Welcome to the Health Libraries Group Newsletter for Summer 2024!
As the end of summer rapidly approaches (in 3 weeks time!), we hope you have been enjoying this year’s unique “summer”, making the most of the remaining sunny, warm days – amidst the unexpected rain and chill at times – from each of your respective health libraries!
This edition of the HLG newsletter features reflections on both the recent Health Libraries Group (HLG) Conference and CILIP Conference at Birmingham, and articles on library service developments i.e. library spaces, technology and more, as well as bursaries and updates on approaching events in the next few months.
We’re thrilled to share this edition of the HLG Newsletter with you and extend our warmest gratitude to all our contributing authors.
Articles
A project to use Microsoft Teams and a Chatbot to connect with our users
Jennifer Davis-Manders and Willow Baylis, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Academic library to health library: A reflection on a professional pivot
George Jerish Choothamparambil Joseph, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Attending the #CILIPConf24 with a bursary from the Health Libraries Group
Emma Stirland, University of Liverpool
Beware Librarians bearing gifts (Reflections from the 2024 HLG Conference)
Daniel Park, The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Internet Sites of Interest
Keith Nockels, University of Leicester
My experience at the HLG 2024 Conference
Oluwatobi Almaroof Salaam, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
My first HGL conference- Thank you FEDIP!
Megane Quelvennec, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Report on attendance at the LILAC Conference, Leeds Beckett University (25-27 March 2024)
Ana Williams, UK Health Security Agency
RJAH Library: Enhancing Staff Wellbeing
Yvonne Ankers, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Space utilisation – Making the most of our pods
Lisa Riddington, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Knowledge Network – redesigning the digital library for health and social care staff in Scotland
Katie Edwards, NHS Education for Scotland
Bursaries and events
Save the date: “AI and Health Information: Librarians Leading the Charge” 2024 Conference
Kate Jones, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Green Libraries Conference 2024
CILIP
Green Libraries Week
CILIP
How Bad are Bananas? Carbon Literacy for Beginners!
Adam Tocock, Whittington Health NHS Trust
MLA opportunities for HLG members
Tom Roper, HLG Representative to the Medical Library Association
SCHARR Short Course Unit (Sept – Oct 2024)
Sonia Rizzo, SCHARR
News and updates
Access recordings of sessions held at the Health Libraries Group Conference
Imrana Ghumra, CILIP Health Libraries Group
Contact
Thank you for reading the Summer 2024 issue of the HLG Newsletter.
We welcome your contributions to the newsletter, such as original articles, meeting reports or book reviews. Let us know what you’d like to see!
For further information, please contact the editorial team at: newsletter.hlg@cilip.org.uk.
HLG Newlsetter Summer 2024
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