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Dimitris Tzouris · 28 May 2015

The AMICAL 2015 Unconference

At AMICAL 2014 we tried something new: An unconference. See for yourself! For AMICAL 2015, we’re continuing the un-tradition with two unconference periods on the afternoons of Friday and Saturday, and we’re pretty sure that your overwhelmingly active…

28 May 2015

Watch AMICAL 2015 online

Unable to attend the AMICAL Conference this week? Join us online! Beginning with the AMICAL 2015 opening session Friday 29 May, you can watch selected parts of the conference, including the opening keynote as well as many of the presentations and lightning talks. Click…

Rayane Fayed · 27 May 2015

Day Recap: Wednesday, May 27

AMICAL 2015 conference has started with the warmest salutation and welcome from the AUBG staff. Participants started to arrive at the beautiful campus, and they were ready to venture into the conference. The first meeting included the coordinating committee. Thereafter,…

Dimitris Tzouris · 26 May 2015

AMICAL 2015 Social Media Guide

Excited about AMICAL 2015? So are we! Each year, we take a step further towards sharing the AMICAL “juice” with people who are not attending the conference, as well as making sure that those who do attend get the maximum out of the AMICAL experience! Apart…

Jeff Gima · 24 May 2015

Conference attendees: You have mail

Conference attendees: In recent weeks we’ve sent out a number of announcements by email from amicalconf@amicalnet.org. I know that you’ve read the complete text of each with unwavering attention, but just in case you missed something, here are the subjects and…

Jeff Gima · 24 May 2015

Welcome to the AMICAL 2015 blog

We’ll be using this space during and after the event to share news, reports, and timely information related to the AMICAL Conference. In particular, we’ll be giving space to reports on conference sessions written by attendees: at the end of each conference day,…

19 March 2015

AMICAL 2015 - Program launched!

The schedule for AMICAL 2015 is now online, along with full descriptions of all sessions and speakers. Note that minor changes may occur to the schedule between now and the event, and full information on keynotes and certain workshops will be added shortly.In addition to…

9 February 2015

AMICAL 2015 - Registration launched!

Registration is now open for AMICAL 2015 - “Clearing thresholds: information literacy & faculty–librarian–technologist collaboration.” Important dates: 8 March: Deadline to apply for travel support (for full & affiliate AMICAL members only).15 April:…

6 February 2015

AMICAL Currents webinar 17 February: Alex Gil on “Setting up playgrounds for the digital humanities”

All librarians, faculty & technologists interested in the digital humanities at AMICAL institutions are encouraged to join us 17 February for the next webinar in our AMICAL Currents series: “Setting up playgrounds for the digital humanities.” Overview In…

5 February 2015

Deadline for AMICAL Conference program proposals: 11 February

AMICAL members: help us build the program for AMICAL 2015! Present an interesting local initiative, organize a group discussion around a shared problem, teach a workshop, or lead a session on anything that might be of broad interest to librarians, technologists and faculty…