The conference will take place on Thursday 28 February in the Ashling Hotel, Dublin
(Please note: this is a draft programme and subject to change)
Register for the conference here
Preliminary programme for HSLG 2019
Category: Conference
HSLG 2019 Conference: Call for papers
Theme: The future is now: realising our library vision
Thursday 28 February 2019, Ashling Hotel, Dublin.
We are inviting submissions on the main theme and the following sub headings:
- Changing needs of library stakeholders (users, organisations, librarians)
- Enabling scholarly publishing
- Training & Education for library users
- Data Management
- Technology & AI
- Health literacy
You are invited to submit:
- Presentation: (20 mins) Presenters receive a free conference registration
- Lightening talk (5 mins)
- Posters (A1 or A0) on aspects of the theme
Send submissions to: contactHSLG@gmail.com
Deadline for submissions: Friday 11 January 2019
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HSLG Annual Conference 2019
Thursday 28 February 2019, Ashling Hotel, Dublin.
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HSLG Conference 2018 – Presentations
The HSLG committee would like to thank all who attended and presented at HSLG 2018. It was a great event and a perfect opportunity to share ideas and network with library colleagues. As promised we’ve uploaded the presentations for your perusal.
Leading change: the experience of the Health Service Executive. Aoife Lawton & Sinead Roche Moore, HSE.
Does The Health Librarian Have A Role To Play In The Development & Engagement With Graphic Medicine For End Users Health Literacy? Jane Burns, Irish Hospice Foundation & UCD.
The Death of Expertise Anne Madden. St. Vincent’s University Hospital.
Lightening Presentations
A librarian is announced Mary Dunne and Mairea Nelson, Health Research Board.
From Medical Shelves to Volcanoes and Elves: how the shelves of a medical library were transformed into a school library. Jean McMahon, Tallaght Hospital.
Librarians Aloud’ a podcast record of changing librarian voices and values. Laura Rooney Ferris, HSE.
Register for HSLG annual conference 2018
HSLG annual conference 2018: Change is gonna come: Living our core library values: Tuesday 20 February, Ashling Hotel, Dublin 8
Click on the link to view the draft programme and to register. As you will see, HSLG(LAI) members are being rewarded with a discounted rate.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/hslg-annual-conference-2018-tickets-40899546645
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Best regards, HSLG Committee
Call for abstracts for the HSLG annual conference – 20th February 2018
The HSLG will hold our annual conference in the Ashling Hotel, Dublin
on Tuesday, 20 February 2018
We would like to invite you to submit an abstract for a presentation or poster on our theme – Change is gonna come: Living our core library values.
Sub-themes:
- Professional values
- Values in action
- Identity
- Transformation and adapting to change
- Evidence based practice
Presentations will be 20 minutes, and lightning talks, 5-10 minutes. Posters A1 size.
Please include: Title, name of presenter(s), organization, and abstract of about 300 words
Send to contacthslg@gmail.com
Deadline for abstract submission is Friday, 12 January 2018
We will send out conference registration details shortly.
If you are looking for inspiration don’t forget Michelle Kraft’s keynote speech on change at last summer’s ICML + EAHIL conference. (If you missed it you can watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkoCIvazQCs Michelle’s talk starts at about 35 minutes into the ceremony.)
See also the conference presentations listed and linked here: http://eahil2017.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ICML-EAHIL-2017Presentations.pdf
View the presentations from HSLG2016
After a fantastic conference in May, we thought we’d give you an extra chance for reflection by adding the presentations to the website. Check out your favourite presentations below.
Day 1, 12 May 2016
Keynote speech: Something Old, Something New: Health Librarian Capabilities for the Knowledge Economy and the Digital Age by Ann Wales
“Building value into a core skill.” by Anne Madden, St. Vincent’s University Hospital,
“Advancing our skillset: building the Rudai 23 e-learning course for information professionals” by Caroline Rowan, St Michael’s Hospital and Stephanie Ronan, Marine Institute
Making Our Skills Visible Through Research by Aoife Lawton, Health Service Executive
Advancing skills: from ‘lovely librarians’ to knowledge ninjas by Mary Dunne & Mairea Nelson, Health Research Board,
Learning from e-learning in other organisations by Joanne Callinan, Milford Care Centre,
Putting it into Practice: applying the skill set by Kate Kelly, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Why and What to Measure? Understanding & Using Altmetrics to evaluate impact. by Jane Burns, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland & School of Information & Communication Studies, University College Dublin
Posters
The Skillset of a Health Science Library Assistant by Jesse Walters, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Sharing our expertise: Lets HEAR about it! by Caroline Rowan, St. Michael’s Hospital, Dun Laoghaire
Development of Rotunda: Birth of a Nation 1916 Centenary Exhibition at the Rotunda by Anne M. O’Byrne, Rotunda Hospital
Day 2, 13 May 2016
Bibliometrics: Maximising & Assessing Research Impact by Fintan Bracken, University of Limerick
HSLG 2016: meet the presenters #11
Anne M O Byrne: Development of “Rotunda Birth of a Nation” ; 1916 Centenary Exhibition at the Rotunda.
