Call for abstracts now open.
We will hold our annual conference in the Ashling Hotel, Dublin on Thursday 12th March 2026.
Our theme is “Celebrating Our Collective Power: Finding Strength in Difference“.
We all have different values, preferences, priorities, stakeholders, professional goals and ways of working. This diversity provides benefits to our profession with greater access to new ideas and innovations.
- Technology – how do we prepare for technological innovations such as AI
- Impact – how do we make a difference to others
- User Engagement – how do we ensure our services meet the varied needs of library users
- Resilience – how do we function well in the face of adversity
- Lifelong Learning – (such as CPD)
Submit your abstract to contacthslg@gmail.com by Tuesday 13th January 2026. Please include a presentation title, name of presenter(s), organisation, 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 presentation will be limited to a maximum of two presenters, with short presentations limited to one.]
In this webinar APA Style experts will discuss how librarians can use APA Style to tackle some of the challenges in supporting students with research and writing in the current social and technological environment. The new APA Style Manual will be discussed which can provide APA Style guidance to all students, updates to AI guidance, and best practices for supporting academic writing in a world with AI and misinformation.
Register here for this webinar
Join this free, online event to help future-proof your career and provide you with guidance on steps you might take to support your career development.
The event is on Thursday October 30th from 2 – 4.30pm
This event is open to anyone working in academic libraries or a related organisation.
The event might particularly appeal to early or mid-career academic library workers, regardless of job level who want to develop and progress in their career, whether that be within their current role or in a different role entirely. The event will help you think about the skills you need to do that, and how you might undertake future activities to support you.
You do not need to be connected to or a member of CILIPS, SALCTG and SCURL to book a place.
The event will feature:
- An opening talk from Martina McChrystal, Director of Library Services, University of Glasgow on succession planning and future proofing your career
- Career journeys – some shared examples from a variety of library colleagues
- Professional qualifications and values – ways that everyone can develop, regardless of prior experience or qualifications
Register here
14th ICML Congress will take place in Glasgow from 14th -16th July 2026
Conference theme – Flourish: growing our communities
Subthemes:
- Growing Medical Librarianship through innovation
- Careers: flourishing careers from new professionals to retirement and beyond
- Equity, equality, disparities
- Research assessment: the impact and quality of medical research
- Evidence based practice: advancing library practice and our profession through research and evaluation
- Health and Wellbeing
- Sustainability
In-person and online registration options available
In-person early bird rate until 31st January 2026
For more information see here
Presented by the American Medical Library Association (MLA) on Wednesday 23rd July, this webinar is designed for early career health sciences librarians.
This webinar will:
- Explore a wide range of research tools, including scholarly databases, eBook platforms, and standards and guidelines resources.
- Consider how to select appropriate resources, the nuances of differing controlled vocabularies, and strategies for sharing these skills with health science researchers.
- Through a combination of interactive lecture, live demonstration, and scenario-based discussions, attendees will learn how to apply their new knowledge when responding to user inquiries. During this webinar, you will receive a comprehensive handout detailing key resources and rationale for use.
Click here for more information
The HSLG committee are delighted to announce the launch of our new diamond open access Health Sciences Libraries Journal (HSLJ).
The purpose of HSLJ is to provide a forum for those working in the library and information sector to share and showcase knowledge and experience. Through harnessing our collective knowledge, we aim to enhance our ability to make evidence-informed decisions in practice, enable creativity and change, and promote our value and professional abilities.
You can access our journal at https://journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hslj/index
Volume 1, issue 1, table of contents:
Editorial
- By our Editor in Chief Jean McMahon
Practice-based articles
- Cultivating the Power of Curiosity in Professional Practice, Mary Dunne
- Strengthening the Future of Health Science Librarianship: An Introduction to Coaching and Mentoring, Eimear Carney
- Guiding Success: Staff Support for Undergraduate Nursing Students in Academic Poster Design, Ann Byrne and Irene O’Dowd
- Navigating Complexity: Strategies for Libraries in a Rapidly Changing World, Mairéad McKeown and Amy Bond
- Practical Techniques for Being More Creative at Work, Peter Reilly
Reports & reviews
- Report of the HSLG Conference 2025, Jim Healy
Regular features
- SHOUT: Sharing Hints, Outcomes and Useful Techniques
Please consider submitting an article for future issues. We welcome submissions from those across all sectors with topics that are of potential interest to health librarians. There are a number of submission types. Research articles will be peer reviewed. Practice-based articles include items such as case studies, project reports and commentaries. We also welcome book, podcast, website reviews and recommendations, product reviews and event reports.
We aim to publish two issues each year.
- The deadline for general submissions is 01 April (for summer) or 01 October (for winter).
- The deadline for (peer reviewed) research articles is 10 January (for summer) or 10 July (for winter).
For more information on submitting an article please see https://journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hslj/about/submissions
This conference is for Clinician Librarians, Outreach Librarians, Embedded Librarians, Expert Searchers, Information & Knowledge Specialists and interested parties.
Full conference and 1-day tickets available.
Register here https://uhl-clinicaleducation.org/iclc/?kinsta-cache-cleared=true
The Library Association of Ireland and CILIP Ireland are hosting their joint conference in the Kingsley Hotel Cork on 10-11 April 2025
The conference theme is “Shining Lights”.
Keynote Speaker: Aphra Kerr, Professor of Digital Media & Communications, UCD
Registration for this event is through Eventbrite.
LAI/CILIP Ireland Member Full Delegate Rate €350
LAI/CILIP Ireland Member Day Delegate Rate €100
Celebrating its 10th anniversary conference, CONUL’s 2025 Conference theme is:
Shaping Tomorrow – Reflections and New Directions
Topics presented over 2 days include:
- EDI, Equity and Societal Impact
- Leveraging Library Partnerships (regional or national)
- New Models for Engagement
- Open Research and Research Infrastructure
- People and Digital Futures
- Supporting Blended Working
- Sustainable Service Delivery
Register to attend this event here
