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2015 Craft Drinkup

2015-02-08T21:02:17Z

Aaroncollie: /* Signup */Typo

When: Tuesday, February 10th - 7pm - 10pm (ish)

Where: eBay Offices - 1400 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97201

The Craft Brew Drinkup at Code4lib 2015 is all about sharing and enjoying good beer, soda, and other drinks with fellow conference attendees. The idea is to bring bottles of your favorite beers or non-alcoholic drinks.

While you're not obligated to bring local brews from wherever you're from, participants are definitely encouraged to bring brews that you think is special and might be somewhat hard for others outside your area to find. Homebrew is especially welcome as are non-alcoholic beverages. There will be hot water available for those who want to bring in their tea blends as well!

This year, eBay has agreed to host the Code4Lib Drinkup at their offices in downtown Portland, a 6 block walk from the conference hotel. Attendees should expect to bring something to share, either drinks or snacks.

Please Note: The space must be cleaned up and all folks gone no later than 11pm.

Space is limited to the first 200 people who register.

== Signup ==
Please sign up below to share the brews and bottles you're thinking of bringing along and make any special requests (but don't expect that your wishes will be granted).

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name !! Bringing !! Wanting
|-
| Esmé Cowles || Cigar City 110K+OT Batch #7 or Marshal Zhukov, Homebrew Imperial Saison || Any saison or sour!
|-
| Francis Kayiwa || (at least the following) Boulevard Quad Bourbon Barrel, Weyebacher Althea || <strike> Scotty Karate </strike> barleywines and any porters
|-
| Becky Yoose || [http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/store/details.php?prodId=164&category=7 N/A Soda from Sprecher Brewery], [http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/store/cw2/assets/product_huge/F_Popcorn_RB-Large.jpg Sprecher Root beer float flavored popcorn], selection of Finnish teas|| N/A drinks :c) Melon soda (not Ramune) greatly appreciated
|-
| Tania Fersenheim || Something from Pretty Things || ...
|-
| Ben Armintor || Stuff from NY that Matienzo & Harlow don't bring || Farmhouse beers, tasty low-ABV beers
|-
| Justin Coyne || Surly Darkness? || ...
|-
| Whitni Watkins|| Non-alcoholic Ginger beer options: at least Reed's & Saranac Lake. Potentially one other local brewed Ginger beer. If you have a request from Upstate NY HMU whitni.watkins at gmail (alcoholic and N/A) || Ginger Beers & Ales specifically: Fentimans, River City, Bundaberg and Blenheim Red Hot
|-
| Sarah Simpkin || Accepting requests for tasty Quebecois beers -- [https://brouehaha.com/en/nos-bieres/ see this list for breweries]. Otherwise will grab a small selection. Contact me at sarahsimpkin at gmail.com :-) || Hefeweizen-y beers appreciated
|-
|Coral Sheldon-Hess || Bourbon-barrel aged assam tea (1oz), Whiskey Cinnamon Snap rooibos tea (~1.5 oz), and Brandy Oolong tea (.5 oz), plus 1-2 reusable brewing devices || Ginger ale, anything bourbony, anything imperial and stoutish
|-
| mx matienzo || Transmitter Brewing B2, De Molen SSS Triple Stout 2011, perhaps a couple southern Upstate NY ciders, ...? || Saisons, sours and gueuzes, weird ciders, other horseblankety stuff
|-
| David Bass || TBT || ...
|-
| Christina Harlow || Probably something from Grimm...? Who knows, stuff from Brooklyn & stuff from Eastern Tenn/Western NC (Highland brewery?) || English bitter type stuff or stouts
|-
| Tom Johnson || Portland/Willamette Valley things you might not find downtown. Heater Allen, Pfriem, The Commons, Block 15, and/or Crux Fermentation. Homebrew (Old Ale brewed in October and racked over the winter).|| ...
|-
| Ranti Junus || Non-alcoholic something and probably some pu-erh tea. || N/A drinks
|-
| Chad Nelson || Weyerbacher Riserva, Dogfish Head Miles Davis Bitches' Brew, Allagash FOUR, Neshaminator || miller lite
|-
| Maura Carbone || Something from Mass or CT or both, not a beer drinker, so I'll see what I find! || N/A drinks or a hard cider or two
|-
| Sandy Rodriguez || Boulevard Tank 7; perhaps something from [http://mothersbrewing.com/craft-beers/our-beers/ Mother's Brewing] || scotch ales, brown ales, stouts, saisons
|-
| Dominic Bordelon || Louisiana beers besides Abita; probably LA 31 and Covington, maybe a Nola or two || ...
|-
| Tara Robertson || smoked porter from [https://twitter.com/yellowdogbeer Yellow Dog Brewing], Belgian rye IPA from [http://www.fourwindsbrewing.ca/ Four Winds] || non-alcoholic ginger beer
|-
|-
| Matt Critchlow || I'll try to hunt down some new San Diego offerings (there are many) || homebrew, belgians
|-
| Jeremy Nelson || Left Hand's Wake Up the Dead Imperial Stout or other Colorado Stout/Porter || stouts and porters
|-
|Heather Pitts||Mid-Willamette Valley stuff in growlers/growlettes (depends on what's on tap), some bottles too||sours, stouts, porters, ginger ciders or meads
|-
|Jeremy Floyd||A selection from [http://www.greatbasinbrewingco.com/site/brews/in-bottles/ Great Basin Brewing Co.] in Northern Nevada||saisons, sours, anything unique
|-
|Misty De Meo||A bottle from Vancouver's [http://artisansakemaker.com/ Artisan SakeMaker]||stouts, porters, any dark beers really
|-
|Jon Earley || From Michigan, [http://foundersbrewing.com/our-beer/dirty-bastard/ Founders Dirty Bastard] and [http://www.greenbushbrewing.com/gb_splash.php?r=http://www.greenbushbrewing.com/beers/anger.htm Greenbush Anger] || ginger ale, anything unique
|-
|Eric Frierson||Austin's own [http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/383/1062/ Live Oak HefeWeizen], provided TSA doesn't confiscate the growler in my checked luggage||scottish ales, tripels would be nice.
|-
|Andrew Myers||[http://spencerbrewery.com/beer/ Spencer trappist ale], and maybe something from [http://www.aeronautbrewing.com/ the new place down the street]||hops
|-
|Bobbi Fox||home-baked crisp rosemary flatbread crackers (we all need *something* to sop up the beer :-)||porters, meads
|-
|Megan Kudzia || From Michigan, Dark Horse Scotty Karate (hopefully, depends on if I can get it) and/or something else unusual from Dark Horse. And pretzels. || porters, stouts, darkish ales :)
|-
|Julie Hardesty || Rogue Dead Guy Ale (I know, not Indiana but it's tasty) || ales, meads, grogs (arr!)
|-
|Shaun Ellis || Neshaminy Creek County Line IPA (Bucks County, PA) || bitters
|-
|Shaun Ellis || Neshaminy Creek County Line IPA (Bucks County, PA) || bitters
|-
|Sharon Clapp || Hooker Brewing Co. (CT) Naughty Nurse, Two Roads Brewing (Ct) Workers' Comp, New England Brewing 966 || ales
|-
| Aaron Collie || Founders Black Rye (reintroduced 2015), New Holland Dragon's milk barrel aged imperial stout. || 3 floyds robert the bruce, other scotch ales!!!
|-
|}

2015 Craft Drinkup

2015-02-08T20:59:35Z

Aaroncollie: /* Signup */Added my booze

When: Tuesday, February 10th - 7pm - 10pm (ish)

Where: eBay Offices - 1400 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97201

The Craft Brew Drinkup at Code4lib 2015 is all about sharing and enjoying good beer, soda, and other drinks with fellow conference attendees. The idea is to bring bottles of your favorite beers or non-alcoholic drinks.

While you're not obligated to bring local brews from wherever you're from, participants are definitely encouraged to bring brews that you think is special and might be somewhat hard for others outside your area to find. Homebrew is especially welcome as are non-alcoholic beverages. There will be hot water available for those who want to bring in their tea blends as well!

This year, eBay has agreed to host the Code4Lib Drinkup at their offices in downtown Portland, a 6 block walk from the conference hotel. Attendees should expect to bring something to share, either drinks or snacks.

Please Note: The space must be cleaned up and all folks gone no later than 11pm.

Space is limited to the first 200 people who register.

== Signup ==
Please sign up below to share the brews and bottles you're thinking of bringing along and make any special requests (but don't expect that your wishes will be granted).

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name !! Bringing !! Wanting
|-
| Esmé Cowles || Cigar City 110K+OT Batch #7 or Marshal Zhukov, Homebrew Imperial Saison || Any saison or sour!
|-
| Francis Kayiwa || (at least the following) Boulevard Quad Bourbon Barrel, Weyebacher Althea || <strike> Scotty Karate </strike> barleywines and any porters
|-
| Becky Yoose || [http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/store/details.php?prodId=164&category=7 N/A Soda from Sprecher Brewery], [http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/store/cw2/assets/product_huge/F_Popcorn_RB-Large.jpg Sprecher Root beer float flavored popcorn], selection of Finnish teas|| N/A drinks :c) Melon soda (not Ramune) greatly appreciated
|-
| Tania Fersenheim || Something from Pretty Things || ...
|-
| Ben Armintor || Stuff from NY that Matienzo & Harlow don't bring || Farmhouse beers, tasty low-ABV beers
|-
| Justin Coyne || Surly Darkness? || ...
|-
| Whitni Watkins|| Non-alcoholic Ginger beer options: at least Reed's & Saranac Lake. Potentially one other local brewed Ginger beer. If you have a request from Upstate NY HMU whitni.watkins at gmail (alcoholic and N/A) || Ginger Beers & Ales specifically: Fentimans, River City, Bundaberg and Blenheim Red Hot
|-
| Sarah Simpkin || Accepting requests for tasty Quebecois beers -- [https://brouehaha.com/en/nos-bieres/ see this list for breweries]. Otherwise will grab a small selection. Contact me at sarahsimpkin at gmail.com :-) || Hefeweizen-y beers appreciated
|-
|Coral Sheldon-Hess || Bourbon-barrel aged assam tea (1oz), Whiskey Cinnamon Snap rooibos tea (~1.5 oz), and Brandy Oolong tea (.5 oz), plus 1-2 reusable brewing devices || Ginger ale, anything bourbony, anything imperial and stoutish
|-
| mx matienzo || Transmitter Brewing B2, De Molen SSS Triple Stout 2011, perhaps a couple southern Upstate NY ciders, ...? || Saisons, sours and gueuzes, weird ciders, other horseblankety stuff
|-
| David Bass || TBT || ...
|-
| Christina Harlow || Probably something from Grimm...? Who knows, stuff from Brooklyn & stuff from Eastern Tenn/Western NC (Highland brewery?) || English bitter type stuff or stouts
|-
| Tom Johnson || Portland/Willamette Valley things you might not find downtown. Heater Allen, Pfriem, The Commons, Block 15, and/or Crux Fermentation. Homebrew (Old Ale brewed in October and racked over the winter).|| ...
|-
| Ranti Junus || Non-alcoholic something and probably some pu-erh tea. || N/A drinks
|-
| Chad Nelson || Weyerbacher Riserva, Dogfish Head Miles Davis Bitches' Brew, Allagash FOUR, Neshaminator || miller lite
|-
| Maura Carbone || Something from Mass or CT or both, not a beer drinker, so I'll see what I find! || N/A drinks or a hard cider or two
|-
| Sandy Rodriguez || Boulevard Tank 7; perhaps something from [http://mothersbrewing.com/craft-beers/our-beers/ Mother's Brewing] || scotch ales, brown ales, stouts, saisons
|-
| Dominic Bordelon || Louisiana beers besides Abita; probably LA 31 and Covington, maybe a Nola or two || ...
|-
| Tara Robertson || smoked porter from [https://twitter.com/yellowdogbeer Yellow Dog Brewing], Belgian rye IPA from [http://www.fourwindsbrewing.ca/ Four Winds] || non-alcoholic ginger beer
|-
|-
| Matt Critchlow || I'll try to hunt down some new San Diego offerings (there are many) || homebrew, belgians
|-
| Jeremy Nelson || Left Hand's Wake Up the Dead Imperial Stout or other Colorado Stout/Porter || stouts and porters
|-
|Heather Pitts||Mid-Willamette Valley stuff in growlers/growlettes (depends on what's on tap), some bottles too||sours, stouts, porters, ginger ciders or meads
|-
|Jeremy Floyd||A selection from [http://www.greatbasinbrewingco.com/site/brews/in-bottles/ Great Basin Brewing Co.] in Northern Nevada||saisons, sours, anything unique
|-
|Misty De Meo||A bottle from Vancouver's [http://artisansakemaker.com/ Artisan SakeMaker]||stouts, porters, any dark beers really
|-
|Jon Earley || From Michigan, [http://foundersbrewing.com/our-beer/dirty-bastard/ Founders Dirty Bastard] and [http://www.greenbushbrewing.com/gb_splash.php?r=http://www.greenbushbrewing.com/beers/anger.htm Greenbush Anger] || ginger ale, anything unique
|-
|Eric Frierson||Austin's own [http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/383/1062/ Live Oak HefeWeizen], provided TSA doesn't confiscate the growler in my checked luggage||scottish ales, tripels would be nice.
|-
|Andrew Myers||[http://spencerbrewery.com/beer/ Spencer trappist ale], and maybe something from [http://www.aeronautbrewing.com/ the new place down the street]||hops
|-
|Bobbi Fox||home-baked crisp rosemary flatbread crackers (we all need *something* to sop up the beer :-)||porters, meads
|-
|Megan Kudzia || From Michigan, Dark Horse Scotty Karate (hopefully, depends on if I can get it) and/or something else unusual from Dark Horse. And pretzels. || porters, stouts, darkish ales :)
|-
|Julie Hardesty || Rogue Dead Guy Ale (I know, not Indiana but it's tasty) || ales, meads, grogs (arr!)
|-
|Shaun Ellis || Neshaminy Creek County Line IPA (Bucks County, PA) || bitters
|-
|Shaun Ellis || Neshaminy Creek County Line IPA (Bucks County, PA) || bitters
|-
|Sharon Clapp || Hooker Brewing Co. (CT) Naughty Nurse, Two Roads Brewing (Ct) Workers' Comp, New England Brewing 966 || ales
|-
| Aaron Collie || Founders Black Rye (reintroduced 2015), New Holland Dragon's milk barrel aged imperial stout. || two floyds robert the bruce, other scotch ales!!!
|-
|}

2015 Preconference Proposals

2014-12-05T18:55:06Z

Aaroncollie: /* Preconference Schedule (draft) */

== Preconference Schedule (draft) ==

Session titles in Italics means they have not been confirmed yet by presenters/workshop leaders.

