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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
📢 HSLG webinar on Thursday 26 November at 11:00! 🎯Moving Targets of AI in Systematic Reviews: Where Are We and How to Keep Up 🎤 Dr Farhad Shokraneh ✅ A practical guide to choosing search approaches, writing prompts, and evaluating tools and their outputs 🔗 www.eventbrite.ie/e/moving-tar...
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Moving Targets of AI in Systematic Reviews: Where are we and how to keep up
Common questions include which tools to choose, how to use them correctly, and how to report their use.
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📚 Journal club 📅 Save the date! 16th October 2026, 11:00 – 11:45am. 🩸 Our next journal club meeting will be hosted by Niamh O’Sullivan, Research Officer/Librarian at the Irish Blood Transfusion Service. 👇Find out more on the HSLG website! hslg.ie/category/hsl...
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
📣 The HSLG AGM will take place online on Thursday 12th November 2026, from 11:00-12:00. ✉️ HSLG members will be contacted by email and invited to register via Eventbrite. 🤝We are also inviting nominations to the committee for the term 2026-2028. ℹ️ More information below. hslg.ie/about/member...
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Membership
Joining the Health Sciences Libraries Group The HSLG of the Library Association of Ireland (LAI) represents the interests and concerns of all who work in Irish health libraries and associated infor…
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🎓 Recently completed, or about to complete, your LIS qualification? Why not turn your dissertation into an article for HSLJ? 🆘 We will provide guidance, and support you through the process. This is a fantastic way to get an early-career publication! 👉 Guidelines: journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hs...
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🖼️ 🧑‍🎨 Alongside our regular features, the winter issue of the HSLJ will have a special focus on arts in health. We particularly welcome contributions about any kind of arts or humanities initiative you have been involved with in your library or workplace. journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hs... #MedLibs
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Submissions | Health Sciences Libraries Journal
Thank you for considering publishing in the diamond open access Health Sciences Libraries Journal. Submissions can be made on topics that are of potential interest to health librarians. This may include themes such as literature searching, user experience, service evaluation, research and data support and access, mobilising evidence, technology and system design, ethical considerations, project and management skills and continuing professional development. We also welcome book, podcast, website reviews and recommendations, product reviews and event reports.
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
📢 Reminder: We are currently inviting general submission contributions for the Winter Issue of the Health Sciences Libraries Journal. 📅 Submission deadline: Thursday 1st October ❓ Submission guidelines can be found here: journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hs...
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Well done to HSLG committee members Jean McMahon and Niamh Lucey who presented at the 14th International Congress on Medical Librarianship in Glasgow earlier today👏 #ICML2026 #MedLibs
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🚨Save the date! HSLG Conference 2027 is officially confirmed! 🗓February 25th, 2027. 📍Ashling Hotel Dublin. 👀More details to follow.
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Interested in systematic review training? In the latest HSLJ issue, Bryn Murphy and Emily C. Adydan share a scaffolded training model designed to prepare early-career health librarians to deliver systematic and scoping review services. Full article here 👇 journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hs... #MedLibs
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Growing Together: Scaffolding Systematic Review Training for Early Career Health Sciences Librarians | Health Sciences Libraries Journal
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
At the HSLG Annual Conference earlier this year, Mairéad Mc Keown and David Lombard delivered an excellent presentation on their Microsoft Copilot upskilling programme at Bord Bia. Their article in the latest HSLJ issue summarises that presentation👇 journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hs... #MedLibs #AI
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Building AI Literacy Through Library-Led Copilot Training: A Practice-Based Case Study | Health Sciences Libraries Journal
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"At a Human Library event... volunteers take part as human ‘Books’ that can be borrowed... for 20-30 minute conversations, where questions are encouraged and pre-existing biases are challenged" Read Eilís O'Neill and Gwendolyn O’Connor's article in the latest HSLJ issue here 👇 tinyurl.com/yc85283a
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View of Human Books, Real Stories: Creating Space for Empathy at The Human Library in Dublin City University
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
“Graphic Medicine is an interdisciplinary field that brings together comics, visual storytelling and health sciences to explore experiences of health, illness, disability, grief and care” Read Jane Burns’ practice based article in the latest HSLJ issue👇 journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hs... #MedLibs
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Depicting Trauma, Building Community: Expanding the Scope of Graphic Medicine-Comics, Shared Experience, & Collective Care | Health Sciences Libraries Journal
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Wonderful to hear HLSG Communications Officer Jean McMahon highlight the All Island Mentoring scheme and the new HSLJ journal issue too. Thanks to everyone who joined us at RIA yesterday📸👇 #HSLG #MedLibs
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
What a fantastic evening at the AS&L and HSLG Summer Networking event! 🌟 Great connection and brilliant insights from Jane Burns🕵️‍♀️📚
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
First up on the latest HSLJ issue's practice based articles, we have a fascinating piece by Joanne Fitzpatrick on the establishment of the Neurodivergent Library and Information Staff Network. Read here 👉 journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hs...
