Vol. 32, No. 2                                                          April - June 2011
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In This Issue
Viewpoint from the Chair
"Thank you so much for offering this Conference Online."
Board Elections, Fellowship Awards Highlight Member Business Meeting
Amigos Announces 2011 Fellowship and Opportunity Award Winners
Amigos Launches Open-Source ILS Pilot Project
Robert Watkins Leaving Amigos
Henry Terrill Looks Back on 40-Year Library Career
Amigos Directors Announce New Members, Elect Officers
Amigos Board of Directos May Meeting Highlights

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Viewpoint from the Chair
Bill Hair
Continuing strategic planning begun last year, the Amigos Board of Directors recently established high-level goals for Amigos to address over the next several years. As I reflect on the goals, I am reminded again of the thoughtfulness of your Directors in addressing today's environment and looking ahead to the ongoing needs of members. Amigos exists to help all members meet their needs. The goals the Board has established are realistic but require stretch, and they link to current membership programs as well as new initiatives.  
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Welcome Our New Amigos Member!

 

Arkansas Baptist College 

Ms. Sonya Lockett

Library Director
Little Rock, AR 

 

 

 
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Amigos Members Say, "Thank You So Much for Offering This Conference Online."

The 2011 Amigos Member Conference is in the books, and judging by the comments received from attendees it appears to have been another big success. 2011 marked the second year Amigos conducted its annual conference as an online event, and in their evaluations many attendees commented that the online format made it possible for them to participate when they could not have otherwise. (Read more...)

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Board Elections, Fellowship Awards Highlight Member Business Meeting

Elections to the Amigos Board of Directors and announcement of fellowship award recipients highlighted the 53rd Membership Meeting of Amigos Library Services held May 18. Board officers and Amigos President and Chief Executive Officer Bonnie Juergens participated in the online meeting from the Amigos offices in Dallas, while remaining Directors and meeting attendees participated from various locations.

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Amigos Announces 2011 Fellowship and Opportunity Award Winners

The Amigos Library Services Board of Directors is pleased to announce the winners of its 2011 Amigos Fellowship and Opportunity Award. 

  • Virginia Kay Williams and Nancy Deyoe, Ablah Library, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS; Project Title: Diversity in Library Youth Collections
  • Adrianna Lancaster, East Central University, Ada, OK; Project Title: Integrating Interatction into Instruction
  • Stefanie Wittenbach, Texas A&M University, San Antonio, TX; Project Title: Core Workforce Competencies for the 21st Century: Building a Comprehensive Academic Skills Program for TAMU-SA Graduates
 
Amigos Launches Open-Source ILS Pilot Project

Joy NelsonIn ever increasing numbers, libraries across the US and around the world are adopting open-source integrated library system (ILS) as a more affordable alternatives to vendor-owned proprietary systems. Open-source software is designed to be, as the name suggests, open and accessible. These are core values shared and embraced by the library community.(Read more...)  

 

 

Robert Watkins Leaving Amigos

 

Robert WatkinsEarlier this year, Amigos Chief Operations Officer Robert Watkins announced his retirement from Amigos effective June 30, ending a 24-year career that saw him rise steadily through the ranks of the organization, holding numberous positions of increasing responsibility. On the occasion of his pending departure, �Que Pasa? sat down with Robert and chatted about his Amigos career and future plans.  (Read more...) 

 

Henry Terrill Looks Back on 40-Year Libary Career 

 

Henry Terrill 

Earlier this year, Henry Terrill, Professor and Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian, Brackett Library, Harding University, Searcy, AR, announced his retirement effective June 30. �Que Pasa? recently visited with Professor Terrrill about his 40-year career as a librarian. 

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Amigos Directors Announce New Members, Elect Officers 

 

The Amigos Library Services Board of Directors is pleased to announce that four members have been elected to serve three-year terms on the Board. The directors, whose terms run through 2014, are:

  • Shirley Dickerson, Library Director, R.W. Steen Library, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
  • Bill Hair, Associate Dean and Director of University Libraries, Baylor University, Waco, TX
  • Polly McCord, Librarian, New Mexico Office of the State Engineer Library, Santa Fe, NM
  • Joel Valdez, University of Arizona Foundation, Tucson, AZ, Independent Director (Read more...)

Amigos Board of Directors May Meeting Highlights 

 

The Amigos Library Services Board of Directors conducted its May 17 meeting in conjunction with the annual online Amigos Member Conference. Board officers Bill Hair, Waco, TX; Anne Prestamo, Stillwater, OK; Jennifer Goodson, Ft. Smith, AR; and Patrick Heath, Boerne, TX, participated from the Amigos offices in Dallas and were joined online by the rest of the Board. (Read more...)

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