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6 October 2014

AMICAL 2015: 27-30 May at the American University in Bulgaria

The AMICAL Consortium, together with the American University in Bulgaria, are pleased to announce that AMICAL 2015, our 12th Annual Meeting & Conference, will be held 27–30 May on the AUBG campus in Blagoevgrad. See the AMICAL 2015 Conference site for more…

3 July 2014

American University in Bulgaria to host AMICAL 2015

The American University in Bulgaria has graciously offered to host our consortium’s next annual conference, AMICAL 2015. Our initial planning meeting was held today, and we expect that another great conference for AMICAL librarians, technologists and faculty is on its…

13 May 2014

Streamed sessions, social media, and AMICALconnect: Participate in AMICAL 2014 even if you’re not in Athens

Under the theme of student engagement and learning spaces, AMICAL 2014 brings together librarians, technologists and faculty from 26 American international universities to discuss shared problems and solutions, and to hear from exceptional thinkers and practitioners whose…

12 March 2014

AMICAL 2014 program proposal responses sent

As of yesterday, responses have been sent for all program proposals for AMICAL 2014. If you proposed a program session and have not received a reponse, please contact events@amicalnet.org. A tentative program including information about all sessions will be posted on the…

11 March 2014

AMICAL Currents webinar 13 March: Tools & methods for understanding AMICAL’s library communities with Ithaka S+R

AMICAL members: Join us Thursday for a webinar looking at two ways AMICAL can collaborate with Ithaka S+R to gain strategic insight on our library communities. Roger Schonfeld will talk about Ithaka’s faculty and now student surveys of library expectations, and how…

22 January 2014

AMICAL Currents webinar on 11 February: Alternatives to high-cost textbooks — The UMass Amherst Open Education Initiative

Seeking alternatives to high-cost textbooks: a Case Study of the UMass Amherst Open Education Initiative The high cost and lack of availability of commercial print textbooks is a major concern to both students and their parents. To address these concerns, the…

20 December 2013

2014 AMICAL Conference – Announcement & Call for Proposals

The American College of GreeceAthens, 14-17 May 2014 About the AMICAL Conference AMICAL’s annual conference is the one opportunity each year for AMICAL members to meet face to face with colleagues from the other American international universities in AMICAL, to…

21 November 2013

March 2014 workshop for faculty and instructional techs: Engage Students in Creative Multimedia Production

AMICAL is pleased to sponsor “Engage Students in Creative Multimedia Production,” a workshop organized by the American University in Kosovo in collaboration with the American University in Cairo. The workshop will be held 21-22 March 2014 at the American University…

8 November 2013

AMICAL Currents webinar series launches 25 November with Audrey Watters on OER in Higher

On 25 November, AMICAL launches AMICAL Currents, a series of webinars for AMICAL members on hot topics of joint interest to librarians, technologists and faculty. We’re inviting key thinkers and practitioners on each topic to give a presentation, followed by Q&A,…

30 September 2013

2013 AMICAL Conference in photos

The 10th Annual AMICAL Conference, 12-15 June 2013 at John Cabot University in Rome: For more photos, see the 2013 AMICAL Conference photos on Flickr.