This is a draft, and there may be some room switching when registration opens. Rooms will be confirmed the week before Code4Lib.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Room (capacity) !! Morning (9 AM - Noon) !! Afternoon (1:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
|-
| '''Parlor A (30''') || Confessions of the (Accidental) Code Hoarder: How to make your Code Sharable (Needs: projector, internet connection, and power strips) || Intro to Git & possibly beyond (Needs: projector/screen)
|-
| '''Parlor B (30)''' || Code Retreat (Needs whiteboard, dry-erase markers, projector) || Code Retreat (Needs whiteboard, dry-erase markers, projector)
|-
| '''Parlor C (30)''' || code4lib/Write The Docs barcamp (Needs: projector/screen, flipboard/whiteboard, power sources for laptops) || code4lib/Write The Docs barcamp
|-
| '''Grand Ballroom''' I (320) || CANCELLED: [UXtravaganza] || Presentations workshop (Needs: projector/screen)
|-
| '''Grand Ballroom''' II (200) || ''Visualizing Library Data'' || DPLA API Workshop
|-
| '''Galleria I (35)''' || Coding Custom Solutions for Every Department in the Library with File Analyzer (Needs PC laptop projection, monitor, internet access/wifi, attendees bring laptops) || Fail4Lib 2015 (Needs: projector/screen; Requested: Conference table seating, limit 20 attendants)
|-
| '''Galleria II (60)''' || RailsBridge: Intro to programming in Ruby on Rails (Needs: internet/wifi, overhead projection) || CollectionSpace: Getting it up and running at your museum (Needs: Projector)
|-
| '''Galleria III (35)''' || ''Replace yourself with a painfully complex bash script...or try Ansible'' || Intro to Docker
|-
| '''Studio (35)''' || ''Linked Data Workshop'' || Dive into Hydra (Needs: projector/screen; Requests: classroom style seating)
|-
| '''Directors (35)''' || Code4Arc || Code4Arc (Needs: projector)
|-
| '''Council (45)''' || Delivering and Preserving GIS Data (Projector, Video connector for MacBook Pro, wifi, power outlets) || A hands-on introduction to GeoBlacklight (Needs: projector, outlets; Requests: list of attendees)
|}

== Instructions ==
Thank you for considering proposing a pre-conference! Here are a few details:

* We will be taking pre-conference proposals until '''November 7, 2014'''
* If you cannot or do not want to edit this wiki directly, you can email your proposals to cmh2166@columbia.edu or collie@msu.edu
* Examples from the 2014 pre-conference proposals can be found at [[2014 preconference proposals|http://wiki.code4lib.org/2014_preconference_proposals]]
* If you are interested in ''attending'' a particular pre-conference, please append your name below that proposal (indicating interest in more than one proposal is fine!)
* If you have an idea for a pre-conference, but cannot facilitate yourself please post the idea below and email cmh2116@columbia.edu or collie@msu.edu
* '''NOTE:''' Pre-conferences are NOT included in the Code4Lib Conference price and will be held on Monday, February 9, 2015 as either full day or half day sessions
* Please use the template for proposals provided in the pre-formatted block below

== Pre-conferences ==

===MORNING:===

=== Delivering and Preserving GIS Data ===

'''Half Day [Morning]'''

* Darren Hardy, Stanford University, drh@stanford.edu
* Jack Reed, Stanford University, pjreed@stanford.edu

We will discuss how to set up a spatial data infrastructure (SDI) to deliver GIS data, to manage GIS content in a Fedora repository for preservation, and to establish metadata requirements for good spatial discovery. By the end of the workshop you will have a working SDI! This workshop is a compliment to the GeoBlacklight workshop in the afternoon.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# [[User:Ssimpkin|Sarah Simpkin]]
# Vicky Steeves
# Andrew Battista
# Peggy Griesinger
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=== A hands-on introduction to GeoBlacklight ===

'''Half Day [Afternoon]'''

* Darren Hardy, Stanford University, drh@stanford.edu
* Jack Reed, Stanford University, pjreed@stanford.edu

GeoBlacklight is a discovery solution for geospatial data that builds on the successful Blacklight platform. Many libraries have collections of GIS data that aren’t easily discoverable. This will be a hands-on workshop, focused on installing and running GeoBlacklight which builds on the morning workshop "Delivering and Preserving GIS Data".

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# [[User:Ssimpkin|Sarah Simpkin]]
# Vicky Steeves
# Andrew Battista
# Peggy Griesinger
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===RailsBridge: Intro to programming in Ruby on Rails===

'''"Half-Day" [morning]'''

* Contact Carolyn Cole, Penn State University, carolyn@psu.edu
* Laney McGlohon, Stanford University, laneymcg@stanford.edu
* Additional instructors welcome

Interested in learning how to program? Want to build your own web application? Never written a line of code before and are a little intimidated? There's no need to be! [http://www.railsbridge.org/ RailsBridge] is a friendly place to get together and learn how to write some code.

RailsBridge is a great workshop that opens the doors to projects like [http://projectblacklight.org/ Blacklight] and [http://projecthydra.org/ Hydra] and [https://github.com/traject-project/traject Traject].

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Maura Carbone
#Vicky Steeves
# Peggy Griesinger
# Mike Price
# Jean Rainwater
# Coral Sheldon-Hess
# Margaret Heller
# Bohyun Kim
# Mark Jarrell
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=== Replace yourself with a painfully complex bash script...or try Ansible ===

'''Half Day [Morning]'''

* Chad Nelson, chad dot nelson @ lyrasis dot org
* Blake Carver, Blake dot carver @lyrasis dot org

Abstract:

[http://www.ansible.com Ansible] is an open source automation and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Configuration_management configuration management] tool that focuses on simplicity to help make your life as a developer, or a sysadmin, or even a full on devops-er, easier. This workshop will cover the basic building blocks used in Ansible as well as some best practices for maintaining your Ansible code. We will start by working through a simple example together, and then participants will be given time to work on their own projects with instructors providing guidance and troubleshooting along the way. By the end of the session, participants will have a working knowledge of Ansible and be able to write a working [http://docs.ansible.com/playbooks.html playbook] to meet local needs.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here
# Ray Schwartz
# Coral Sheldon-Hess
# Kevin S. Clarke
# Joshua Gomez
# Charlie Morris
# Andy Mardesich
# Anna Headley
# Chelsea Lobdell
# Shaun Ellis
# Mark Mounts
# Chris Sharp

=== Intro to Docker ===

'''Half Day [Whenever]'''

* John Fink, McMaster University, john dot fink at gmail dot com
* Francis Kayiwa, University of Maryland Libraries , francis dot kayiwa at gmail dot com

Abstract:

[http://docker.io Docker] ([http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/9669 jbfink code4lib journal article]) is an open source Linux operating system-level virtualization framework that has seen great uptake over the past year. This workshop will take you through the basic features of Docker, including setup, importing of containers, development workflows and deploying. Knowing when Docker is useful and when it isn't will also be covered. Ideally, every attendee will have ample experience creating and running their own Docker instances by the end.

''Interested in Attending''

# Jim Hahn
# Joshua Gomez
# Bobbi Fox
# Ray Schwartz
# Megan Kudzia
# Coral Sheldon-Hess (pleeeeaaase put this in a different slot from Ansible!)
# Cary Gordon (uses Docker in production on AWS)
# Eric Phetteplace
# Esther Verreau
# Charlie Morris
# Anna Headley (voting for afternoon, compliments ansible)
# Shaun Ellis
# Mark Mounts

=== Code Retreat ===

'''Full Day'''

* Jeremy Friesen, University of Notre Dame, jfriesen at nd dot edu
* Additional facilitators welcome; Especially if you have CodeRetreat experience.

Abstract:

"Coderetreat is a day-long, intensive practice event, focusing on the fundamentals of software development and design.
By providing developers the opportunity to take part in focused practice, away from the pressures of 'getting things done', the coderetreat format has proven itself to be a highly effective means of skill improvement.
Practicing the basic principles of modular and object-oriented design, developers can improve their ability to write code that minimizes the cost of change over time." [http://coderetreat.org/about About Code Retreat]

''Interested in Attending''

# Mike Giarlo
# Charlie Morris
# Devon Smith
# Barbara Hui
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=== Presentations workshop ===

'''"Half Day [Afternoon]"''' (but could be expanded based on interest)

* Chris Beer, Stanford University, cabeer@stanford.edu
* Additional facilitators welcome.

This is a preconference session intended for first time Code4Lib speakers, habitual procrastinators, experienced speakers, those thinking about offering lightning talks, etc. If you're preparing a talk for this year's Code4Lib, this workshop is an opportunity to rehearse your presentation, get feedback from peers, get familiar with the presentation technology, etc.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

#Vicky Steeves
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=== Dive into Hydra ===

'''"Half Day [Afternoon]"'''

* Justin Coyne, Data Curation Experts, justin@curationexperts.com
* Bess Sadler, Stanford University, bess@stanford.edu

Hydra is a collaboration of over 30 educational institutions who work together to solve their repository needs by building open-source software. Dive into Hydra is a course that bootstraps you into the Hydra software framework. We'll start at the basics and walk you through the various layers of the Hydra stack. We'll conclude by installing the Worthwhile gem, enabling every participant to walk away with their own Institutional Repository. Participants who have prior exposure to web programming will get the most out of this course. It's recommended (but not required) that you attend "RailsBridge" prior to this workshop.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Maura Carbone
# Peggy Griesinger
# Mike Price
# Jean Rainwater
# Sara Amato
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=== code4lib/Write The Docs barcamp ===

'''"Full Day"''', with options for jumping in for half a day

* code4lib wrangler: Becky Yoose, yoosebec at grinnell dot edu
* Write the Docs contacts: TBA

Abstract

Documentation. We all know that we need it for things we develop, but most of us either keep putting it off or write documentation that is not maintained, clear, concise, and so on. We're all guilty! So what's stopping us from doing better docs? Luckily, Portland is also the home to the NA Write the Docs conference, and is home for many folks who live and breathe documentation. This barcamp is open to both code4lib and non-code4lib conference attendees and is intended to provide a space where code4libbers can find practices and tools in creating better documentation for all as well as documentation wonks can find out ways in which the library wonks can help with better documentation access and organization.

Remember, like metadata, documentation is a love note to the future.

More information about Write the Docs at http://conf.writethedocs.org/

There will be a nominal fee (t/b/d) for non-Code4LibCon attendees (subject to organizer approval).

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

'''Full day'''
# Emily Lynema
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'''Morning'''
# Ranti Junus
# Mita Williams
# Whitni Watkins
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'''Afternoon'''
# Francis Kayiwa (if my Pre-Conf is in the AM) Otherwise with Ranti if my Pre-Conf is in the afternoon.
# Kevin S. Clarke
# Chris Sharp
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=== Linked Data Workshop ===

'''"Half Day [morning]"'''

* Karen Estlund, University of Oregon, kestlund@uoregon.edu
* Tom Johnson, DPLA, tom@dp.la

Abstract:

Developer and metadata experts-focused linked data workshop. Topics covered will include: linked open data principles, converting existing data, and modeling linked data in DAMS.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Logan Cox
# Ray Schwartz
# Chris Hallberg
# Derek Merleaux
# Steven Anderson
# Eben English
# Mark Mounts
# Heather Pitts
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=== Code4Arc ===

'''"Full Day"''' (with options for half day participation)

* Sarah Romkey, Artefactual Systems, sromkey@artefactual.com
* Justin Simpson, Artefactual Systems, jsimpson@artefactual.com
* Chris Fitzpatrick, ArchivesSpace, chris.fitzpatrick@lyrasis.org
* Alexandra Chassanoff, BitCurator Access, bitcurator@gmail.com

Abstract:

What does it mean to Code for Archives? Is it different than coding for libraries, and if so, how?

Code4Lib is a wonderful and successful model (you must agree or you wouldn't be reading this). This workshop is an attempt to create a space to replicate the model in an Archival context. A space to talk about development for archives, and the particular challenges of developing archival systems. Topics to discuss include Integration between different Archival software tools, and between Archival tools/workflows and larger institutional tools like institutional repositories, discovery and access systems.

