Apply by June 6 for an Amigos Sponsored Scholarship to the 2024 NWILL Conference! Amigos is sponsoring registration fees for four staff from Amigos member libraries to attend the hybrid 2024 Northwest Interlibrary Loan (NWILL) & Resource Sharing Conference.
NWILL's Conference Committee is awarding eleven scholarships for ILL practitioners who would have difficulty participating otherwise, and waiving the virtual registration fees for attendees belonging to a federally recognized tribe.
Call for proposals now open for NISO Plus 2024 Global/Online What are the top priorities and concerns facing your organization? What are the biggest opportunities or risks, and how should the information community address them?
Those with ideas to share are encouraged to submit a proposal by May 29 for the 2024 NISO Plus Global/Online conference. To be held virtually September 17–18, the conference is a great opportunity to meet and collaborate with professionals from across the information community and around the world to address the most pressing issues in scholarly communications.
Amigos Library Services is pleased to announce the following individuals have been elected to three-year (2024-2027) terms on the Amigos Board of Directors: Ms. Jennifer Eldridge, Library Director, Longview Public Library (Texas); Dr. Brent Mai, Dean of Libraries, Wichita State University (Kan.); Mr. Brent Schondelmeyer, Deputy Director (retired), Local Investment Commission (Mo.); and Ms. Paula Settoon, Dean of Libraries and Knowledge Management, Tulsa Community College (Okla.). View article for more details.
Conference News
A Note on Captioning at the Member Conference Amigos staff apologize for the lack of captioning at the recent Amigos Member Conference (May 15, 2024).
For the past several years, staff have contracted for captioning services at all online conferences. This is an important part of making these events accessible to all learners and it is something that Amigos is committed to providing. For the recent Amigos Member Conference, staff contracted for captioning services through our regular provider. Unfortunately, on the day of the conference, the assigned captioners did not join the day's sessions.
Amigos staff have worked to communicate the issue to the provider and will work to ensure that this does not happen at future online conferences. Conference session recordings - a benefit available to all Amigos member libraries - include a session transcript to support accessibility.
Missed "Leading. Partnering. Connecting. The Amigos Member Conference 2024"? Register for the recording! If you missed the May 15, 2024, "Creative Solutions in Cataloging, Acquisitions, and Resources Management", there's still a chance to view the sessions by registering for the recording. Registration is free for Amigos members.
Continuing Education News
Last Chance to register for Cataloging & Classification Basics Course
Registration is closing soon for this five-part course designed for staff new to cataloging or those needing a refresher. This course prepares participants to begin copy cataloging by demonstrating how to interpret bibliographic records and match them to items in hand. Live instruction with hands-on exercises provides ample practice using new skills and an extensive resource list provides access to ongoing reading and reference materials.
Pressbooks is Now an Amigos Discount Direct Vendor Partner! Amigos' newest Discount Direct vendor, Pressbooks, is a versatile, user-friendly publishing platform educators use to create, adapt, and share accessible, interactive, web-first books. Pressbooks is offering customized demonstrations to Amigos members.
Working with over 500 educational institutions, including colleges, universities, non-profit organizations, higher education systems, and consortia, Pressbooks supports institutional and library publishing programs, open education initiatives, curriculum development projects, and more.
Member Job Bank
Need Help Finding Qualified Candidates for Library Job Openings? Amigos member libraries can post their openings for FREE! Postings remain in our job bank for thirty days and are shared to Amigos social media. Current Job Listings
