AMICAL 2012 Conference Program (provisional)


1	Wednesday 4 April - Pre-conference workshops
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6	9:00	Registration (all day)	AMICAL Coordinating Committee meeting [Closed meeting] Facilitator: Jeff Gima, AMICAL, American University of Paris Location: LIB 017
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10	10:00	Workshop: The Nuts & Bolts of Getting Started with Institutional Repository Programs Instructor: Abby Clobridge, Clobridge Consulting Location: LIB 011 AUS contact: Jennifer Acorn Duration: Full day (session 1/3)	Workshop: Methodologies for Developing and Improving Information Literacy Assessment Techniques Instructor: Meggan Houlihan, American University in Cairo Location: SBM 001 AUS contact: Jennifer Alanna Ross Duration: 2 hours
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18	12:00	Lunch Location: Main Building, Faculty Dining Hall
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22	13:00	Workshop: The Nuts & Bolts of Getting Started with Institutional Repository Programs (continued) Instructor: Abby Clobridge, Clobridge Consulting Location: LIB 011 Duration: Full day (session 2/3)	Workshop: Getting started with usability testing Instructor: Rice Majors, University of Colorado Boulder Location: IC1 (Library) AUS contact: Christine Furno Duration: 2 hours
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30	15:00	Coffee break (30 minutes)
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32	15:30	Workshop: The Nuts & Bolts of Getting Started with Institutional Repository Programs (continued) Instructor: Abby Clobridge, Clobridge Consulting Location: LIB 011 Duration: Full day (session 3/3)
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38	17:00	End of program (4 April) Desert Safari & Dinner
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1	Thursday 5 April - The value of libraries and learning spaces
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6	9:00	Opening of Conference Speakers: Dr. Thomas Hochstettler, Provost, American University of Sharjah and Jeff Gima, Director, AMICAL. Location: SBM 002
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8	9:30	Keynote: Value, Engagement, and Innovation: Principles to Guide and Sustain the Academic Library Presenter: Lisa Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Moderator: Daphne Flanagan, AUS Location: SBM 002
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12	10:30	Coffee break (30 minutes) SPONSORED BY ELSEVIER
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14	11:00	Discussion group: Follow-up on Lisa Hinchliffe's "Value, Engagement, and Innovation" presentation Facilitator: Lisa Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Moderator: Daphne Flanagan Location: SBM 002	Discussion group: Resource Sharing Facilitator: Hoda El Ridi, American University in Cairo Location: SBM 2060	Discussion group: Learning Management Systems Facilitator: Rosa Fusco, American University of Rome Location: SBM 2083 & SBM 2101
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17	11:45	Lightning talks Location: SBM 002 1. LAU Libraries Value Calculation -- ROI (Cendrella Habre, Lebanese American University) 2. “ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education” revisited (Fatmeh Charafeddine, American University of Beirut) 3. Evaluating Information Literacy in conjunction to the overall services usage (Stella Asderi and Liza Vachtsevanou, American College of Thessaloniki) Moderator: Bella Avakian, AUA	Discussion group: Innovative Learning Technologies Facilitator: Ekaterina Kombarova, American University of Central Asia Location: SBM 2060
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20	12:30	Lunch Location: Main Building, Faculty Dining Hall
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24	13:30	Presentations: Libraries and learning spaces Location: SBM 002 1. How to find out more about library use – a choice of research methods (Michael Stöpel, American University of Paris) 2. The Library Space – Fostering Active Learning (Nikolina Ivanova-Bell and Sophia Katsarska, American University in Bulgaria) 3. On digital narratives: a case study on the collaborative partnership between faculty, students, educational technologists and library staff (Aziza Ellozy, Hoda Mostafa (in absentia) and Sandy Barsoum (in absentia), American University in Cairo) Moderator: Sophia Katsarska, AUBG	Panel: Faculty and academic staff use of the Course Management System (CMS), ILearn at the American University of Sharjah Presenters: David Prescott, Cindy Gunn, Walid Alieldin, Kathleen Botter, Shireen Baghestani, Hamed Saadat and Elena Szymanska, American University of Sharjah Moderator: Nigel Butterwick, Franklin College Location: SBM 001
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30	15:00	Coffee break (30 minutes) SPONSORED BY SPRINGER
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32	15:30	Discussion: Learning spaces Facilitator: Malcolm Brown, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Location: SBM 002	Presentation: Discovery tools and research analytics solutions Presenter: Guillaume Rivalle, PhD, Manager – Strategic Business Development, Thomson Reuters Location: SBM 001
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35	16:15	Photo of AMICAL members & affiliates followed by library/campus tour Location: In front of library
