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The Board of Directors of Amigos Library Services (Amigos) has appointed Jeffry Archer, Dean of Libraries, Museums, and the Press, Baylor University (Texas) to serve as a member of the Board. Archer will complete the term vacated by Dr. Lea Briggs, University of New Mexico.

The Amigos Trans-Amigos Express (TAE) Courier is launching a new label maker! This new tool will provide users with an easy-to-use system filled with enhancements to streamline courier processes. Join the next online training session taking place Monday, October 30 at 2:00 p.m., to learn how to make the most of these new features!

BioOne Complete 2024 Collection Notes
BioOne Complete is a curated collection of over 200 independently published subscribed and open access titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. The 2024 aggregation will continue to offer 218 titles from 156 nonprofit and independent publishers in the biosciences. More than 82% of BioOne’s subscribed titles are indexed in the 2022 JCR, representing strong category concentrations in entomology, biodiversity conservation, and ornithology.  Visit the BioOne Complete website to view and download the full 2024 BioOne Complete title list.

The 2023 Missouri Library Association Annual Conference, "Celebrating a Culture of Care" took place October 4-6, 2023 and celebrated the ways libraries care for their communities.

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.

Amigos has opened registration for the sessions that makeup the micro-credential series for Electronic Resources Management. Register for the first session today!

Morningstar is offering a special discount offer for new customers on the Investing Center database. Members can receive 3-months free (15-months for a 12-month subscription). This newly enhanced database provides users with global investment data, in-depth expert analysis, screening and compare tools, daily market news, and educational content to help users meet their investing goals. Please note this offer is only good for NEW subscribers. Existing subscribers are eligible for a custom quote if upgrading their existing subscription.

One free month of New York Times access is available for new subscriptions: sign up for 12 months starting in January and receive access in December for free! Subscribe by November 17, 2023 to take advantage of this offer.

The IMLS-funded Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Project (CCLP), seeks to overcome serious barriers to wider implementations of cooperative collections management, including the lack of available vendor-neutral interoperable systems, adequate governance and decision-making frameworks, and assessment tools.

The latest vendor to be added to the Amigos Discount Direct program, Skilltype, is a talent and skills management platform, which enables libraries of all types to identify, develop and create higher-performing teams.

The latest Amigos Online Conference will highlight the innovative work happening in member libraries in the arenas of artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR).

Registration is open for access to the recorded keynote and concurrent sessions of the September 7, 2023, online conference, "Libraries Address Inequities". This conference examined ways in which libraries build partnerships, raise community awareness, and center dialogue in addressing known and emerging inequities.

Registrations are open for the second DOAJ at 20 webinar on the 28th September at 8 a.m. CDT. This webinar will be around the theme Global, and we will hear eight lighting talks from inspiring speakers and experts worldwide about the challenges, opportunities and successes that open access brings.

The September 7, 2023, online conference, "Libraries Address Inequities" will examine ways in which libraries build partnerships, raise community awareness, and center dialogue in addressing known and emerging inequities.

Amigos members can register today to join Springshare on Wednesday, October 18, to learn about their flexible calendaring solution, LibCal, and its add-on module, LibCal Mapping.

Recordings of two recent CloudSource webinar sessions held for Amigos members are available online. Both sessions covered an overview of open access content and CloudSource OA as a resource.