Express Gazette

Vol. 13, Issue 2 -- Spring 2012

In This Issue

FY2013 Pricing Forthcoming

Updating Address Records Electronically

TAE/TExpress Tips

Reporting Statistics

We're Here for You!

TAE Quick Links

TAE Home Page
Participating Institutions
TAE Guidelines

Continuing Education

Amigos will offer the following live online courses in the coming weeks:

ALA's Library Support Staff Certification: An Overview - April 30

2012 Amigos Member Conference: Plotting Futures - May 9 - May 10

All You Need to Know about E-reader Service in Your Library - June 4 - June 25

Access by Touch: Delivering Library Services Through Mobile Technologies - June 8

See the complete Amigos training calendar, http://www.amigos.org/learning/calendar/

FY2013 Pricing Forthcoming

Amigos will announce TAE/TExpress pricing for the next fiscal year by early or mid-July, in time for the September 1 start of the new fiscal year. For those already budgeting, we expect the price to increase no more than five percent. (Read more...)

Updating Address Records Automatically

Please make sure your TAE/TExpress information is updated for OCLC in the Constant Data Records of the WorldCat Resource Sharing Administrative Module (http://firstsearch.oclc.org/admin). (Read more...)

TAE/TExpress Tips

Follow these useful tips to save your staff time and ensure timely shipments:

Check your labels to be sure the location number and hub city match what is on the Amigos website for both your location and the receiving location. See labeling instructions at http://www.amigos.org/files/label_instructions.pdf.

(Read more...)

Reporting Statistics

Please report your statistics every month. Amigos uses them to encourage participation in the courier program. (Read more...)

We're Here for You!

Please contact Liz Wardlaw at Amigos with any comments, suggestions, or questions about your courier service at tae@amigos.org or (800) 843-8482, ext. 2827.

Do you know of a library that might be interested in joining the TAE/TExpress courier service? Have them contact Amigos to discuss the pricing and resource sharing benefits of becoming a participant.

Express Gazette is published quarterly by Amigos Library Services, 14400 Midway Road, Dallas, TX 75244-3509 Telephone: 1-800-843-8482, Editor: Liz Wardlaw