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7 February 2013

UPDATED: Digital collections and repositories at AMICAL institutions

The list of Digital collections and repositories at AMICAL institutions has just been updated. AMICAL institutions whose digital collections don’t appear here should send us the names, descriptions and links for any additional collections we can include.

Dimitris Tzouris · 25 January 2013

AMICALconnect now 200 members strong

About a year ago, we started planning the launch of an online platform for all AMICAL members. A place to communicate, share and collaborate. A way to keep the momentum going after our annual conferences. AMICALconnect was officially launched in March 2012 and was…

21 January 2013

Pre-registration open for AMICAL-OCLC Forum on The Challenges of Discovery Services

AMICAL members can now pre-register for the AMICAL-OCLC Forum on The Challenges of Discovery Services being held 8-9 March at Lebanese American University. The pre-registration form is linked from the event page on AMICALconnect.

17 January 2013

AMICALconnect access restored

Ning has now restored access to AMICALconnect, and the site appears to be fully functional again.

17 January 2013

AMICALconnect temporarily unavailable

AMICALconnect, the social network for collaboration amongst AMICAL members, is currently unavailable due to a technical problem at Ning (the service platform on which AMICALconnect is built). Ning has promised to resolve the issue within the next few hours, so the site…

11 January 2013

Expanded scope for Small Grants now applicable through 20 March 2013

AMICAL members: the temporarily expanded scope of AMICAL’s Small Grant program has now been extended through 20 March 2013. Please see the Small Grant guidelines for more information.

21 December 2012

2013 AMICAL Conference - Announcement and Call for Proposals

FOR AMICAL MEMBERS: ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PROGRAM PROPOSALSDEADLINE: 1 MARCH 20132013 AMICAL Annual Meeting and ConferenceJohn Cabot University, Rome12-15 June 2013 (Conference Hub on AMICALconnect / Program / Public Conference Site) Who should attend?AMICAL’s…

21 December 2012

AMICAL-OCLC Forum on The Challenges of Discovery Services

FOR AMICAL MEMBERS: AMICAL-OCLC Forum onThe Challenges of Discovery Services : problems, solutions and workflowEvent page on AMICALconnectDates: 8-9 March 2013 (day and a half program length)Location: Lebanese American University, Beirut, LebanonIntended for: E-resource…

29 October 2012

2013 AMICAL Conference dates confirmed

We are pleased to announce that next year’s AMICAL Conference will be held 12-15 June 2013 at John Cabot University in Rome. THEMES AND TOPICSAs always, we will be trying to build a program supportive of collaborations at the level of library and information…

22 October 2012

Expanded scope for Small Grants now applicable through February 2013

AMICAL members: the temporarily expanded scope of AMICAL’s Small Grant program has now been extended through February 2013. Please see the Small Grant guidelines for more information.