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1	Friday 6 April - Making effective use of technology
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6	9:00	Keynote: Seeking Evidence of Impact: Towards Evidence-based Practice Presenter: Malcolm Brown, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Location: SBM 002
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10	10:00	Coffee break (30 minutes)
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12	10:30	Workshop: Digital Archives and Libraries Workshop Instructor: Carolyn Runyon, American University in Cairo Location: LIB 011 Duration: 1.5 hours	Workshop: Move your memory to the cloud: Information management and sharing using Web 2.0 tools Instructor: Dimitris Tzouris, American College of Thessaloniki Location: IC1 (Library) Duration: 1.5 hours	Discussion group: Evaluating the use of new teaching technologies Facilitators: Malcolm Brown, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Aziza Ellozy, American University of Cairo Location: SBM 2050
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18	12:00	Lunch: SPONSORED BY EBSCO Location: Main Building, Faculty Dining Hall
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22	13:00	Lightning talks Location: SBM 002 1. The AMICAL Digital Library - a shared platform for digital collection building (Jeff Gima, AMICAL/American University of Paris) 2. AMICALconnect - a social networking platform for AMICAL members (Dimitris Tzouris, American College of Thessaloniki, and Jeff Gima, AMICAL/American University of Paris)
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24	13:30	Presentation: ELIME Update: What We’ve Accomplished & Future Plans (20 min) Presenter: Amanda Click, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Location: SBM 001	Technology Showcase: 1. DSPACE installation at AUS, Presenter: Thomas Hodge, American University of Sharjah 2. Teaching Beyond Classroom Walls at AUC, Presenter: Ahmad Zorkani, American University in Cairo 3. WorldCat Local at John Cabot University, Presenter: Elisabetta Morani, John Cabot Univeristy 4. AMICALconnect – a social networking platform for AMICAL members (Dimitris Tzouris, American College of Thessaloniki) Moderator: Livia Piotto, JCU Location: SBM 002
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26	14:00	Discussion group: OCLC & professional development Facilitator: Arthur Smith, OCLC Location: SBM 2060		Discussion group: Learning Spaces Facilitator: Susan Perry Location: SBM 2050
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28	14:30	Coffee break (30 minutes)
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30	15:00	Presentations: Evaluating discovery services Location: SBM 002 1. Discovery Tool Evaluation: A Three-Pronged Approach (Kathleen Botter, Thomas Hodge, and Mary Ann Nash, American University of Sharjah) (30 min) 2. You never know until you ask: User experience of Library OneSearch (Summon) one year after implementation (Josiah Drewry, American University in Cairo) (20 min) 3. You Only Think You’re Like Google: Comparative User Experience Testing of Discovery Platforms (Rice Majors, University of Colorado Boulder) (20 min)	Discussion group: Information Literacy Facilitator: Meggan Houlihan, American University in Cairo Location: SBM 2060	Discussion group: Institutional Repositories & Archives Facilitator: Abby Clobridge, Clobridge Consulting Location: SBM 2083
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1	Saturday 7 April - Collaborations
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6	9:00	Presentation: Lessons learned & benefits of cooperating with content provider in today’s information environment Presenters: Michael Stöpel and Sally Murray, American University of Paris; Jackie LaPlaca Ricords, Credo Reference Location: SBM 001	Presentation: AMICAL projects on academic videoconferencing Presenter: Ahmad Zorkani, American University in Cairo; Jeff Gima, AMICAL / American University of Paris Location: SBM 002
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8	9:30	Workshop: Institutional Effectiveness: Using Outcomes to Measure Performance Instructor: Dr. Cindy Dutschke, American University of Sharjah Location: SBM 001 Duration: 1.5 hours	Workshop: Developing the Teacher Librarian Instructor: Amanda Click, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Location: LIB 011 Duration: 1.5 hours	Discussion group: Collection Development Issues (PDA, ebooks, etc.) Facilitator: Cendrella Habre, Lebanese American University Location: SBM 2050	Discussion group: Discovery Services Facilitator: Josiah Drewry, American University in Cairo Location: SBM 2060
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14	11:00	Coffee break (30 minutes)
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16	11:30	Presentation + discussion: Approaching Library IT Strategically Presenter: Rice Majors, University of Colorado Boulder Location: SBM 001
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19	12:15	Closing presentation Presenter: Susan Perry Location: SBM 001
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21	12:45	Lunch Location: Main Building, Faculty Dining Hall
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25	13:45	AMICAL Members Council meeting [AMICAL Representatives] Facilitator: Jeff Gima, AMICAL Location: SBM 001
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30	15:00	Bus tour of Sharjah
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