Conferences
2022
World Library and Information Congress: 87th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
July 26-29, Dublin, Ireland
Theme: Inspire, Engage, Enable, Connect
Open Session: Infodemic Management: Strategies for Combatting Health Mis/Dis/Malinformation
Satellite Meeting with the Health Sciences Libraries Group of the Library Association of Ireland and the E4GDH SIG: Exploring How Open Science and Open Access Influence the Spread of Health Misinformation and Disinformation and How Librarians Can Help
2021
World Library and Information Congress: 86th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
August 17-19, Virtual meeting
Theme: Libraries Innovate
AI (Artificial Intelligence) and CS (Citizen Science): Improving Health Outcomes
2019
World Library and Information Congress: 85th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
August 24-30, Athens, Greece
Themes: Developing the Dialogue, Addressing the Challenges of the Future
Library Integration into the Research Lifecycle: a STEM Perspective, with the Academic and Research Libraries Section
2018
World Library and Information Congress: 84th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
August 24-30, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Theme: Health Information: Connecting and Transforming Lives
2017
World Library and Information Congress: 83rd IFLA General Conference and Assembly
August 19-25, Wroclaw, Poland
Theme: Achieving a Healthy Future Together: Diverse and Emerging Roles for Health Information Professionals
International Congress of Medical Librarianship (ICML) and European Association for Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL)
June 12-16, Dublin, Ireland
2016
World Library and Information Congress: 82nd IFLA General Conference and Assembly
August 13-19, Columbus, Ohio USA
Theme: From Action to Impact: Health Information Professionals Connecting Communities
2015
World Library and Information Congress: 81st IFLA General Conference and Assembly
August 17-23, Cape Town, South Africa
Themes:
- Career-long learning for the health information professional: educating training and adapting for health librarians and teachers
- Well-being: School libraries and health libraries working for access development and transformation
School Libraries with Health and Biosciences
2014
World Library and Information Congress: 80th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
16-22 August, Lyon, France
Theme: It’s public knowledge: understanding health literacy from an information science perspective
Health and Biosciences Libraries with Information Literacy
Health and Biosciences Section Satellite – August 15 – Lyon, France, Université Claude Bernard Lyon – Bibliothèque Universitaire Sciences – Domaine de La Doua
Theme: Health Librarians and the Changing Information Landscape
2013
World Library and Information Congress: 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
17-23 August, Singapore
Theme: Libraries as partners for better health outcomes
2012
- World Library and Information Congress: 78th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
Helsinki, Finland
Theme: Using Assessment to Drive Change: Demonstrating the Value of Health Information
- Satellite meeting
Helsinki, Finland
10 August
Theme: The future of health information
2011
- World Library and Information Congress: 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Theme: Beyond barriers to accessing health information - Health and Biosciences Section – Satellite Session
12 August, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Theme: Developing Health Science Librarians Expertise: From graduate school curriculum, to post-graduate training, and to professional development offered by employing libraries
2010
- World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, August 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden
Theme: ‘Health Information for all – New Challenges – New Solutions‘ - Satellite Pre-Conference, 6-8 August 2010, Chania, Crete, Greece
Theme: ‘Open Access to Science Information: Trends, Models and Strategies for Libraries‘
2009
World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Council, August 2009, Milan, Italy
2008
- World Library and Information Congress: 74th IFLA General Conference and Council, August 2008, Québec, Canada
- Theme: ‘The Role of Humanities in Medical Education & Patient Care‘