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It might sound trite to declare it, but it’s absolutely true that my world has expanded through participating in AMICAL 2018. Kyrgyzstan and all the places between Philadelphia and Bishkek are now on my enhanced mental map, and I’m now…

Attending the Digital Humanities Summer Institute this month? The AMICAL Consortium will be there too, and we may be interested in talking with you as a potential partner for our future initiatives related to the digital humanities. We’re looking for…

Attendees have begun gathering in Bishkek for AMICAL 2018, the Consortium’s 15th Conference, hosted by the American University of Central Asia (AUCA). The Program Committee has assembled a terrific program tied to the theme of “International liberal arts in a…

Responses were recently sent out for the latest group of applications for AMICAL’s Small Grant Program. Of the 7 applications received, 1 was ineligible, and the rest were reviewed by the Grant Review Committee. 2 applications were declined, revisions were…

We’re proud to share this news just released from The American University of Paris, the founder and host of the AMICAL Consortium: Mellon Foundation grants 1.1 Million USD to The American University of Paris for International Digital Liberal Arts across…

There’s a lot going on with AMICAL this month! To help you keep track of deadlines and other key dates in January, we’ve compiled this list: Date Program / initiative Activity / milestone 10 January ACRL-AMICAL project documenting “Library partnerships in…

Responses were recently sent out for the latest group of applications for AMICAL’s Small Grant Program. Of the 5 applications received, the Grant Review Committee accepted the following 4: Title Applicant Institution Category Skills for information literacy teaching and curriculum…

I’m pleased to announce that we’ve just reopened AMICAL’s Small Grants program for new applications. The program was closed briefly while we revised the guidelines based on feedback from the Grant Review Committee and AMICAL Administration’s observations of previous applications…

In theory, I fully support the idea of struggling against the unbelievable, unaffordable prices that I see every day, and, even better, making knowledge available to all. But being in a small, teaching institution where faculty face the “publish or…

Mark your calendars for 4-7 May 2018! The American University of Central Asia has graciously agreed to host our next AMICAL Conference, and we hope to have as many AMICAL colleagues as possible join us for the event, whether in…