This year, Amigos is pleased to again sponsor registration fees for staff from Amigos member libraries to attend the annual Northwest Interlibrary Loan (NWILL) & Resource Sharing Conference.
Amigos Library Services is pleased to welcome Naomi Gonzales as our Library Services Trainer and Missouri Libraries 2 Go Coordinator. Amigos' Continuing Education Services team coordinates a full schedule of online workshops, free Know & Go sessions for member libraries, our popular Online Conferences, and customized on-request training for libraries and organizations.
Amigos partner, DOAJ, a trusted directory dedicated to indexing high-quality Open Access journals, plays a pivotal role in the scholarly community. Libraries make extensive use of DOAJ as a source of trusted journals, integrating metadata into their discovery systems and open access services. Amigos partnership with DOAJ simplifies the process of library contributions for DOAJ and facilitates libraries providing financial support for DOAJ's vital work.
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), an Amigos partner, has released an 'Annual Highlights' report outlining highlighted data, work, and projects from 2023. In 2023 DOAJ celebrated significant milestones and continued to develop their organization and service to keep pace with the changing landscape.
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) announced that its draft Interoperable System of Controlled Digital Lending (IS-CDL) Recommended Practice (NISO RP-44-202X) is now available for public comment through April 21 at the project website. NISO invites all members of the information community to review the work and share any feedback.
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.
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.