Express Gazette Masthead
 Vol. 13, Issue 3 -- Summer 2012   
In This Issue
Trans-Amigos Express Links Courier Service
FY2013 Pricing
Library Spotlight
New Participant
Cancellations
Reporting Statistics
TAE/TExpress Tips
We're Here for You!
TAE Quick Links


Continuing Education

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

 

Know & Go: Finding Free E-books

July 23

 

Customer Skills for Library Staff - Techniques that Yield Results 

July 23 - July 27

 

Know & Go: The New WorldShare ILL 

September 10

 

Reference Sources 

September 10 - September 24

 
See the complete Amigos training calendar, http://www.amigos.org/learning/calendar/   
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Trans-Amigos Express Links Courier Service with Mid-America Library Alliance/Kansas City Metropolitan Library & Information Network

Monday July 2, 2012, Trans-Amigos Express and the Mid-America Library Alliance/Kansas City Metropolitan Library & Information Network (MALA/KCMLIN) officially linked courier systems. All Trans-Amigos Express/TExpress libraries are now able to send and return ILL materials via the courier to all MALA/KCMLIN libraries. (read more...)

FY2013 Pricing

Amigos has finalized pricing for the TAE/TExpress Courier Service for FY2013, September 2012 through August 2013. (read more...) 

Library Spotlight: Sam Houston State University - The Woodlands

The Sam Houston State University Library at The Woodlands opened its doors on May 31, 2012. The Woodlands campus functions as a remote campus to the main university in Huntsville, TX. The school currently offers courses ranging from the sciences to business to liberal arts. The library in The Woodlands functions as an extension of the main library in Huntsville, the Newton Gresham Library (NGL). (read more...)

New Participant

Please welcome the Sam Houston State University Library at The Woodlands Campus to the Trans-Amigos Express/TExpress courier service. The library began its service June 1, so items may be sent to our newest participant through the courier service effective immediately. (read more...

Cancellation

The following institution has cancelled its participation in the Trans-Amigos Express/TExpress program. Thus, items sent via the courier to this institution will be returned to the sender. (read more...)

Reporting Statistics

Please report your statistics every month. Amigos uses them to encourage participation in the courier program. For Texas participants, these statistics are important tools that TSLAC uses to persuade the Texas Legislature to continue its funding of the courier program. To submit your statistics, please access your participant page at http://amigos.org/node/809.

TAE/TExpress Tips

Follow these useful tips to save staff time and ensure timely shipments. (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: 800-843-8482, Editor: Liz Wardlaw