Please join us for presentations from clinical researchers on the appraisal of systematic reviews and guidelines, presentations from HLABC members on recent innovations and new resources, and, of course, our AGM. Date: Thursday, June 22, 2017 Location: UBC Woodward Library, Sherrington Room (2198 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, V6T 1Z3) Don’t forget, you must be an… Read more »
Please save the dates for the HLABC AGM and Summer Continuing Education event on Thursday June 22nd and Friday June 23rd. The location will be Woodward Library @ University of British Columbia Vancouver. Options for online participation will also be available. We are trying something a little different this year and we hope some of the members outside of… Read more »
Please join us on Monday January 23rd to learn more about the current awareness and research discovery tool, Read by QxMD, and clinical research data management from experts at Advanced Research Computing! Also please join us for a discussion of current awareness tools for health researchers and librarians where we will share knowledge from our… Read more »
HLABC is putting together what we hope will be an exciting and engaging program for a full-day CE event early in the new year. More information will be coming soon, but for now, please mark your calendars. Date: Monday, January 23, 2017 (exact timing of events TBA) Location: Woodward Library, UBC * Please note that… Read more »
Please join us on Wedneday December 7th from 5-7pm at Steamworks Brewing Company, downtown Vancouver, for a chance to connect with HLABC members and others interested in health library services. Register here to help us know how many people will attend: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hlabc-vancouver-gathering-tickets-29705770760 When: Wednesday December 7th 2016 from 5-7pm Where: Steamworks Brewing Company at 601… Read more »
The 2017 CHLA/ABSC Planning Committee invites submissions for the Annual Conference of the Canadian Health Libraries Association/Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (CHLA/ABSC), to be held in Edmonton. The theme of the conference is “Northern Illumination/Lumières du Nord.” The online abstract submission site is now available via the CHLA/ABSC conference website. To be… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »