The '''Canadian Health Libraries Association''' or {{lang|fr|'''Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada'''|italics=no}} was founded in 1976. It represents the views of Canadian [[health science]]s [[librarian]]s to governments, the health community and fellow librarians.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca/index.php/chla-absc-canadian-health-libraries-association-association-des-bibliotheques-de-la-sante-du-canada-fonds|title=CHLA / ABSC Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada Fonds|website=McGill Library Archival Catalogue}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-01|title=Members|url=https://cfla-fcab.ca/en/members/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=Canadian Federation of Library Associations|language=en-CA}}</ref>
==Chapters==
CHLA/ABSC has twelve regional chapters:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Communities - Canada Health Libraries Association|url=https://www.chla-absc.ca/communities.php|access-date=2021-08-09|website=www.chla-absc.ca}}</ref> *Section Santé et services sociaux de la FMD (3S) (FMD3S)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Section Santé et services sociaux de la FMD (3S) - FMD|url=https://fmdoc.org/implication/fmd3s/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=Fédération des milieux documentaires|language=fr-FR}}</ref> *[[Golden Horseshoe]] Health Libraries Association<ref>{{Cite web|title=A chapter of the Canadian Health Libraries Association|url=https://ghhla.chla-absc.ca/|access-date=2021-08-09|language=en-CA}}</ref> *Health Libraries Association of British Columbia<ref>{{Cite web|title=Health Libraries Association of British Columbia – HLABC is an organization dedicated to supporting health libraries, their staff, and anyone interested in the search and discovery of health information.|url=https://hlabc.chla-absc.ca/|access-date=2021-08-09|language=en-CA}}</ref> *[[Manitoba]] Association of Health Information Providers<ref>{{Cite web|title=Manitoba Association of Health Information Providers|url=https://mahip.chla-absc.ca/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-09|language=en-CA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030011610/http://mahip.chla-absc.ca/|archive-date=2015-10-30}}</ref> *Maritimes Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé des Maritimes<ref>{{Cite web|last=ABSM|first=MHLA|title=LibGuides: Supporting health through knowledge: About|url=https://library.nshealth.ca/MHLA/About|access-date=2021-08-09|website=library.nshealth.ca|language=en}}</ref> *Newfoundland and Labrador Health Libraries Association<ref>{{Cite web|title=NLHLA {{!}} Newfoundland and Labrador Health Libraries Association|url=https://nlhla.chla-absc.ca/|access-date=2021-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Northern Alberta]] Health Libraries Association<ref>{{Cite web|title=NAHLA – Empowering health information specialists in Northern Alberta to support health care services and research, through leadership, advocacy, networking and education.|url=https://nahla.chla-absc.ca/|access-date=2021-08-09|language=en-CA}}</ref> *Ottawa Valley Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé de la Vallée d'Outaouais<ref>{{Cite web|title=OVHLA – Ottawa Valley Health Libraries Association – L'Association des bibliothèques de la santé de la vallée de l'Outaouais|url=https://ovhla.chla-absc.ca/|access-date=2021-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Saskatchewan]] Health Libraries Association<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saskatchewan Health Libraries Association|url=https://shla.chla-absc.ca/|access-date=2021-08-09|language=en-CA}}</ref> *[[Southern Alberta]] Health Libraries Association<ref>{{Cite web|title=SAHLA – Southern Alberta Health Libraries Association|url=https://sahla.chla-absc.ca/|access-date=2021-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref> *Toronto Health Libraries Association<ref>{{Cite web|title=THLA {{!}} Toronto Health Libraries Association: An Official Chapter of CHLA-ABSC|url=https://thla.chla-absc.ca/|access-date=2021-08-09|language=en-CA}}</ref> *Wellington-Waterloo-Dufferin Health Library Network<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wellington Waterloo Dufferin Health Library Network {{!}} CHLA-ABSC Chapter Website for the Wellington Waterloo Dufferin Health Library Network|url=https://wwdhln.chla-absc.ca/|access-date=2021-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Conference== CHLA/ABSC holds an annual, [[Peer review|peer-reviewed]] conference which rotates among regions in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Conferences - Canada Health Libraries Association|url=https://www.chla-absc.ca/conferences.php|access-date=2021-08-09|website=www.chla-absc.ca}}</ref>
==Publications== *eNews (2015-present)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canada Health Libraries Association|url=https://www.memberleap.com/members/newsletters.php?org_id=CHLA|access-date=2021-08-09|website=www.memberleap.com}}</ref> *''Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association'' (2004{{ndash}}present)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association / Journal de l'Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada|url=https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jchla/index.php/jchla|access-date=2021-08-09|website=journals.library.ualberta.ca}}</ref> *''Bibliotheca Medica Canadiana'' (1979{{ndash}}2003)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Publications - Canada Health Libraries Association|url=https://www.chla-absc.ca/publications.php|access-date=2021-08-09|website=www.chla-absc.ca}}</ref> *''CHLA/ABSC Newsletter'' (1977{{ndash}}1979) Nos. 1-8.
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== External links == *[http://www.chla-absc.ca/?q=en Canadian Health Libraries Association - CHLA/ABSC ] *[http://archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca/index.php/chla-absc-canadian-health-libraries-association-association-des-bibliotheques-de-la-sante-du-canada-fonds CHLA / ABSC Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada Fonds] [[Osler Library of the History of Medicine]] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130912150042/http://www.chla-absc.ca/assoc/chla25bmc.html Article by David S. Crawford (CHLA's first President), reprinted from the Association's journal], ''Bibliotheca Medica Canadiana'', describing the formation of the Association. {{Authority control}}
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