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Register Now - Fast Forward>>The Future of Audio Visual Materials
Join us online September 7 for Fast Forward>>The Future of Audio Visual Materials. The conference includes professionals from across the country speaking on topics such as identification of different types of media, metadata, digitization, and the preservation of originals as well as digital copies. (read more...)
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PrivCo Provides Data on Non-Publicly Traded Companies
Do you students or patrons request business and financial research on privately held companies? If so, Amigos newest vendor partner, PrivCo, is perfect for your library. The database focuses solely on private company financial intelligence. (read more...)
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Rock's Back Pages Brings Online Music Writing to Amigos Members
Voted Library Journal's Best Databases of 2011 runner-up in Best Niche Product, Rock's Backpages is the biggest online database of music writing in the world. Covering five decades of history, the 20,000 articles, interviews, and reviews that comprise Rock's Backpages showcase rock journalism. (read more...)
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3M Cloud Available to Academic Libraries
Create a reading program with the 3M Cloud Library System. Let your patrons borrow and read fiction eBooks from your library. This eBook solution includes a comprehensive subscription for both digital content and in-library hardware, along with apps for borrowing and reading, providing libraries with a simple and turnkey system for participating in the digital revolution. (read more...)
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Classroom on Video Offers Special Pricing and Informational Webinars
Go Back to School with Classroom Video on Demand. From now until October 31, receive 20% off of the first high school dedicated video subscription of its kind. (read more...)
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Optimal Resume Sets Informational Demos
Do you have patrons preparing for a job search? Our new vendor partner, Optimal Resume, can offer them direct access to all the career resources they need to update resumes, write cover letters, and assess their strengths even before they begin their job search. (read more...)
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Emerald Offers 20% Discount off eBooks Until
August 31
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Two Book Repair Workshops in October
Basic Book Repair - October 17-18, Boerne, TX (near San Antonio)
Amigos Basic Book Repair workshop provides face-to-face training with
Rebecca Elder, an experienced book and paper conservator. The workshop offers information and hands-on experience in basic book and paper repair for general (non-rare) library collections.
Intermediate Book Repair - October 30-31, Dallas, TX
You've taken Basic Book Repair, used the techniques at your library, and now you would like to learn more. Rebecca Elder, an experienced book and paper conservator, will present our Intermediate Book Repair workshop at Southern Methodist University. (read more...)
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Live Online Preservation Training Available in
Don't miss Preserving Your Historical Records. The live online workshop focusing on physical preservation is scheduled for September 19 and 21 from 1-3 p.m. CDT. Learn the basics of proper care and storage of archives and manuscript collections. (read more...)
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EAD2HTML: Transforming Your Finding Aids with XSL -Live Online in September
Learn about XSL and how to use this powerful tool in a four-session live online workshop, EAD2HTML: Transforming Your Finding Aids with XSL. Held September 11-14 from 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. CDT, topics include how to: (read more...)
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OCLC WorldShare Management Services: Doing Things Differently Webinar Series
WorldShare Management Services:
Doing Things Differently Webinar series Learn more & register here
During this 4-part webinar series, join in conversations about managing change to a cloud solution, how the use of data has evolved and how you can measure the impact of implementing a Webscale library management service within your library. (read more...)
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Innovation in Libraries 2012 in Columbus this Autumn, Accepting Proposals Until August 31
Innovation in Libraries 2012 is a free post-conference event to LITA Forum sponsored by OCLC and held at the Columbus Metropolitan Library Main Library on October 7-8, 2012. This is your chance to hear from technology experts and colleagues, and contribute your ideas. (read more...)
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If your Library is Considering Releasing Catalog Data on the Web, OCLC recommends the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY) for WorldCat Data
OCLC is recommending the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY) for member institutions that would like to release their library catalog data on the Web. This open data license provides the means for users to share WorldCat-derived data in a manner that is consistent with the cooperative's community norms defined in the "WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities." (read more...)
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