Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)/Health Libraries Australia (HLA) Competencies Review

ALIA Library

Creator
Ritchie, Ann; ALIA Health Library Australia Executive
Subject
Core competencies
Medical librarians
Professional development
Description

This document identifies and describes the ALIA Health Libraries Australia (ALIA HLA) eight competency areas. Health librarians, from novice to expert, need a basic understanding of each competency area:

  1. The health environment
  2. Reference and research services
  3. Resources
  4. Leadership and management
  5. Digital, ehealth and technology
  6. Health literacy and teaching
  7. Health research
  8. Professionalism

The competencies review compares the ALIA HLA Competencies 2018 to equivalent standards by relevant organisations.

Publisher
Deakin, ACT: Australian Library and Information Association
Contributor
Australian Library and Information Association
Date
2019
Type
Text
Format
PDF
Identifier
PDF icon Download alia_hla_competencies.pdf (490.03 KB)
Language
en
Relation
https://read.alia.org.au/alia-hla-competencies
https://read.alia.org.au/health-librarianship-competencies-review-2018-slides
Coverage
Australia
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License