Membership & People

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.

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.

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.

A notice by the Education Department published on May 24, 2024, announced plans to proceed with proposed changes to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), including plans to cease collecting data on Acad

The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) recently announced its draft revision of the Journal Article Version (JAV) Recommended Practice as open for public comment through July 7, 2024, at the project web page. 

What are the top priorities and concerns facing your organization? What are the biggest opportunities or risks, and how should the information community address them?