A section of the Library Association of IrelandA section of the Library Association of IrelandQuality and Innovation : Creating Opportunities
Our 2008 Annual Conference was held in the Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone, County Westmeath on 20-21st February 2008.
HSLG is, as always, grateful to our sponsors and exhibitors for their generous support. The HSLG 2008 Conference is being supported by the following organisations.
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Registration for the conference is now CLOSED. Please contact the conference organisers if you have any further queries. Conference presentations are available below.
Wednesday 20th February
08.30 – 10.00 Registration
10.00 – 13.00 Interactive Session . QUALITY: How relevant is quality to Health Care Librarians?
As Health Care Librarians, we rightly stress that our skills in sourcing and managing information are central to the quality agenda that is being pursued within the health service. As you will be aware, an entire agency has been dedicated to the development of the quality agenda within the health service. Quality is a multi-faceted concept and can be viewed, defined and understood in a number of different ways. This session will provide you with the insights and understanding of how the concept of quality is being defined and developed within the Irish health service, which together with the viewpoint of a practitioner, will empower you to see and advocate your work within a quality framework.
Facilitators: Cathy Doyle, Corporate Services Manager, Dublin Dental School and Hospital
Download Cathy's presentationLinda Moore, Client Services Liaison, Health Information and Quality Authority
There will be a thirty minute break for coffee from 11.30am – 12midday
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 14.45 Beatrice Doran Annual Lecture
Knowledge Management and Healthcare outcomes: the introduction of a Clinical Informationist service to an Irish Teaching Hospital
Speaker: Beatrice DoranAs many of you will be aware, Beatrice Doran, last year retired from her post as Librarian of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. To mark her contribution to Irish Health Science Librarianship, the HSLG committee have instituted an annual lecture, to be named after her. Beatrice herself will be giving the first lecture, and will be speaking about her ongoing research into the creation of a Clinical Informaticist post within Beaumont Hospital.
14.45 – 16.30 Parallel CPD Courses
Which have been developed in co-operation with the HSLG CPD Working Group. Full details on the courses are available here.
Course 1. Business Case Proposals Download the presentation
Tutor: Cathy Doyle, Corporate Services Manager, Dublin Dental HospitalCourse 2. Principles for Designing Web Searching Download the presentation
Tutor: Paul Murphy, Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandCourse 3. Design of Library Space
Tutor: Niamh Lucey, Head of Library and Information Services, St Vincent’s University Hospital, DublinCourse 4. Emerging Technologies Download the presentation
Tutor: Cathal McCauley, University College Dublin
16.30 – 17.00 Penny Wiggle, Research Librarian, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin
As some of you will know, Penny has been working within the Adelaide and Meath Hospital as a Research Librarian, to the Senior Management of the Hospital. Penny’s post is currently the only one of its kind in the country, and is a concrete example of the way in which we contribute to the quality agenda within the health service.
17.00 – 17.30 HSLG 2008 Annual General Meeting
17.30 – 19.30 Free Time
19.30 – 20.00 Launch of Trade Exhibition
20.00 Conference Banquet
08.45 – 9.00 Registration for Day 2 participants
09.00 –10.40 European premiere of the movie “The Hollywood Librarian” with an introduction by Ann Seidl, director.
Are you aware of all the stereotypical images of the Librarian? This film claims to have them all! Ann Seidl the film’s creator will be in attendance to introduce the film and answer questions.
10.40 – 11.10 Question & Answer Session with Ann Seidl about the “Hollywood Librarian”
11.10– 11.30 Tea/Coffee
11.30 – 12.45 Interactive Session 1
Whether it’s breaking down stereotypes, advocating for our contribution to the health service, speaking at a conference, facilitating a workshop, or teaching information skills, knowing how to project and present oneself is absolutely key – this includes the use of one’s voice, physical posture, as well as knowing how to improvise. This session is crucial both for the group, your own workplace, and for making an impact on the quality agenda.
Facilitators: Donal Courtney, Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin
12.45 – 13.15 Lunch
13.15 – 14.45 Interactive Session 2 continued
Energised or scandalised by what you saw before lunch? The final 90 minutes of the conference will enable you to put the ghosts behind you, and see some of what you have learned in the day’s first session in a new light.
15.00 Conference Close
If you have any queries about the conference, please contact conference@hslg.ie
International participants & Potential Sponsors:
Athlone is accessible from Dublin Airport via the Citylink bus service. You will need to arrange a local taxi to bring you to the hotel from the bus stop.
Athlone is accessible from Shannon Airport via Bus Eireann (Take Bus Eireann to Limerick Bus Station and transfer to Route 72 to Athlone Bus Station. You will need to arrange a local taxi to bring you to the hotel from the bus station.
Athlone is also on the main Dublin/Galway rail line. You can access the schedule here
You will need to arrange a local taxi to bring you to the hotel from the bus station.
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