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Call for Speakers - Amigos Online ILL Conference
Amigos Library Services and the TexShare ILL Working Group are seeking speakers for our November 15th online conference "What's Around the Next Bend: Future Currents in Resource Sharing". Topics of interest include (read more...)
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Amigos Deposit Accounts
Amigos provides a deposit account service that helps libraries to reduce overhead and that can be used for a variety of services. Using funds on account as a method of payment is fast, easy, and economical. Here's a sampling of how you can put those funds to work for you:
- e-resource subscriptions
- Courier service
- Library products (barcodes, tattletapes, security, and more)
- Workshops, conferences, training
- Contractual services
Contact Connie Burnett at burnett@amigos.org about establishing or replenishing your institution's Amigos deposit account.
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Visit the New Amigos Library Services Facebook Page
 Amigos has recently relaunched our Facebook page. Like us on Facebook and you'll learn about upcoming events, special offers on electronic resources, and share your comments with other Amigos fans. You'll also hear what's going on around the Amigos offices, read insightful and sometimes quirky posts from our staff, and possibly even be asked for your advice. Enjoy!
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Celebrate Text a Librarian's 5th Anniversary
To celebrate their birthday, Text a Librarian is offering the first ten libraries who sign up for the Text a Librarian Package $99 off the package. The offer is good until September 30. (read more...)
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Springer Launches Fall Promotion
Springer recently announced special pricing for their eBook collections. Their unique eBook model has a number of advantages: (read more...)
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Additional Savings on 3M
Don't miss the opportunity for extra savings on 3M EM Strips (tattle-tape), hardware, and circulation accessories. (read more...)
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Rock's Backpages Offers Music Journalism Archive
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Heritage Emergency National Task Force Update
During Hurricane season, historic sites and cultural treasures are threatened by high winds, heavy rain, and flooding. The Heritage Emergency National Task Force website has resources to help at www.heritageemergency.org .(read more...)
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Preserving Your Photographic Collection - October Live Online Workshop
Is your special collection filled with old photographs that need to be preserved? Do you need help with preserving them from mishandling, disintegration, or improper storage? Rebecca Elder will present a live online workshop on Tuesday, October 23 and Thursday, October 25 from 1-3 p.m. CDT. Topics include: (read more...)
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Basic and Intermediate Book Repair Workshops Offered in October
Don't miss these face-to-face training opportunities this fall. Basic Book Repair is scheduled for October 17-18 near San Antonio (Boerne), TX, while Intermediate Book Repair will be held on October 30-31 in Dallas, TX. Our book repair classes are limited to 10 students so the instructor, Rebecca Elder, can provide hands on training. For more information contact Elizabeth Klein at klein@amigos.org.
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Metadata Encoding Transmission Standard (METS) Workshop Offered in November
Join Bill Walker for the live online workshop, METS: The Basics. This class will bring you up to speed on the XML schema that binds complex digital objects and their descriptive and administrative metadata together. (read more...)
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New OCLC Research Report on Born Digital Content Available
Written by Senior Program Office Ricky Erway, this new OCLC Research report gives a simplistic look and describes what is truly necessary to start managing born-digital content on physical media. (read more...)
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OCLC Provides Downloadable Linked Data File for the 1 million Most Widely Held Works in WorldCat
OCLC has published bibliographic linked data for the most widely held works in WorldCat. This downloadable file--representing nearly 1.2 million resources--contains approximately 80 million linked data "triples," the term for the most granular relationship possible between discrete pieces of information. (read more...)
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- Reference Librarian (Part-Time) -- Texas A&M University-Central Texas -- Killeen, TX
- Assistant Dean for Administrative Services -- The University of Arizona Libraries -- Tucson, AZ
- Library Branch Manager -- Irving Public Library -- Irving, TX
- Senior Librarian- Head of Metadata Services -- University of Texas at Dallas -- Richardson, TX
- Senior Associate Director for Systems and Digital Projects -- University of Texas at Dallas -- Richardson, TX
- Senior Librarian- Head of Acquisitions and Electronic Resources -- University of Texas at Dallas -- Richardson, TX
- Metadata and Digital Initiatives Librarian -- Wichita State University -- Wichita, KS
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Technical Services Librarian -- Arkansas Tech University -- Russellville, AR
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Librarian - Night Supervisor -- University of Central Oklahoma -- Edmond, OK
- Systems Librarian -- Creighton University -- Omana, NE
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Librarian III - Cataloger -- Fort Bend County Libraries -- Richmond, TX
- Head of Resource Sharing -- University of Missouri -- Kansas City, MO
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Research and Liaison Librarian - Humanities -- University of Missouri -- Kansas City, MO
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Librarian, Web Services -- University of Arkansas -- Fort Smith, AR
- Library Operations Supervisor -- The University of Arizona Libraries -- Tucson, AZ
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