Welcome to the Health Libraries Association of BC
H1N1 Information Sheet
Posted Nov 12, 2009 - 4:10pm
HLABC has compiled an information sheet for Librarians on the H1N1 flu. Click here to download.
HLABC Fall Event: Open Access for Health Librarians
Posted Oct 29, 2009 - 8:58am
Wednesday, November 18, 2009; 6:30-8:30 pm @ Rhizome Cafe
Click here for more info
October is Health Literacy Month!
Posted October 16, 2009 - 10:03am
Librarians observe health literacy month
October is Health Literacy Month, and BC’s health librarians are celebrating by raising awareness of health literacy. Health literacy is the ability of people to access, understand und use information to make decisions and maintain their health.
See the News page for further info and to download the HLABC Press Release.
Library Technicians and Assistants Interest Group (LTAIG)
Posted September 17, 2009 - 10:10am
LTAIG is an interest group that functions under the umbrella of the British Columbia Library Association (BCLA). The LTAIG committee is composed of volunteers with a committment to developing and strengthening ties within the library field, and more specifically, among its members throughout the province of British Columbia. www.bcla.bc.ca/LTAIG/default.aspx
Calling all library technicians! HLABC wants to hear from you!
Posted September 11, 2009 - 1:35pm
Do you feel that the continuing education (CE) topics offered by HLABC in our yearly events and via our affiliation with the annual BCLA conference don’t quite meet your needs or interests? Do you have suggestions for CE topics you’d like to see covered by HLABC, or do you have a CE topic in mind that you would like to present on? Any and all ideas, large or small, would be greatly appreciated. We want to be as inclusive as possible to all our members at HLABC, so make your voice heard!
Please send any CE feedback, ideas, suggestions, or offers to present to hlabcexec at gmail.com
Current Awareness Services - Example from Vancouver Coastal Health
Posted July 15, 2009 - 3:56pm
Those of you who didn't have a chance to attend Shannon Long's excellent Tips and Tricks session on June 19th may be interested in having a look at the current awareness service set up by the Vancouver Coastal Health Library team: http://vchlibraryservices.blogspot.com
BC health and social media blogs
Posted July 9, 2009 - 11:16am
HLABC now has a section for links to BC-based blogs (http://hlabc.bc.ca/92.html) of interest to members. If you have suggestions for additional BC health and social media blogs, please let the HLABC web team know by sending an email to hlabc.web at gmail.com
HLABC on Twitter
Posted July 9, 2009 - 11:03am
HLABC is now on Twitter! For news, events and other updates of interest to HLABC members follow us at www.twitter.com/HLABC
A Couple of Newbies @ the HLABC AGM & Tips and Tricks Sessions!
Posted July 9, 2009 - 10:50am
On June 19, we experienced our first HLABC Annual General Meeting and subsequent Tips and Tricks Sessions in Vancouver. We were the lucky recipients of the Bill Fraser Grant, and it is only through this generous support of HLABC that we were able to attend at all! What a great day for us! Andrea has been in her job as Library Technician for three years, and Sarah has been growing into her position as Librarian over the last two years. In that time, we have seen every HLABC name at the bottom of an email or some correspondence, and on Friday, June 19, we put faces to those names – connected in conversation, and initiated new conversations that will build stronger ties in the future. The only thing missing from our experience was coworker Ruth Rochlin, whose presence would have made the teambuilding experience complete!
The Tips and Tricks sessions were fabulous – how often do we have professional development geared specifically to our type of library? Professional development is valuable if, upon leaving, one can see immediate application in daily work practice, and this was certainly the case in our experience. The sessions were led by Niki Baumann, Krista Clement and Shannon Long, all members of our Association, and their leadership and guidance through the afternoon showed what talent exists within the HLABC. In terms of content, the progression of the sessions from Niki’s EBM Reviews searching to Krista’s overview of how-to set up subject search alerts in Ovid or Ebsco and finally onto Shannon’s RSS subject search blog illustrated a scope of possibility in program delivery within health libraries. The time flew, and the handouts available will help us refresh and retain what we learned on the day. Further, having met each presenter we know where to find expert answers to any questions that arise as we apply our newfound knowledge!
The Bill Fraser Grant is given in the spirit of leadership and support for health librarians and library staff throughout the province. Our day spent in your excellent company was a testament to both, and we were happy to be able to participate! Thank you!
Submitted by Sarah Murdoch Black & Andrea Bretherick
