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Contact the Amigos Office at 800-843-8482 or 972-851-8000 for information on registration and on-request policies and fees. If you have questions about the training schedule, please call the Amigos Support Desk at 800-843-8482 or e-mail amigos@amigos.org. You may also want to visit our catalog.

Early Bird Discount: For regularly scheduled Amigos courses, when you register 22 days prior to the scheduled date, you will be eligible for a $25 discount on your registration fee. This applies to both Amigos members and non-members.
Registration for Live Online courses will close one week prior to their start date.

Self-Paced Courses - For self-paced courses, please visit the catalog.

* NOTE About Times: All times listed are local to their site's location. Amigos' online workshops are relative to the Amigos office in Dallas, TX (Central Time).
Compare your local time with the Amigos office.

[ View ALL Workshops :: View ONLY Live Online :: View ONLY Face-to-Face ]
Date(s) Time* Title Location Site Early Bird Deadline Register
July
7/6/2009 - 7/9/2009 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Basics of WorldCat Resource Sharing Online Virtual Classroom 6/22/2009
Registration
has Closed
7/8/2009 - 7/15/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Virtual Reference Communication*
(*Meets twice)
Online Virtual Classroom 6/22/2009
Registration
has Closed
7/10/2009 - 7/17/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM QuestionPoint Librarian Training*
(*Meets twice)
Online Virtual Classroom 6/22/2009
Cancelled
7/14/2009 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Constructing Custom Holdings in OCLC Online Virtual Classroom 6/22/2009 Register Now
7/14/2009 - 7/15/2009 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Digital Project Planning & Management Basics El Paso, TX University of Texas at El Paso Library - [Map-it] N/A Register Now
7/14/2009 - 7/15/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Preservation of Photographic Materials Online Virtual Classroom 6/29/2009 Register Now
7/16/2009 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Creating Copy, Loan and Deflection Policies in OCLC Online Virtual Classroom 6/24/2009 Register Now
7/21/2009 - 7/28/2009 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Administrator Training for QuestionPoint*
(*Meets twice)
Online Virtual Classroom 6/29/2009 Register Now
7/21/2009 - 7/23/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM OCLC Connexion Client 2.10 - Using the Client interface Online Virtual Classroom 6/29/2009 Register Now
7/28/2009 - 7/30/2009 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Book MARC: MARC Format for Books*
(*Meets twice)
Online Virtual Classroom 7/6/2009 Register Now
7/28/2009 - 7/29/2009 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Digital Project Planning & Management Basics Lubbock, TX Texas Tech University Libraries
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library - [Map-it]
N/A Register Now
7/28/2009 - 7/29/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Preserving Your Historical Records Online Virtual Classroom 7/6/2009 Register Now
August
8/4/2009 - 8/6/2009 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM FRBR: What is it and how it can help you prepare for RDA*
(*Meets twice)
Online Virtual Classroom 7/14/2009 Register Now
8/5/2009 - 8/6/2009 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Digital Project Planning & Management Basics Houston, TX Rice University, Fondren Library - [Map-it] N/A Register Now
8/5/2009 - 8/6/2009 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Intermediate Book Repair Dallas, TX Amigos Training Room - [Map-it] 7/14/2009 Register Now
8/11/2009 - 8/13/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Copy Cataloging: A Guide for Beginners Online Virtual Classroom 7/20/2009 Register Now
8/12/2009 - 8/13/2009 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Digital Project Planning & Management Basics Dallas, TX Amigos Library Services / Training Room - [Map-it] N/A Register Now
8/19/2009 - 8/26/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM QuestionPoint Librarian Training*
(*Meets twice)
Online Virtual Classroom 7/28/2009 Register Now
8/20/2009 - 8/27/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Administrator Training for QuestionPoint*
(*Meets twice)
Online Virtual Classroom 7/29/2009 Register Now
8/25/2009 - 8/26/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM CONTENTdm 5: Adding Visual Materials Online Virtual Classroom 8/3/2009 Register Now
8/25/2009 - 8/27/2009 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Serials (& other) Local Holdings: Creation and Care with OCLC Connexion*
(*Meets twice)
Online Virtual Classroom 8/3/2009 Register Now
8/25/2009 - 8/28/2009 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM WorldCat Resource Sharing Administrative Functionality Online Virtual Classroom 8/3/2009 Register Now
