function mycarousel_initCallback(carousel) {
    jQuery('#mycarousel-next').bind('click', function() {
        carousel.next();
        return false;
    });

    jQuery('#mycarousel-prev').bind('click', function() {
        carousel.prev();
        return false;
    });
};

// initialise plugins
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
    jQuery('#mycarousel').jcarousel({
        auto: 8,
        scroll: 1,
        initCallback: mycarousel_initCallback,
        // This tells jCarousel NOT to autobuild prev/next buttons          
        buttonNextHTML: null,
        buttonPrevHTML: null
    });
});