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: Events
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
Irish Copyright Seminar
Irish Copyright Seminar
On Friday 14th December Joe Donnelly of the Judges Library will give a talk on Iris
h copyright legislation including topics such as how Irish copyright may impact/inform Irish Health Librarians in areas such as Interlibrary loans and database licences etc.
The seminar will take place in the Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8, from 2.00 pm – 4:30 pm (including registration and tea/ mince pies) this will include an opportunity for Q&A
The cost will be €10 for HSLG members and €25 + booking fee otherwise.
Seminar documents
The following documents were supplied by Joe Donnelly at the seminar and may be re-used with permission of the author.
Workshop on Copyright, Licences and Open Access
The joint committees of A&SL and HSLG are delighted to offer a one-day workshop on Copyright, Licences and Open Access by Charles Oppenheim.
Date: Friday 9 November 2018
Time: 09:45-15.00
Venue: HRB Boardroom, Grattan House, 67-72 Lower Mount Street, Dublin D02 H638
Continue reading “Workshop on Copyright, Licences and Open Access”
HSLG AGM 2018 and Network evening with A&SL at RCSI Library
The HSLG 2018 AGM will take place on Wednesday 27 June 2018 in the Bouchier-Hayes Auditorium, RCSI, 26 York Street, Dublin 2 at 16.30.
HSLG members should register to attend here
The AGM is an important event for members and committee members, so please do attend. Additional information about the AGM will be sent out to the HSLG mailing list.
And do remember that registration for the HSLG and A&SL Networking event, beginning on Wed 27th June at 17.30 in RCSI, is separate and you must register here to attend that event.
We will join the library staff on a tour of the library in RCSI’s new education building at 26 York Street. Please note that there are two different time slots, so please register your preference. Tours will start promptly. Latecomers will be brought up to the lecture room.
We will then hear from Kate Kelly, Director of Library Services, RCSI Library, who will provide us with some insights into competencies and professional standards in librarianship.
Stay on for the wine reception!
Spaces are limited so don’t delay! 
Save the Date: HSLG 2019
HSLG Annual Conference 2019
Thursday 28 February 2019, Ashling Hotel, Dublin.
contacthslg@gmail.com https://hslg.ie/
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
HSLG AGM & Networking Event
The HSLG Committee would like to invite all members of the HSLG to join us for our AGM on Wednesday, 14 June from 5 – 6pm.
This year, due to the kind offer of the ICML/EAHIL 2017 conference organisers, we are holding the AGM in the historic surroundings of Dublin Castle.
The meeting will be followed by a drinks reception at Trinity College Dining Hall, where we will join our colleagues from the conference. This is a great opporutinity to chat with fellow librarians and and share ideas and experiences.
To attend the AGM please register with Eventbrite here:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/hslg-annual-general-meeting-tickets-33395052501
[You don’t have to attend the conference to go to the AGM or reception but it’s shaping up to be a very interesting event. See more at http://eahil2017.net/]
We looking forward to seeing you there.
Kindest regards
The HSLG Committee
Michael, Louise F, Bennery, Louise B, Marie, Shauna, Maura, and Mary