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Welcome to code4lib Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.
If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide]. == '''Fifth Ninth Annual Code4lib Code4Lib BC Unconference 20172024''' ==
'''Save the dates!'''
This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by VCC at the [https://www.eventbritevcc.ca/eabout/2017college-code4libbcinformation/contact-unconferenceus/downtown-vancouver-island-tickets-37762407377 Registration is now open!campus/ Downtown Campus], Room 420
=== What's it all about? ===
It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.
* '''What's included''': wifi, powera room, coffee/snackstea, luncheswifi, prizes, limited transportation from downtown Nanaimo to VIU campus.power
* '''What's NOT included/what to bring''': a laptop, dinner, your ideas and enthusiasm.
* '''Mastodon Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`
* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.
Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries) will be available at the venue. [https://www.vcc.ca/services/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC's Downtown Cafeteria] (Floor 3) offers a variety of entrees and upscale diner-style food prepared by talented students from the Culinary Arts program. (Open '''Thurs only'''.) Otherwise, attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions! ===Accommodations=Coffee & baked goods====The Coast Bastion Hotel offered a discount for early bookings* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps. But if yougoogle.com/?cid=3116382671480623498 302 W Hastings St]* Revolver coffee - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=7637660912074558893 325 Cambie St]* Purebread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=448773891542528173 159 W Hastings St]* Lee're reading this after Oct 30th the discount has elapseds Donuts Gastown - [https://maps. Other options can be found google.com/?cid=13423786774947035631 199 Water St] ====Meals====* [https://goowww.glvcc.ca/aSm4MQ hereservices/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC Downtown Cafeteria] (Thurs only) - 3rd floor* Marugame Udon - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=9331854931384302026 589 Beatty St]* MeeT Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=8486430434256396620 inner Courtyard, 12 Water St] (vegetarian)* Meat & Bread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=5974644075226205790 370 Cambie St]* Nuba - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=16710652764342550272 207 W Hastings St] (veg friendly)* Pholicious - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=464715567622825479 430 W Pender St]* Ready-to-eat at City Market (unless you're boycotting Loblaws!) - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=12866074011377369903 658 Homer St]
=== Schedule ===
'''''Please note that all times are PST (Vancouver, Canada).''''' ==== Day 1 : Thursday, 30 November May 16 ====Events will be held at [https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Vancouver+Island+Regional+Library/@49.1655907,-123.9386119,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x5488a15814a89c2b:0xa00f9e80da1f7296!8m2!3d49.1655907!4d-123.9364232 VIRL's Harbourfront library branch].
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Doors openVenue opens
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| 9:00 || Welcome & Announcementsand announcements
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| 9:15 || Lightning Talkstalks* Code4lib/BC[https: What's it all about //cynthiang.ca/2024/05/16/presentation-giving-back-to-the-community-through-transparency-and-a-public-handbook/ Giving back to the community through transparency and a public handbook] - Cynthia "Arty" Ng* Canadian Federated Data Repository [https://github.com/telezoic/PostTwitter Twitter Archiving, Post- Alex GarnettTwitter] - Dan Sifton* Using Ms Access to make vendor reports or local workflows less painful "Wait I can't lose that!" Saving circ data with MS Office during a system change - Trevor Smith
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| 10:30 || Coffee breakBreak
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| 10:45 || Lightning Talks, cont'talks (continued)* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nMJttwl7u8Rlv2x4b4b9tH_cbafZe4AQ6n1KinG_Muw/edit Find a Space] - Andy Peterson* Implementing Time of Flight People Counting at UVic Libraries - John Durno* Improving online user experience through collaboration with public service staff - Janis McKenzie
|-
| 1112:30 00 || Lunch (Provided)
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| 1:00 || Breakout Sessionssessions * Navigating project management/strategic planning* Trevor's Excel Party (Tips, tricks, use cases)
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| 2:30 || Break
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| 2:45 || Breakout Sessions, cont'd* Using Ms Access to make vendor reports or local workflows less painful sessions (expandedcontinued) - Trevor Smith* Web Archiving: Coordinating efforts, sharing best practices - Dana McFarlandHelp! We had a data breach* IT centralization* All Things UX
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| 4:15 00 || Breakout Reportsreports
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| 5:00 || Social Event event at [httphttps://whitesailsbrewinginternetarchivecanada.comorg/ White Sails BreweryInternet Archive Canada HQ] with pizza from (330 Pender St) feat. [httphttps://mambogourmetpizzawww.instagram.com/ Mambo Pizzapretendwinebar/ Pretend Wine Bar]* [https://maps.app.goo.gl/WVUchkZHbstXfRHE9 Directions] from VCC (about a 2 min walk)
|}
==== Friday, 1 December ====Events will be held at [httpsDay 2 ://www.google.ca/maps/place/Vancouver+Island+University/@49.1575093,-123.9674261,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x5488a3ed204a06ef:0x62f26560f569d288!8m2!3d49.157362!4d-123.96189 VIU's Building 355, Room 211] We've reserved a bus to bring participants up to the campus from downtown Nanaimo in the morning, and to drop people back down town near the ferry docks and seaplane terminals in the afternoon. More info to follow.==== Friday, December 1 May 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Doors openVenue opens
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| 9:00 || AnnouncementsWelcome and announcements
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| 9:15 || Lightning Talkstalks* Supplejack Triclops Architecture CatalogerGPT: an AI powered cataloguing assistant as agentic collaboration - Daniel SiftonGlen Greenly* Opens source, open access, open data Moving to the Cloud: Better late than never? - Maryann KempthorneScott Leslie* Linking video and audio in Moving our library to the HansardFolio LSP - Olga Kalachinskaya
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| 10:30 || Coffee breakBreak
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| 1011:45 00 || Lightning Talks, cont'dtalks (continued)* Using Islandora to centralize access to distributed content OpenAthens and the Ironies of Automation - Mark Jordan Ryan Regier* Title list comparison using Pandas/Jupyter - James Fournie* Telidon update - John Durno* Cloud server disaster plan! - Calvin Mah
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| 1112:30 00 || Lunch (Provided)
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| 1:00 30 || Breakout Sessions* Parse, Harvest, Repeat: Hands on metadata ingestion in the Supplejack stack - Daniel Sifton / James Fourniesession organization
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| 2:30 || Break|-| 21:45 || Breakout Sessions, cont'dsessions |-| 4:00 || Breakout Reports* Practical applications of AI in Libraries
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| 42:30 45 || End of DayBreak
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| 53:00 || Meet up at [http://dev-viusu.pantheonsite.io/students-union-pub/ VIU Student Pub]Breakout sessions (continued)* ILS Migrations* eResources Troubleshooting
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| 4:00 || Breakout session reports
|}
=== Program (talk) descriptions Sponsors ===Coming soon!
Finally, thanks to [https://virl.bc.ca VIRL] for their support.
= '''Past Events''' =
See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.