📢 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...

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

🚨Save the date! HSLG Conference 2027 is officially confirmed! 🗓February 25th, 2027. 📍Ashling Hotel Dublin. 👀More details to follow.

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

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

"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

“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

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

A&SL@aslibraries.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Jean McMahon from the HSLG committee encouraged the audience to get involved with the All Island Mentoring programme as a mentor or as a mentee. She also announced the publication of the latest issue of the HSLJ journal and invited attendees to submit to the journal journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hslj

What a fantastic evening at the AS&L and HSLG Summer Networking event! 🌟 Great connection and brilliant insights from Jane Burns🕵️‍♀️📚

A&SL@aslibraries.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Thanks to everyone who joined us at the A&SL and HSLG Summer Networking Evening in @ria.ie yesterday. We enjoyed a talk by the inspiring Jane Burns about how librarians can use their skills to thrive across different sectors. We hope you got your murderous librarian badge!

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...

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

📝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...

🚨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...

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

✍ 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

💥 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...

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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🥊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/

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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✍️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...

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

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

Workshop time! Led by Professor Aphra Kerr, HSLG conference attendees are discussing libraries, expertise and literacy in the AI era #HSLG #MedLibs

Here’s a look at some of the other talks we’ve been treated to at HSLG Conference 2026 before lunch! #HSLG #MedLibs

Keynote speaker professor Brendan Kelly delivered a fascinating keynote on techno-panic and much more to kick off HSLG conference 2026 #HSLG #MedLibs

HSLG Conference 2026 is underway! #HSLG #MedLibs

🚂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

📣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

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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✍️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...

📢 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...

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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📣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

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