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Final issue of HINT – Winter 2024

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The first issue of HINT, the newsletter of the Health Sciences Libraries Group was published in Autumn 2003. Over the years, more than 50 issues have been produced. We would like to take this opportunity to thank every single person who has written for, edited, and produced these issues. HINT has been a vital way for health librarians to stay connected, share developments in our profession, and support one another.  The Winter 2024 issue will be our final issue as we move our publication to an open access journal in 2025. We look forward to receiving your future contributions.

HINT Winter 2024 is available now from https://hslg.ie/hint/

Issue contents:

Christmas Message from the HSLG Committee – Niamh Lucey
Rotunda Hospital Commemorative Plaque Unveiling – Anne O’Byrne
Renovation of the Library at University Hospital, Kerry – Jennifer Butler
Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy – M. J. Tooey
Librarians in interesting roles – Louise Farragher
Latest News from the HSLG Mentoring Programme – Jean McMahon
HINT Transition to Open Access Journal – Mary Dunne, Breeda Herlihy
Book Recommendation: Self-care for winter by Suzy Reading – Yohanna Anderson
Research, Knowledge, Information and Relationships – Bernard Barrett
LITE reading (Library, Information, Technology & Evidence)- Mary Dunne

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Dive down the ‘rabbit hole’ with us at HSLG conference 2025 – call for abstracts now open

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We will hold our annual conference in the Ashling Hotel, Dublin on Thursday 6th March 2025.

Our theme is “Cultivating curiosity: a wonderland for librarians”. Maybe you are finding these times are ‘curiouser and curiouser’? (Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland). We would like to invite you to submit an abstract for a presentation.

Subthemes include
• Innovating, challenging and being open to new ideas, experiences and perspectives (new developments, critical appraisal, AI, technology, tools etc)
• Planning for the future / creating or adapting to environments of change (planning, forecasting, work roles, change etc.)
• Delving deep. Understanding and providing evidence of value (user experience, marketing, research, evaluation)
• Lifelong learning (such as CPD)
• Believing impossible things – and making them happen (success stories or adventures)

Submit your abstract to contacthslg@gmail.com by Monday 13 January 2025. Please include a presentation title, name of presenter(s), organization, abstract of 250 – 300 words, and whether you will speak for 10 or 20 minutes.

Successful presenters will have the conference fee waived.*

Ticket prices:

HSLG member: €35

Non-LAI member: €80

LAI member/student/unemployed €50

[*Note: Standard presentations will be limited to a maximum of two presenters, with short presentations limited to one.]
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Developing strategic foresight and quality reviews: insight from the HRB

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On 1st October the HSLG committee were delighted to welcome academic & health librarians for an in person CPD event in the Health Research Board. Brian Galvin spoke about managing uncertainty through strategic foresight, and Ailish Farragher, Caitriona Lee and Louise Farragher gave a number of presentations on improving search strategy development and reporting for better evidence.

Foresight is an approach to planning and policymaking that attempts to manage uncertainty. It does that this by using a variety of tools to identify possible threats and opportunities in the medium or long-term. This is not prediction but an attempt to develop an information resource that helps with decision making in the present. Engaging in foresight work develops anticipatory capacity and enables a more active role in supporting policy making and mobilising joint action.

Improving search strategy development and reporting for better evidence – The IS team discussed how you can improve your search strategy development and reporting, ensuring your contribution to the review is to a high standard

  • using PRESS peer review of search strategies to improve your search strategy and choice of search resources
  • using available guidance for searching for systematic reviews, scoping reviews and rapid reviews (Cochrane, JBI etc)
  • using established quality assessment tools (AMSTAR, JBI for Systematic Reviews) to guide search decisions
  • using reporting standards (PRISMA-S) to guide search decisions and reporting

Guidance on terminology, application, and reporting of citation searching: using the TARCiS statement, and tools that can help.

Below are slides from these presentations:

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Document versions of the presentations:

Quality Assessment Search Strategies (PDF)

TARCiS (Powerpoint)

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Summer 2024 HINT Newsletter

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Another packed issue of the Health Sciences Libraries Group newsletter: HINT is available now from https://hslg.ie/hint/

Issue contents:

CILIP Health Libraries Group Conference 2024 – Niamh Lucey
HINT Fiction Competition—3rd Place Winner – Marie Carrigan
Train the Trainer: Two Librarians’ Experiences – Fiona Ellis & Julianne O’Callaghan
Claire Kelly Schultz: Librarian, Researcher, Documentalist, Professor, President – Caitríona Lee
Mentoring Update – Jean McMahon
2024 Graphic Medicine Conference: Finding your magic!- Jessica Eustace-Cook
Librarians in Interesting Roles – Bridgette Comanda
Listening as a Research, Information and Knowledge Technique – Bernard Barrett
Developing a Bibliotherapy Collection for the Mercy Cancer Care Centre – Breeda Herlihy
LITE Reading (Library, Information, Technology & Evidence) – Mary Dunne

