International Coalition of Library Consortia

Amigos Library Services, Inc.
AMIGOS
Website: http://www.amigos.org

Brief description

Amigos Library Services, Inc. is dedicated to serving libraries. Amigos began in 1974 in Dallas, TX, as AMIGOS Bibliographic Council, when 22 libraries united to bring OCLC access to the southwestern United States. A not-for-profit organization, Amigos is today one of the nations largest library resource-sharing networks and a leader in providing information technology to libraries.

The Amigos Membership consists of over 750 libraries and cultural institutions, located primarily in the southwestern United States, who utilize Amigos comprehensive line of services, including cataloging, reference, resource sharing, preservation, digital imaging, consulting and training.

The mission of Amigos is to:

Provide innovative services to libraries
Promote library cooperation and resource sharing
Strengthen libraries as leaders in their communities
Support libraries as education and information providers

Legal structure

Incorporated

Primary functions

• Cataloging services
• Collections sharing
• Electronic content licensing
• Interlibrary loan/document delivery
• Preservation
• Training
• Union lists/shared online catalogs

Number and type of member libraries

Total: 758: Academic: 373; Public: 234; Special: 129; School: 22 (as of 3/31/2007)