AMICAL 2016
12–14 May · The American University of Rome
Program
Table of contents
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Printable version of the program (PDF)
The meetings of the Members Council and the committees are closed. They are only for their respective members.
Day 1 · Thursday, 12 May
08:30
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → AUR)
Hotel
08:45–12:15
Check-in
Check-in
09:00–10:20
Meeting
Information Literacy Committee meeting
B206
09:00–10:20
Meeting
Members Council
B204
09:00–10:20
Meeting
Professional Development Committee meeting
B205
09:45
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → AUR)
Hotel
10:20–10:40
Break
Coffee break
AUR Garden
10:40–12:10
Mini-workshop
Active and engaged learning with digital pedagogies
Doris Jones & Maha Shawki
Computer Lab
10:40–12:10
Meeting
Digital Collections Committee meeting
B206
10:40–12:10
Sponsor presentation
Sponsor presentations (OCLC, Innovative & BibLibre)
Libraries’ IT needs and open source software Resources available.
Paul PoulainOCLC QuestionPoint: A digital reference service Resources available.
Gabriele LunatiThe future of libraries with Innovative
Nabil Saadallah
Auditorium
10:40–12:10
12:10–12:20
Break
Break
12:20–13:20
12:20–13:20
Birds of a Feather
Digital humanities project-based faculty learning communities: From the local to the consortial
Rayane Fayed & David Joseph Wrisley
B206
12:20–13:20
Panel presentation
Maximizing the value of OCLC membership: Effective use of specific RESPOND services at AMICAL libraries Resources available.
Jeff Gima, Cendrella Habre, Elisabetta Morani & Anchalee Panigabutra Roberts
B106
13:20–14:20
Meal
Lunch
Lunch Room
14:20–15:20
Invited workshop
Radical & incremental: How to build a digital scholarship program in a liberal arts college library Recording available. Resources available.
Laurie Allen
Auditorium
15:20–15:40
Break
Coffee break
AUR Garden
15:40–17:25
Invited workshop
Building a digital scholarship program in the library: A plan-making workshop
Laurie Allen
B204
15:40–17:25
Sponsor presentation
Sponsor presentations (Hein Online, Springer Nature, Wiley)
Embracing a digital library era
Elisa Corradi & Branka MrljesHeinOnline: A global library at your fingertips Resources available.
Shannon HeinSpringer Nature: New content and solutions Resources available.
Andrea Testa
Auditorium
15:40–16:30
Featured presentation
What does security have to do with IT? Recording available. Resources available.
Tracy Mitrano
B205
16:30–17:25
Birds of a Feather
For AMICAL with AMICAL: Building a collaborative information literacy online platform
Michael Stoepel & Tatevik Zargaryan
B106
17:30
Transportation
Bus (AUR → JCU)
AUR
17:45–19:00
Social event
Apéritif at John Cabot University
John Cabot University
19:00
Transportation
Bus (JCU → Hotel)
JCU
Day 2 · Friday, 13 May
08:15
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → AUR)
Hotel
08:30–10:00
Check-in
Check-in
09:00–09:30
09:30–10:30
Keynote
Small is beautiful: A study of ed-tech as if people mattered Recording available. Resources available.
Jim Groom
Auditorium
10:30–11:00
Break
Coffee break
Auditorium
11:00–12:10
Community idea exchange
Community Idea Exchange
Adaptive Learning: A tool that empowers personalized learning Resources available.
Rayane Fayed & Giselle PempedjianAspire beyond the classroom: The ABC’s of AUBG freshmen Resources available.
Krasimir SpasovAUN experiment on open source textbook option
Benson AliBissell Library in the digital humanities era Resources available.
Evi Tramantza & Liza VachtsevanouBuilding a digital historical archive: Student participation and institutional collaboration
Elizabeth CampbellEntering cognition: Information literacy assessment experiment in the first year history course
Erik Benson & Ivana StevanovicListen carefully and you will hear: Creative formative assessments Resources available.
Maha Bali & Hoda MostafaLocative devices and web mapping for the humanities
David Joseph WrisleyNot set in stone: Archiving the web at AUC and beyond Resources available.
Ryder Kouba & Stephen UrgolaPre and post assessment of information literacy program at FCC: Some learning outcomes Resources available.
