Jeff Gima, AMICAL DirectorAMICAL Conference2011

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

Who are AMICAL’s members?Individuals

Librarians IT and instructional technology staff Faculty members Administrators

Where are AMICAL members located?

When was AMICAL created? 2004

initial planning meeting at AUP letter of intent to cooperate

When was AMICAL created? 2006

Membership agreement + Operational guidelines

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.

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.

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