Monday, February 04, 2008

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In this issue:
• Inside The Alberta Library, from the desk of Lucy Pana, CEO
• Register now for the 2008 Collection Analysis Symposium
• TAL Profile
• Library Q & A
• Improved TAL Website
• Executive Committee
• Committee Appointments

Inside The Alberta Library, from the desk of Lucy Pana, CEO

The new year brings new opportunities for collaboration and success. The Alberta Library has been successful in securing funding under the Public Library Development Initiative for two projects, one on digitization, the other on language learning software.

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Register now for the 2008 Collection Analysis Symposium

The February 7th registration deadline for the Collection Analysis Symposium is fast approaching. The symposium is set for February 21st at Lister Hall Conference Centre, University of Alberta.

Join our discussion about the importance of collection analysis and learn about some of the tools available to assist in collection assessment processes. Vendor presentations supplemented by library case studies will allow participants to critically evaluate the products.

The symposium cost is $100 for TAL members and $150 for non-members. For information and to register online, see the TAL website.

TAL Profile

Margaret Law, NEOS Manager, NEOS Library Consortium, talks about her career.

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Library Q & A

Judy Dewald, Director of Redwater Public Library, answers a few questions about what her library is up to.

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Improved TAL Website

The Alberta Library is redesigning its website to increase functionality, and to meet the needs of all members. "The website is a very important tool to communicate with our members," says Lucy Pana, CEO. "Our online presence is becoming increasingly important as our partnerships expand nationally and internationally."

To get a better understanding of what improvements are needed on the website, TAL distributed a website survey to gain feedback from its users. The survey was emailed to TAL members in early January, and the response was strong. Thank you to everyone who participated. Your feedback will help in the renewal of the website, which we are expecting to be complete by the summer.

Executive Committee

At its January 18th meeting, the Executive Committee reviewed the Financial Report and Personnel Committee Report. A Report on Privacy Legislation and how it affects TAL was presented by TAL’s Virtual Reference Librarian, Dyan Perley. Recommendations in the report were accepted and an implementation plan will be developed.

The Code of Conduct and Risk Management Framework were reviewed and referred to the Governance Committee for further development.

Committee Appointments

Shelley Sweet is appointed to the Advocacy Standing Committee, Jodie Holden is appointed to the Ask A Question Service Committee and Elaine Fabro is appointed to the LHCADL LILAC (Information Literacy and Awareness Committee) for two-year terms.

February 2008

Feedback

We welcome your feedback! Please send questions and comments to Janis Galloway.

On the Calendar

February 21, 2008 Collections Analysis Symposium (Edmonton)

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