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Earn Your Micro-Credential with Amigos!

Amigos has opened registration for the sessions that make up the Metadata Principles and Practices Micro-Credentialing Series and the Metadata Management Tools Micro-Credentialing Series. To complete a micro-credential series and earn a certificate, attendees must complete specified courses and a capstone project.

End-Of-Year Outright Purchase Product Savings and Open Access Support Opportunities With Duke University Press

Amigos vendor partner Duke University Press (DUP) offers a suite of electronic book and journal products for outright purchase for libraries that prefer to own their electronic content in perpetuity rather than rely on term access. Complete your library’s DUP book and journal holdings with any available back volumes and save 25% discount on select products through June 30, 2024.

Voting Representatives: Did you receive a message?

In preparation for the upcoming elections, Amigos is testing email addresses to ensure that voting materials will be properly received by each member institution. A message was sent on March 19th to the email address on file for each member institution's Voting Representative.

Controlled Digital Lending Recommended Practice Draft from NISO Out for Public Comment

The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) announced that its draft Interoperable System of Controlled Digital Lending (IS-CDL) Recommended Practice (NISO RP-44-202X) is now available for public comment through April 21 at the project website. NISO invites all members of the information community to review the work and share any feedback.

Amigos Announces Candidates for election to the Amigos Board of Directors

The Amigos Library Services Nominating Committee has announced the slate of candidates for election in May to the Amigos Library Services Board of Directors. Candidate and voting information will be sent to the designated Voting Representatives of Amigos’ member institutions as part of the email containing the Call to Meeting.

Voting Representatives: Watch for a test message

In preparation for the upcoming elections, Amigos is testing email addresses to ensure that each member institution will properly receive voting materials at voting materials will be properly received by each member institution.

Looking for Deals on Library Supplies? Save With Amigos Discount Direct!

Part of Amigos Member Discount Services, Discount Direct saves members money by providing members with the opportunity to order library supplies and consulting services directly from vendors at negotiated discounts. Through this program, thousands of dollars are saved each year on reliable, affordable products and services from leading providers.

Join March 21 Webinar to Learn How Project Muse is Advancing Access to Latin American E-books on the Global Market

Join Amigos vendor Project Muse for an upcoming bilingual webinar on their Latin American Books collection on March 21, 2024 at 1 p.m. EST.

In collaboration with the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM), Project Muse invites all to attend and learn more about expanding access to Spanish-language scholarly monographs from Latin American university presses for the global library market.