The schedule may include the following:

* Panel type conversations about the State of Art in Archives
* Case Studies - discussion of workflows at specific institutions, including gaps in tools and how those are being addressed or could be addressed
* Tool Demos - access to demos of some of the open source tools used in an Archival Context (examples include ArchivesSpace, Archivematica, BitCurator, AtoM)

Artefactual will provide demos running Archivematica and AtoM, Lyrasis will do so for ArchivesSpace, BitCurator will for BitCurator. We encourage others to chime in here to expand the list of tools available to touch and play with.

When signing up, please indicate if you are an end-user or a developer.

''Interested in Attending''

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# Laney McGlohon - developer
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=== Fail4Lib 2015 ===

'''Half Day [TBD, probably afternoon]'''

* Andreas Orphanides, akorphan (at) ncsu.edu
* Jason Casden, jmcasden (at) ncsu.edu

Abstract:

Failure. Failure never changes. Since failure is an inescapable part of our professional work, it's important to be familiar with it, to acknowledge it, and to grow from it -- and, in contravention to longstanding tradition, to accept it as a fact of development life. At Fail4Lib, we'll talk about our own experiences with projects gone wrong, explore some famous design failures in the real world, and talk about how we can come to terms with the reality of failure, to make it part of our creative process -- rather than something to be shunned. Let's train ourselves to understand and embrace failure, encourage enlightened risk-taking, and seek out opportunities to fail and learn. This way, when we do what we do -- and fail at what we do -- we'll do so with grace and without fear.

This year's preconference will include new case studies and an improved discussion format. Repeat customers are welcome! (Fail early, fail often.)

The schedule may include the following:

* Case studies. Avoid our own mistakes by bearing witness to the failures of others.
* Confessionals, for those willing to share. Let's learn from our own (and each others') failures.
* Group therapy. Vent about your own experiences in a judgment-free setting. Explore how we can make our organizations less risk-averse and more failure-tolerant.

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# Ray Schwartz
# Charlie Morris
# Emily Lynema
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=== Coding Custom Solutions for Every Department in the Library with File Analyzer ===

'''"Half Day [Morning]"'''

* Terry Brady, Georgetown University Library, twb27@georgetown.edu

Abstract

The Georgetown University Library has shared an application called the [http://georgetown-university-libraries.github.io/File-Analyzer/ File Analyzer] that has allowed us to build custom solutions for nearly every department in the library.

* Analyzing Marc Records for the Cataloging department
* Transferring ILS invoices for the University Account System for the Acquisitions department
* Delivering patron fines to the Bursar’s office for the Access Service department
* Summarizing student worker timesheet data for the Finance department
* Validating counter compliant reports for the Electronic Resources department
* Preparing ingest packages for the Digital Services department
* Validating checksums for the Preservation department

This hands on workshop will step through the components of the application framework. Workshop participants will install and develop custom File Analyzer tasks in this session.

The workshop agenda will loosely follow the [https://github.com/Georgetown-University-Libraries/File-Analyzer/wiki/File-Analyzer-Training----Code4Lib-2014 pre-conference agenda from Code4Lib 2014].

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=== Confessions of the (Accidental) Code Hoarder: How to make your Code Sharable: ===

'''Half Day [Whenever]'''

* Karen A. Coombs, OCLC, coombsk@oclc.org

Abstract
Have you built something cool and useful that you want to share with others? This preconference session will discuss techniques and tools for sharing code. Using our own OCLC Developer Network PHP authentication code libraries as an example, we will discuss a set of recommended best practices for how to share your code.

We’ll start with coding standards and test writing so you can be confident of the quality of your code. Next we'll discuss inline documentation as a tool for developers and how auto-generating documentation will save you time and effort. Lastly we'll provide an overview of the tricky areas of dependency and package management, and distribution tools. Along the way, we'll cover PHP coding standards, testing, and popular PHP tools including PHPDoc for documentation, Composer for smooth installations, and using GitHub and Packagist to manage distribution, updates and community feedback.

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# Peggy Griesinger
# Ray Schwartz
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=== CANCELLED: ''UXtravaganza'' ===
'''"Half or Full Day [Based on Interest?, Morning/Afternoon Doesn’t Matter]"'''

* William Hicks, University of North Texas, William.hicks@unt.edu
* Volunteers?

Abstract

I’m envisioning a 1/2 of full day for front-end developers, content strategy people, and other misfits with an interest in user experience, where we can talk about our shared problems, use cases, the state of current research, and play with each other’s sites. A half day seems doable, but if there’s significant enough interest we could push for a full? Here are a few of the things I think might be interesting to see happen:

* '''Analytics Share-fest:''' A few volunteers demonstrate data about their websites, catalogs, archival/digital collections. Most of us know our own sites but it would be interesting/validating to share this data with others so we can start to see commonalities between institutions, in certain kinds of systems, etc. For anyone using event tracking, or using click- or heat-maps, this would be a great opportunity to show off what people are seeing.

* '''UX Best Practices Catch Up:''' This spring I had the opportunity to attend a few days worth of usability workshops from the Nielsen-Norman Group, most of which was focused on mobile. I could distill down a lot of the information into an short presentation. Since this is a constantly moving area of research it would be nice to see a few people do other similar short presentations on some current trends/findings relevant to libraries, search, etc.

* '''Mobile Dev Lab:''' The UNT Libraries has been collecting a small set of smartphones and tablets for testing and development. Basically an [http://labup.org Open Device Lab]. We have about a dozen devices now of varying sizes, OS, OS Versions, + Google Glass. I’ll bring the devices, you can bring yours, and assuming we can get the wifi up and running we can test our sites/services with our big sausage fingers rather than pretending to do so through emulators and the one or two devices we each usually have on hand. If anyone is game they can do a tutorial on Browser-based Inspector Tools, Browser-Cams, or other testing services.

* '''The Eye’s Have It.''' The UNT Libraries is also in the process of acquiring an eye tracker and software for usability and other gaze-based research studies. We’ll take possession of it shortly after this pre-conference proposal is due and will have a couple of months to play with them before the conference. Assuming we can get our act together learning the device and can get past the technical hurdles of setting it up at the pre-conference, we could try to do some live demos on each other’s sites; i.e. You nominate a site/service, someone in the audience volunteers to wear the device, and we all watch them struggle do the tasks you request on a projector. Rinse. Lather. Repeat. It would hardly be scientific, but it sure would be fun. As a backup, if we have some sites nominated beforehand, I can run a few students at my library through some tasks here and we can show off the results to the crowd.

For those of you wanting to attend and help out, I’d really like to see some discussion on typography, writing for the web, “dealing with business/administrative requirements from on-high", maybe do some prototyping exercises, etc. Similarly if anyone is interested in doing some tutorials on bootstrap or how-to’s on running a usability test, that would be rad. But we need you to step up and steer part of the time for most of this to work, so if you are interested in some aspect, and especially if you want to volunteer to lead a bit of the time, contact me.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your
name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Ray Schwartz
# Andy Mardesich
# Chelsea Lobdell
# Eben English (1/2 day)
# Shaun Ellis (as attendee or volunteer)
# Whitni Watkins (as attendee or volunteer)
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=== Intro to Git & possibly beyond ===

'''Half Day [Whenever]'''

* Erin Fahy, Stanford University, efahy@stanford.edu
* Shaun Trujillo, Mount Holyoke College, strujill@mtholyoke.edu

We can start with the basics of Git and discuss ways in which it can help you version control just about any file, not just code. Points we can go over:

* What is a Distributed Version Control System?
* What's the difference between Git and Github.com?
* How to initialize new Git projects locally and on a remote server/Github
* Cloning/Forking existing projects and keeping up to date
* The wonderful world of Git branches
* Interactive rebasing
* Contributing code to existing projects & what pull requests are
* How to handle merge conflicts
* Overview of workflows and branch best practices
* (time allowing) Advanced git: pre/post hooks, submodules, anything else?

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# Jeannie Graham
# Derek Merleaux
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=== Visualizing Library Data ===

'''"Half Day [Morning||Afternoon]"'''

* Matt Miller, matthewmiller@nypl.org, New York Public Library, NYPL Labs

Visualizing your institution’s data can give new insight about your holding’s strengths, weaknesses and outliers. They can also provide potential new avenues for discovery and access. This half day session will focus on programmatically visualizing library metadata. Emphasis will be on creating web-based visualizations utilizing libraries such as d3.js but attention paid towards visualizing large datasets while keeping them web accessible. By then end of the session participants will have template, sample code and methodologies enabling them to start producing visualization with their own data.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Ashley Blewer!
# Bobbi Fox
# Ray Schwartz
# Ranti Junus
# Eric Phetteplace
# Joshua Gomez
# Charlie Morris
# Andy Mardesich
# Tao Zhao
# Chris Hallberg
# Derek Merleaux
# Bohyun Kim
# Mark Jarrell
# Eben English
# Shaun Ellis
# Sarah Simpkin
# Mark Mounts
# Kathryn Stine

=== CollectionSpace: Getting it up and running at your museum ===

'''Half Day [Afternoon]'''

* Richard Millet, CollectionSpace.org, richard.millet@lyrasis.org
* TBD

This workshop is designed for anyone interested in or tasked with the technical setup and configuration of CollectionSpace for use in any collections environment (museum, library, special collection, gallery, etc. For more information about CollectionSpace, visit http://www.collectionspace.org

Participants will be walked through the process of installing the software and performing basic configuration work on a stand-alone instance of CollectionSpace. Participants will learn how to create user accounts, set up basic roles and permissions, and may then catalog or otherwise document sample objects from their collections. Materials distributed prior to the workshop will cover hardware and system requirements for participants.

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=== DPLA API Workshop: ===

'''Half Day [Afternoon]'''

* Audrey Altman, DPLA
* Mark Breedlove, DPLA
* Mark Matienzo, DPLA
* Tom Johnson, DPLA

The Digital Public Library of America API workshop guides attendees through the process of creating an app based on DPLA's free, public API. The API provides access to over 8 million [http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ CC0] licensed metadata records from America’s libraries, archives, and museums in a common metadata format. This workshop is designed for people of all technical skill levels and will cover API basics, the capabilities of the DPLA API, available toolsets, and tips for using records from the API effectively. Members of DPLA's technology team will be on hand to help the group build their first application, and answer questions about tools and content.

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Ranti Junus
# Jean Rainwater
# Mita Williams
# Margaret Heller
# Bohyun Kim
# Steven Anderson
# Shaun Ellis
# Sarah Simpkin
# Mark Jarrell
# Heather Pitts
# Kathryn Stine
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2015 Preconference Proposals

2014-12-05T18:53:59Z

Aaroncollie: /* Preconference Schedule (draft) */

== Preconference Schedule (draft) ==

Session titles in Italics means they have not been confirmed yet by presenters/workshop leaders.

This is a draft, and there may be some room switching when registration opens. Rooms will be confirmed the week before Code4Lib.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Room (capacity) !! Morning (9 AM - Noon) !! Afternoon (1:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
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| '''Parlor A (30''') || Confessions of the (Accidental) Code Hoarder: How to make your Code Sharable (Needs: projector, internet connection, and power strips) || Intro to Git & possibly beyond (Needs: projector/screen)
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| '''Parlor B (30)''' || Code Retreat (Needs whiteboard, dry-erase markers, projector) || Code Retreat (Needs whiteboard, dry-erase markers, projector)
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| '''Parlor C (30)''' || code4lib/Write The Docs barcamp (Needs: projector/screen, flipboard/whiteboard, power sources for laptops) || code4lib/Write The Docs barcamp
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| '''Grand Ballroom''' I (320) || CANCELLED: [UXtravaganza] || Presentations workshop (Needs: projector/screen)
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| '''Grand Ballroom''' II (200) || ''Visualizing Library Data'' || DPLA API Workshop
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| '''Galleria I (35)''' || Coding Custom Solutions for Every Department in the Library with File Analyzer (Needs PC laptop projection, monitor, internet access/wifi, attendees bring laptops) || Fail4Lib 2015 (Needs: projector/screen; Requested: Conference table seating, limit 20 attendants)
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| '''Galleria II (60)''' || RailsBridge: Intro to programming in Ruby on Rails (Needs: internet/wifi, overhead projection) || CollectionSpace: Getting it up and running at your museum (Needs: Projector)
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| '''Galleria III (35)''' || ''Replace yourself with a painfully complex bash script...or try Ansible'' || Intro to Docker
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| '''Studio (35)''' || ''Linked Data Workshop'' || Dive into Hydra (Needs: projector/screen; Requests: classroom style seating)
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| '''Directors (35)''' || Code4Arc || Code4Arc (Needs: projector)
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| '''Council (45)''' || Delivering and Preserving GIS Data (Projector, Video connector for MacBook Pro, wifi, power outlets) || ''A hands-on introduction to GeoBlacklight''
|}

== Instructions ==
Thank you for considering proposing a pre-conference! Here are a few details:

* We will be taking pre-conference proposals until '''November 7, 2014'''
* If you cannot or do not want to edit this wiki directly, you can email your proposals to cmh2166@columbia.edu or collie@msu.edu
* Examples from the 2014 pre-conference proposals can be found at [[2014 preconference proposals|http://wiki.code4lib.org/2014_preconference_proposals]]
* If you are interested in ''attending'' a particular pre-conference, please append your name below that proposal (indicating interest in more than one proposal is fine!)
* If you have an idea for a pre-conference, but cannot facilitate yourself please post the idea below and email cmh2116@columbia.edu or collie@msu.edu
* '''NOTE:''' Pre-conferences are NOT included in the Code4Lib Conference price and will be held on Monday, February 9, 2015 as either full day or half day sessions
* Please use the template for proposals provided in the pre-formatted block below

== Pre-conferences ==

===MORNING:===

=== Delivering and Preserving GIS Data ===

'''Half Day [Morning]'''

* Darren Hardy, Stanford University, drh@stanford.edu
* Jack Reed, Stanford University, pjreed@stanford.edu

We will discuss how to set up a spatial data infrastructure (SDI) to deliver GIS data, to manage GIS content in a Fedora repository for preservation, and to establish metadata requirements for good spatial discovery. By the end of the workshop you will have a working SDI! This workshop is a compliment to the GeoBlacklight workshop in the afternoon.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# [[User:Ssimpkin|Sarah Simpkin]]
# Vicky Steeves
# Andrew Battista
# Peggy Griesinger
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=== A hands-on introduction to GeoBlacklight ===

'''Half Day [Afternoon]'''

* Darren Hardy, Stanford University, drh@stanford.edu
* Jack Reed, Stanford University, pjreed@stanford.edu

GeoBlacklight is a discovery solution for geospatial data that builds on the successful Blacklight platform. Many libraries have collections of GIS data that aren’t easily discoverable. This will be a hands-on workshop, focused on installing and running GeoBlacklight which builds on the morning workshop "Delivering and Preserving GIS Data".