Madiha Asghar & Farrukh ShahzadPrompts from the Arab world: A pedagogical and cross-cultural project Resources available.
Maha Shawki & Iman SolimanResearchers’ ‘split’ identities; or where researchers share their works on the web
Anchalee Panigabutra RobertsSkills-based multiple choice questions for information literacy instruction Resources available.
Kathryn VanderbollUnleashing the power of Koha
Stefano Bargioni
Building B - 2nd Floor
12:10–12:20
Break
Break
12:20–13:10
Featured presentation
Should EdTech have an ethos? Teaching technologies in a post-Snowden age Recording available. Resources available.
Maha Bali & Jim Groom
B304
12:20–13:10
Sponsor presentation
Sponsor presentations (JSTOR & Project MUSE)
JSTOR 20/20 Resources available.
Colleen Campbell & Javanica CurryProject MUSE: The integration of book and journal content on a single platform Resources available.
Ann Snoeyenbos
Auditorium
12:20–13:10
Birds of a Feather
Unique benefits & challenges of information literacy at AMICAL’s institutions
Christine Furno & Michael Stoepel
B106
13:10–14:10
Meal
Lunch
Lunch Room
14:10–15:30
14:10–15:30
Meeting
Digital Pedagogy Committee meeting
B206
14:10–15:30
Meeting
E-Resources Committee meeting
B106
14:10–15:30
Panel presentation
Information literacy and student success: The faculty perspective Resources available.
Erik Benson, Alanna Ross, Ivana Stevanovic & Michael Stoepel
B204
15:30–15:50
Break
Coffee break
Auditorium
15:50–17:20
Meeting
Digital Scholarship Committee meeting
B206
15:50–17:20
Mini-workshop
Implementation of institutional repositories: LAU experience (LAUR) Resources available.
Omar Farhoud & Sawsan Habre
Computer Lab
15:50–17:20
Meeting
Institutional Research & Assessment Committee meeting
B106
15:50–17:20
Meeting
OCLC Programs Committee meeting
B205
15:50–17:20
Sponsor presentation
Sponsor presentations (Zeutschel, EBSCO & YBP Library Services)
Community, modularity, choice: the redefining of the Integrated Library System (ILS)
Gianluca Di BellaThe YBP advantage: Streamlining print and digital acquisitions
Seymur Rasulov & Daniela VitilloYour library’s treasures online? Resources available.
Frank J Epple
Auditorium
17:30
Transportation
Bus (AUR → Hotel)
AUR
19:00
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Open Colonna)
Hotel
19:15
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Open Colonna)
Hotel
20:00–23:00
Social event
All-conference dinner
Open Colonna
23:00
Transportation
Bus (Open Colonna → Hotel)
Open Colonna
Day 3 · Saturday, 14 May
08:30–08:30
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → AUR)
Hotel
08:30–09:30
Check-in
Check-in
09:00–10:00
Keynote
Making stone soup: Working together for the advancement of learning and teaching Recording available. Resources available.
Eric Lease Morgan
Auditorium
10:00–10:30
Unconference
Unconference pitches
Auditorium
10:30–10:50
Break
Coffee break
AUR Garden
10:50–11:40
Featured presentation
Adapting to the evolving scholarly record Recording available. Resources available.
Titia Van Der Werf
B204
10:50–11:40
Lightning Talk
Lightning Talks Recording available.
E-portfolios: Are they still relevant? Recording available. Resources available.
Kim FoxStudent-generated digital content as a way to practice research methods Recording available.
Anguelina PopovaThe academic start-up incubator as a curriculum-integrated digital initiative Recording available. Resources available.
Mohammed IbahrineThe LMS and the digital fluency of faculty Recording available.
Aziza Ellozy
Auditorium
11:40–11:50
Break
Break
11:50–12:50
Unconference
Unconference sessions
TBA
12:50–13:50
Meal
Lunch
Lunch Room
13:50–14:40
13:50–14:40
Birds of a Feather
The power of partnership: Integrative approaches to holistic professional development Resources available.
Aziza Ellozy & Hoda Mostafa
B205
14:40–15:00
Break
Coffee break
AUR Garden
15:00–16:30
17:00
Transportation
Bus (AUR → Hotel)
AUR
Thanks to our sponsors for making AMICAL 2016 possible.