Welcome to the Health Libraries Association of BC

 

 

Cochrane Canada Symposium coming to Vancouver

Posted August 13, 2010 - 2:38pm

Save the date!  Vancouver will host the 2011 Cochrane Canada Symposium February 16-17 at the Fairmont Pacific Rim.

 

2 HLABC librarians receive awards at CHLA-ABSC 2010

Posted June 11, 2010 - 11:00am

Congratulations to Devon Greyson, recipient of the 2010 Emerging Leader Award,  and to Shannon Long, who received the 2010 Flower Award for Innovation at CHLA-ABSC 2010 in Kingston, Ontario! 

 

2 HLABC Webcasting pilot 

Posted June 8, 2010 - 4:50pm

Thanks to a generous CHLA/ABSC Chapter Initiatives Grant, HLABC will be running a Webcasting CE pilot program for the 2010-2011 year. During the course of the coming year, many of our annual events will be made available via the WebEx online meeting/broadcasting software platform. We are excited to experiment with and refine techniques for online delivery of CE for health librarians, and hope this will make CE more accessible to our members outside the Lower Mainland, particularly in this time of budgetary constraints.

For live CE events and meetings, you must register your WebEx attendance with HLABC in advance to receive a code with which to log in to the meeting. You will connect to the audioconference either via VOIP (free, but you must have the equipment, i.e. sound card/microphone/speakers, at your computer), or via using your phone to dial into a (toll) phone # that WebEx will provide. WebEx works on multiple platforms, including Windows, Mac OS and Ubuntu.

For information on system requirements to participate in a WebEx meeting, see: http://support.webex.com/support/system-requirements.html. You can join a "test meeting" to check your system requirements here: http://www.webex.com/lp/jointest

 

Using PayPal to quickly and easily renew your HLABC Membership

Posted June 8, 2010 - 2:24pm

Instructions:

1) Go to: https://personal.paypal.ca/ca/cgi-bin/?&cmd=_render-content&content_ID=marketing_ca/send_money

2) Under the "To" box, enter anne dot allgaier at northernhealth dot ca (use "." in place of "dot and "@" in place of "at" in the address box)

3) Under the "From" box, enter your email address

4) Under "Amount", enter $25.00 (CAD).  (Students pay 15.00 for the 2nd or 3rd year of their membership.  First year student membership is free) 

5) Press the "Continue" button to go to the next page so that you can enter your name, address, etc., and your credit card information. (Entering this information will result in you having created a Paypal account but we haven’t had any problems regarding such accounts by any of our members.)

Other payment options:
If you prefer, you may also renew your membership by email or post. Click here to download the pdf membership form with payment information.

 

2010-11 HLABC Membership Renewals

Posted June 8, 2010 - 11:29am

It's time to renew your HLABC membership for 2010-11! Click here to download the pdf membership form with payment information. Note that you do not need a PayPal account to pay with PayPal. Please complete and return the membership form to via snail or e-mail. If you have a colleague(s) who may be interested in joining, please forward the form to them.

Members renewing before the June 26th AGM will again be eligible to win a $25 Chapters Gift certificate, as well as a $10 Starbucks gift certificate HLABC membership fees ($25 annually) have always been a bargain but are an even better bargain this coming year with our ability to use Webex for our meetings and other events.

 

2 HLABC librarians featured in the latest issue of JCHLA

Posted June 8, 2010 - 11:05am

The latest issue of JCHLA includes articles by Dean Giustini (Evidence-based teaching (EBT) and health librarians: some questions and considerations) and Elisheba Muturi (Virtual Worlds, Real Libraries: Librarians and Educators in Second Life and Other Multi-User Virtual Environments).

 

HLABC CE Day & AGM - Saturday June 26, 2010

Posted June 8, 2010 - 9:12am

CE Theme: Health Data & Electronic Medical Records

Register now (deadline: June 23rd) 

*New* this year: Online attendance option for members unable to join us in person this June! (Limit of 25; be sure to register early!)

June 26, 2010
10:00am - 4:00pm
College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC
400 - 858 Beatty Street Vancouver, BC
CPSBC / Vancouver City Centre Map

 

2010 C. William Fraser Prize recipient announced

Congratulations to Daniel J. Hooker, this year's SLAIS recipient of the C. William Fraser Prize:
http://www.slais.ubc.ca/news/grads_may_2010.htm

 

Seeking nominations for HLABC executive!

Posted February 12, 2010 - 3:15pm

If you have an interest in becoming more involved in the health library community of British Columbia, then involvement on the HLABC executive is for you!
Nominations are now being sought for the following HLABC executive position

We are also seeking volunteers with an interest in shaping the coming year's CE lineup and HLABC Communications. To have a chance at serving in any one of these exciting roles, all that’s required is an HLABC and CHLA membership in good standing, a desire to learn, and a drive to contribute. Nominate yourself, or nominate a colleague! Send all nominations to Brooke Ballantyne Scott (brooke.scott at fraserhealth.ca), current VP/President Elect and chair of the Elections Committee. Click here for more information about HLABC executive job descriptions. If you have further questions about these open positions, please feel free to contact Brooke directly.

 

Check out the updated HLABC Conferences page

Posted January 25, 2010 - 3:29pm

HLABC's Conferences page has been updated.  If you have suggestions for additional conferences relevant to HLABC members, please let the HLABC web team know by sending an email to hlabc.web at gmail.com

 

H1N1 Information Sheet

Posted Nov 12, 2009 - 4:10pm

HLABC has compiled a downloadable H1N1 information sheet for librarians and library technicians.

 

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

 

October is Health Literacy Month!

Posted Oct 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.

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.

 

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 hlabc.web 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 http://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