AMICAL 2015
The American University in Bulgaria, 27–30 May
Schedule
Table of contents
27 May 2015 · Wednesday · Meetings
10:30–12:30
Meeting
Coordinating Committee
ABF Student Center: Room 6306
12:00–12:30
Check-in
Attendee check-in
ABF Student Center: Room 6306
12:30–13:30
Meal
Lunch
ABF Student Center: Restaurant
13:30–15:00
Meeting
Members Council
ABF Student Center: Room 6306
15:00–15:30
Break
Break
ABF Student Center: Restaurant
15:30–17:00
Meeting
E-Resources Committee
BAC: Room 201
15:30–17:00
Meeting
Information Literacy Committee
BAC: Room 202
15:30–17:00
Meeting
Institutional Research & Assessment Committee
BAC: Room 203
15:30–17:00
Meeting
OCLC Programs Committee
BAC: Room 204
15:30–17:00
Meeting
Professional Development Committee
BAC: Room 206
19:00–21:00
Meal
Representatives dinner
Frame
28 May 2015 · Thursday · Forum on library & information services
09:00–12:30
Check-in
Attendee check-in
Coffee served 9:00—9:30
BAC: Lobby
09:30–11:00
Workshop
Articulate Storyline: Reshaping guides, tutorials and the way you present content
Hossein Hamam,
Rayane Fayed
BAC: Room 101
09:30–11:00
Workshop
CATs – An assessment tool among others Resources available.
Sally Murray,
Michael Stoepel,
Jorge Sosa
BAC: JMC Lab
09:30–11:00
Presentation
Vendor presentations
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De Gruyter eBooks and Partner Publishers (Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia)
Anne O'Riordan -
EBSCO’s contribution to the idea of faculty—librarian—technologist collaboration: Databases, eBooks and solutions for the AMICAL community
Dragan Nikolic -
Oxford University Press Journals Collection 2015
Julita Madzio -
Passport: How to maximize socioeconomic and business information for teaching and research
Ranwah Abdulrazzaq
BAC: Auditorium
11:00–11:30
Break
Break
BAC: Lobby
11:30–12:30
Discussion group
Faculty experiences and expectations with technology: Findings of 2014 ECAR Faculty Study
Anguelina Popova,
Ekaterina Kombarova
BAC: Room 101
11:30–12:30
Focus group
Information literacy perspectives — Focus groups with faculty and librarians
BAC: Rooms 201-204
11:30–12:30
Presentation
Vendor presentations
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Introducing WorldCat Discovery Services
Simon Day, Elisabetta Morani -
YBP Library Services — Solutions for Streamlining Library Acquisitions Workflows
David Paredes, Daniela Mulas
BAC: Auditorium
12:30–13:30
Meal
Lunch
ABF Student Center: Restaurant
13:30–15:00
Workshop
Getting started with WorldCat Discovery Services Resources available.
Simon Day
BAC: JMC Lab
13:30–15:00
Invited workshop
It takes a campus: Creating research assignments that spark curiosity and collaboration Resources available.
Anne-Marie Deitering
BAC: Room 103
15:00–15:30
Break
Break
BAC: Lobby
15:30–16:30
Discussion group
Graph thinking, linked open data, semantic web, etc.: Preparing for the post-MARC world. Resources available.
Anchalee Panigabutra-Roberts
BAC: Auditorium
15:30–16:30
Invited workshop
It takes a campus: Creating research assignments that spark curiosity and collaboration (continued)
Anne-Marie Deitering
BAC: Room 103
15:30–16:30
Discussion group
Sustainability matters: The liberal arts as agents for change
Dinka Spirovska
BAC: Room 101
16:30–17:00
Unconference
Unconference
Pitch your idea!
BAC: Auditorium
17:30–18:30
Social event
Concert
ABF Student Center: Theater Hall
18:30–21:00
Social event
Reception
ABF Student Center: Restaurant
29 May 2015 · Friday · Main Program
08:30–13:45
Check-in
Attendee check-in
Coffee served 9:00—9:30
BAC: Lobby
09:00–09:30
Plenary session
Conference opening
BAC: Auditorium
09:30–10:30
Keynote
Negotiating thresholds: Conflict and transformation in the liminal space Resources available.