''Interested in Attending''

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# Vicky Steeves
# Andrew Battista
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===RailsBridge: Intro to programming in Ruby on Rails===

'''"Half-Day" [morning]'''

* Contact Carolyn Cole, Penn State University, carolyn@psu.edu
* Laney McGlohon, Stanford University, laneymcg@stanford.edu
* Additional instructors welcome

Interested in learning how to program? Want to build your own web application? Never written a line of code before and are a little intimidated? There's no need to be! [http://www.railsbridge.org/ RailsBridge] is a friendly place to get together and learn how to write some code.

RailsBridge is a great workshop that opens the doors to projects like [http://projectblacklight.org/ Blacklight] and [http://projecthydra.org/ Hydra] and [https://github.com/traject-project/traject Traject].

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Maura Carbone
#Vicky Steeves
# Peggy Griesinger
# Mike Price
# Jean Rainwater
# Coral Sheldon-Hess
# Margaret Heller
# Bohyun Kim
# Mark Jarrell
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=== Replace yourself with a painfully complex bash script...or try Ansible ===

'''Half Day [Morning]'''

* Chad Nelson, chad dot nelson @ lyrasis dot org
* Blake Carver, Blake dot carver @lyrasis dot org

Abstract:

[http://www.ansible.com Ansible] is an open source automation and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Configuration_management configuration management] tool that focuses on simplicity to help make your life as a developer, or a sysadmin, or even a full on devops-er, easier. This workshop will cover the basic building blocks used in Ansible as well as some best practices for maintaining your Ansible code. We will start by working through a simple example together, and then participants will be given time to work on their own projects with instructors providing guidance and troubleshooting along the way. By the end of the session, participants will have a working knowledge of Ansible and be able to write a working [http://docs.ansible.com/playbooks.html playbook] to meet local needs.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here
# Ray Schwartz
# Coral Sheldon-Hess
# Kevin S. Clarke
# Joshua Gomez
# Charlie Morris
# Andy Mardesich
# Anna Headley
# Chelsea Lobdell
# Shaun Ellis
# Mark Mounts
# Chris Sharp

=== Intro to Docker ===

'''Half Day [Whenever]'''

* John Fink, McMaster University, john dot fink at gmail dot com
* Francis Kayiwa, University of Maryland Libraries , francis dot kayiwa at gmail dot com

Abstract:

[http://docker.io Docker] ([http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/9669 jbfink code4lib journal article]) is an open source Linux operating system-level virtualization framework that has seen great uptake over the past year. This workshop will take you through the basic features of Docker, including setup, importing of containers, development workflows and deploying. Knowing when Docker is useful and when it isn't will also be covered. Ideally, every attendee will have ample experience creating and running their own Docker instances by the end.

''Interested in Attending''

# Jim Hahn
# Joshua Gomez
# Bobbi Fox
# Ray Schwartz
# Megan Kudzia
# Coral Sheldon-Hess (pleeeeaaase put this in a different slot from Ansible!)
# Cary Gordon (uses Docker in production on AWS)
# Eric Phetteplace
# Esther Verreau
# Charlie Morris
# Anna Headley (voting for afternoon, compliments ansible)
# Shaun Ellis
# Mark Mounts

=== Code Retreat ===

'''Full Day'''

* Jeremy Friesen, University of Notre Dame, jfriesen at nd dot edu
* Additional facilitators welcome; Especially if you have CodeRetreat experience.

Abstract:

"Coderetreat is a day-long, intensive practice event, focusing on the fundamentals of software development and design.
By providing developers the opportunity to take part in focused practice, away from the pressures of 'getting things done', the coderetreat format has proven itself to be a highly effective means of skill improvement.
Practicing the basic principles of modular and object-oriented design, developers can improve their ability to write code that minimizes the cost of change over time." [http://coderetreat.org/about About Code Retreat]

''Interested in Attending''

# Mike Giarlo
# Charlie Morris
# Devon Smith
# Barbara Hui
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=== Presentations workshop ===

'''"Half Day [Afternoon]"''' (but could be expanded based on interest)

* Chris Beer, Stanford University, cabeer@stanford.edu
* Additional facilitators welcome.

This is a preconference session intended for first time Code4Lib speakers, habitual procrastinators, experienced speakers, those thinking about offering lightning talks, etc. If you're preparing a talk for this year's Code4Lib, this workshop is an opportunity to rehearse your presentation, get feedback from peers, get familiar with the presentation technology, etc.

''Interested in Attending''

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=== Dive into Hydra ===

'''"Half Day [Afternoon]"'''

* Justin Coyne, Data Curation Experts, justin@curationexperts.com
* Bess Sadler, Stanford University, bess@stanford.edu

Hydra is a collaboration of over 30 educational institutions who work together to solve their repository needs by building open-source software. Dive into Hydra is a course that bootstraps you into the Hydra software framework. We'll start at the basics and walk you through the various layers of the Hydra stack. We'll conclude by installing the Worthwhile gem, enabling every participant to walk away with their own Institutional Repository. Participants who have prior exposure to web programming will get the most out of this course. It's recommended (but not required) that you attend "RailsBridge" prior to this workshop.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Maura Carbone
# Peggy Griesinger
# Mike Price
# Jean Rainwater
# Sara Amato
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=== code4lib/Write The Docs barcamp ===

'''"Full Day"''', with options for jumping in for half a day

* code4lib wrangler: Becky Yoose, yoosebec at grinnell dot edu
* Write the Docs contacts: TBA

Abstract

Documentation. We all know that we need it for things we develop, but most of us either keep putting it off or write documentation that is not maintained, clear, concise, and so on. We're all guilty! So what's stopping us from doing better docs? Luckily, Portland is also the home to the NA Write the Docs conference, and is home for many folks who live and breathe documentation. This barcamp is open to both code4lib and non-code4lib conference attendees and is intended to provide a space where code4libbers can find practices and tools in creating better documentation for all as well as documentation wonks can find out ways in which the library wonks can help with better documentation access and organization.

Remember, like metadata, documentation is a love note to the future.

More information about Write the Docs at http://conf.writethedocs.org/

There will be a nominal fee (t/b/d) for non-Code4LibCon attendees (subject to organizer approval).

''Interested in Attending''

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'''Full day'''
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# Ranti Junus
# Mita Williams
# Whitni Watkins
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# Francis Kayiwa (if my Pre-Conf is in the AM) Otherwise with Ranti if my Pre-Conf is in the afternoon.
# Kevin S. Clarke
# Chris Sharp
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=== Linked Data Workshop ===

'''"Half Day [morning]"'''

* Karen Estlund, University of Oregon, kestlund@uoregon.edu
* Tom Johnson, DPLA, tom@dp.la

Abstract:

Developer and metadata experts-focused linked data workshop. Topics covered will include: linked open data principles, converting existing data, and modeling linked data in DAMS.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Logan Cox
# Ray Schwartz
# Chris Hallberg
# Derek Merleaux
# Steven Anderson
# Eben English
# Mark Mounts
# Heather Pitts
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=== Code4Arc ===

'''"Full Day"''' (with options for half day participation)

* Sarah Romkey, Artefactual Systems, sromkey@artefactual.com
* Justin Simpson, Artefactual Systems, jsimpson@artefactual.com
* Chris Fitzpatrick, ArchivesSpace, chris.fitzpatrick@lyrasis.org
* Alexandra Chassanoff, BitCurator Access, bitcurator@gmail.com

Abstract:

What does it mean to Code for Archives? Is it different than coding for libraries, and if so, how?

Code4Lib is a wonderful and successful model (you must agree or you wouldn't be reading this). This workshop is an attempt to create a space to replicate the model in an Archival context. A space to talk about development for archives, and the particular challenges of developing archival systems. Topics to discuss include Integration between different Archival software tools, and between Archival tools/workflows and larger institutional tools like institutional repositories, discovery and access systems.

The schedule may include the following:

* Panel type conversations about the State of Art in Archives
* Case Studies - discussion of workflows at specific institutions, including gaps in tools and how those are being addressed or could be addressed
* Tool Demos - access to demos of some of the open source tools used in an Archival Context (examples include ArchivesSpace, Archivematica, BitCurator, AtoM)

Artefactual will provide demos running Archivematica and AtoM, Lyrasis will do so for ArchivesSpace, BitCurator will for BitCurator. We encourage others to chime in here to expand the list of tools available to touch and play with.

When signing up, please indicate if you are an end-user or a developer.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

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=== Fail4Lib 2015 ===

'''Half Day [TBD, probably afternoon]'''

* Andreas Orphanides, akorphan (at) ncsu.edu
* Jason Casden, jmcasden (at) ncsu.edu

Abstract:

Failure. Failure never changes. Since failure is an inescapable part of our professional work, it's important to be familiar with it, to acknowledge it, and to grow from it -- and, in contravention to longstanding tradition, to accept it as a fact of development life. At Fail4Lib, we'll talk about our own experiences with projects gone wrong, explore some famous design failures in the real world, and talk about how we can come to terms with the reality of failure, to make it part of our creative process -- rather than something to be shunned. Let's train ourselves to understand and embrace failure, encourage enlightened risk-taking, and seek out opportunities to fail and learn. This way, when we do what we do -- and fail at what we do -- we'll do so with grace and without fear.

This year's preconference will include new case studies and an improved discussion format. Repeat customers are welcome! (Fail early, fail often.)

The schedule may include the following:

* Case studies. Avoid our own mistakes by bearing witness to the failures of others.
* Confessionals, for those willing to share. Let's learn from our own (and each others') failures.
* Group therapy. Vent about your own experiences in a judgment-free setting. Explore how we can make our organizations less risk-averse and more failure-tolerant.

''Interested in attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Ray Schwartz
# Charlie Morris
# Emily Lynema
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=== Coding Custom Solutions for Every Department in the Library with File Analyzer ===

'''"Half Day [Morning]"'''

* Terry Brady, Georgetown University Library, twb27@georgetown.edu

Abstract

The Georgetown University Library has shared an application called the [http://georgetown-university-libraries.github.io/File-Analyzer/ File Analyzer] that has allowed us to build custom solutions for nearly every department in the library.

* Analyzing Marc Records for the Cataloging department
* Transferring ILS invoices for the University Account System for the Acquisitions department
* Delivering patron fines to the Bursar’s office for the Access Service department
* Summarizing student worker timesheet data for the Finance department
* Validating counter compliant reports for the Electronic Resources department
* Preparing ingest packages for the Digital Services department
* Validating checksums for the Preservation department

This hands on workshop will step through the components of the application framework. Workshop participants will install and develop custom File Analyzer tasks in this session.

The workshop agenda will loosely follow the [https://github.com/Georgetown-University-Libraries/File-Analyzer/wiki/File-Analyzer-Training----Code4Lib-2014 pre-conference agenda from Code4Lib 2014].

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=== Confessions of the (Accidental) Code Hoarder: How to make your Code Sharable: ===

'''Half Day [Whenever]'''

* Karen A. Coombs, OCLC, coombsk@oclc.org

Abstract
Have you built something cool and useful that you want to share with others? This preconference session will discuss techniques and tools for sharing code. Using our own OCLC Developer Network PHP authentication code libraries as an example, we will discuss a set of recommended best practices for how to share your code.

We’ll start with coding standards and test writing so you can be confident of the quality of your code. Next we'll discuss inline documentation as a tool for developers and how auto-generating documentation will save you time and effort. Lastly we'll provide an overview of the tricky areas of dependency and package management, and distribution tools. Along the way, we'll cover PHP coding standards, testing, and popular PHP tools including PHPDoc for documentation, Composer for smooth installations, and using GitHub and Packagist to manage distribution, updates and community feedback.

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# Peggy Griesinger
# Ray Schwartz
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=== CANCELLED: ''UXtravaganza'' ===
'''"Half or Full Day [Based on Interest?, Morning/Afternoon Doesn’t Matter]"'''

* William Hicks, University of North Texas, William.hicks@unt.edu
* Volunteers?

Abstract

I’m envisioning a 1/2 of full day for front-end developers, content strategy people, and other misfits with an interest in user experience, where we can talk about our shared problems, use cases, the state of current research, and play with each other’s sites. A half day seems doable, but if there’s significant enough interest we could push for a full? Here are a few of the things I think might be interesting to see happen:

* '''Analytics Share-fest:''' A few volunteers demonstrate data about their websites, catalogs, archival/digital collections. Most of us know our own sites but it would be interesting/validating to share this data with others so we can start to see commonalities between institutions, in certain kinds of systems, etc. For anyone using event tracking, or using click- or heat-maps, this would be a great opportunity to show off what people are seeing.

