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?
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11. Alice Springs and the surrounding region is stunningly beautiful. Weather should be mild and dry. Don't be deterred by media reports - you can have a great time!
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