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Not Just Evidence-Based, But Experience-Based: Establishing a Neurodivergent Peer Support Network for Staff in the Library and Information Sector | Health Sciences Libraries Journal
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The latest HSLJ issue features a research article on Australia’s place in LIS education by Annmarie Whyte. “…research involved a sample of nine [LIS] educators, working in [Ireland], who [answered] a series of questions on global LIS education.” 👉 journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hs... #HSLJ #MedLibs
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Australia’s Place in Library and Information Science (LIS) Education: Evolution, Progress and Future Challenges | Health Sciences Libraries Journal
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
📝The latest issue of the Health Sciences Libraries Journal (HSLJ) is now available! 🔎We invite you to explore the new issue and enjoy the latest contributions from the library and information community. 📚Happy reading! journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hs...
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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): Health Sciences Libraries Journal | Health Sciences Libraries Journal
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🚨The HSLG/A&SL Summer Networking Evening is just over a week away! 🗣️ Guest speaker Jane Burns will talk about our transferable skills, focusing on how librarians can make an impact in other sectors. ✍ Current HSLG or A&SL members can register for free here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/asl-and-hs...
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A&SL @aslibraries.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Join us for our joint Summer Networking Evening on 11 June in The Royal Irish Academy! Current @healthlibraries.bsky.social @aslibraries.bsky.social members are invited to book their free tickets to meet with library colleagues & attend a talk by the wonderful Jane Burns tinyurl.com/ya9ufb4y
A&SL & HSLG Summer networking evening with guest speaker Jane Burns. 11 June from 5.30 pm Royal Irish Academy. Exclusive event for members of A&SL and Health Sciences Libraries Group.
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
✍ SAVE THE DATE The joint HSLG / A&SL summer networking is scheduled for June 11th at The Royal Irish Academy! 👥 It will be open to current HSLG and A&SL members 🔍 More details & registration info coming soon
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
💥 Graphic Medicine Ireland: Inaugural Meeting – You’re Invited! ❓ Graphic Medicine uses comics to tell health stories, enrich education, and deepen understanding of illness, care, and wellbeing. 🗣️ Be part of the conversation from the very start. www.eventbrite.ie/e/graphic-me...
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Graphic Medicine Ireland Launch
Join us for the launch of Graphic Medicine Ireland, a new and exciting initiative exploring the powerful intersection of comics & healthcare
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
🥊HSLG Literature Search Peer Review Buddy Scheme round 6 🔍Working in a library or as an information specialist in Ireland and carrying out searches for your users? ✍️Sign up to meet others like you and develop your searching skills! www.smartsurvey.co.uk/t/CHUS4C/
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HSLG Literature Search Peer Review Buddy Scheme Spring 2026 - Round 6
Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
✍️Want to publish in the Health Sciences Libraries Journal? ⏰The general submission deadline for our summer issue is April 1st, less than one week away! 🏳️‍🌈The issue will contain special features. Submissions on LGBTQI+ and neurodiversity are especially welcome! journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hs...