* '''UX Best Practices Catch Up:''' This spring I had the opportunity to attend a few days worth of usability workshops from the Nielsen-Norman Group, most of which was focused on mobile. I could distill down a lot of the information into an short presentation. Since this is a constantly moving area of research it would be nice to see a few people do other similar short presentations on some current trends/findings relevant to libraries, search, etc.

* '''Mobile Dev Lab:''' The UNT Libraries has been collecting a small set of smartphones and tablets for testing and development. Basically an [http://labup.org Open Device Lab]. We have about a dozen devices now of varying sizes, OS, OS Versions, + Google Glass. I’ll bring the devices, you can bring yours, and assuming we can get the wifi up and running we can test our sites/services with our big sausage fingers rather than pretending to do so through emulators and the one or two devices we each usually have on hand. If anyone is game they can do a tutorial on Browser-based Inspector Tools, Browser-Cams, or other testing services.

* '''The Eye’s Have It.''' The UNT Libraries is also in the process of acquiring an eye tracker and software for usability and other gaze-based research studies. We’ll take possession of it shortly after this pre-conference proposal is due and will have a couple of months to play with them before the conference. Assuming we can get our act together learning the device and can get past the technical hurdles of setting it up at the pre-conference, we could try to do some live demos on each other’s sites; i.e. You nominate a site/service, someone in the audience volunteers to wear the device, and we all watch them struggle do the tasks you request on a projector. Rinse. Lather. Repeat. It would hardly be scientific, but it sure would be fun. As a backup, if we have some sites nominated beforehand, I can run a few students at my library through some tasks here and we can show off the results to the crowd.

For those of you wanting to attend and help out, I’d really like to see some discussion on typography, writing for the web, “dealing with business/administrative requirements from on-high", maybe do some prototyping exercises, etc. Similarly if anyone is interested in doing some tutorials on bootstrap or how-to’s on running a usability test, that would be rad. But we need you to step up and steer part of the time for most of this to work, so if you are interested in some aspect, and especially if you want to volunteer to lead a bit of the time, contact me.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your
name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Ray Schwartz
# Andy Mardesich
# Chelsea Lobdell
# Eben English (1/2 day)
# Shaun Ellis (as attendee or volunteer)
# Whitni Watkins (as attendee or volunteer)
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=== Intro to Git & possibly beyond ===

'''Half Day [Whenever]'''

* Erin Fahy, Stanford University, efahy@stanford.edu
* Shaun Trujillo, Mount Holyoke College, strujill@mtholyoke.edu

We can start with the basics of Git and discuss ways in which it can help you version control just about any file, not just code. Points we can go over:

* What is a Distributed Version Control System?
* What's the difference between Git and Github.com?
* How to initialize new Git projects locally and on a remote server/Github
* Cloning/Forking existing projects and keeping up to date
* The wonderful world of Git branches
* Interactive rebasing
* Contributing code to existing projects & what pull requests are
* How to handle merge conflicts
* Overview of workflows and branch best practices
* (time allowing) Advanced git: pre/post hooks, submodules, anything else?

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# Jeannie Graham
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=== Visualizing Library Data ===

'''"Half Day [Morning||Afternoon]"'''

* Matt Miller, matthewmiller@nypl.org, New York Public Library, NYPL Labs

Visualizing your institution’s data can give new insight about your holding’s strengths, weaknesses and outliers. They can also provide potential new avenues for discovery and access. This half day session will focus on programmatically visualizing library metadata. Emphasis will be on creating web-based visualizations utilizing libraries such as d3.js but attention paid towards visualizing large datasets while keeping them web accessible. By then end of the session participants will have template, sample code and methodologies enabling them to start producing visualization with their own data.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Ashley Blewer!
# Bobbi Fox
# Ray Schwartz
# Ranti Junus
# Eric Phetteplace
# Joshua Gomez
# Charlie Morris
# Andy Mardesich
# Tao Zhao
# Chris Hallberg
# Derek Merleaux
# Bohyun Kim
# Mark Jarrell
# Eben English
# Shaun Ellis
# Sarah Simpkin
# Mark Mounts
# Kathryn Stine

=== CollectionSpace: Getting it up and running at your museum ===

'''Half Day [Afternoon]'''

* Richard Millet, CollectionSpace.org, richard.millet@lyrasis.org
* TBD

This workshop is designed for anyone interested in or tasked with the technical setup and configuration of CollectionSpace for use in any collections environment (museum, library, special collection, gallery, etc. For more information about CollectionSpace, visit http://www.collectionspace.org

Participants will be walked through the process of installing the software and performing basic configuration work on a stand-alone instance of CollectionSpace. Participants will learn how to create user accounts, set up basic roles and permissions, and may then catalog or otherwise document sample objects from their collections. Materials distributed prior to the workshop will cover hardware and system requirements for participants.

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=== DPLA API Workshop: ===

'''Half Day [Afternoon]'''

* Audrey Altman, DPLA
* Mark Breedlove, DPLA
* Mark Matienzo, DPLA
* Tom Johnson, DPLA

The Digital Public Library of America API workshop guides attendees through the process of creating an app based on DPLA's free, public API. The API provides access to over 8 million [http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ CC0] licensed metadata records from America’s libraries, archives, and museums in a common metadata format. This workshop is designed for people of all technical skill levels and will cover API basics, the capabilities of the DPLA API, available toolsets, and tips for using records from the API effectively. Members of DPLA's technology team will be on hand to help the group build their first application, and answer questions about tools and content.

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Ranti Junus
# Jean Rainwater
# Mita Williams
# Margaret Heller
# Bohyun Kim
# Steven Anderson
# Shaun Ellis
# Sarah Simpkin
# Mark Jarrell
# Heather Pitts
# Kathryn Stine
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[[Category:Code4Lib2015]]

2015 Preconference Proposals

2014-12-04T15:53:15Z

Aaroncollie: /* Preconference Schedule (draft) */

== Preconference Schedule (draft) ==

Session titles in Italics means they have not been confirmed yet by presenters/workshop leaders.

This is a draft, and there may be some room switching when registration opens. Rooms will be confirmed the week before Code4Lib.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Room (capacity) !! Morning (9 AM - Noon) !! Afternoon (1:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
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| '''Parlor A (30''') || ''Confessions of the (Accidental) Code Hoarder: How to make your Code Sharable'' || Intro to Git & possibly beyond (Needs: projector/screen)
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| '''Parlor B (30)''' || Code Retreat (Needs whiteboard, dry-erase markers, projector) || Code Retreat (Needs whiteboard, dry-erase markers, projector)
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| '''Parlor C (30)''' || code4lib/Write The Docs barcamp (Needs: projector/screen, flipboard/whiteboard, power sources for laptops) || code4lib/Write The Docs barcamp
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| '''Grand Ballroom''' I (320) || ''UXtravaganza'' || Presentations workshop (Needs: projector/screen)
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| '''Grand Ballroom''' II (200) || ''Visualizing Library Data'' || DPLA API Workshop
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| '''Galleria I (35)''' || Coding Custom Solutions for Every Department in the Library with File Analyzer (Needs PC laptop projection, monitor, internet access/wifi, attendees bring laptops) || Fail4Lib 2015 (Needs: projector/screen; Requested: Conference table seating, limit 20 attendants)
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| '''Galleria II (60)''' || RailsBridge: Intro to programming in Ruby on Rails (Needs: internet/wifi, overhead projection) || ''CollectionSpace: Getting it up and running at your museum''
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| '''Galleria III (35)''' || ''Replace yourself with a painfully complex bash script...or try Ansible'' || Intro to Docker
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| '''Studio (35)''' || ''Linked Data Workshop'' || Dive into Hydra (Needs: projector/screen; Requests: classroom style seating)
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| '''Directors (35)''' || ''Code4Arc'' || Code4Arc (Needs: projector)
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| '''Council (45)''' || Delivering and Preserving GIS Data (Projector, Video connector for MacBook Pro, wifi, power outlets) || ''A hands-on introduction to GeoBlacklight''
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== Instructions ==
Thank you for considering proposing a pre-conference! Here are a few details:

* We will be taking pre-conference proposals until '''November 7, 2014'''
* If you cannot or do not want to edit this wiki directly, you can email your proposals to cmh2166@columbia.edu or collie@msu.edu
* Examples from the 2014 pre-conference proposals can be found at [[2014 preconference proposals|http://wiki.code4lib.org/2014_preconference_proposals]]
* If you are interested in ''attending'' a particular pre-conference, please append your name below that proposal (indicating interest in more than one proposal is fine!)
* If you have an idea for a pre-conference, but cannot facilitate yourself please post the idea below and email cmh2116@columbia.edu or collie@msu.edu
* '''NOTE:''' Pre-conferences are NOT included in the Code4Lib Conference price and will be held on Monday, February 9, 2015 as either full day or half day sessions
* Please use the template for proposals provided in the pre-formatted block below

== Pre-conferences ==

===MORNING:===

=== Delivering and Preserving GIS Data ===

'''Half Day [Morning]'''

* Darren Hardy, Stanford University, drh@stanford.edu
* Jack Reed, Stanford University, pjreed@stanford.edu

We will discuss how to set up a spatial data infrastructure (SDI) to deliver GIS data, to manage GIS content in a Fedora repository for preservation, and to establish metadata requirements for good spatial discovery. By the end of the workshop you will have a working SDI! This workshop is a compliment to the GeoBlacklight workshop in the afternoon.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# [[User:Ssimpkin|Sarah Simpkin]]
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# Andrew Battista
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=== A hands-on introduction to GeoBlacklight ===

'''Half Day [Afternoon]'''

* Darren Hardy, Stanford University, drh@stanford.edu
* Jack Reed, Stanford University, pjreed@stanford.edu

GeoBlacklight is a discovery solution for geospatial data that builds on the successful Blacklight platform. Many libraries have collections of GIS data that aren’t easily discoverable. This will be a hands-on workshop, focused on installing and running GeoBlacklight which builds on the morning workshop "Delivering and Preserving GIS Data".

''Interested in Attending''

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===RailsBridge: Intro to programming in Ruby on Rails===

'''"Half-Day" [morning]'''

* Contact Carolyn Cole, Penn State University, carolyn@psu.edu
* Laney McGlohon, Stanford University, laneymcg@stanford.edu
* Additional instructors welcome

Interested in learning how to program? Want to build your own web application? Never written a line of code before and are a little intimidated? There's no need to be! [http://www.railsbridge.org/ RailsBridge] is a friendly place to get together and learn how to write some code.

RailsBridge is a great workshop that opens the doors to projects like [http://projectblacklight.org/ Blacklight] and [http://projecthydra.org/ Hydra] and [https://github.com/traject-project/traject Traject].

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Maura Carbone
#Vicky Steeves
# Peggy Griesinger
# Mike Price
# Jean Rainwater
# Coral Sheldon-Hess
# Margaret Heller
# Bohyun Kim
# Mark Jarrell
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=== Replace yourself with a painfully complex bash script...or try Ansible ===

'''Half Day [Morning]'''

* Chad Nelson, chad dot nelson @ lyrasis dot org
* Blake Carver, Blake dot carver @lyrasis dot org

Abstract:

[http://www.ansible.com Ansible] is an open source automation and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Configuration_management configuration management] tool that focuses on simplicity to help make your life as a developer, or a sysadmin, or even a full on devops-er, easier. This workshop will cover the basic building blocks used in Ansible as well as some best practices for maintaining your Ansible code. We will start by working through a simple example together, and then participants will be given time to work on their own projects with instructors providing guidance and troubleshooting along the way. By the end of the session, participants will have a working knowledge of Ansible and be able to write a working [http://docs.ansible.com/playbooks.html playbook] to meet local needs.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here
# Ray Schwartz
# Coral Sheldon-Hess
# Kevin S. Clarke
# Joshua Gomez
# Charlie Morris
# Andy Mardesich
# Anna Headley
# Chelsea Lobdell
# Shaun Ellis
# Mark Mounts
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=== Intro to Docker ===

'''Half Day [Whenever]'''

* John Fink, McMaster University, john dot fink at gmail dot com
* Francis Kayiwa, University of Maryland Libraries , francis dot kayiwa at gmail dot com

Abstract:

[http://docker.io Docker] ([http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/9669 jbfink code4lib journal article]) is an open source Linux operating system-level virtualization framework that has seen great uptake over the past year. This workshop will take you through the basic features of Docker, including setup, importing of containers, development workflows and deploying. Knowing when Docker is useful and when it isn't will also be covered. Ideally, every attendee will have ample experience creating and running their own Docker instances by the end.

''Interested in Attending''

# Jim Hahn
# Joshua Gomez
# Bobbi Fox
# Ray Schwartz
# Megan Kudzia
# Coral Sheldon-Hess (pleeeeaaase put this in a different slot from Ansible!)
# Cary Gordon (uses Docker in production on AWS)
# Eric Phetteplace
# Esther Verreau
# Charlie Morris
# Anna Headley (voting for afternoon, compliments ansible)
# Shaun Ellis
# Mark Mounts

=== Code Retreat ===

'''Full Day'''

* Jeremy Friesen, University of Notre Dame, jfriesen at nd dot edu
* Additional facilitators welcome; Especially if you have CodeRetreat experience.

