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BCR, Amigos Reach Reciprocal Training Agreement

AURORA, CO, October 25, 2001 — The Bibliographical Center for Research (BCR) and Amigos Library Services announce they have reached a reciprocal agreement, effective immediately, to provide training to each other's members at discounted rates.

Under terms of the agreement, members of one network may attend training sessions hosted by the other at the host network's member rates, registering with and paying the host network directly. BCR will bill or accept prepayment from Amigos members; Amigos will accept prepayment or major credit cards from BCR members.

The goal is to create a simple, straightforward structure for reciprocal training that affords each network's members maximum savings. The agreement applies only to scheduled face-to-face training sessions. BCR and Amigos will continue to discuss the possibility of extending the agreement at some future date to their respective distance learning programs.

In the near future, BCR will post registration procedures for Amigos members on its Web site Workshop section and in the upcoming Workshop Schedule catalog. Amigos, which no longer publishes a paper catalog, will maintain similar information on its Web site: (www.amigos.org).

BCR is a nonprofit, multistate library cooperative that has served the library community since its founding in 1935, providing cost-effective library and information services. Today BCR serves more than 589 voting-member libraries in 28 states, including libraries throughout its 12 member states of Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. In all, BCR services reach more than 3,000 libraries throughout the nation.

Amigos Library Services, Inc. is a nonprofit, membership-based organization dedicated to providing resource-sharing opportunities and information technology to libraries. The Amigos membership consists of over 700 libraries and cultural institutions located primarily in the southwestern United States who utilize its comprehensive line of services, including cataloging, reference, resource sharing, preservation, digital imaging, and training.

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