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Ambrose Video recently released two new series and is offering Amigos members a 40% discount on the list price with an option to purchase by video or by series.

Each year, the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) Plus conference brings people together in a dynamic forum to explore and tackle trends and challenges in the global information community. The NISO Plus Scholarship program extends a unique opportunity for a group of emerging and mid-career professionals to contribute their perspectives and make their voices heard.

Join Amigos Library Services on February 15, 2024, for the online conference, "Creative Solutions in Cataloging, Acquisitions, and Resources Management."

As part of their Latin American University Press Initiative, Project MUSE has begun adding Spanish Language titles from Latin American University Presses to their platform. There are currently 1,800 books on the platform, with more being added daily, including many Open Access titles.

Amigos members can save on registration to the Computers in Library 2024 conference by Information Today. The conference will take place in Arlington, VA March 12 – 14 with pre-conference half-day workshops being offered Monday, March 11.

The Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) 19th Annual Conference takes place March 3-6, 2024 with options to attend in person in Austin, Texas, or online via the Virtual Conference.

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.

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.

The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) recently announced the publication of its newest standard, ANSI/NISO Z39.105-2023, Content Profile/Linked Document (CP/LD), which enables portions of content, data, semantics, and other resources from separate sources to be combined into a single, standards-based format optimized for interchange, search, and display.

Skilltype, a talent management platform that helps libraries identify, develop, and share expertise, now has a revamped search tool. It features advanced facet filtering, streamlining the ability to pinpoint precisely what librarians need.

Register today for the online conference, "Creative Solutions in Cataloging, Acquisitions, and Resources Management". Jennifer Baxmeyer, Assistant University Librarian for Metadata Services at Princeton University Library and the lead volunteer cataloger for LiteracyNation Inc., will present the keynote presentation, "Where Do We Go From Here?".

While the Amigos offices are closed December 22, 2023 through January 1, 2024, (TAE) staff will be monitoring courier email from December 25 through 29th.

The courier service will not run on December 25th, in observance of Christmas day, or on January 1st, in observance of New Year's Day.

Project MUSE has launched nearly 1,000 titles from more than 20 Latin American university presses and scholarly publishers, marking a milestone in their initiative to expand digital access to Spanish-language books for libraries.

Oxford University Press will join theIPregistry.org in early 2024 to make the process of checking, monitoring, and updating IP addresses easier. On January 17, 2024, Oxford will transition to using the data held by theIPregistry.org. From that point, please send any IP updates via theIPregistry.org instead of submitting updates via the Oxford "My Account" or to OUP customer service team.