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Minks Selected Chairman of AIC-CERT Working Group
$6,000 PAG Grants Available
The Impact of WorldCat Local
OCLC Releases Report

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Building Anew Programs for Public and Academic Libraries at the Amigos Member Conference

Three libraries. Three new approaches to buildings and services. Three of the programs at the 2012 Amigos Member Conference, "Plotting Futures" will explore the themes of building and program planning with a future focus. (read more...)

Visit Amigos at State Library Conferences

Stop by our booth at the following State Conferences. Say hello and learn what is new at Amigos. (read more...

Member Discount News 

Amigos Welcomes New Vendor Partner Morningstar

Morningstar Investment Research Center is a one-stop tool for collecting financial information, getting reliable portfolio analysis, learning about investment options, and reading current financial news commentary. With comprehensive data and analysis on over 41,000 investments, library patrons and researchers are provided with the information they need.  Morningstar also provides remote access so users may retrieve investment analysis information anytime, anywhere. (read more...

Visit with Amigos Vendor Partners at TLA

Going to the Texas Library Association Conference this year? In the exhibit hall, don't miss the opportunity to visit with Amigos Vendor Partners.  (read more...

Provide Your Students Online Access to  

McGraw-Hill's AccessScience

AccessScience is a student's gateway to research in science and technology. Continuously updated with more than 9,000 articles by leading scientists and loaded with animations and videos, AccessScience puts authoritative, citable content within easy reach of any science student.  (read more...

ProQuest Picks up Where the Census Bureau Left Off: The Statistical Abstract of the United States Will Be Back This Year      

ProQuest will take on publication of one of researchers' most valued reference tools. Beginning with the 2013 edition, ProQuest will publish the Statistical Abstract of the United States. (read more...) 

OVID's Journal of the Month Offered Free

Try Ovid's featured journal of the month free!  The Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography provides readers with the latest clinical and R&D in computer-based diagnostic imaging.  Click  here for your free trial.

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Try Palgrave Connect's Online Resources

Explore or expand your online resources with over 7,500 ebooks within 89 collections in 11 different subject areas from Palgrave Connect from Palgrave Macmillan.  (read more...

Continuing Education News 
Register for April Know & Go Sessions

Amigos is offering two informative Know & Go sessions this month: Who is Reading Online or on a Device? Currents Trends in the Purchase and Use of E-readers and E-books and WorldCat Resource Sharing Enhancements.  (read more...)     

Imaging and Preservation News 
Minks Selected as Chairman of AIC-CERT
Working Group

Gina Minks, Amigos Imaging and Preservation Service Manager, has been selected to chair the AIC-CERT Working Group. The Cultural Emergency Response Taskforce is part of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, the pre-eminent organization for conservators in the United States.  (read more...)     

Need $6,000 for Preserving Your Collection? 
IPS Can Help!

Each spring the National Endowment for the Humanities offers a Preservation Assistance Grant for Smaller Institutions (PAG) to help libraries, museums, archives and records centers preserve their historic collections.  A grant of up to $6,000 can be used for:  (read more...)     

OCLC News 

The Impact of WorldCat Local: A Firsthand Account is the Topic of April 11 OCLC Webinar  

Join OCLC and your colleagues for a live, one-hour web session and hear from Karen Schneider of Holy Names University as she discusses how WorldCat Local transformed her users' discovery experience. (read more...)

OCLC Releases New Report: "U.S. Public Libraries: A Snapshot of Priorities & Perspectives"

OCLC has released "U.S. Public Libraries: A Snapshot of Priorities & Perspectives," a new report that provides a revealing glimpse into the nation's public libraries. This new membership report,  available for download, provides insight into public library priorities and initiatives, as well as public librarians' thoughts on the future use of libraries and make-up of library service points. (read more...

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