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Government Libraries Section - LAI @glsireland.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
GLS members were out in force at the HSLG conference! Bord Bia librarian Mairéad McKeown was joined by colleague David Lombard to showcase their work building the AI capability of graduates within the organisation. Thanks to the @healthlibraries.bsky.social for organising such an inspiring day
Four GLS members standing in front of HSLG signMairead and David in front of screen with title slide from presentation
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
That’s a wrap! Thank you to all speakers, sponsors and attendees. We look forward to seeing many of you at HSLG Conference 2027! Here are some bonus shots of, what was, a great day in Dublin. #HSLG #MedLibs
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Workshop time! Led by Professor Aphra Kerr, HSLG conference attendees are discussing libraries, expertise and literacy in the AI era #HSLG #MedLibs
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Here’s a look at some of the other talks we’ve been treated to at HSLG Conference 2026 before lunch! #HSLG #MedLibs
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Keynote speaker professor Brendan Kelly delivered a fascinating keynote on techno-panic and much more to kick off HSLG conference 2026 #HSLG #MedLibs
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
HSLG Conference 2026 is underway! #HSLG #MedLibs
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
🚂Attention #hslg conference attendees: LUAS red line is not currently running. You may need to allow extra time for your journeys this morning. More details here: www.luas.ie
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
📣We are delighted to announce that tickets for the HSLG annual conference 2026 are SOLD OUT! 🤝We are looking forward to welcoming attendees to the Ashling Hotel, Dublin tomorrow. ⏰You can still find a copy of the programme here... www.eventbrite.ie/e/celebratin... #HSLG #MedLibs
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Celebrating our collective power: finding strength in difference
The HSLG conference will be held in the Ashling Hotel on Thursday 12 March 2026 from 9.45 to 16.30 .
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
✍️Want to publish your work in the Health Sciences Libraries Journal? ⏰The deadline for our Summer issue is April 1st, only a few weeks away! 🌈This issue will contain special features. Submissions on LGBTQI+ and neurodiversity are especially welcome! journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hs...
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
📢 HSLG Conference 2026 ⌛️ Just over one week to go! 📚 This year’s theme: “Celebrating Our Collective Power: Finding Strength in Difference” 🎟️ Tickets, programme, and bursary information: www.eventbrite.ie/e/celebratin...
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Celebrating our collective power: finding strength in difference
The HSLG conference will be held in the Ashling Hotel on Thursday 12 March 2026 from 9.45 to 16.30 .
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
📣Librarians can help ensure that AI supports more equitable, trustworthy, and responsive health information for all users. On March 12th, Professor Brendan Kelly will examine the role of health librarians in a rapidly changing information landscape. 🎟https://tinyurl.com/3fwyvw5m
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
From prompt libraries to real‑world use cases, find out what practical AI learning can look like. Join Mairéad McKeown & David Lombard on March 12th as they share the Copilot Upskilling Programme shaping the next wave of talent at Bord Bia. 🎟️Tickets here: tinyurl.com/3fwyvw5m
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Celebrating our collective power: finding strength in difference
The HSLG conference will be held in the Ashling Hotel on Thursday 12 March 2026 from 9.45 to 16.30 .
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
When libraries collaborate, whole sectors benefit. On March 12, Niamh Walker‑Headon explores how the HSE Library’s partnerships, authentication infrastructure, and support services open eLibrary access for diverse public‑sector organisations. 🎟️Tickets here: tinyurl.com/3fwyvw5m
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Celebrating our collective power: finding strength in difference
The HSLG conference will be held in the Ashling Hotel on Thursday 12 March 2026 from 9.45 to 16.30 .
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
No single librarian can master AI alone — and we shouldn’t have to. On March 12, Mary Hearne explores a collective approach to AI literacy for librarians. Celebrate our collective power with us. 🎟️ Register now: www.eventbrite.ie/e/celebratin... #HSLG #Libraries #AILiteracy #CollectivePower
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Celebrating our collective power: finding strength in difference
The HSLG conference will be held in the Ashling Hotel on Thursday 12 March 2026 from 9.45 to 16.30 .
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
What is scaffolding in systematic review training? Join Bryn Murphy & Emily Adydan as they share lessons from their 2-year training journey. Lessons, growth & practical insights for early-career librarians. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.ie/e/celebratin... Bursary info👉 hslg.ie/about/hslg-b... #hslg #medlibs
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Celebrating our collective power: finding strength in difference
The HSLG conference will be held in the Ashling Hotel on Thursday 12 March 2026 from 9.45 to 16.30 .
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
📚 Libraries, Expertise & Literacy in the AI Era Join us on March 12th for a hands-on afternoon workshop designed specifically for busy professionals. Presented by Aphra Kerr, no prior AI knowledge required. 📍 12 March | Ashling Hotel, Dublin 🎟 Tickets available 💡 Bursary options offered
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Celebrating our collective power: finding strength in difference
The HSLG conference will be held in the Ashling Hotel on Thursday 12 March 2026 from 9.45 to 16.30 .
