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GIS and GeoWeb Applications in Libraries

Since the emergence of easily accessible dynamic online mapping tools, there has been a drastic increase in geographic interest and awareness. 80 percent of digital data available to us as information users have a geographic component. Geographic Information System (GIS) technology is widely used in research, teaching and learning to communicate information in a map format.

Voting Representatives: Did you receive a test message?

In preparation for the upcoming elections, Amigos is testing email addresses to ensure that voting materials will be properly received. A test message was recently sent to the email address on file for each member’s Voting Representative. If you are the Voting Representative for your organization and did not receive a test email, please ask your director or dean to send your name and contact information including an email address to Trisha Mooney, mooney@amigos.org, no later than March 30, 2022.

Registration is Open for Amigos Member Conference 2022!

Motivating and retaining staff. Recruiting new staff. Navigating new ways of working. And developing the skills for new services. Changes in the workplace and workforce have made building the new library team more important than ever. This is the time for managers, staff, and job seekers to think together about what will be needed for the future.

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