Abstract:

"Coderetreat is a day-long, intensive practice event, focusing on the fundamentals of software development and design.
By providing developers the opportunity to take part in focused practice, away from the pressures of 'getting things done', the coderetreat format has proven itself to be a highly effective means of skill improvement.
Practicing the basic principles of modular and object-oriented design, developers can improve their ability to write code that minimizes the cost of change over time." [http://coderetreat.org/about About Code Retreat]

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# Mike Giarlo
# Charlie Morris
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=== Presentations workshop ===

'''"Half Day [Afternoon]"''' (but could be expanded based on interest)

* Chris Beer, Stanford University, cabeer@stanford.edu
* Additional facilitators welcome.

This is a preconference session intended for first time Code4Lib speakers, habitual procrastinators, experienced speakers, those thinking about offering lightning talks, etc. If you're preparing a talk for this year's Code4Lib, this workshop is an opportunity to rehearse your presentation, get feedback from peers, get familiar with the presentation technology, etc.

''Interested in Attending''

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=== Dive into Hydra ===

'''"Half Day [Afternoon]"'''

* Justin Coyne, Data Curation Experts, justin@curationexperts.com
* Bess Sadler, Stanford University, bess@stanford.edu

Hydra is a collaboration of over 30 educational institutions who work together to solve their repository needs by building open-source software. Dive into Hydra is a course that bootstraps you into the Hydra software framework. We'll start at the basics and walk you through the various layers of the Hydra stack. We'll conclude by installing the Worthwhile gem, enabling every participant to walk away with their own Institutional Repository. Participants who have prior exposure to web programming will get the most out of this course. It's recommended (but not required) that you attend "RailsBridge" prior to this workshop.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Maura Carbone
# Peggy Griesinger
# Mike Price
# Jean Rainwater
# Sara Amato
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=== code4lib/Write The Docs barcamp ===

'''"Full Day"''', with options for jumping in for half a day

* code4lib wrangler: Becky Yoose, yoosebec at grinnell dot edu
* Write the Docs contacts: TBA

Abstract

Documentation. We all know that we need it for things we develop, but most of us either keep putting it off or write documentation that is not maintained, clear, concise, and so on. We're all guilty! So what's stopping us from doing better docs? Luckily, Portland is also the home to the NA Write the Docs conference, and is home for many folks who live and breathe documentation. This barcamp is open to both code4lib and non-code4lib conference attendees and is intended to provide a space where code4libbers can find practices and tools in creating better documentation for all as well as documentation wonks can find out ways in which the library wonks can help with better documentation access and organization.

Remember, like metadata, documentation is a love note to the future.

More information about Write the Docs at http://conf.writethedocs.org/

There will be a nominal fee (t/b/d) for non-Code4LibCon attendees (subject to organizer approval).

''Interested in Attending''

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# Ranti Junus
# Mita Williams
# Whitni Watkins
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# Francis Kayiwa (if my Pre-Conf is in the AM) Otherwise with Ranti if my Pre-Conf is in the afternoon.
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=== Linked Data Workshop ===

'''"Half Day [morning]"'''

* Karen Estlund, University of Oregon, kestlund@uoregon.edu
* Tom Johnson, DPLA, tom@dp.la

Abstract:

Developer and metadata experts-focused linked data workshop. Topics covered will include: linked open data principles, converting existing data, and modeling linked data in DAMS.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Logan Cox
# Ray Schwartz
# Chris Hallberg
# Derek Merleaux
# Steven Anderson
# Eben English
# Mark Mounts
# Heather Pitts
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=== Code4Arc ===

'''"Full Day"''' (with options for half day participation)

* Sarah Romkey, Artefactual Systems, sromkey@artefactual.com
* Justin Simpson, Artefactual Systems, jsimpson@artefactual.com
* Chris Fitzpatrick, ArchivesSpace, chris.fitzpatrick@lyrasis.org
* Alexandra Chassanoff, BitCurator Access, bitcurator@gmail.com

Abstract:

What does it mean to Code for Archives? Is it different than coding for libraries, and if so, how?

Code4Lib is a wonderful and successful model (you must agree or you wouldn't be reading this). This workshop is an attempt to create a space to replicate the model in an Archival context. A space to talk about development for archives, and the particular challenges of developing archival systems. Topics to discuss include Integration between different Archival software tools, and between Archival tools/workflows and larger institutional tools like institutional repositories, discovery and access systems.

The schedule may include the following:

* Panel type conversations about the State of Art in Archives
* Case Studies - discussion of workflows at specific institutions, including gaps in tools and how those are being addressed or could be addressed
* Tool Demos - access to demos of some of the open source tools used in an Archival Context (examples include ArchivesSpace, Archivematica, BitCurator, AtoM)

Artefactual will provide demos running Archivematica and AtoM, Lyrasis will do so for ArchivesSpace, BitCurator will for BitCurator. We encourage others to chime in here to expand the list of tools available to touch and play with.

When signing up, please indicate if you are an end-user or a developer.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

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=== Fail4Lib 2015 ===

'''Half Day [TBD, probably afternoon]'''

* Andreas Orphanides, akorphan (at) ncsu.edu
* Jason Casden, jmcasden (at) ncsu.edu

Abstract:

Failure. Failure never changes. Since failure is an inescapable part of our professional work, it's important to be familiar with it, to acknowledge it, and to grow from it -- and, in contravention to longstanding tradition, to accept it as a fact of development life. At Fail4Lib, we'll talk about our own experiences with projects gone wrong, explore some famous design failures in the real world, and talk about how we can come to terms with the reality of failure, to make it part of our creative process -- rather than something to be shunned. Let's train ourselves to understand and embrace failure, encourage enlightened risk-taking, and seek out opportunities to fail and learn. This way, when we do what we do -- and fail at what we do -- we'll do so with grace and without fear.

This year's preconference will include new case studies and an improved discussion format. Repeat customers are welcome! (Fail early, fail often.)

The schedule may include the following:

* Case studies. Avoid our own mistakes by bearing witness to the failures of others.
* Confessionals, for those willing to share. Let's learn from our own (and each others') failures.
* Group therapy. Vent about your own experiences in a judgment-free setting. Explore how we can make our organizations less risk-averse and more failure-tolerant.

''Interested in attending''

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# Charlie Morris
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=== Coding Custom Solutions for Every Department in the Library with File Analyzer ===

'''"Half Day [Morning]"'''

* Terry Brady, Georgetown University Library, twb27@georgetown.edu

Abstract

The Georgetown University Library has shared an application called the [http://georgetown-university-libraries.github.io/File-Analyzer/ File Analyzer] that has allowed us to build custom solutions for nearly every department in the library.

* Analyzing Marc Records for the Cataloging department
* Transferring ILS invoices for the University Account System for the Acquisitions department
* Delivering patron fines to the Bursar’s office for the Access Service department
* Summarizing student worker timesheet data for the Finance department
* Validating counter compliant reports for the Electronic Resources department
* Preparing ingest packages for the Digital Services department
* Validating checksums for the Preservation department

This hands on workshop will step through the components of the application framework. Workshop participants will install and develop custom File Analyzer tasks in this session.

The workshop agenda will loosely follow the [https://github.com/Georgetown-University-Libraries/File-Analyzer/wiki/File-Analyzer-Training----Code4Lib-2014 pre-conference agenda from Code4Lib 2014].

''Interested in Attending''

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=== Confessions of the (Accidental) Code Hoarder: How to make your Code Sharable: ===

'''Half Day [Whenever]'''

* Karen A. Coombs, OCLC, coombsk@oclc.org

Abstract
Have you built something cool and useful that you want to share with others? This preconference session will discuss techniques and tools for sharing code. Using our own OCLC Developer Network PHP authentication code libraries as an example, we will discuss a set of recommended best practices for how to share your code.

We’ll start with coding standards and test writing so you can be confident of the quality of your code. Next we'll discuss inline documentation as a tool for developers and how auto-generating documentation will save you time and effort. Lastly we'll provide an overview of the tricky areas of dependency and package management, and distribution tools. Along the way, we'll cover PHP coding standards, testing, and popular PHP tools including PHPDoc for documentation, Composer for smooth installations, and using GitHub and Packagist to manage distribution, updates and community feedback.

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# Peggy Griesinger
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=== UXtravaganza ===
'''"Half or Full Day [Based on Interest?, Morning/Afternoon Doesn’t Matter]"'''

* William Hicks, University of North Texas, William.hicks@unt.edu
* Volunteers?

Abstract

I’m envisioning a 1/2 of full day for front-end developers, content strategy people, and other misfits with an interest in user experience, where we can talk about our shared problems, use cases, the state of current research, and play with each other’s sites. A half day seems doable, but if there’s significant enough interest we could push for a full? Here are a few of the things I think might be interesting to see happen:

* '''Analytics Share-fest:''' A few volunteers demonstrate data about their websites, catalogs, archival/digital collections. Most of us know our own sites but it would be interesting/validating to share this data with others so we can start to see commonalities between institutions, in certain kinds of systems, etc. For anyone using event tracking, or using click- or heat-maps, this would be a great opportunity to show off what people are seeing.

* '''UX Best Practices Catch Up:''' This spring I had the opportunity to attend a few days worth of usability workshops from the Nielsen-Norman Group, most of which was focused on mobile. I could distill down a lot of the information into an short presentation. Since this is a constantly moving area of research it would be nice to see a few people do other similar short presentations on some current trends/findings relevant to libraries, search, etc.

* '''Mobile Dev Lab:''' The UNT Libraries has been collecting a small set of smartphones and tablets for testing and development. Basically an [http://labup.org Open Device Lab]. We have about a dozen devices now of varying sizes, OS, OS Versions, + Google Glass. I’ll bring the devices, you can bring yours, and assuming we can get the wifi up and running we can test our sites/services with our big sausage fingers rather than pretending to do so through emulators and the one or two devices we each usually have on hand. If anyone is game they can do a tutorial on Browser-based Inspector Tools, Browser-Cams, or other testing services.

* '''The Eye’s Have It.''' The UNT Libraries is also in the process of acquiring an eye tracker and software for usability and other gaze-based research studies. We’ll take possession of it shortly after this pre-conference proposal is due and will have a couple of months to play with them before the conference. Assuming we can get our act together learning the device and can get past the technical hurdles of setting it up at the pre-conference, we could try to do some live demos on each other’s sites; i.e. You nominate a site/service, someone in the audience volunteers to wear the device, and we all watch them struggle do the tasks you request on a projector. Rinse. Lather. Repeat. It would hardly be scientific, but it sure would be fun. As a backup, if we have some sites nominated beforehand, I can run a few students at my library through some tasks here and we can show off the results to the crowd.

For those of you wanting to attend and help out, I’d really like to see some discussion on typography, writing for the web, “dealing with business/administrative requirements from on-high", maybe do some prototyping exercises, etc. Similarly if anyone is interested in doing some tutorials on bootstrap or how-to’s on running a usability test, that would be rad. But we need you to step up and steer part of the time for most of this to work, so if you are interested in some aspect, and especially if you want to volunteer to lead a bit of the time, contact me.

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# Andy Mardesich
# Chelsea Lobdell
# Eben English (1/2 day)
# Shaun Ellis (as attendee or volunteer)
# Whitni Watkins (as attendee or volunteer)
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=== Intro to Git & possibly beyond ===

'''Half Day [Whenever]'''

* Erin Fahy, Stanford University, efahy@stanford.edu
* Shaun Trujillo, Mount Holyoke College, strujill@mtholyoke.edu

We can start with the basics of Git and discuss ways in which it can help you version control just about any file, not just code. Points we can go over:

* What is a Distributed Version Control System?
* What's the difference between Git and Github.com?
* How to initialize new Git projects locally and on a remote server/Github
* Cloning/Forking existing projects and keeping up to date
* The wonderful world of Git branches
* Interactive rebasing
* Contributing code to existing projects & what pull requests are
* How to handle merge conflicts
* Overview of workflows and branch best practices
* (time allowing) Advanced git: pre/post hooks, submodules, anything else?

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=== Visualizing Library Data ===

'''"Half Day [Morning||Afternoon]"'''

* Matt Miller, matthewmiller@nypl.org, New York Public Library, NYPL Labs

Visualizing your institution’s data can give new insight about your holding’s strengths, weaknesses and outliers. They can also provide potential new avenues for discovery and access. This half day session will focus on programmatically visualizing library metadata. Emphasis will be on creating web-based visualizations utilizing libraries such as d3.js but attention paid towards visualizing large datasets while keeping them web accessible. By then end of the session participants will have template, sample code and methodologies enabling them to start producing visualization with their own data.

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# Ashley Blewer!
# Bobbi Fox
# Ray Schwartz
# Ranti Junus
# Eric Phetteplace
# Joshua Gomez
# Charlie Morris
# Andy Mardesich
# Tao Zhao
# Chris Hallberg
# Derek Merleaux
# Bohyun Kim
# Mark Jarrell
# Eben English
# Shaun Ellis
# Sarah Simpkin
# Mark Mounts
# Kathryn Stine

=== CollectionSpace: Getting it up and running at your museum ===

'''Half Day [Afternoon]'''

* Richard Millet, CollectionSpace.org, richard.millet@lyrasis.org
* TBD

This workshop is designed for anyone interested in or tasked with the technical setup and configuration of CollectionSpace for use in any collections environment (museum, library, special collection, gallery, etc. For more information about CollectionSpace, visit http://www.collectionspace.org

Participants will be walked through the process of installing the software and performing basic configuration work on a stand-alone instance of CollectionSpace. Participants will learn how to create user accounts, set up basic roles and permissions, and may then catalog or otherwise document sample objects from their collections. Materials distributed prior to the workshop will cover hardware and system requirements for participants.

