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AMICAL News

Elisabetta Morani (JCU) and Berj Gatrjian (AUA) elected to AMICAL Coordinating Committee

May 31, 2011 by jgima

Elisabetta Morani (Head Librarian at John Cabot University) and Berj Gatrjian (Director, Information Technologies and Communication Services at American University of Armenia) have been elected Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively, of AMICAL's Coordinating Committee for the two-year period 2011-2013. The Coordinating Committee provides operational oversight, approving policies and directions for the consortium's activities throughout the year.

Morani was the subject of a related news article on the JCU website, where she noted "AMICAL has been instrumental in creating a networking framework for the Frohring Library, essential for keeping it up with academic library standards. Along the years it has become a lively, well integrated group of people (about 90 librarians, information technologists, and faculty attended its last meeting in Beirut) enthusiastic and committed to sharing their experiences to build academic excellence, innovation and collaboration."

AMICAL Conference in the news at LAU

May 19, 2011 by jgima

The AMICAL Conference just held in Beirut at the Lebanese American University is covered in a substantial article in LAU News. Photos capture highlights from the conference.

2011 AMICAL Conference - Full program now online

April 18, 2011 by jgima

The full conference program for the 2011 AMICAL Conference at LAU has now been posted on the AMICAL Conference web site.

Information Literacy Workshop

March 29, 2011 by aclick

Taking place 16-17 May 2011 at the American University of Paris.

Are you a new instruction librarian? Do you have limited access to professional development opportunities? Would you benefit from information literacy training?

AMICAL and the American University of Paris (AUP) are pleased to announce an information literacy workshop led by Library Director Susan Barnes Whyte (ACRL IIL Immersion faculty member), and Reference and Instruction Librarian Jean Caspers, of Linfield College. The two day workshop will take place on the AUP campus, on the 16^th (full-day) and 17^th (morning) of May 2011.

Susan and Jean will cover topics such as assessing instruction methods, developing active learning activities, building an IL curriculum, evaluating instruction session content, and cultivating relationships with faculty.

AMICAL 2011 Conference to be hosted by the Lebanese American University

March 2, 2011 by aclick

The Lebanese American University is proud to host the 8th annual AMICAL Meeting and Conference, to be held 27 - 30 April 2011, at both the Beirut and Byblos LAU campuses. AMICAL members are invited to attend, learn, participate, and share with colleagues at this year's conference, which promises engaging presentations and a highly interactive format.

Under the theme of “e-Content: Collecting, Managing, Promoting, Teaching,” AMICAL members and invited guests will be exploring ways that the library and information services need to evolve, and perhaps revolutionize, the way they bring scholarly content to the academic communities they serve. A major sub-theme of the conference will be IT - library collaboration, the focus of a major joint workshop with the AAICU group of presidents and chief academic officers.

Save the date, and join us in Lebanon!