A number of posts have appeared on aliaHEALTH about stage 2 of the neXus project. HLA has been specifically approached by the neXus project team seeking health library participation. Further, Gill Hallam, project leader, is hoping to present initial results at HLA at Dreaming08.
The HLA Executive cannot stress enough the importance of your input to this project. neXus2 will help OUR sector better understand the issues that impact on the recruitment and retention and the training and development of library staff. The study will focus on the institutional perspectives, rather than the individual, so needs the active participation of library management, to be able to obtain data at the organisational level.
The first step in the process is to register for a Security Identification Code. This can be done at http://datagecko.com/nexus/index.php?sid=14
Time is running out. The cut off date for the survey is Friday, 4 April 2008.
Queries can be directed to Gill Hallam, email: g.hallam@qut.edu.au or mob: 0402 159 818.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Registrations open for next FOLIOz Course: G2G
Registration is now open for
Getting to Grips with Knowledge Management (G2G)
The course will start on 28th April 2008 and brought to you by ALIA and The University of Sheffield (ScHARR)
This a high quality online learning activity conducted at your own pace and in your own time:
Course duration: 28th April 2008 - 13th June 2008
Course Aim: This course aims to provide practical skills in delivering knowledge management techniques that are feasible at a local or organisational level. The course will be supported by real-life case studies and practical tasks and exercises.
Course Objectives: By the end of this course participants will be able to:
* Understand the importance of knowledge management.
* Identify the main considerations to be taken into account when planning a knowledge management strategy.
* Use knowledge management tools to meet the needs of their organisation or community
* Prepare a planned approach to developing a "community of practice".
* Identify strategies to enable you to sell the benefits of
knowledge management at an organisational or local level.
* Evaluate the effectiveness of knowledge management techniques.
* Engage with fellow participants in discussing issues connected with practical knowledge management problems and situations.
Cost:
ALIA Member $195
ASA/RMAA/ASLA/LIANZA Member $195
Non-member $295
Registration forms and FOLIOz information now available at
http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/workshops/
Getting to Grips with Knowledge Management (G2G)
The course will start on 28th April 2008 and brought to you by ALIA and The University of Sheffield (ScHARR)
This a high quality online learning activity conducted at your own pace and in your own time:
Course duration: 28th April 2008 - 13th June 2008
Course Aim: This course aims to provide practical skills in delivering knowledge management techniques that are feasible at a local or organisational level. The course will be supported by real-life case studies and practical tasks and exercises.
Course Objectives: By the end of this course participants will be able to:
* Understand the importance of knowledge management.
* Identify the main considerations to be taken into account when planning a knowledge management strategy.
* Use knowledge management tools to meet the needs of their organisation or community
* Prepare a planned approach to developing a "community of practice".
* Identify strategies to enable you to sell the benefits of
knowledge management at an organisational or local level.
* Evaluate the effectiveness of knowledge management techniques.
* Engage with fellow participants in discussing issues connected with practical knowledge management problems and situations.
Cost:
ALIA Member $195
ASA/RMAA/ASLA/LIANZA Member $195
Non-member $295
Registration forms and FOLIOz information now available at
http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/workshops/
HLA at Dreaming08 - top 10 reasons to be there
One thing we will share from the March issue of HLA News is our top 10 reasons to be at HLA at Dreaming08.
1. Loads of health library specific content
…and it’s back to back!
Health Libraries Professional Development Day, Tuesday 2nd September
Health Libraries Stream during the main conference program, Wednesday 3rd September.
2. Prominent health library keynote speaker
Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, a regular BMJ contributor and author of 7 academic text books (remember ‘How to Read a Paper - the basics of evidence-based medicine’, BMJ Publications, 2002? Well, that’s Trish!). Her presentation will be: Tales of the field: Challenges and pitfalls of evaluating large-scale IT projects in healthcare.
3. Get a different perspective; hear the latest in health librarianship
…from invited speakers with international and national perspectives, as well as colleagues who are doing it on the ground.
4. Professional development
We guarantee you’ll learn stuff. The content is strong and practical.
5. Network, network and then network some more.
We all know this is where the real action takes place.
6. Backs onto a darn good general library conference with some strong academic content that’s applicable to ALL OF US.
Visit the Dreaming08 for more details of the program.
7. Not nearly as expensive as SOME conferences we know of!!
8. Heavy discounts on the cost of the Health Library PD day for ALIA members attending the whole conference
9. You get to be part of the HLA team spirit.
Contribute to HLA’s priorities for the next year as we lead up to the International Congress of Medical Librarians to be held in Brisbane 2009, help shape our profession’s vision for the future vision, be a part of your national group that advocates for health librarianship and coordinates national initiatives such as the Workforce Planning research that is currently underway.
10. Be wowed by Alice Springs.
It’s a unique attraction. And the Henley on Todd is the weekend before . Why not make it a holiday?
1. Loads of health library specific content
…and it’s back to back!
Health Libraries Professional Development Day, Tuesday 2nd September
Health Libraries Stream during the main conference program, Wednesday 3rd September.
2. Prominent health library keynote speaker
Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, a regular BMJ contributor and author of 7 academic text books (remember ‘How to Read a Paper - the basics of evidence-based medicine’, BMJ Publications, 2002? Well, that’s Trish!). Her presentation will be: Tales of the field: Challenges and pitfalls of evaluating large-scale IT projects in healthcare.
3. Get a different perspective; hear the latest in health librarianship
…from invited speakers with international and national perspectives, as well as colleagues who are doing it on the ground.
4. Professional development
We guarantee you’ll learn stuff. The content is strong and practical.
5. Network, network and then network some more.
We all know this is where the real action takes place.
6. Backs onto a darn good general library conference with some strong academic content that’s applicable to ALL OF US.
Visit the Dreaming08 for more details of the program.
7. Not nearly as expensive as SOME conferences we know of!!
8. Heavy discounts on the cost of the Health Library PD day for ALIA members attending the whole conference
9. You get to be part of the HLA team spirit.
Contribute to HLA’s priorities for the next year as we lead up to the International Congress of Medical Librarians to be held in Brisbane 2009, help shape our profession’s vision for the future vision, be a part of your national group that advocates for health librarianship and coordinates national initiatives such as the Workforce Planning research that is currently underway.
10. Be wowed by Alice Springs.
It’s a unique attraction. And the Henley on Todd is the weekend before . Why not make it a holiday?
HLA News, March 2008 issue
The first issue for this year was emailed to HLA members last week and has since been uploaded to the ALIA HLA website. (The December 2007 issue is now open access.)
Contents include:
Web 2.0 and Australian health libraries - From Your Convenor - Competencies and keeping pace with technology changes in smaller library settings - Evidence Australia - Australian libraries make a difference to the University of Uganda - NT Health's new eLibrary leads to skill development for library staff - Conference diary - Top 10 reasons to attend HLA at Dreaming08
If you think you should have received HLA News via our direct member email but didn't, log on to ALIAnet and check that the HLA box is ticked under 'my groups'.
Contents include:
Web 2.0 and Australian health libraries - From Your Convenor - Competencies and keeping pace with technology changes in smaller library settings - Evidence Australia - Australian libraries make a difference to the University of Uganda - NT Health's new eLibrary leads to skill development for library staff - Conference diary - Top 10 reasons to attend HLA at Dreaming08
If you think you should have received HLA News via our direct member email but didn't, log on to ALIAnet and check that the HLA box is ticked under 'my groups'.
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