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Fellowship Selection Committee Volunteers Needed
Library Cards for Newborns
TWU Uses Grant Funds
Where Wal-Mart Departs, Library Succeeds
Call for Speakers - Online Conference
ProQuest Resurrects Statistical Abstract
RDA Toolkit Subscription Offer
Emerald eBook Series Offer
Palgrave Connect and July's Collection
IPS Can Help You "Be Prepared"
Public Librarians are Wikipedians
OCLC Announces New Agreements

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Arkansas, Arizona and Missouri Members - We Need You for the Fellowship Selection Committee  

The Amigos Board of Directors is soliciting volunteers to fill three vacancies on the 2013 Amigos Fellowship and Opportunity Award Selection Committee. Committee membership is equally represented geographically, so appointments for 2013 will come from Arkansas, Arizona and Missouri.  (read more...)

Library Cards for Newborns at Arlington Memorial Hospital   

Booties, blankets and a board book! Babies born at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital will go home with those essentials and more, thanks to the new Books for Babies program. (read more...)

TWU Uses Grant to Educate New Children's Librarians 

The Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Studies is one of 32 library organizations in the nation and one of four in Texas to receive a 2012 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). (read more...)

Where Wal-Mart Departs, a Library Succeeds

A vast building in McAllen, Texas, was once home to a Wal-Mart -- but no longer. When the discount superstore moved to a larger location, it left behind a vast empty building. The community took advantage of the space and converted the warehouse-like building into a public library.  (read more...)

Conference News 

Calling All Speakers... 

Fast Forward>>The Future of Audio Visual Materials      

Do you have film? Video tapes? Cassettes? Records? Reel to Reel Tape? 8-Tracks? How is your institution working with these collections? Amigos is looking for speakers to talk about their audio visual collections for our latest online conference: Fast Forward >> The Future of Audio Visual Materials scheduled for September 7. (read more...)

Member Discount News 

ProQuest Resurrects the Statistical Abstract of the United States    

Amigos is partnering with ProQuest to offer the digital version of the Statistical Abstract of the United States. This popular resource was previously maintained and published by the U.S. Census Bureau, who announced last spring it would no longer be produced at the government's expense.  (read more...

RDA Toolkit Subscription Double-Up Offer - Lock In By August 24       

Amigos Library Services is pleased to offer a consortia discount of 15% for solo and site subscriptions for the RDA Toolkit.  To maximize the benefit and savings, we are passing along the entire discount to Amigos members.  (read more...

Emerald eBook Series Collections Offers 20% Discount to Amigos Members      

Emerald eBook Series Collections bring together almost 1,000 volumes and over 120 book series in two key fields.

Commissioned from leading academics and authors, each collection offers a breadth of relevant, quality content combined with the ease and accessibility of electronic access. (read more...

Palgrave Connect and July's Featured Collection 

Explore or expand your online resources with over 7,500 ebooks within 89 collections in 11 different subject areas from Palgrave Connect. The Palgrave Connect platform integrates easily with most library cataloging systems and is downloadable to any computer or handheld device/e-Reader.  (read more...)

IPS News 

IPS Can Help You "Be Prepared" for Emergencies

"Be Prepared" is not just a motto for Scout troops - it works for organizations, too.  With the return of hurricane season, Amigos members are updating emergency plans and refreshing staff on how best to prepare for the havoc storms can cause.  (read more...)
OCLC News 

Public Librarians are Wikipedians Too

Attend this free webinar with OCLC Research Wikipedian in Residence Max Klein.

Wikipedia is an increasingly prominent player in the web search environment, and more people are finding it "a good place to start research."  (read more...)

OCLC Announces New Agreements with Publishers Around the World, Adding High-quality Content to WorldCat Local

OCLC has signed new agreements with leading global publishers and has added a significant list of important new collections to WorldCat Local, the OCLC discovery and delivery service that offers users integrated access to more than 969 million items.  (read more...)

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