Lori Townsend
BAC: Auditorium
10:30–11:00
Break
Break
BAC: Lobby
11:00–12:30
Presentation
Presentations
Collaboration on multimedia projects and learning technologies
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Capitalizing on the triangulation of IT/media staff, faculty, and students in the flipped classroom in the context of a writing-intensive course
Rrezarta Xhaferi, Julie Kolgjini -
Our path to success: Collaboration among technologists, academic administrators, students, and faculty in AUBG’s integration of Blackboard
Lynnette Leonard, Evelina Terzieva, Stefani Nikolova -
Students as multimedia content creators
Pandeli Glavanis, Joan Lippincott
BAC: Room 103
11:00–12:30
Presentation
Presentations
Studying library services, resources and information literacy
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On the threshold of a new era: A snapshot of information literacy at AMICAL institutions
Meggan Houlihan -
The use of library resources for research assignments in MBA programs: A case study Resources available.
Gohar Stepanyan -
Using assessment to improve library services: The American University of Sharjah library experience Resources available.
Daphne Flanagan
BAC: Auditorium
12:30–12:45
Social event
Group photo
BAC
12:45–13:45
Meal
Lunch
ABF Student Center: Restaurant
13:45–15:30
Workshop
Implementing student multimedia content production
Pandeli Glavanis,
Ahmad Zorkani,
Ivana Stevanovic,
Rrezarta Xhaferi
BAC: Room 101
13:45–15:30
Lightning talk
Lightning talks
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“The winner takes it all”: Games and gamification of an information literacy freshman program
Stella Asderi -
Assessment: Demonstrating the educational value of the academic library — Feedback from the ACRL Immersion Program
Michael Stoepel -
Enhancing faculty-librarian collaboration: The Al Akhawayn University model
Aziz El Hassani -
Novice programmers’ difficulties alleviated: Surpassing the learning threshold
Joe Khalife -
Online textbook-materials for climate change science Resources available.
Margaret Kneller -
The American University in Cairo goes to Washington: Utilizing faculty-librarian collaborations to participate in international research initiatives
Meggan Houlihan
BAC: Auditorium
15:30–16:00
Break
Break
BAC: Lobby
16:00–17:00
Unconference
Unconference
Session 1
BAC: Auditorium & Rooms 201-204, 206-207
17:00–17:30
Social event
Campus tour
BAC: Lobby
19:00–22:45
Meal
All-conference dinner
Park Hotel Bachinovo Restaurant
30 May 2015 · Saturday · Main Program
08:30–09:00
Check-in
Attendee check-in
Coffee served 9:00—9:30
BAC: Lobby
09:00–10:00
Keynote
Learning how to do research in a community of scholarship
Nancy Fried Foster
BAC: Auditorium
10:00–10:15
Break
Break
BAC: Lobby
10:15–11:45
Workshop
Digital humanities in practice: Principles, tools and processes Resources available.
Rayane Fayed,
Hossein Hamam
BAC: Room 101
10:15–11:45
Presentation
Presentations
Information literacy, learning models and instructional technologies
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Cognitive apprenticeship: A model for information literacy instruction in a virtual reference environment
Mary Kickham-Samy -
Information literacy as complex learning
Anguelina Popova -
On the threshold of a new era: Information literacy and Generation Z Resources available.
Krasimir Spasov, Dannie Chalk
BAC: Auditorium
11:45–12:00
Break
Break
BAC: Lobby
12:00–13:00
Common space
Posters & technology showcases
Brief presentations taking place in a single venue and delivered simultaneously to attendees that come and go freely.
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Digital collections across AMICAL institutions: Opportunities for consortial action Resources available.
Ryder Kouba, Elisabetta Morani -
Engaging students in creating multimedia content
Driart Elshani -
From print library to Digital Service with faculty collaboration — The case of the American University of Nigeria
Julius Ayuktabe -
Incentivizing student information literacy learning with digital badges
Ahmed Alwan -
Integrating Turnitin’s LTI into your LMS Resources available.
Rosa Fusco -
Learner engagement and assessment: Socrative, a tool to capitalize on Resources available.
Giselle Pempedjian -
The effect of technology challenges in the classroom on student engagement: An experiment at a liberal arts college
Veneta Andonova -
The mobile lab revolution: Bringing the library to the students Resources available.
Livia Piotto -
Usage of Adobe Connect at AUCA
Ekaterina Kombarova -
Using IT to teach economics to undergraduate students: Computer game simulators in economics
Aleksandar Vasilev -
Your AMICAL profile: Connecting across the consortium
Alex Armstrong
BAC: 2nd Floor Lobby
13:00–14:00
Meal
Lunch
ABF Student Center: Restaurant
14:00–15:00
Unconference
Unconference
Session 2
BAC: Auditorium & Rooms 201-204, 206-207
15:00–15:30
Plenary session
Conference wrap-up and closing
BAC: Auditorium
Thanks to our sponsors for making AMICAL 2015 possible.