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Alex Armstrong & Jeff Gima · 21 July 2017
Year in review: 2016–2017
Now that the summer is finally upon us, we’d like to take a look back over the previous year to highlight just some of the recent events and projects supported by AMICAL. Their success reflects the increasing breadth and enthusiasm of participation across the faculty,…
Jeff Gima · 18 July 2017
Candidate list & opening of Coordinating Committee elections
Representatives from Full (voting) Member institutions should have received today an email with the link they must use to cast one ballot on behalf of their institution. It’s a unique URL, which can only be used to submit one ballot, so it’s important not to forward that…
Alex Armstrong · 22 June 2017
Help shape AMICAL’s Coordinating Committee
As announced at the AMICAL 2017 Members Council, this summer we’re electing officers for AMICAL’s Coordinating Committee.
What exactly is the Coordinating Committee?
The role of the Coordinating Committee is to provide financial and operational oversight, approving…
Jeff Gima · 9 June 2017
Small Grants – June 2017 update
Responses were recently sent out for the latest group of applications for AMICAL’s Small Grant Program. Of the 7 applications received, the Grant Review Committee accepted the following 5:
Name
Job title
AMICAL institution
Small Grant title
…
Alex Armstrong · 15 May 2017
Participate in AMICAL 2017 online
AMICAL members, invited speakers and other guests are converging in Thessaloniki this week for AMICAL 2017, our consortium’s annual Conference. We’ve been planning this event for months, and we’re proud of the program we’ve put together.
But what if you aren’t able to…
Jeff Gima · 2 March 2017
AMICAL 2017 Registration is open!
Centering on learning: Partnerships and professional development among librarians, faculty and technologists
Student learning, and students’ critical engagement with their objects of study and research, are a core part of AMICAL member institutions’ educational missions.…
Jeff Gima · 13 February 2017
Travel support & other financial assistance to attend AMICAL 2017
You know that you could participate in parts of AMICAL 2017 online, but you want to get more involved than that: you want to participate in person and be one of the people that are making the Conference happen. If that sounds like you, then AMICAL has 3 financial support…