Anne is Head Librarian in the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin. A graduate of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, she holds a BSc Econ in Information and Information Studies and an MSc Econ in Health Information Management. As a professional Librarian she is committed to the equal provision of information services to all categories of users and has a particular professional interest in developing outreach programmes and remote services to facilitate end-user training. She sees the role of librarians as being in partnership with lecturers, teachers and students in advancing learning and knowledge. Her role as custodian of historical memorabilia has progressed during her term as Librarian in the Rotunda Hospital, and in her development of the Bartholomew Mosse Tercentenary Exhibition to mark Mosse’s life as founder of the first “Lying-in Hospital”.
Abstract
To coincide with the 1916 Centenary celebrations in Dublin, the Rotunda Hospital hosted an Exhibition entitled “ Rotunda Birth of a Nation” . This Exhibition acknowledged the role of five extraordinary 1916 medical women who supported the women and babies of Dublin at time of turmoil .
A group was formed in September 2015, comprised of a multi-disciplinary team headed by the Rotunda’s Head Librarian, Anne M O Byrne and assisted by Sinead McCoole, as Curatorial Advisor to the Group.
Over the period (October 2015 to February 2016), Committee worked with its various partners to develop high quality graphic displays to represent the role of each of these
women in the Rotunda. They became three medical doctors : Bridget Lyons Thornton, Kathleen Lynn, Dorothy Stopford Price and through collaboration with Abbeyleix Heritage Trust the life of Mary O Shea, nurse/Midwife. The final nurse was Albinia Brodrick whose connections became apparent through the joint research of the Historian and Librarian, a unique collaboration.
In addition to the physical Exhibition a serious of lunchtime talks were hosted during the
Exhibition. The Exhibition was well attended with a total footfall of 3053 visitors through the doors of the Rotunda. Work has already commenced on the future role of this Exhibition and its inclusion on the Rotunda Online Exhibition site at www.rotunda.ie
HSLG 2016: meet the presenters #10
Kate Kelly: Putting it into Practice: applying the skill set
Kate is Director of Library Services at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI).RCSI is currently building a new academic education centre incorporating a new library and has been recruiting for new positions over the last year. Kate has spent most of her library career in health sciences working in the USA and Ireland. She has an MSc in Health Services Research and is a fellow of the Library Association of Ireland (FLAI) and distinguished member of the US Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP).
Abstract
In support of its strategy “Growth and Excellence” RCSI is building a new medical education centre incorporating a new health sciences library. Planning for this building challenged library staff at all levels to consider and reconsider what it is we do, how we do it, and why we do it. What if anything differentiates a health sciences library and health sciences librarians from other libraries? Using RCSI Library as a case study this presentation will share some of the learnings from our benchmarking exercises as prelude to a restructuring and the thinking behind resulting new positions.
HSLG 2016: meet the presenters #9
Fintan Bracken: Bibliometrics: Maximising & Assessing Research Impact
Fintan is the Research Services and Bibliometrics Librarian in the University of Limerick. In this role, Fintan is responsible for providing services to researchers in many aspects of the research process including bibliometrics, open access, publication strategy and maximising research impact. Prior to joining UL in October 2013, Fintan worked with IReL, the Irish Research eLibrary. He has also previously worked in the Marine Institute’s research library. Fintan completed a PhD in zoology in 2004 and has published research on various topics including bird biodiversity and usability studies. LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/fintanbracken.
Abstract
In the last decade, the use of bibliometrics has become more mainstream in universities and research institutions throughout the world. Bibliometrics refers to the quantitative measures used to assess research output, in other words, publication and citation analysis. This workshop will provide:
- An overview of bibliometrics and how they can be used;
- An explanation of the main metrics used;
- Details on how to find citations to articles and how to calculate the h-index of a researcher using the three main citation tools, Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar;
- Information on other methods and tools to assess the research impact of individuals and groups;
- An explanation of the main journal metrics and instructions on how to find each.
This workshop will also highlight five key methods for optimising the impact of research including publishing in high impact journals (e.g. using ScimagoJR.com), ensuring a researcher’s outputs are easily identifiable (e.g. using ORCID and Google Scholar Profiles), increasing the visibility of publications (e.g. using Open Access), and promoting research (e.g. using social media).