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Amigos has opened registration for the sessions that makeup the micro-credential series for Electronic Resources Management. Register for the first session today!

Morningstar is offering a special discount offer for new customers on the Investing Center database. Members can receive 3-months free (15-months for a 12-month subscription). This newly enhanced database provides users with global investment data, in-depth expert analysis, screening and compare tools, daily market news, and educational content to help users meet their investing goals. Please note this offer is only good for NEW subscribers. Existing subscribers are eligible for a custom quote if upgrading their existing subscription.

One free month of New York Times access is available for new subscriptions: sign up for 12 months starting in January and receive access in December for free! Subscribe by November 17, 2023 to take advantage of this offer.

The IMLS-funded Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Project (CCLP), seeks to overcome serious barriers to wider implementations of cooperative collections management, including the lack of available vendor-neutral interoperable systems, adequate governance and decision-making frameworks, and assessment tools.

The latest vendor to be added to the Amigos Discount Direct program, Skilltype, is a talent and skills management platform, which enables libraries of all types to identify, develop and create higher-performing teams.

The latest Amigos Online Conference will highlight the innovative work happening in member libraries in the arenas of artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR).

Registration is open for access to the recorded keynote and concurrent sessions of the September 7, 2023, online conference, "Libraries Address Inequities". This conference examined ways in which libraries build partnerships, raise community awareness, and center dialogue in addressing known and emerging inequities.

Registrations are open for the second DOAJ at 20 webinar on the 28th September at 8 a.m. CDT. This webinar will be around the theme Global, and we will hear eight lighting talks from inspiring speakers and experts worldwide about the challenges, opportunities and successes that open access brings.

The September 7, 2023, online conference, "Libraries Address Inequities" will examine ways in which libraries build partnerships, raise community awareness, and center dialogue in addressing known and emerging inequities.

Amigos members can register today to join Springshare on Wednesday, October 18, to learn about their flexible calendaring solution, LibCal, and its add-on module, LibCal Mapping.

Recordings of two recent CloudSource webinar sessions held for Amigos members are available online. Both sessions covered an overview of open access content and CloudSource OA as a resource.

Meet with other Amigos members to discuss and explore emerging and critical issues in the library environment in this next Community Conversation on Libraries and the Letter of the Law. Laws and rules governing libraries are rapidly being re-evaluated and updated nationwide. Join us for the next Amigos Community Conversations event and delve into some of the key legal developments affecting libraries, such as censorship and access to library services. Leaders will take center stage to share their insights, expertise, and experiences on how these new laws are affecting the way libraries operate.

Credo Reference is getting a refresh in August! There may be access disruptions while the work is carried out. Updates will begin Saturday, August 19, 2023, at 8:00 am ET and are anticipated to take about 24 hours. Banners will be present on the platform with messaging to communicate with users during this time.

Amigos recently welcomed two new employees. Alex Womack has been hired for the position of Client Coordinator, Association Management Services (AMS). Jacob San Antonio is working as Amigos Customer Support Specialist, Member Discount Services and Trans-Amigos Express.

People experience inequities - instances of injustice and unfairness – in many parts of their lives and may even experience them when engaging with library policies, services, or programs. Central to the mission of libraries is a commitment to addressing long-entrenched and newly emerging inequities in society - whether inequities in access to information, education, opportunity, or representation.

Planning for the Amigos November Topical Conference, “Reimagining Libraries: Exploring the AI & VR Revolution in Library Services” is well underway.