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=== DPLA API Workshop: ===

'''Half Day [Afternoon]'''

* Audrey Altman, DPLA
* Mark Breedlove, DPLA
* Mark Matienzo, DPLA
* Tom Johnson, DPLA

The Digital Public Library of America API workshop guides attendees through the process of creating an app based on DPLA's free, public API. The API provides access to over 8 million [http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ CC0] licensed metadata records from America’s libraries, archives, and museums in a common metadata format. This workshop is designed for people of all technical skill levels and will cover API basics, the capabilities of the DPLA API, available toolsets, and tips for using records from the API effectively. Members of DPLA's technology team will be on hand to help the group build their first application, and answer questions about tools and content.

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Ranti Junus
# Jean Rainwater
# Mita Williams
# Margaret Heller
# Bohyun Kim
# Steven Anderson
# Shaun Ellis
# Sarah Simpkin
# Mark Jarrell
# Heather Pitts
# Kathryn Stine
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2015 Preconference Proposals

2014-12-03T15:34:21Z

Aaroncollie: /* Preconference Schedule (draft) */

== Preconference Schedule (draft) ==

Session titles in Italics means they have not been confirmed yet by presenters/workshop leaders.

This is a draft, and there may be some room switching when registration opens. Rooms will be confirmed the week before Code4Lib.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Room (capacity) !! Morning (9 AM - Noon) !! Afternoon (1:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
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| '''Parlor A (30''') || ''Confessions of the (Accidental) Code Hoarder: How to make your Code Sharable'' || Intro to Git & possibly beyond (Needs: projector/screen)
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| '''Parlor B (30)''' || Code Retreat (Needs whiteboard, dry-erase markers, projector) || Code Retreat (Needs whiteboard, dry-erase markers, projector)
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| '''Parlor C (30)''' || code4lib/Write The Docs barcamp (Needs: projector/screen, flipboard/whiteboard, power sources for laptops) || code4lib/Write The Docs barcamp
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| '''Grand Ballroom''' I (320) || ''UXtravaganza'' || Presentations workshop (Needs: projector/screen)
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| '''Grand Ballroom''' II (200) || ''Visualizing Library Data'' || DPLA API Workshop
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| '''Galleria I (35)''' || Coding Custom Solutions for Every Department in the Library with File Analyzer (Needs PC laptop projection, monitor, internet access/wifi, attendees bring laptops) || Fail4Lib 2015 (Needs: projector/screen; Requested: Conference table seating, limit 20 attendants)
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| '''Galleria II (60)''' || RailsBridge: Intro to programming in Ruby on Rails (Needs: internet/wifi, overhead projection) || ''CollectionSpace: Getting it up and running at your museum''
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| '''Galleria III (35)''' || ''Replace yourself with a painfully complex bash script...or try Ansible'' || Intro to Docker
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| '''Studio (35)''' || ''Linked Data Workshop'' || Dive into Hydra (Needs: projector/screen; Requests: classroom style seating)
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| '''Directors (35)''' || ''Code4Arc'' || ''Code4Arc''
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| '''Council (45)''' || ''Delivering and Preserving GIS Data'' || ''A hands-on introduction to GeoBlacklight''
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== Instructions ==
Thank you for considering proposing a pre-conference! Here are a few details:

* We will be taking pre-conference proposals until '''November 7, 2014'''
* If you cannot or do not want to edit this wiki directly, you can email your proposals to cmh2166@columbia.edu or collie@msu.edu
* Examples from the 2014 pre-conference proposals can be found at [[2014 preconference proposals|http://wiki.code4lib.org/2014_preconference_proposals]]
* If you are interested in ''attending'' a particular pre-conference, please append your name below that proposal (indicating interest in more than one proposal is fine!)
* If you have an idea for a pre-conference, but cannot facilitate yourself please post the idea below and email cmh2116@columbia.edu or collie@msu.edu
* '''NOTE:''' Pre-conferences are NOT included in the Code4Lib Conference price and will be held on Monday, February 9, 2015 as either full day or half day sessions
* Please use the template for proposals provided in the pre-formatted block below

== Pre-conferences ==

===MORNING:===

=== Delivering and Preserving GIS Data ===

'''Half Day [Morning]'''

* Darren Hardy, Stanford University, drh@stanford.edu
* Jack Reed, Stanford University, pjreed@stanford.edu

We will discuss how to set up a spatial data infrastructure (SDI) to deliver GIS data, to manage GIS content in a Fedora repository for preservation, and to establish metadata requirements for good spatial discovery. By the end of the workshop you will have a working SDI! This workshop is a compliment to the GeoBlacklight workshop in the afternoon.

''Interested in Attending''

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# [[User:Ssimpkin|Sarah Simpkin]]
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=== A hands-on introduction to GeoBlacklight ===

'''Half Day [Afternoon]'''

* Darren Hardy, Stanford University, drh@stanford.edu
* Jack Reed, Stanford University, pjreed@stanford.edu

GeoBlacklight is a discovery solution for geospatial data that builds on the successful Blacklight platform. Many libraries have collections of GIS data that aren’t easily discoverable. This will be a hands-on workshop, focused on installing and running GeoBlacklight which builds on the morning workshop "Delivering and Preserving GIS Data".

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===RailsBridge: Intro to programming in Ruby on Rails===

'''"Half-Day" [morning]'''

* Contact Carolyn Cole, Penn State University, carolyn@psu.edu
* Laney McGlohon, Stanford University, laneymcg@stanford.edu
* Additional instructors welcome

Interested in learning how to program? Want to build your own web application? Never written a line of code before and are a little intimidated? There's no need to be! [http://www.railsbridge.org/ RailsBridge] is a friendly place to get together and learn how to write some code.

RailsBridge is a great workshop that opens the doors to projects like [http://projectblacklight.org/ Blacklight] and [http://projecthydra.org/ Hydra] and [https://github.com/traject-project/traject Traject].

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Maura Carbone
#Vicky Steeves
# Peggy Griesinger
# Mike Price
# Jean Rainwater
# Coral Sheldon-Hess
# Margaret Heller
# Bohyun Kim
# Mark Jarrell
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=== Replace yourself with a painfully complex bash script...or try Ansible ===

'''Half Day [Morning]'''

* Chad Nelson, chad dot nelson @ lyrasis dot org
* Blake Carver, Blake dot carver @lyrasis dot org

Abstract:

[http://www.ansible.com Ansible] is an open source automation and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Configuration_management configuration management] tool that focuses on simplicity to help make your life as a developer, or a sysadmin, or even a full on devops-er, easier. This workshop will cover the basic building blocks used in Ansible as well as some best practices for maintaining your Ansible code. We will start by working through a simple example together, and then participants will be given time to work on their own projects with instructors providing guidance and troubleshooting along the way. By the end of the session, participants will have a working knowledge of Ansible and be able to write a working [http://docs.ansible.com/playbooks.html playbook] to meet local needs.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here
# Ray Schwartz
# Coral Sheldon-Hess
# Kevin S. Clarke
# Joshua Gomez
# Charlie Morris
# Andy Mardesich
# Anna Headley
# Chelsea Lobdell
# Shaun Ellis
# Mark Mounts
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=== Intro to Docker ===

'''Half Day [Whenever]'''

* John Fink, McMaster University, john dot fink at gmail dot com
* Francis Kayiwa, University of Maryland Libraries , francis dot kayiwa at gmail dot com

Abstract:

[http://docker.io Docker] ([http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/9669 jbfink code4lib journal article]) is an open source Linux operating system-level virtualization framework that has seen great uptake over the past year. This workshop will take you through the basic features of Docker, including setup, importing of containers, development workflows and deploying. Knowing when Docker is useful and when it isn't will also be covered. Ideally, every attendee will have ample experience creating and running their own Docker instances by the end.

''Interested in Attending''

# Jim Hahn
# Joshua Gomez
# Bobbi Fox
# Ray Schwartz
# Megan Kudzia
# Coral Sheldon-Hess (pleeeeaaase put this in a different slot from Ansible!)
# Cary Gordon (uses Docker in production on AWS)
# Eric Phetteplace
# Esther Verreau
# Charlie Morris
# Anna Headley (voting for afternoon, compliments ansible)
# Shaun Ellis
# Mark Mounts

=== Code Retreat ===

'''Full Day'''

* Jeremy Friesen, University of Notre Dame, jfriesen at nd dot edu
* Additional facilitators welcome; Especially if you have CodeRetreat experience.

Abstract:

"Coderetreat is a day-long, intensive practice event, focusing on the fundamentals of software development and design.
By providing developers the opportunity to take part in focused practice, away from the pressures of 'getting things done', the coderetreat format has proven itself to be a highly effective means of skill improvement.
Practicing the basic principles of modular and object-oriented design, developers can improve their ability to write code that minimizes the cost of change over time." [http://coderetreat.org/about About Code Retreat]

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=== Presentations workshop ===

'''"Half Day [Afternoon]"''' (but could be expanded based on interest)

* Chris Beer, Stanford University, cabeer@stanford.edu
* Additional facilitators welcome.

This is a preconference session intended for first time Code4Lib speakers, habitual procrastinators, experienced speakers, those thinking about offering lightning talks, etc. If you're preparing a talk for this year's Code4Lib, this workshop is an opportunity to rehearse your presentation, get feedback from peers, get familiar with the presentation technology, etc.

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=== Dive into Hydra ===

'''"Half Day [Afternoon]"'''

* Justin Coyne, Data Curation Experts, justin@curationexperts.com
* Bess Sadler, Stanford University, bess@stanford.edu

Hydra is a collaboration of over 30 educational institutions who work together to solve their repository needs by building open-source software. Dive into Hydra is a course that bootstraps you into the Hydra software framework. We'll start at the basics and walk you through the various layers of the Hydra stack. We'll conclude by installing the Worthwhile gem, enabling every participant to walk away with their own Institutional Repository. Participants who have prior exposure to web programming will get the most out of this course. It's recommended (but not required) that you attend "RailsBridge" prior to this workshop.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Maura Carbone
# Peggy Griesinger
# Mike Price
# Jean Rainwater
# Sara Amato
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=== code4lib/Write The Docs barcamp ===

'''"Full Day"''', with options for jumping in for half a day

* code4lib wrangler: Becky Yoose, yoosebec at grinnell dot edu
* Write the Docs contacts: TBA

Abstract

Documentation. We all know that we need it for things we develop, but most of us either keep putting it off or write documentation that is not maintained, clear, concise, and so on. We're all guilty! So what's stopping us from doing better docs? Luckily, Portland is also the home to the NA Write the Docs conference, and is home for many folks who live and breathe documentation. This barcamp is open to both code4lib and non-code4lib conference attendees and is intended to provide a space where code4libbers can find practices and tools in creating better documentation for all as well as documentation wonks can find out ways in which the library wonks can help with better documentation access and organization.

Remember, like metadata, documentation is a love note to the future.

More information about Write the Docs at http://conf.writethedocs.org/

There will be a nominal fee (t/b/d) for non-Code4LibCon attendees (subject to organizer approval).

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# Mita Williams
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# Francis Kayiwa (if my Pre-Conf is in the AM) Otherwise with Ranti if my Pre-Conf is in the afternoon.
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=== Linked Data Workshop ===

'''"Half Day [morning]"'''

* Karen Estlund, University of Oregon, kestlund@uoregon.edu
* Tom Johnson, DPLA, tom@dp.la

Abstract:

Developer and metadata experts-focused linked data workshop. Topics covered will include: linked open data principles, converting existing data, and modeling linked data in DAMS.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Logan Cox
# Ray Schwartz
# Chris Hallberg
# Derek Merleaux
# Steven Anderson
# Eben English
# Mark Mounts
# Heather Pitts
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=== Code4Arc ===

'''"Full Day"''' (with options for half day participation)

* Sarah Romkey, Artefactual Systems, sromkey@artefactual.com
* Justin Simpson, Artefactual Systems, jsimpson@artefactual.com
* Chris Fitzpatrick, ArchivesSpace, chris.fitzpatrick@lyrasis.org
* Alexandra Chassanoff, BitCurator Access, bitcurator@gmail.com

Abstract:

What does it mean to Code for Archives? Is it different than coding for libraries, and if so, how?

Code4Lib is a wonderful and successful model (you must agree or you wouldn't be reading this). This workshop is an attempt to create a space to replicate the model in an Archival context. A space to talk about development for archives, and the particular challenges of developing archival systems. Topics to discuss include Integration between different Archival software tools, and between Archival tools/workflows and larger institutional tools like institutional repositories, discovery and access systems.

The schedule may include the following:

* Panel type conversations about the State of Art in Archives
* Case Studies - discussion of workflows at specific institutions, including gaps in tools and how those are being addressed or could be addressed
* Tool Demos - access to demos of some of the open source tools used in an Archival Context (examples include ArchivesSpace, Archivematica, BitCurator, AtoM)

Artefactual will provide demos running Archivematica and AtoM, Lyrasis will do so for ArchivesSpace, BitCurator will for BitCurator. We encourage others to chime in here to expand the list of tools available to touch and play with.

When signing up, please indicate if you are an end-user or a developer.

