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College students who are the first in their families to attend college are collectively called first-generation college students. According to the US Department of Education, only 24 percent of first-generation students graduate with a bachelor’s degree compared to 68 percent of students whose parents are college graduates.

Scholarly metrics is a rapidly evolving area of scholarly communication. Attendees will grasp an introductory overview of bibliometric indicators, citation-based metrics, and altmetrics.

Successful library meetings begin with reflection and intention. Beyond well-crafted agendas, libraries can utilize diversity and inclusion activities to strengthen empathy, communication, and expectations within library organizations.

New Subscriptions to Nursing: Current Concepts and Practices can now receive a 25% discount if purchased through June 30, 2023. This database is tightly curated to help nursing students excel in their studies, pass licensure exams, and prepare for long-term job success in an increasingly complex health care system.

Bloomsbury is offering Amigos members the chance to save an extra 10% or more on the one-time purchase of several Bloomsbury digital resources through February 17th, 2023. Purchasers can save an extra 5% through May 31st, 2023.

Register today for the February 8th Amigos online conference, "Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Cataloging and Technical Services" to examine EDI in action today in cataloging and technical services.

NISO (National Information Standards Organization) is offering Amigos member libraries a special member early bird rate ($99) for registration to the upcoming NISO Plus Forum (online, February 14 – 16).

Understand sustainability as a set of practices and as a discipline. Explore how various library organizations have adapted practices, created programming, and developed information-literacy learning modules with sustainability learning outcomes.

Library budgets are shrinking. More libraries are turning to external funding, such as grants, to help fund special initiatives, projects, or services. Writing a grant proposal can be a daunting task to keep track of all the required forms and documents in addition to finding a funding source.

After further analysis of the Article Galaxy Scholar service from Reprints Desk, the developers found that setting up SS0 (single sign-on) integration is the most challenging process for small libraries.

Amigos welcomes its thirteen newest SimplyE libraries, part of the E-Read Texas program sponsored by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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.

The Amigos Library Services Annual Report for the 2021-2022 Membership Year is now available. Organized around the new strategic plan, the report reviews the year's activities in relation to the goals and strategies of the plan.

Missouri Libraries 2 Go (MOLIB2GO), an OverDrive consortium administered by Amigos, is once again a member of the Million Checkouts Club for 2022. MOLIB2GO, made up of over 100 Missouri public libraries with similar interests and patron populations, continued to work together to share a collection of over 77,000 ebooks and audiobooks.

With an exclusively designed sponsorship package, Amigos supported the Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing (NWILL) Conference. exhibiting at a virtual booth and providing several Amigos member libraries scholarships for a staff member to attend the conference. Recipients of the Amigos Scholarships were asked to share some takeaways from the conference such as what stood out to them at the conference and anything they started or planned to change after having attended the conference.

Attend Community Needs Assessment 101 and form an actionable plan to align with the library's mission and vision and secure the library's role as a vital organization in the community.