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AMICAL is an international consortium of American-model, liberal arts institutions of higher learning. Our mission is to advance learning, teaching and research through the collaborative development of library and information services and curricular resources at member institutions. [More...]

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The American University of Armenia (AUA) is a U.S.-accredited graduate institution affiliated with the University of California. AUA offers Master's level graduate programs that are intended to develop critical analysis and depth of knowledge through advanced coursework, independent study, and research.

AMICAL News

AMICALconnect temporarily unavailable

January 17, 2013 by jgima

AMICALconnect, the social network for collaboration amongst AMICAL members, is currently unavailable due to a technical problem at Ning (the service platform on which AMICALconnect is built). Ning has promised to resolve the issue within the next few hours, so the site should be available again shortly. (posted 18:30 GMT+1, 17 Jan 2013)

Expanded scope for Small Grants now applicable through 20 March 2013

January 11, 2013 by jgima

AMICAL members: the temporarily expanded scope of AMICAL's Small Grant program has now been extended through 20 March 2013. Please see the Small Grant guidelines for more information.

AMICAL-OCLC Forum on The Challenges of Discovery Services

December 21, 2012 by jgima

FOR AMICAL MEMBERS:

AMICAL-OCLC Forum on
The Challenges of Discovery Services : problems, solutions and workflow

Event page on AMICALconnect
Dates: 8-9 March 2013 (day and a half program length)
Location: Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
Intended for: E-resource and other librarians from OCLC (RESPOND) member libraries who are currently or will soon be involved in the selection process for a discovery service, or those who are currently directly involved with the management of discovery services. Total attendance will be limited to approximately 20.

2013 AMICAL Conference - Announcement and Call for Proposals

December 21, 2012 by jgima

ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PROGRAM PROPOSALS
DEADLINE: 1 MARCH 2013

2013 AMICAL Annual Meeting and Conference
John Cabot University, Rome
12-15 June 2013
 
Who should attend?
AMICAL's annual conference is the one opportunity each year for AMICAL members to meet face to face with colleagues from all the other American international universities in AMICAL, to discuss shared problems and solutions, and to hear from some of the most influential leaders in library and information services. Librarians, IT staff, instructional technologists and designers, and faculty members - as well as anyone concerned with information services and their role in teaching and learning at AMICAL institutions - are all encouraged to attend.

Dates (Pre-Conference + Conference)
There will be two pre-conference workshop days (12-13 June), focusing on practical aspects of information services, followed by two main conference days (14-15 June) of presentations and discussions, exploring the conference theme and other topics relevant to AMICAL members.

Conference Theme

The 2013 Conference program is being shaped around the broad theme of:

2013 AMICAL Conference dates confirmed

October 29, 2012 by jgima

We are pleased to announce that next year's AMICAL Conference will be held 12-15 June 2013 at John Cabot University in Rome. 

THEMES AND TOPICS
As always, we will be trying to build a program supportive of collaborations at the level of library and information services and the curriculum. This year, however, we are hoping to give particular emphasis to faculty collaborations - working with faculty to envision and deliver library and information services, information and media literacy, and other learning-focused information work. Among the themes we are considering: