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TAL announces secondment of new CEO
October 10, 2017The TAL Board of Directors is delighted to announce that they have negotiated a secondment for CEO of TAL.
Tim Janewski will be coming on board as TAL CEO for a six month term beginning on November 1st, 2017. Tim has been seconded from The King's University in Edmonton.
Read moreHistoric Changes to TAL’s Governance
September 21, 2017TAL’s new governance structure is in place and the Board of Directors (formally the Executive Committee) has its first meeting on September 12, 2017.
Read moreTAL Partners with TELUS Internet for Good to Update Find a Library Page
June 14, 2017The Alberta Library (TAL) is participating in an innovative province-wide pilot: TAL has been officially recognized by TELUS as a partner in the TELUS Internet for Good program.
Read moreThe Alberta Research Portal is now available to all Albertans!
May 5, 2017The Alberta Research Portal (ARP) is your gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources.
Read moreNew Board elections and Pat Jobb Service Award recipients
May 3, 2017BOARD ELECTIONS
The following individuals were elected to the Executive Committee at the April 21, 2016 Board of Directors meeting:
Read moreNetspeed 2017 Conference Site is now Live
February 23, 2017The Netspeed 2017 Conference site is now live and can be found here:
http://www.netspeedconference.com/
Read more2017 Netspeed Call for Presentations
February 22, 2017CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS:
Netspeed 2017 – Your Conference for Technology in Libraries
October 3 & 4, 2017
Lister Conference Centre, University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
IP Proxy Service to be Updated February 26, 2017
February 15, 2017TAL's ezproxy instance will be getting updated to version 6.2.2 at 8 am on February 22nd.
There will be a brief outage for about 15 minutes.
Read moreIssue with TAL Online Survey
October 28, 2016It has come to TAL's attention that some users are experiencing an issue with the TAL Online survey that is resulting with users getting stuck in an endless loop with the questions.
To resolve this issue, please ensure that your browser is up to date and clear your cache.
Read moreTAL Online Survey
October 26, 2016The Alberta Library has created a survey to gather information from library staff about TAL Online (talonline.ca).
Read moreIMPORTANT NOTICE: TAL Move and Temporary Office Closure
August 10, 2016 AnnouncementsThe TAL office will be closed on Friday, August 12, 2016 and Monday August 15, 2016 as we are moving to our new location. Telephone and email access will not be available during this time. We will re-open on Tuesday, August 16, 2016.
Read moreCongratulations to Library Toolshed Summer Reading Contest Winners
July 6, 2016 AnnouncementsThanks to everyone who participated and added their Summer Reading Club resources to the Library Toolshed!
Read moreNew TAL Online now Live
June 27, 2016You can see the new TAL Online here: talonline.ca
The WorldCat based TAL Online will continue to be available until July 1st here: talonline.worldcat.org
Read moreJune 27th announced as new TAL Online Launch Date
June 20, 2016The Alberta Library (TAL) is excited to announce the launch schedule for the new redesigned TAL Online. The new TAL Online will be going live in the afternoon of June 27, 2016.
Read moreNew TAL Online Preview
June 14, 2016Since late April 2016, IndexData and Affinity Bridge have been hard at work bringing the pieces together that will comprise the new TAL Online.
Read moreNew TAL Online Announcement for Users and Library Staff
June 1, 2016Dear TAL Online Users,
Read moreNew Board elections and Pat Jobb Service Award recipients
May 17, 2016BOARD ELECTIONS
The following individuals were elected to the Executive Committee at the April 15, 2016 Board of Directors meeting:
Read moreNew TAL Online Announced
April 27, 2016TAL Online will be switching to a new custom built user interface and will no longer be based on OCLC’s WorldCat platform. On July 1, 2016 TAL will have transitioned away from the OCLC’s WorldCat platform and into an open source platform.
Read moreWebinar for Rosetta Stone
February 25, 2016EBSCO is offering a webinar next week to introduce Rosetta Stone.
This is the new subscription currently offered through TAL (see http://www.thealbertalibrary.ab.ca/invitations-renewals/2233).
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