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The PALS Calendar can now be found here.

Explanation

At the November 13, 2008 Consortium of MnPALS Libraries User Council meeting, a need was identified for better calendar functionality in the PALS community . We have done setup and have written brief instructions on using the PALS Forum calendar which are posted on the Forum under the General category > Calendar Events > Using the Forum Calendar. Follow this link:

http://forums.mnpals.org/index.php?topic=793.0

Anyone who is registered in the Forum may post events to the calendar. The calendar can be accessed in the Forum by clicking on the Calendar tab in the menu bar.

Some possible uses for the joint calendar include:

Consortium work days and meeting dates
User Groups dates
Aleph version 19 upgrade dates
Training dates
Dates that ILL units are closed for borrowing and lending requests
Other general dates relating to the consortium

Some important points from the instructions:

You can only post events if you are signed in to the Forum
You have a choice whether to link a calendar event to a Forum posting
The display of calendar events depends on how they were posted and whether you are signed into the Forum or not.
You can delete or modify your own calendar postings

We have started posting events to the Forum calendar, such as the ILL unit closing dates. This is a work-in-progress, so you may notice changes as we make decisions about formatting of calendar events.

The calendar link on the PALS home page has been changed to point to the Forum calendar.

We welcome comments and feedback on the calendar functionality. Please post any comments you may have to the Forum under the General category>Discussion and Feedback board. Follow this link:

http://forums.mnpals.org/index.php?board=28.0

You can also address questions to the Support Center at http://pals.custhelp.com.