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American University of Sharjah

American University of Sharjah (AUS) was founded in 1997 by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qassimi, Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Sharjah, who envisioned the university as a leading educational institution in the Gulf region. American University of Sharjah is an independent, not-...

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Deadline approaching for AMICAL Conference presentation proposals!

January 24, 2012 by jgima

FOR AMICAL MEMBERS - a reminder that proposals are due 31 January 2012 - see guidelines below:

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

AMICAL's annual conference is the one opportunity each year for you to meet with colleagues from the other American international universities, learn from them, share your own work, and hear from some of the best thinkers in library and information services. This year's conference bears the theme: "The value of library and information services - Sharing data and assessing impact," and helping frame our discussions around that theme will be our invited keynote speakers:

Lisa Hinchliffe - Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and past President, Association of College and Research Libraries
Malcolm Brown - Director, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, and former Director of Academic Computing at Dartmouth College

The program will bring focus to other topics of particular interest to AMICAL members as well, including a full-day workshop on institutional repositories with Abby Clobridge (Clobridge Consulting). The draft program, which will evolve according to your input and the proposals received, shows the general shape we're expecting the conference to take.

2012 AMICAL Conference website launched - registration now open

January 24, 2012 by jgima

The American University of Sharjah has launched the conference site for the Ninth Annual AMICAL Meeting and Conference. AMICAL members and invited guests may now register. Information about registration, who should attend, and available support for attendance, can be found on the site. Program information will be posted shortly.

2012 AMICAL Conference at American University of Sharjah

November 21, 2011 by jgima

The next AMICAL Annual Meeting and Conference will be held 4-7 April 2012 at the American University of Sharjah. The working theme of the conference is "The value of library and information services - Sharing data and assessing impact." Initial program details and a call for presentations will go out to AMICAL members in December.

American University of Armenia celebrates "20 Years of Advancement"

September 29, 2011 by jgima

The American University of Armenia this month celebrates its 20th anniversary with a program of events at AUA, in Yerevan, and in the U.S.:

A Celebration of Education
September 26-October 1

Cendrella Habre (LAU) joins Executive Committee of OCLC EMEA Regional Council

July 22, 2011 by jgima

Cendrella Habre (Riyad Nassar Library Director, Lebanese American University) was recently named to the OCLC EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Regional Council as Executive Committee Member without Portfolio to represent the interests of OCLC member libraries in the Middle East and India. Her role will involve:

Participation in Regional Council and Executive Committee meetings
Planning the EMEA Regional Council Annual Meeting and meetings for OCLC members in the Middle East
Participation in the EMEA Regional Council Nominating Committee (for delegates to represent the region at OCLC Global Council) and election process
Promotion of OCLC membership to libraries in the Middle East / India

The Regional Councils provide a means for member libraries to make their voices heard in the governance of OCLC, through the Delegates that they elect to represent them at OCLC's Global Council, but also through the Regional Council committees that help to ensure that OCLC is in touch with its members' interests.

AMICAL is proud to have one of its most active library leaders representing OCLC members from the EMEA region.