8/26/2009 - 8/27/2009 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Digital Project Planning & Management Basics Brownsville, TX The University of Texas at Brownsville
Arnulfo L. Oliveira Memorial Library - Mead Lab - [Map-it]
N/A Register Now
8/27/2009 - 8/28/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM CONTENTdm 5: Adding Textual Materials Online Virtual Classroom 8/5/2009 Register Now
8/31/2009 - 9/1/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM CONTENTdm 5: Maintaining Collections Online Virtual Classroom 8/10/2009 Register Now
September
9/1/2009 - 9/3/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Authority Files Fundamentals with OCLC Connexion Online Virtual Classroom 8/10/2009 Register Now
9/8/2009 - 9/15/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Reference Policy *
(*Meets twice)
Online Virtual Classroom 8/17/2009 Register Now
9/9/2009 - 9/16/2009 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Administrator Training for QuestionPoint*
(*Meets twice)
Online Virtual Classroom 8/18/2009 Register Now
9/9/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Ins and Outs of the OCLC Request Manager Online Virtual Classroom 8/18/2009 Register Now
9/10/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Implementing Odyssey Standalone Online Virtual Classroom 8/19/2009 Register Now
9/10/2009 - 9/17/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Reference Management*
(*Meets twice)
Online Virtual Classroom 8/19/2009 Register Now
9/15/2009 - 9/18/2009 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CONTENTdm: Editing Viewers & PHP Style Files Online Virtual Classroom 8/24/2009 Register Now
9/15/2009 - 9/18/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Introduction to the Encoded Archival Description Online Virtual Classroom 8/24/2009 Register Now
9/22/2009 - 9/25/2009 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EAD2HTML: Transforming your Finding Aids with XSL Online Virtual Classroom 8/31/2009 Register Now
9/22/2009 - 9/25/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Everything You Always Wanted to Know About ILL But Were Too Busy to Ask Online Virtual Classroom 8/31/2009 Register Now
9/23/2009 - 9/30/2009 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM QuestionPoint Librarian Training*
(*Meets twice)
Online Virtual Classroom 9/1/2009 Register Now
9/29/2009 - 10/2/2009 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CONTENTdm: Customizing Multiple Collections Online Virtual Classroom 9/7/2009 Register Now
9/30/2009 - 10/1/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM METS: The Basics Online Virtual Classroom 9/8/2009 Register Now
October
10/12/2009 - 10/19/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Core Reference Skills*
(*Meets twice)
Online Virtual Classroom 9/21/2009 Register Now
10/13/2009 - 10/16/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Digital Imaging for Text-based Collections Online Virtual Classroom 9/21/2009 Register Now
10/14/2009 - 10/28/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Reference Sources*
(*Meets three times)
Online Virtual Classroom 9/22/2009 Register Now
November
11/11/2009 - 11/18/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Reference Policy *
(*Meets twice)
Online Virtual Classroom 10/20/2009 Register Now
December
12/3/2009 - 12/10/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Tools for the Reference Desk*
(*Meets twice)
Online Virtual Classroom 11/11/2009 Register Now
12/8/2009 - 12/15/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Reference Management*
(*Meets twice)
Online Virtual Classroom 11/16/2009 Register Now
12/14/2009 - 12/21/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Core Reference Skills*
(*Meets twice)
Online Virtual Classroom 11/23/2009 Register Now
12/15/2009 - 12/18/2009 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Project Management for Digital Imaging Online Virtual Classroom 11/23/2009 Register Now

Live Online System Requirements

    Microsoft
  • Windows 2000 (SP4)
  • Windows XP Home, Professional (SP2)
  • Windows Vista Business, Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • P350+ MHz, 128+ MB RAM
  • 16 bit color (high color), 800 x 600 or higher display resolution
  • Sound card, Microphone, and Speakers (Participants may receive a microphone from Amigos)
    Apple
  • Mac OS X Tiger, Leopard
  • Display color depth: Thousands of colors
  • Sound card, Microphone, and Speakers (Participants may receive a microphone from Amigos)
    Supported Browsers
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0
  • Netscape 9.0
  • Apple Safari 3

Network connections via dial-up should work. However, be advised that you may experience more difficulties in some courses due to those bandwidth constraints.

For more information about the technical requirements, contact Brian Schmidt at Amigos, schmidt@amigos.org or 800-843-8482 (972-851-8000 in the Dallas area) ext. 2886.

 

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