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Spring 2024 HINT Newsletter

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Our Spring 2024 issue of the Health Sciences Libraries Group newsletter ‘Health Information News & Thinking’ (HINT) is available now at https://hslg.ie/hint/
Issue contents:
HSLG Annual Conference 2024
HSLG Conference 2024: feedback from attendees – Mary Dunne
HINT Fiction Competition – 2nd place winner –  Lisa O’Leary
HSE Library launches its new strategy 2024 – 2029 –  Aoife Lawton
Librarians and Irish-language resources –  Caitríona Lee
Reflections on developing a digital literacy OER –  Ann Byrne
Leveraging our professional and intellectual skills – Bernard Barrett
Latest News from the HSLG Mentoring Programme
Book Recommendation: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles –  Jean McMahon
LITE reading (Library, Information, Technology & Evidence) – Mary Dunne
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The Anne Madden EAHIL Bursary 2024

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In honour of our retired colleague Anne Madden, the HSLG provides a bursary award to attend the annual EAHIL (European Association for Health Information and Libraries) conference. https://eahil2024.rsu.lv/

The bursary is available to HSLG members and provides funding for early-bird registration, and reasonable travel and accommodation costs.

This year, the conference is being held in Riga, Latvia on 12-14 June. Early bird registration closes on 2 April. Closing date for this bursary is 3pm 26 March.

Information about HSLG bursaries and the application form can be found on our bursary webpage.

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Registration for HSLG Conference 2024 opens

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The HSLG committee are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the Annual HSLG Conference which takes place on Thursday 7th March in the Ashling Hotel, Dublin.

Our theme for 2024 will be “Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?”. There’s always something that can potentially disrupt our professional work (remember search engines were meant to herald our doom?). We’ve managed to survive, and often thrive, in the face of adversity, but can produce a better response when we work together and plan ahead.

Sharing our ideas and innovations at this conference is one way to become stronger.

In the library of “Howling Innovation,” the big bad wolf of change is not to be feared but embraced — could it be a companion in the quest for knowledge, a catalyst for evolution, and a muse for the ever-changing melody of progress? Join Dr Lollie Mancey for an exploration of the changing landscape of libraries in an AI world, questioning how we safeguard our core values and functions to ensure that libraries not only survive challenges but thrive in the ever-evolving landscape of information and technology.

Register Now: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/hslg-conference-2024-whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-wolf-tickets-757718395117?aff=oddtdtcreator

The programme will include the following speakers:

  • Dr Lollie Mancey – Howling innovation: unleashing the spirit of change in libraries
  • Mairéad McKeown and Lauren Sneyd – How the Bord Bia Library is helping its users learn, know and sustainably grow with AI
  • Caitríona Lee – Literature searches and AI in health libraries
  • Eimear Carney and Jean McMahon – Mentoring for librarians ‘fireside chat’
  • Breeda Herlihy – First year of the HSLG literature search peer review buddy scheme
  • Louise Farragher – Mind the Gap: mapping reviews and evidence gap maps
  • Marie Carrigan – Using citation-based literature mapping tools for scoping reviews

The HSLG makes the Bernard Barrett Bursary award available to HSLG members from across Ireland to enable members to attend the annual conference. Members may apply for funds to cover the registration fee and/or travel expenses: https://hslg.ie/about/hslg-bursary/

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Winter issue of the HSLG newsletter HINT available now

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Just in time for the Christmas break, our Winter 2023 issue of the Health Sciences Libraries Group newsletter ‘Health Information News & Thinking’ (HINT) is available now at https://hslg.ie/hint/

Issue contents:

A Christmas message from the HSLG Committee – Niamh Lucey
Fiction Competition 2023 – Jean McMahon
Fiction Competition 2023: First placed piece
Thoughts on locally managed library marketing activities – Liis Cotter
Irish Medical Families – Ailish Farragher
A librarian’s contribution in establishing a successful multidisciplinary journal club – Fiona Lawler
The HSLG Mentoring Programme – Jean McMahon
Librarians in interesting roles: Technology Enhanced Learning Manager – Manon van Alphen
Research and Information Intersection – Bernard Barrett
Report from HSLG Bursary Award Winner: LAI/CILIP Ireland Annual Joint Conference 2023 – Mingli Gong
LITE Reading (Library, Information, Technology & Evidence) – Mary Dunne
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Call for Abstracts for HSLG Annual Conference 2024

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The HSLG will hold our annual conference in the Ashling Hotel, Dublin on Thursday 7th March 2024.

Our theme for 2024 will be “Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?”. There’s always something that can potentially disrupt our professional work (remember search engines were meant to herald our doom?). We’ve managed to survive, and often thrive, in the face of adversity, but can produce a better response when we work together and plan ahead.

  • What can we do to prepare for the future?
  • What issues should we be talking about?
  • Are potentially scary issues challenges or opportunities?
  • How can we produce a strong, structured approach to practice that will withstand potential assaults?

Sharing our ideas and innovations are one way to become stronger, so we’d also like to hear about any subject that interests you. We would like to invite you to submit an abstract for a presentation on our theme or sub-themes. Subthemes include:

  • artificial intelligence
  • environmental issues
  • library community support
  • CPD
  • workforce challenges
  • censorship

Presentations will be 20 minutes. You can submit your abstract to contacthslg@gmail.com by Friday 19th January 2024. Please include a presentation title, name of presenter(s), organization, and abstract of 300 – 500 words.