June 20, 2024

Amigos Member Library Receives the Nation’s Highest Museum and Library Honor
Amigos member Harris County Public Library was recently awarded the nation’s highest library honor, the 2024 National Medal for Library Service from The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Congratulations to HCPL for this award and their fantastic work! Read more here. 

Second Opportunity for Public Comment on Proposed Revisions to IPEDS Information Collection

A notice by the Education Department announced plans to proceed with proposed changes to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), including plans to cease collecting data on Academic Libraries (AL). The academic library community provided over 700 comments in the first opportunity for public comment. 

A second opportunity for public comment is currently available through June 24, 2024 and IPEDS data submitters and other stakeholders are encouraged to submit comments on these proposed changes. 

Continuing Education News

Amigos Online Learning - Discounted for Members

Review the Continuing Education Schedule for the latest additions and updates:

• Metadata Principles and Practices: Metadata Relationships

• Metadata Principles and Practices: Micro-Credentialing & Capstone Project

• Developing Community Support and Building Creative Partnerships

• Managing an Effective Library Newsletter

• Metadata Management Tools: Introduction to MarcEdit

• Metadata Management Tools: Introduction to OpenRefine

• Customer Service Essentials

• Metadata Management Tools: Programming with Python and PyMARC

• Metadata Management Tools: Micro-Credentialing & Capstone Project

• Grant Writing Essentials

• Excellence in Library Services to Older Adults

Amigos Introduces Hyku Institutional Repository Service with Free Information Sessions

Amigos is pleased to introduce new technology hosting services for Hyku, a powerful open-source repository solution tailored for small- to medium-sized libraries. Hyku can be used as an institutional repository and a digital repository for cultural heritage items, open educational resources, and theses and dissertations.

As part of this new service, Amigos will host two information sessions to demonstrate Hyku’s uses, features, shared search functionality, and real-library use cases. Sessions are free for anyone interested.

• Discover Hyku: Empowering Libraries with Open-Source Repository Solutions (June 24 1:30 – 2:30 Central Time)
• Discover Hyku: Empowering Libraries with Open-Source Repository Solutions (September 23 1:30 – 2:30 Central Time)

For more information about Amigos' Hyku service, contact technologysolutions@amigos.org.