The Amigos Nominating Committee is accepting nominations from individuals interested in serving on the Amigos Board of Directors. The 2024 election ballot, to be sent to members in April, will include candidates for four positions on the board – three board of directors positions for representatives from member institutions and one board of directors position for an independent representative.
Baltimore, MD - July 5, 2023 - The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is pleased to announce the publication of the Peer Review Terminology Standard (ANSI/NISO Z39.106-2023), which will support open research by simplifying the communication of peer review roles and practices and fostering greater transparency in the peer review process.
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 23, 2023 (view press release in pdf format)
Amigos NISO Consortium Agreement Announced
Agreement Extends LSA Benefits to All Amigos Members
Addison, TX and Baltimore, MD – March 2023 – Amigos Library Services and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) have announced a consortium agreement to provide NISO Library Standards Alliance (LSA) membership to all Amigos members.
Dallas, TX – Amigos Library Services (Amigos) welcomed the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians Library (Arizona) as its 200th SimplyE service client. The Kaibab Library is part of a project from the Arizona State Library, Archives, & Public Records focused on providing ebooks to tribal libraries within the state.
ADDISON, TX, December 13, 2022 — Amigos Library Services is making a first of its kind investment in increasing the capacity of its 500+ library members by implementing a multi-year partnership with talent management platform Skilltype. This partnership will provide access to a pilot group of research libraries to begin deploying a data-driven approach to organizational development. Initial pilot participants include Baylor University, Rice University, Southern Methodist University, Texas Christian University, Texas Tech University, The University of Texas at Austin, and Washington University in St. Louis.
*For immediate release August 30, 2018*
Contact Tracy Byerly, Chief Programs Officer, Amigos Library Services, byerly@amigos.org, Office: 972-340-2893
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Dallas, TX – Amigos Library Services (Amigos) recently received a grant Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) and Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Funding from this grant allows Amigos to extend the functionality of the SimplyE app.
DALLAS, TX, July 27 – Meet authors John Huber (Lean Library Management) and Steve Potter (public library administrator) August 24-25 at the Conference on the Purpose-Based Library in Kansas City, MO. The day and a half conference will examine the premises behind their book.
The President and CEO provides vision and creative, strategic leadership for the organization, works closely with the Board of Directors concerning policy and planning, and engages libraries for innovation, collaboration, and partnerships.
The ideal President and CEO will be an innovator, advocate, and administrator who is focused, decisive, and a critical thinker. This entrepreneurial leader will be intellectually curious, have a sense of humor, and demonstrate executive presence.