NEWS – New HLABC Executive

At yesterday’s annual general meeting, in-coming President Kristina McDavid announced the new members of the HLABC Executive for 2016 to 2017. Your Executive is now comprised of the following members: President: Kristina McDavid Past-President: Leigh Anne Palmer Vice-President/President-elect: Fiona Chiu Secretary: Chantalle Jack Treasurer/Membership: Antje Helmuth Continuing Education & Programming Director: Helen Brown Communications Director:… Read more »

EVENT & MEETING – HLABC Summer 2016 Continuing Education Session & AGM

Join us this summer to hone your searching skills in a hands-on session with 3 expert searchers; learn about new health library innovations from the findings of one of the latest research initiatives; and participate in our HLABC Annual General Meeting over a delicious lunch! Event: HLABC’s Summer Continuing Education & AGM Date: Tue, June 28, 2016… Read more »

EVENT & MEETING – Continuing Education & Winter HLABC Meeting

HLABC is happy to announce that award-winning journalist Chad Skelton will be joining us to discus best practices in data visualization. This presentation will cover best practices of data visualization, how to find datasets through open-data portals, and an introduction to how you can incorporate some of the most popular data visualization tools in your daily work (including Tableau Public, Datawrapper,… Read more »

CALL – CHLA/ABSC 2015: Call for Conference Volunteers

Volunteer to help us host Canada’s national health library conference in Vancouver this year! Welcome your peers from across the country, reunite with far-flung colleagues, and exchange ideas with new friends. Whatever your interests, we have glamourous library-conference volunteering opportunities at Canadian Health Libraries Association/Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada 2015. Help us… Read more »

EVENT – CHLA/ABSC Conference: Riding the Wave of Change

Date: Friday, June 19, 2015 (All day) – Monday, June 22, 2015 (All day) Location: Sheraton Wall Centre Contact: CHLA/ABSC Conference Committee Contact Email:  2015.CE@chla-absc.ca Join us in Vancouver for innovative programs, educational opportunities, and networking events. Hang ten with Canadian and international librarians discussing new initiatives, cool tools, and personal bests. Opening Keynote speaker: Julie… Read more »

EVENT – January 30, 2015 – HLABC Winter Continuing Education & Lunch

Date: Fri, 2015/01/30 – 8:30am – 1:00pm Event Type: CE Events Address: Lillooet Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC HLABC’s Winter CE and Lunch SCHEDULE 8:30am Welcome & Networking – Bring your own coffee of choice and connect with fellow library professionals 9:00am HLABC and Student Joint Speed Networking & Mentoring – This mentoring event… Read more »