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Save the Date - ILL Online Conference
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New Terms and Pricing For SAGE
ASP Launches Black Studies in Video
Demo Oxford Scholarly Editions Online
NEH Sustaining Cultural Heritage Grant Guidelines Posted
WorldShare ILL Beta Testing Complete
Amigos and OCLC Sponsor Free Workshop

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Conference News 

Save the Date - "What's Around the Next Bend: Future Currents in Resource Sharing" Online Conference  

Co-sponsored by Amigos Library Services and the Texas State Library, "What's Around the Next Bend: Future Currents in Resource Sharing" is scheduled for November 15.   

 

Cyril Oberlander, winner of the 2012 Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Librarian Award, will kick off the conference with the keynote address, "The Future of Interlibrary Loan - Valued Role in Transforming Libraries." (read more...)

General News 

Funding Available from Amigos for Innovation, Development, or Research   

The Amigos Fellowship and Opportunity Award Program supports library innovation, development, and research. Through a competitive application process, up to $10,000 is available annually to Amigos member libraries and their staffs. (read more...

Member Discount News 

New Terms and Pricing for SAGE Premiere Collection Coming Soon!!          

A new vendor agreement with revised pricing for the SAGE Premiere Collection will be available through Amigos soon.  Also, CQ products may be renewed and new subscriptions purchased through MDS.  Please stay tuned for additional information on this offer.

Alexander Street Press Launches Black Studies in Video         

Request a trial for Black Studies in Video and gain exclusive access to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Legacy Video Collection Newsreel. The newsreel documents speeches, panel discussions, and programs from the 50th anniversary reunion of the SNCC.  (read more...

Try a Free Demo of Oxford Scholarly Editions Online Database      

Oxford University Press ' newest online resource Oxford Scholarly Editions Online is comprised of authoritative texts of poetry, drama, and fiction from all periods of English literature, as well as other important writings from across the humanities. (read more...) 

Imaging and Preservation News 

NEH Sustaining Cultural Heritage Grant Guidelines Posted     

Guidelines have been posted for the National Endowment for the Humanities' Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections grants.  U.S. nonprofit museums, libraries, archives, and educational institutions can apply for grants to plan and implement preservation strategies that pragmatically balance effectiveness, cost, and environmental impact. (read more...)  

OCLC News 

WorldShare ILL Beta Testing Complete, Libraries Move Forward in Phased Migration to WorldShare Platform

OCLC has completed beta testing of the new OCLC WorldShare Interlibrary Loan service with librarians from 20 OCLC member libraries. The next step is moving forward with an 18-month phased migration to the new service. (read more...)

Libraries and Users at Webscale: The Future is Now

A free workshop co-sponsored by Amigos and OCLC 

Join OCLC, Amigos and your colleagues for three hours of interactive learning about the concept of Webscale. With library users' increasing reliance on popular consumer services-like Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook-we'll discuss how libraries can leverage Webscale capabilities to transform both back-office operations and user services. (read more...

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