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Apply for our Bernard Barrett Bursary with confidence! This bursary includes registration & travel costs to attend our HSLG Conference 📅 12th March This does NOT preclude LAI/HSLG members from applying for other bursaries in the same year 🎉 All the info you need to apply 👇 hslg.ie/about/hslg-b...
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HSLG Bursaries
Bursary policy Participation in national and international library and information events is an important way of sharing evidence-based library and information practice, raising the profile of heal…
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Solo health librarian? This one’s for you 👇 Join us on📆12 March for our HSLG Conference!! Tony Linnane presents on the power of the one-person library in healthcare — the impact, innovation and challenges. 🎓Bursaries available to attend Tickets: www.eventbrite.ie/e/celebratin...
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HSLG Bursaries
Bursary policy Participation in national and international library and information events is an important way of sharing evidence-based library and information practice, raising the profile of heal…
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
🚨HSLG Conference 2026 final programme 👀Here’s a look at what to expect on March 12th in the Ashling Hotel, Dublin! 🎟️Some tickets still available, get yours here - www.eventbrite.ie/e/celebratin... 💰Funding options available here - hslg.ie/about/hslg-b...
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
👀Here's a first look at the programme for HSLG Conference 2026 💰Did you know the Bernard Barrett Bursary can provide funding for HSLG members to attend events like this? Find out more here - hslg.ie/about/hslg-b... 🎟️Tickets are still available here - www.eventbrite.ie/e/celebratin...
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
✍️HSLJ Summer 2026 issue submissions ⏲Want to publish in the Health Sciences Libraries Journal? Submit by April 10th! 🏳️‍🌈This issue will contain special features celebrating Pride month, we would love to hear from LGBTQi+ colleagues! 📚Guidelines here: journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hs...
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
🚨 Keynote confirmed for HSLG Conference 2026 🚨 Join us on 12 March at the Ashling Hotel Dublin for Professor Brendan Kelly’s keynote: “Information, Intelligence, Instinct: Navigating Knowledge in an Ocean of AI” Tickets: www.eventbrite.ie/e/celebratin...
Portrait of Brendan Kelly, professor of Psychiatry at TCD and consultant psychiatrist at TUH.
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🎤HSLG Conference | 12 March ⏰ Abstract deadline: 10am, 19 Jan — don’t miss it! 📩 Submit your abstract to contacthslg@gmail.com 🎟️ Tickets now live on Eventbrite www.eventbrite.ie/e/celebratin... Join the conversation. Share your work. See you there! 🔥
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Celebrating our collective power: finding strength in difference
The HSLG conference will be held in the Ashling Hotel on Thursday 12 March 2026 from 9.45 to 16.30 .
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
📣 Abstract Deadline Extended! 🗓️ New deadline: 19th Jan @ 10am 🎤 Theme: Celebrating Our Collective Power: Finding Strength in Difference If you’ve been thinking about submitting, now’s your chance to share your work & perspective with our community. Don't delay, submit today. hslg.ie/category/eve...
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
✨ Call for Abstracts ✨ Our conference on Celebrating Our Collective Power: Finding Strength in Difference is accepting abstracts until Tuesday Jan 13, 2026. Send to contacthslg@gmail.com with title, presenter(s), org, 250–300 words, 10/20 min hslg.ie/category/eve... #HSLG #CallForAbstracts
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Join us for this year's HSLG conference on "Celebrating Our Collective Power: Finding Strength in Difference.” Our diverse values, priorities, and ways of working strengthen health libraries—driving new ideas and innovation. 🗓️March 12th 2026 🏨Ashling Hotel, Dublin 🎫 eventbrite.ie/e/celebratin...
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Celebrating our collective power: finding strength in difference
The HSLG conference will be held in the Ashling Hotel on Thursday 12 March 2026 from 9.45 to 16.30 .
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
SHOUT: Sharing Hints, Outcomes and Useful Techniques Mary Dunne @hrblibrarians.bsky.social draws together some of the excellent knowledge and information that our international colleagues have recently produced. Read it here👇https://journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hslj/article/view/4650/6736
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