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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

TAL Online Requests Initiated for April 2015

April's requests appear to have dipped a bit in April of this year to 6,894.

The top ten cites for February were: 

TAL Online Requests Initiated for March 2015

March showed a huge upswing of requests initiated with 7,562 bring the number of requests closer in line with January's mark of 7,665 initiated requests. 

The top ten cites for February were: 

You Libraries: Vote Now!

Vote now for your favourite three Alberta public library services or programs!

TAL Online Requests Initiated for February 2015

For Feburary, TAL Online's requests dipped a bit but stayed above 7000. Februuary is, of course, the shortest month of the year, so it will be interesting to see how many ILL requests come in for March. 

The top ten cites for February were: 

TAL Online Requests Initiated for January 2015

In January 2015, TAL Online is off to a great start with 7,665 requests initiated across Alberta eclipsing TAL Online's previous record for requests initiated back in October 2014 (6,093)!

The top ten cites for January were: 

Grant Chaney Appointed CEO of The Alberta Library

Posted on behalf of Dan Mirau, Chair of The Alberta Library:
"On behalf of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of The Alberta Library, I am very pleased to announce that Grant Chaney will be TAL’s CEO starting March 2, 2015.

New Discovery Interface for TAL Online

The Alberta Library is excited to announce that TAL Online will be migrating to new discovery interface in 2015 that will include features such as a modern look and feel, mobile responsive design, easy to use search filters and more.

TAL Online Requests Initiated for December 2014

In December 2015, 5248 requests were initiated at talonline a slight dip from the previous month's 5728. 

Please click on the report below to see the number of requests broken down by city. 

TAL Online Requests Initiated for November 2014

Here are the numbers of interlibrary loan requests initiated from TAL Online in Alberta in November 2014.

Christina Wilson Appointed as Secretary/Treasurer of The Alberta Library

Christina Wilson, CEO of Red Deer Public Library, was acclaimed as Secretary/Treasurer at the November 21 Board meeting. Christina stepped in to fill a mid-term vacancy; as a result her term will run through to April 2016.