IRISH HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARIES GROUP

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IRISH HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARIES GROUP

• Nurturing growth in our sector of the profession
  an overview of the Irish Health Sciences
  Librarians Group.
• Bernard Barrett
• Chairperson, Irish Health Sciences Libraries
  Group
• Information Scientist, Mental Health Directorate
• Mid Western Health Board, Limerick

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NURTURE and/or NURTURING

• Shorter Oxford Dictionary
• Breeding, Upbringing, Training, Education as
  received and possessed by a person
• Active encouragement to help the development of
  something

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Chairperson Secretary - Treasurer

• Communications Officer
• International Liaison Officer
• Cochrane Library Liaison Officer
• Events Officer

• Leader
• Continuing Professional Development Working
  Group
• Leader
• Web Site Working Group

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NEW HEALTH SERVICE STRUCTURES

• HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE
• National Hospitals Primary Community National
  Shared
• Office Continuing Care Directorate Services
  Centre
• (will include 4 regional offices)
  (should include libraries)

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WORKING GROUPS

• CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
• DEVELOPMENT WORKING
• GROUP (CPDWG)
• To identify the specific training and CPD needs
  of information professionals in the Health
  Science sector 
• Design and organize training programmes to meet
  the needs identified. 
• Audit the skills of IHSLG members and establish a
  panel of trainers.
• Research advise on training policy development,
  strategies and initiatives to meet the goals of
  the IHSLG Strategic Plan.
• Liaise with educational training institutions
  and international HSL groups

• WEBSITE WORKING GROUP (WSWG)
• Outline purpose of the IHSLG web site manner in
  which a web presence can be used to further
  objectives of group
• Assess all aspects of groups current web
  presence
• Examine current best practice in web design,
  content management, creation of content,
  promotion, marketing and training
• Assess relevant software to determine what web
  editing tools, content management systems, file
  transfer programmes and other applications
  necessary for developing and maintaining a web
  presence are appropriate

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IHSLG STRATEGIC PLAN

• Mission Statement
• To empower all our members to work towards the
  highest standards of international best practice
  in advancing health for all.
• GOALS
• Develop links and strategic partnerships with
  relevant external professional bodies, both
  within Ireland and internationally.
• 2. Work with all relevant individuals and bodies
  to actively influence nattional policy in all
  matters relating to information, knowledge and
  libraries, particularly with regard to the Health
  Service reform programme.
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• 3.    Actively seek opportunities to promote the
  role and work of Health Science Librarians.
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• 4.    Examine ways of increasing and maximising
  membership involvement within the group
• 5. Review and implement measures to improve
  communication and networking within the Health
  Sciences sector, through the continued planned
  development of the IHSLG web site, and evolution
  of our annual conference
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• 6.    Develop our relationship with our parent
  organisation, the Library Association of Ireland.
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• 7.   Develop our Continuing Professional
  Development Programme.

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TIPPING THE BALANCE

• Reaction Response
• Listening
• Reflecting
• Considered and Planned Response

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FACING THE CHALLENGE (1)

• Who is an information professional?
• The Limerick Experience !
• Engagement and collaboration with fellow
  Information Professionals?
• No longer the only show in town

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FACING THE CHALLENGE (2)

• Change and Grow
• Systematic Review Training
• Broaden the Skill-Set
• Being Inventive

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FACING THE CHALLENGE (3)

• Effective
• Immediate
• Easy to use
• Encourages collaboration

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FACING THE CHALLENGE (4)

• Irish Health Sciences Librarians Group
• (part of LAI)
• Regional Health Board Librarians
• Irish Disabilities and Allied Libraries
• Academic Teaching Hospital Libraries

• IHSLG
• RHBLS
• IDAAL
• ATHS
• DATHS

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FACING THE CHALLENGE (5)

• Benefits

• Learn and grow from expertise that exists in each
  group
• Know what concerns each area of the sector
• Enable each group to be aware then of the big
  picture

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FAMILIAR FOES

• Fear of new thinking and management concepts
• Fear of the abandonment of cherished ideals of
  librarianship
• Fear of the loss of control and of ones domain

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Where wed all rather be!