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IMPORTANT NOTICE: TAL Move and Temporary Office Closure

The 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.

Congratulations to Library Toolshed Summer Reading Contest Winners

Thanks to everyone who participated and added their Summer Reading Club resources to the Library Toolshed!

New TAL Online now Live

You 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

June 27th announced as new TAL Online Launch Date

The 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.

New TAL Online Preview

Since late April 2016, IndexData and Affinity Bridge have been hard at work bringing the pieces together that will comprise the new TAL Online. 

New TAL Online Announcement for Users and Library Staff

[Update: TAL has announced June 27th as the launchdate for talonline.ca, users will still be able to use talonline.worldcat.org until July 1st]

Dear TAL Online Users,

New Board elections and Pat Jobb Service Award recipients

BOARD ELECTIONS

The following individuals were elected to the Executive Committee at the April 15, 2016 Board of Directors meeting:

New TAL Online Announced

TAL 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.

Webinar for Rosetta Stone

EBSCO 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).

Upcoming Refworks Webinar for TAL Members

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Winter 2015 Toolshed Newsletter Published

The Library Toolshed has just published its inaugural newsletter. 

TAL Library staff invited to ABI/Inform update Webinar

TAL member library staff are invited to join a Proquest webinar on ABI/Inform and other related business resources from Proquest. 

TAL to Provide ORC Training in Edmonton and Calgary

The Alberta Library is proud to present Online Reference Centre (ORC) workshops for Library staff for all TAL members in Edmonton on November 23 and Calgary on November 24th.

Upcoming EBSCO Webinars for TAL Universal Core Resources

Are You Ready for Research Questions? Do You Know What Online Resources are Available? 

Whether you are new to libraries in Alberta or looking for a refresher, please join us and learn about EBSCO resources included in the TAL Universal Core package. 

TAL Online Survey

Are you a TAL Online user or are you a library staff member familliar with TAL Online?

TAL Online Requests Initiated for June 2015

The number of requests intiated in the month of May was 6,802. 

The top ten cites for May were: 

Winners announced for OCLC's TAL Online Prize Draw from ALC

At the 2015 Alberta Library conference, OCLC held a draw for two boxes of Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut chocolate.

The winners were May Kwan from Westlock Public Library and Sandra Moloney from St. Albert Public Library.

Infographic: How TAL Creates Value Through Licensing and Working Collaboratively

This infographic below demonstrates how TAL creates value through licensing and working with its members: 

TAL Online Requests Initiated for May 2015

The number of requests intiated in the month of May was 6,846. 

The top ten cites for May were: 

Schedule for LSP Vendor Demo (May 13 - May 15)

LSP Vendor Demo Event

Dates: May 13, 14, and 15, 2015, from 9 - 4pm
Located at Macewan University, Robbins Health Learning Centre (Robbins Building), room 9-323