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July 10, 2014
General Interest

Amigos launches online payment option  

As an added convenience, we are pleased to announce we are now accepting online payments for all Amigos invoices, via credit card or through PayPal.  Read more... 

Introducing our upcoming e-book platform . . . Amigos eShelf!  

Our new e-book distribution platform, in development for the past year and nearing its rollout, now has a name - Amigos eShelf - and a logo.  Read more... 

Arkansas and Missouri Members: we need you! Amigos Fellowship and Opportunity Award Selection Committee seeking volunteers  

The Amigos Board of Directors is soliciting volunteers to fill two vacancies on the 2015 Amigos Fellowship and Opportunity Award Selection Committee.  Read more...

TAMU Map & GIS Library to receive Esri award  

The award will be presented during the 2014 Esri International User Conference, July 14-18 in San Diego, CA.  Read more... 
Member Discount News

Amigos welcomes new vendor partner SIPX

Amigos and SIPX have partnered to offer members a content distribution process that will guarantee they distribute legal content to their patrons.  Read more...

Midyear bundled offers now available from SAGE 

Check out the following SAGE data products and CQ Press titles. While they can be purchased or subscribed to separately, consider bundling them for an even greater savings!  Read more...

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I am in the process of joining a library e-book consortium, and I am in definite need of an e-book lending policy. What are some of the things I need to make sure are in the policy, and is it possible to see some examples?  Read more...

OCLC News

OCLC and Elsevier to offer automated seamless access to e-content 

The new program will ensure that holdings data for e-books and e-journals subscribed to on ScienceDirect will be kept up-to-date in WorldCat without intervention from library staff.  Read the OCLC press release.

OCLC Membership Report: Education, Learning and Libraries at a Tipping Point

New OCLC report shows how consumers are resetting expectations for higher education and libraries.  Read the OCLC press release. 

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