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Amigos vendor partner Project MUSE is a global platform of multi-disciplinary humanities and social sciences scholarly content from non-profit publishers that is leading the charge toward more open access with their recently announced Subscribe to Open (S2O) program.

In a service-minded profession like libraries, it is easy to fall into the habit of meeting a user's immediate need without thinking twice. But how often do librarians and library staff consider the entire experience of the user from start to finish? Is there a way to meet or improve the experience of users from the moment their interaction with the library begins?

Libraries use surveys frequently as they are an essential way to collect data about library services, programming, and community needs. But many libraries struggle to fully realize their surveys’ potential to collect high quality data.

Part of Amigos Discount Direct saves members money by providing the opportunity to order library supplies and consulting services directly from vendors at negotiated discounts.

Amigos vendor partner Project MUSE offers full-text current and archival articles from 500+ scholarly journals from major university presses covering literature and criticism, history, performing arts, cultural studies, education, philosophy, political science, gender studies, and more.

Collaborative collection development is a multifaceted process that requires navigating the intricacies of collaboration, partnerships with publishers and vendors, as well as a keen understanding of what is necessary to optimize its benefits for all stakeholders.

NISO Plus 2024 Global/Online is a virtual event, happening around the world on September 17-18, 2024. Building on their track record of engagement and conversation, NISO is bringing the same quality of content to this year's event.

>Pressbooks, an Amigos discount direct vendor, is a versatile, user-friendly publishing platform educators rely on to create, adapt, and share accessible, interactive, web-first books.

After a brief hiatus, NISO's monthly webinar series returns with roundtable discussions on building and managing collaborative collections. Amigos members can attend for free.

Over the past year, Amigos has been diligently working on a new service for libraries, a repository solution that uses Hyku. Throughout the past decade, Amigos has been working in the open-source space as member libraries have sought easier ways to host digital files, assets, and objects in ways that are open and available to their users.

The library has its idea for a project or service – and even has a funder in mind. But the writing, tracking, and aligning (to the funder’s priorities) can be daunting tasks. Get started on the right path with guidance for designing the plan with successful management built in from the start.

If your library struggles to get the right messages to the right people and show those people how valuable the library is to help them solve their problems, a solid marketing plan can make all the difference.

The leading provider of financial data on major privately-held companies, Amigos vendor partner PrivCo has several new exciting changes coming this year.

The Board of Directors of Amigos Library Services (Amigos) has appointed Eileen Condon, Dean of University Libraries & Editor of Webster University Press, Webster University (Missouri), and Cynthia Shetter, Director, Los Lunas Public Library/Museum of Heritage & Arts (New Mexico), to serve as members of the Board. Condon will complete the term vacated by Barbara Glackin, Dean, Kent Library, Southeast Missouri State University, and Shetter will complete the term vacated by Larry White, Executive Director, Metropolitan Library System (Oklahoma).

NISO is offering a free informational webinar on their newly published Communication of Retractions, Removals, and Expressions of Concern (CREC) Recommended Practice. And in August, their monthly webinar series returns after a brief hiatus with roundtable discussions on building and managing collaborative collections. Amigos members receive free membership to the NISO Library Standards Alliance which includes access to NISO's educational webinar program, unlimited participation in NISO Working Groups/Standing Committees, and discounted registration for all non-webinar events.

Several Amigos staff attended this year's ALA conference in San Diego, California. Below, two of them share their notable conference activities, takeaways, and insights.