Text mining\n\n\n\n\n• Boolean operators\n\n\n\n\n• Term identification\n\n\n\n\n• PICO\n\n\n\n\n• Strategy design\n\n\n\n\n• AI\n\n\n\n\n• Term identification\n\n\n\n\n• Search strategies\n\n\n\n\n• Search filters\n\n\n\n\n• Search hedges\n\n\n\n\n• PICO\n\n\n\n\n• Strategy design\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 2: Design Methods for Complex Questions and Searches\n\n\n\n• AI\n\n\n\n\n• Complex questions\n\n\n\n\n• Complex searches\n\n\n\n\n• Strategy design\n\n\n\n\n• Citation analysis\n\n\n\n\n• Combined search approaches\n\n\n\n\n• Complex questions\n\n\n\n\n• Multistanded searches\n\n\n\n\n• Complex searches\n\n\n\n\n• Strategy design\n\n\n\n\n• Guidance\n\n\n\n\n• Non-PICO questions\n\n\nTo book your place click here.
URL:https://hslg.ie/event/searching-for-systematic-reviews-advanced-design-methods-course/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Information in society and health care,Information needs and user services,Research and innovation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hslg.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Instats.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260424T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260424T120000
DTSTAMP:20260609T224107
CREATED:20260326T121003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T121657Z
UID:5514-1777028400-1777032000@hslg.ie
SUMMARY:HSLG Virtual Journal Club – Systematic review searching as invisible labour
DESCRIPTION:This journal club meeting is hosted by Caitríona Lee\, Information Specialist at the Health Research Board. \nArticle:\nRoss-White A. Search is a verb: systematic review searching as invisible labor. J Med Libr Assoc. 2021 Jul 1;109(3):505-506. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.20211226  PMID: 34629983; PMCID: PMC8485967.
URL:https://hslg.ie/event/hslg-virtual-journal-club-systematic-review-searching-as-invisible-labour/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Journal Club
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hslg.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-HSLG-logo-2025-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260428T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260428T110000
DTSTAMP:20260609T224107
CREATED:20260417T121012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T121012Z
UID:5578-1777370400-1777374000@hslg.ie
SUMMARY:The Evidence Review Accelerator (TERA) – Helpful Tools and Tips for Information Specialists
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will show participants how to use the Evidence Review Accelerator (TERA) to improve the speed and quality of conducting systematic reviews. This workshop will cover all tools\, but will focus on the tools most helpful for information specialists. The workshop will comprise live demonstrations of TERA\, conducted by Justin Clark\, developer of TERA\, the Two-Week Systematic Review (2weekSR) methodology and experienced Information Specialist. The expert skills of the presenter in both conducting reviews and using the tools are a key component of the workshop. \nAll the tools in the workshop are free and available via TERA: https://tera-tools.com/ \nThe workshop will comprise the following plan: \n\nBrief introduction to TERA.\nDemonstration of creating focused searches using the Word Frequency Analyser\, SearchRefiner\, Polyglot Search Translator and the Deduplicator.\nDemonstration of Generative AI-powered screening using MechaScreener.\nDemonstration of citation searching with SpiderCite.\nUsing TERA Farmer to identify any further relevant studies missed by the database and citation search.\n\nRegister here to attend.
URL:https://hslg.ie/event/the-evidence-review-accelerator-tera-helpful-tools-and-tips-for-information-specialists/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Information in society and health care,Information needs and user services,Research and innovation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hslg.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/HTAi.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260429
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTSTAMP:20260609T224107
CREATED:20260116T144307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T135649Z
UID:5264-1777420800-1777593599@hslg.ie
SUMMARY:LAI/CILIP Ireland Joint Annual Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:LAI/CILIP Ireland are holding their joint annual conference on 29th & 30th April in Peace Campus\, Monaghan. \nThis year’s theme is Stronger Together: Opportunities\, threats\, inclusion and community building. \nRegister for this event here. \n 
URL:https://hslg.ie/event/lai-cilip-ireland-joint-annual-conference-2026-call-for-papers/
LOCATION:Monaghan Peace Campus\, Plantation Road\, Monaghan\, H18 RP20\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Foundations of LIS profession,Information and communication technologies,Information needs and user services
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hslg.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/LAI_CILIP_Ireland_logo.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260429T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260429T100000
DTSTAMP:20260609T224107
CREATED:20260416T135502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T135502Z
UID:5556-1777453200-1777456800@hslg.ie
SUMMARY:Librarians Supporting Literature Reviews with Covidence
DESCRIPTION:Literature reviews and evidence synthesis are more than search strategies and screening workflows. They are collaborative and evolving partnerships between librarians and research teams. \nJoin us for a discussion with experienced librarians as they share stories from the field: how they got started in evidence synthesis\, lessons learned from challenging review teams\, how they navigate authorship and expectations\, and how their roles are evolving. \nIf you are a librarian supporting researchers on their evidence synthesis journey\, please join us for this informal yet insightful discussion which will explore what really happens behind the scenes of systematic reviews across disciplines\, methodologies\, and team dynamics. Whether you’re new to supporting reviews or looking to refine your approach\, you’ll walk away with practical insights and real-world perspective. \nIf you can’t attend the live session\, register anyway and you will receive a recording 48 hrs after the session. \nhttps://events.zoom.us/ev/AmUZZRAwdr1rz_iuLZog2955lxhNN560w0Yhh5t7WttIu-DOXgy6~AkrqEesdwetCSy4wCsHz331FZiQwVOvRi7_NGWdkykR0wSWXpq7dnuj-XA?lmt=1775050166000&utm_source=email
URL:https://hslg.ie/event/librarians-supporting-literature-reviews-with-covidence/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Information in society and health care,Information needs and user services,Research and innovation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hslg.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Covidence.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Covidence Support":MAILTO:support@covidence.org
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR