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Jeff Gima , AMICAL Director

Jeff Gima , AMICAL Director. AMICAL Conference 2011. Who are AMICAL’s members? Institutions. Criteria Bachelors degree programs (or higher) Accredited in U.S . Liberal arts curriculum Not for profit Levels: Full Members Affiliate Members Consortial Partner Institutions.

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Jeff Gima , AMICAL Director

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  1. Jeff Gima, AMICAL Director AMICAL Conference 2011

  2. Who are AMICAL’s members?Institutions Criteria • Bachelors degree programs (or higher) • Accredited in U.S. • Liberal arts curriculum • Not for profit Levels: • Full Members • Affiliate Members • ConsortialPartner Institutions

  3. Who are AMICAL’s members?Individuals • Librarians • IT and instructional technology staff • Faculty members • Administrators

  4. Where are AMICAL members located?

  5. When was AMICAL created? • 2004 • initial planning meeting at AUP • letter of intent to cooperate

  6. When was AMICAL created? • 2006 • Membership agreement + Operational guidelines

  7. Why was AMICAL created? AMICAL’s mission: to advance learning, teaching and research through the collaborative development of library and information services and curricular resources at member institutions.

  8. How does AMICAL do its work? • Funding • Mellon Foundation: core operating expenses + programs • Member fees: additional expenses + workshops • Administrative work • Hosted at American University of Paris • 1 grant-funded employee (Director) • Collaborative work • Annual conferences • Workshops • Virtual collaboration: email, Skype, etc.

  9. What does AMICAL do? • Consortial purchasing (of databases and library services) • Staff and faculty development • OCLC-RESPOND library services • Consulting on library/IT/curricular goals  • Collection of comparative data (benchmarking) on libraries, IT services, technology in the curriculum

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