A section of the Library Association of IrelandA section of the Library Association of IrelandMinister Tom Kitt presents the Health Sector Irish eGovernment Award to Nicola Fay, Bennery Rickard, Tony Linnane, Jean Harrison, Brendan Leen and Aoife Lawton
read more | 1566 reads
Welcome to the policies page of the Health Sciences Libraries Group.
read more | 6133 reads
2007 Irish eGovernment Awards Shortlist
Project Management Irish eGovernment Award – Sponsored by Insight Test Services
Fáilte Ireland
read more | 1465 reads
The 3rd Annual DCU Cochrane in Ireland Conference is taking place in
read more | 1553 reads
How Web 2.0 is changing medicine: Is a medical wikipedia the next step?
Few concepts in information technology create more confusion than Web 2.0. The truth is that Web 2.0 is a difficult term to define, even for web experts.1 Nebulous phrases like "the web as platform" and "architecture of participation" are often used to describe Web 2.0. Medical librarians suggest that rather than intrinsic benefits of the platform itself, it's the spirit of open sharing and collaboration that is paramount.2 The more we use, share, and exchange information on the web in a continual loop of analysis and refinement, the more open and creative the platform becomes; hence, the more useful it is in our work. Read the full article (Subscription required)
read more | 1062 reads
New roles for information professionals in the NHS
Doctors and other healthcare professionals are a driving force in the vision of the NHS's National Knowledge Service, of which the National Library for Health is an integral part. Dr Stephen Singleton talked to Elspeth Hyams about the service they want from information professionals. Physicians and healthcare professionals are drowning in data. There is too much evidence, too much research (of varying quality), too many journal articles, and not enough synthesis, analysis and support (in spite of the Cochrane Database).
read more | 1538 reads
The Health Sciences Libraries Group (HSLG) of the Library Association of Ireland annual conference was held in the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Co.Westmeath on 15th & 16th of February 2007.
Complete the HSLG Conference feedback form
OR you can print the form and return it to the address on the form.
___________________________________________________________________
The overall theme for the event is 'Promotion and Teaching Skills within the Healthcare Library'.
read more | 4122 reads
Beatrice Doran, Librarian in the Royal College of Surgeons, comments on the recent IReL inititiave by Science Foundation Ireland and the Higher Education Authority, which funds access to full text electronic resources.
read more | 1453 reads
LAI Working Group on Information Literacy The LAI has established a Working Group on Information Literacy (WGIL) to recommend strategies for the development of information skills education at both a theoretical and practical level in the Library and Information Services sector in Ireland. (The full terms of reference for the WGIL are below). HSLG Members and Health Information Literacy As information literacy and health information literacy are becoming increasingly relevant to our work we wish to showcase examples of information literacy/health information literacy practice in Irish health sciences libraries on the HSLG website. Examples of practice will in turn be used to inform the work of the LAI WGIL, which will be seeking models of practice from across the library and information sector as part of its remit. We therefore invite HSLG members engaged in any form of information literacy or health information literacy activity to send details of activities to the HSLG representative on the WGIL Kate Kelly, NUI Galway. Some Resources
read more | 7379 reads
