Amigos Welcomes Four New Vendor Partners

Submitted by Amigos on Thu, 2012-09-27 10:01

Amigos is pleased to welcome four new vendor partners to its Member Discount Services program.

PrivCo bills itself as "the premier source for business and financial data on major, non-publicly traded corporations." Among the companies for whom data is available are Fidelity Investments, Hostess Brands, Toys R Us, and Neiman Marcus. PrivCo data has been cited in thousands of media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The New York Times, Bloomberg, NPR, and CNBC. Visit the Amigos website or contact Kathy Burbidge, burbidge@amigos.org, to learn more about the PrivCo program offered through Amigos.

On its website, Rock's BackPages calls itself "the ultimate archive of music journalism," offering library patrons access to a vast digital archive of over 20,000 articles (reviews, interviews, features and more) from the early 1960s to the present. Also available are over 300 exclusive, previously unpublished audio interviews with major icons from Jimi Hendrix to Kurt Cobain. The archive includes coverage of all types of popular music, from rockabilly to hip hop, Elvis to Eminem, and White Stripes to Amy Winehouse, and provides regular content updates with the addition of 30 to 50 new articles per week plus new audio interviews.

Optimal Resume offers an integrated suite of tools to provide job seekers every resource needed to prepare for an effective job search. Users can create resumes and cover letters, assess their professional skills, and answer common interview questions. Going beyond the basics, Optimal Resume offers E-Portfolio and Video Resume tools to set job seekers apart from the crowd. Finished documents can be integrated into a professional website to share on LinkedIn or other electronic media. Optimal Resume is easy to set up and requires minimal maintenance. Users have access to a wealth of video and print resources for a self-guided experience. Expert-driven content is tailored to a variety of occupations and experience levels. Users can take part in free career preparation webinars hosted by Optimal Resume representatives.

Christopher Burke at Amigos will be happy to answer your questions about Rock’s BackPages and Optimal Resume.

Amigos offers five collections under the ProQuest family of companies. These include:

  • Applied Science and Technology Collections (12 fields of study)
  • ProQuest Congressional/Statistical Collections
  • ebrary
  • Serials Solutions
  • Statistical Abstracts of the United States

For more information on the variety of ProQuest programs offered through Amigos, contact Erica Owusu.

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