Amigos has pulled all our e-reader and e-book courses into a single category called "E-books & E-readers," to make them easier to find in our catalog. In addition, each course description links to other related courses.

Here is a list of all the courses, both existing and new, now in this category:

• All You Need to Know about E-reader Service in Your Library 
  - on request
• Overview of Hardware and E-collections for E-readers in Libraries - May 21 & 23, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CDT
• E-book Collection Development for Public & Academic Libraries - June 18 & 20, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. CDT
• E-books: From Policy Implementation to Marketing and Evaluation - July 9 & 11, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CDT

Are you ready to learn PHP and/or JavaScript Basics? If you answered yes, then join us this May and June for two interactive classes to get you started.

PHP Basics will show you how to incorporate PHP into HTML files, write basic PHP scripts, process form input, and write and use functions. JavaScript Basics will introduce JavaScript, show you how to write your own simple scripts, and demonstrate how to incorporate pre-written scripts into your web pages. Remember to sign up before the Early Bird deadline for registration savings!

Early Bird Registration Deadline: May 6, 2013

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CDT
Early Bird Registration Deadline: May 28, 2013

Have you ever wondered why interlibrary loan works the way it does? Are you new to ILL and asking yourself how what you do fits into the Big Picture? ILL101: Basic Concepts of Interlibrary Loan, a new Amigos training session that will debut in April 2013, tries to answer these and other questions you might have about the basic ideas and processes behind software and systems like OCLC's WorldShare ILL, ILLiad, and other ILL management systems. Specific topics will include codes and policies, standard workflows and their rationales, common pitfalls, and record-keeping best practices for both Borrowing and Lending. Details and online registration are available on the Amigos website.

Need an introduction to or refresher on reference services? Then this class is for you. Reference and Information Services will introduce you to key concepts and tools necessary in information access and delivery.

Upon completing this class, you will be knowledgeable about the application of core reference principles and information technologies as they relate to daily activities of library and information providers. This course also explores and analyzes real-world reference issues as they pertain to resource selection, user privacy, and confidentiality.

Reference and Information Services meets four times: April 9, 16, 23, and 30, from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CDT each day.

This in-depth class meets the requirements for American Library Association Library Support Staff Certification [ALA-LSSC] for the Reference and Information Services elective.

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Amigos is offering two informative Know & Go sessions in the coming weeks: BibFrame, and Catching Up with Technology.

BibFrame is scheduled for March 25 from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. CDT. Join Bill Walker, Imaging Field Services Officer, for this hour-long session to learn about the Bibliographic Framework Initiative, known as BibFrame. Launched in May 2011 by The Library of Congress, this initiative was launched to demonstrate credible progress towards a replacement for MARC, one of the action items prerequisite to the implementation of RDA. Register on the Amigos website.

Catching Up with Technology is scheduled for April 8 from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. CDT. Join Christine Peterson, Continuing Education Librarian, for an information-packed hour and learn about new and trending technologies from the past year. What did you miss or overlook? Attend this session and find out what's new, different, and maybe even surprising. Register on the Amigos website.