AMICALAdministrative &

Planning Activities 2005-2006

Jeff GimaAmerican University of Paris

AMICAL Administrator & Treasurer

AMICAL 4th Annual MeetingAl-Akhawayn University in Ifrane2006

Consortial Needs Survey

Consortial Needs SurveyProfessional development - goals

Improving core library services 89%

Integrating service units (library/IT/etc.) on campus to improve teaching and learning

83%

Using technology to improve teaching and research

83%

Relationship-building among faculty, librarians and IT staff

78%

Improving management and leadership of academic information services

78%

Consortial Needs Survey (2)Professional development - activities

Learning via workshops/presentations/etc. about best practices in core skill areas for librarians

83%

Broadening staff’s professional education in library and information science

83%

Consortial Needs Survey (3)Electronic resources

Reducing the cost for your institution of access to electronic resources

83%

Consortial Needs Survey (4)New technologies in libraries and learning

Learning about applications of new technologies to libraries and learning

83%

Learning about new/useful library technologies (all types)

78%

Consortial Needs Survey (5)Information literacy instruction

Learning how to integrate better information literacy with academic coursework and learning communities

78%

Consortial Needs Survey - Themes Professional development, for the

improvement/promotion both of core library services and of integration of academic information units

Cost reduction is the main reason for targeting consortial licensing of e-resources

Learning about new library and learning technologies is an important goal

Sharing resources for information literacy instruction is more important than broader curricular collaboration at this point

Consortial Needs Survey – 5-year Goals Followed above themes, except:

Library resource sharing not among highest priorities, but a majority expectation as indicator of consortial “success”

Formalizing consortial structure

Governance Documents Governance Committee drafted

Membership Agreement Operational Guidelines

Adopted December 2006 17 institutions signed as Charter Members

February 2007

New Committees Sustainability Committee Nominating Committee

Harvey Varnet, American University of Kuwait (Chair)

Maria Szlatky, Central European University Jayme Spencer, American University in Cairo

Mellon Foundation renews support Encouraged by formalization & renewed

commitment to consortium by members 2007-2008 Grant to support:

Annual conferences Professional development Administrative support

Grants committee to be formed

New Organizational Partnerships

Organizational partnerships NITLE: Special International Affiliates Mellon Foundation advisory support via

Susan Perry On-site consultation Coordination of Staff exchanges

SOLINET (Southeastern Library Network) AMIGOS Library Services

Communicating AMICAL’s Work

Communications ICOLC Europe 2006 IFLA 2007 AMICALnet

Sustainability Commitee

Sustainability CommitteeGoals

Enable AMICAL to meet goals set for itself Distribute load fairly Ensure sufficient stability for planning Explore other revenue sources

Sustainability CommitteeModels considered

Sliding scale based on FTE & World Bank indicators

Sliding scale based on institutional budget Flat fee

Sustainability CommitteeMembers1. Karen Bohrer, American College of Thessaloniki2. Houeida Charara, Lebanese American University3. Kathy Ray, American University of Sharjah4. Harvey Varnet, American University of Kuwait5. Jeff Gima, American University of Paris

(ex-officio as treasurer)

ILL/DD & RESPOND

RESPOND CommitteeILL/DD Committee

Jeff Gima (AUP) Cendrella Habre (LAU) Sawsan Habre (LAU) Kamal Jaroudy (LAU) Elizabeth Morani (JCU) Aida Naaman (LAU) Maria Szlatky (CEU)

plus: Bughdana Hajjar (LAU) Billiana Alexandrova (AUBG)

RESPOND CommitteeILL/DD Committee

Jeff Gima (AUP) Cendrella Habre (LAU) Sawsan Habre (LAU) Kamal Jaroudy (LAU) Elizabeth Morani (JCU) Aida Naaman (LAU) Maria Szlatky (CEU)

plus: Bughdana Hajjar (LAU) Billiana Alexandrova (AUBG)

RESPOND - Implementation WorldCat Resource Sharing (Fall 2006) Sitewide access to WorldCat (Jan 2007) Batchload of local catalog records into

WorldCat (Jan-June 2007) AMICAL Group Catalog launched (May

2007) OCLC Cataloging Services (Summer 2007) WorldCat Collection Analysis (Summer-Fall

2007)

AMICALcat:The AMICAL Group Catalog

AMICALcat:The AMICAL Group Catalog

AMICALcat:The AMICAL Group Catalog