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=== Fail4Lib 2015 ===

'''Half Day [TBD, probably afternoon]'''

* Andreas Orphanides, akorphan (at) ncsu.edu
* Jason Casden, jmcasden (at) ncsu.edu

Abstract:

Failure. Failure never changes. Since failure is an inescapable part of our professional work, it's important to be familiar with it, to acknowledge it, and to grow from it -- and, in contravention to longstanding tradition, to accept it as a fact of development life. At Fail4Lib, we'll talk about our own experiences with projects gone wrong, explore some famous design failures in the real world, and talk about how we can come to terms with the reality of failure, to make it part of our creative process -- rather than something to be shunned. Let's train ourselves to understand and embrace failure, encourage enlightened risk-taking, and seek out opportunities to fail and learn. This way, when we do what we do -- and fail at what we do -- we'll do so with grace and without fear.

This year's preconference will include new case studies and an improved discussion format. Repeat customers are welcome! (Fail early, fail often.)

The schedule may include the following:

* Case studies. Avoid our own mistakes by bearing witness to the failures of others.
* Confessionals, for those willing to share. Let's learn from our own (and each others') failures.
* Group therapy. Vent about your own experiences in a judgment-free setting. Explore how we can make our organizations less risk-averse and more failure-tolerant.

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# Charlie Morris
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=== Coding Custom Solutions for Every Department in the Library with File Analyzer ===

'''"Half Day [Morning]"'''

* Terry Brady, Georgetown University Library, twb27@georgetown.edu

Abstract

The Georgetown University Library has shared an application called the [http://georgetown-university-libraries.github.io/File-Analyzer/ File Analyzer] that has allowed us to build custom solutions for nearly every department in the library.

* Analyzing Marc Records for the Cataloging department
* Transferring ILS invoices for the University Account System for the Acquisitions department
* Delivering patron fines to the Bursar’s office for the Access Service department
* Summarizing student worker timesheet data for the Finance department
* Validating counter compliant reports for the Electronic Resources department
* Preparing ingest packages for the Digital Services department
* Validating checksums for the Preservation department

This hands on workshop will step through the components of the application framework. Workshop participants will install and develop custom File Analyzer tasks in this session.

The workshop agenda will loosely follow the [https://github.com/Georgetown-University-Libraries/File-Analyzer/wiki/File-Analyzer-Training----Code4Lib-2014 pre-conference agenda from Code4Lib 2014].

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=== Confessions of the (Accidental) Code Hoarder: How to make your Code Sharable: ===

'''Half Day [Whenever]'''

* Karen A. Coombs, OCLC, coombsk@oclc.org

Abstract
Have you built something cool and useful that you want to share with others? This preconference session will discuss techniques and tools for sharing code. Using our own OCLC Developer Network PHP authentication code libraries as an example, we will discuss a set of recommended best practices for how to share your code.

We’ll start with coding standards and test writing so you can be confident of the quality of your code. Next we'll discuss inline documentation as a tool for developers and how auto-generating documentation will save you time and effort. Lastly we'll provide an overview of the tricky areas of dependency and package management, and distribution tools. Along the way, we'll cover PHP coding standards, testing, and popular PHP tools including PHPDoc for documentation, Composer for smooth installations, and using GitHub and Packagist to manage distribution, updates and community feedback.

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# Peggy Griesinger
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=== UXtravaganza ===
'''"Half or Full Day [Based on Interest?, Morning/Afternoon Doesn’t Matter]"'''

* William Hicks, University of North Texas, William.hicks@unt.edu
* Volunteers?

Abstract

I’m envisioning a 1/2 of full day for front-end developers, content strategy people, and other misfits with an interest in user experience, where we can talk about our shared problems, use cases, the state of current research, and play with each other’s sites. A half day seems doable, but if there’s significant enough interest we could push for a full? Here are a few of the things I think might be interesting to see happen:

* '''Analytics Share-fest:''' A few volunteers demonstrate data about their websites, catalogs, archival/digital collections. Most of us know our own sites but it would be interesting/validating to share this data with others so we can start to see commonalities between institutions, in certain kinds of systems, etc. For anyone using event tracking, or using click- or heat-maps, this would be a great opportunity to show off what people are seeing.

* '''UX Best Practices Catch Up:''' This spring I had the opportunity to attend a few days worth of usability workshops from the Nielsen-Norman Group, most of which was focused on mobile. I could distill down a lot of the information into an short presentation. Since this is a constantly moving area of research it would be nice to see a few people do other similar short presentations on some current trends/findings relevant to libraries, search, etc.

* '''Mobile Dev Lab:''' The UNT Libraries has been collecting a small set of smartphones and tablets for testing and development. Basically an [http://labup.org Open Device Lab]. We have about a dozen devices now of varying sizes, OS, OS Versions, + Google Glass. I’ll bring the devices, you can bring yours, and assuming we can get the wifi up and running we can test our sites/services with our big sausage fingers rather than pretending to do so through emulators and the one or two devices we each usually have on hand. If anyone is game they can do a tutorial on Browser-based Inspector Tools, Browser-Cams, or other testing services.

* '''The Eye’s Have It.''' The UNT Libraries is also in the process of acquiring an eye tracker and software for usability and other gaze-based research studies. We’ll take possession of it shortly after this pre-conference proposal is due and will have a couple of months to play with them before the conference. Assuming we can get our act together learning the device and can get past the technical hurdles of setting it up at the pre-conference, we could try to do some live demos on each other’s sites; i.e. You nominate a site/service, someone in the audience volunteers to wear the device, and we all watch them struggle do the tasks you request on a projector. Rinse. Lather. Repeat. It would hardly be scientific, but it sure would be fun. As a backup, if we have some sites nominated beforehand, I can run a few students at my library through some tasks here and we can show off the results to the crowd.

For those of you wanting to attend and help out, I’d really like to see some discussion on typography, writing for the web, “dealing with business/administrative requirements from on-high", maybe do some prototyping exercises, etc. Similarly if anyone is interested in doing some tutorials on bootstrap or how-to’s on running a usability test, that would be rad. But we need you to step up and steer part of the time for most of this to work, so if you are interested in some aspect, and especially if you want to volunteer to lead a bit of the time, contact me.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your
name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Ray Schwartz
# Andy Mardesich
# Chelsea Lobdell
# Eben English (1/2 day)
# Shaun Ellis (as attendee or volunteer)
# Whitni Watkins (as attendee or volunteer)
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=== Intro to Git & possibly beyond ===

'''Half Day [Whenever]'''

* Erin Fahy, Stanford University, efahy@stanford.edu
* Shaun Trujillo, Mount Holyoke College, strujill@mtholyoke.edu

We can start with the basics of Git and discuss ways in which it can help you version control just about any file, not just code. Points we can go over:

* What is a Distributed Version Control System?
* What's the difference between Git and Github.com?
* How to initialize new Git projects locally and on a remote server/Github
* Cloning/Forking existing projects and keeping up to date
* The wonderful world of Git branches
* Interactive rebasing
* Contributing code to existing projects & what pull requests are
* How to handle merge conflicts
* Overview of workflows and branch best practices
* (time allowing) Advanced git: pre/post hooks, submodules, anything else?

''Interested in Attending''

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# Jeannie Graham
# Derek Merleaux
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=== Visualizing Library Data ===

'''"Half Day [Morning||Afternoon]"'''

* Matt Miller, matthewmiller@nypl.org, New York Public Library, NYPL Labs

Visualizing your institution’s data can give new insight about your holding’s strengths, weaknesses and outliers. They can also provide potential new avenues for discovery and access. This half day session will focus on programmatically visualizing library metadata. Emphasis will be on creating web-based visualizations utilizing libraries such as d3.js but attention paid towards visualizing large datasets while keeping them web accessible. By then end of the session participants will have template, sample code and methodologies enabling them to start producing visualization with their own data.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Ashley Blewer!
# Bobbi Fox
# Ray Schwartz
# Ranti Junus
# Eric Phetteplace
# Joshua Gomez
# Charlie Morris
# Andy Mardesich
# Tao Zhao
# Chris Hallberg
# Derek Merleaux
# Bohyun Kim
# Mark Jarrell
# Eben English
# Shaun Ellis
# Sarah Simpkin
# Mark Mounts
# Kathryn Stine

=== CollectionSpace: Getting it up and running at your museum ===

'''Half Day [Afternoon]'''

* Richard Millet, CollectionSpace.org, richard.millet@lyrasis.org
* TBD

This workshop is designed for anyone interested in or tasked with the technical setup and configuration of CollectionSpace for use in any collections environment (museum, library, special collection, gallery, etc. For more information about CollectionSpace, visit http://www.collectionspace.org

Participants will be walked through the process of installing the software and performing basic configuration work on a stand-alone instance of CollectionSpace. Participants will learn how to create user accounts, set up basic roles and permissions, and may then catalog or otherwise document sample objects from their collections. Materials distributed prior to the workshop will cover hardware and system requirements for participants.

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=== DPLA API Workshop: ===

'''Half Day [Afternoon]'''

* Audrey Altman, DPLA
* Mark Breedlove, DPLA
* Mark Matienzo, DPLA
* Tom Johnson, DPLA

The Digital Public Library of America API workshop guides attendees through the process of creating an app based on DPLA's free, public API. The API provides access to over 8 million [http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ CC0] licensed metadata records from America’s libraries, archives, and museums in a common metadata format. This workshop is designed for people of all technical skill levels and will cover API basics, the capabilities of the DPLA API, available toolsets, and tips for using records from the API effectively. Members of DPLA's technology team will be on hand to help the group build their first application, and answer questions about tools and content.

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Ranti Junus
# Jean Rainwater
# Mita Williams
# Margaret Heller
# Bohyun Kim
# Steven Anderson
# Shaun Ellis
# Sarah Simpkin
# Mark Jarrell
# Heather Pitts
# Kathryn Stine
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[[Category:Code4Lib2015]]

2015 Preconference Proposals

2014-12-02T17:37:30Z

Aaroncollie: /* Preconference Schedule (draft) */

== Preconference Schedule (draft) ==

Session titles in Italics means they have not been confirmed yet by presenters/workshop leaders.

This is a draft, and there may be some room switching when registration opens. Rooms will be confirmed the week before Code4Lib.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Room (capacity) !! Morning (9 AM - Noon) !! Afternoon (1:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
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| '''Parlor A (30''') || ''Confessions of the (Accidental) Code Hoarder: How to make your Code Sharable'' || ''Intro to Git & possibly beyond''
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| '''Parlor B (30)''' || ''Code Retreat'' || ''Code Retreat''
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| '''Parlor C (30)''' || ''code4lib/Write The Docs barcamp'' || ''code4lib/Write The Docs barcamp''
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| '''Grand Ballroom''' I (320) || ''UXtravaganza'' || ''Presentations workshop''
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| '''Grand Ballroom''' II (200) || ''Visualizing Library Data'' || DPLA API Workshop
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| '''Galleria I (35)''' || ''Coding Custom Solutions for Every Department in the Library with File Analyzer'' || ''Fail4Lib 2015''
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| '''Galleria II (60)''' || ''RailsBridge: Intro to programming in Ruby on Rails'' || ''CollectionSpace: Getting it up and running at your museum''
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| '''Galleria III (35)''' || ''Replace yourself with a painfully complex bash script...or try Ansible'' || ''Intro to Docker''
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| '''Studio (35)''' || ''Linked Data Workshop'' || ''Dive into Hydra''
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| '''Directors (35)''' || ''Code4Arc'' || ''Code4Arc''
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| '''Council (45)''' || ''Delivering and Preserving GIS Data'' || ''A hands-on introduction to GeoBlacklight''
|}

== Instructions ==
Thank you for considering proposing a pre-conference! Here are a few details:

* We will be taking pre-conference proposals until '''November 7, 2014'''
* If you cannot or do not want to edit this wiki directly, you can email your proposals to cmh2166@columbia.edu or collie@msu.edu
* Examples from the 2014 pre-conference proposals can be found at [[2014 preconference proposals|http://wiki.code4lib.org/2014_preconference_proposals]]
* If you are interested in ''attending'' a particular pre-conference, please append your name below that proposal (indicating interest in more than one proposal is fine!)
* If you have an idea for a pre-conference, but cannot facilitate yourself please post the idea below and email cmh2116@columbia.edu or collie@msu.edu
* '''NOTE:''' Pre-conferences are NOT included in the Code4Lib Conference price and will be held on Monday, February 9, 2015 as either full day or half day sessions
* Please use the template for proposals provided in the pre-formatted block below

== Pre-conference Proposals ==

=== Delivering and Preserving GIS Data ===

'''Half Day [Morning]'''

* Darren Hardy, Stanford University, drh@stanford.edu
* Jack Reed, Stanford University, pjreed@stanford.edu

We will discuss how to set up a spatial data infrastructure (SDI) to deliver GIS data, to manage GIS content in a Fedora repository for preservation, and to establish metadata requirements for good spatial discovery. By the end of the workshop you will have a working SDI! This workshop is a compliment to the GeoBlacklight workshop in the afternoon.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# [[User:Ssimpkin|Sarah Simpkin]]
# Vicky Steeves
# Andrew Battista
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=== A hands-on introduction to GeoBlacklight ===

'''Half Day [Afternoon]'''

* Darren Hardy, Stanford University, drh@stanford.edu
* Jack Reed, Stanford University, pjreed@stanford.edu

GeoBlacklight is a discovery solution for geospatial data that builds on the successful Blacklight platform. Many libraries have collections of GIS data that aren’t easily discoverable. This will be a hands-on workshop, focused on installing and running GeoBlacklight which builds on the morning workshop "Delivering and Preserving GIS Data".

''Interested in Attending''

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# Vicky Steeves
# Andrew Battista
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===RailsBridge: Intro to programming in Ruby on Rails===

'''"Half-Day" [morning]'''

* Contact Carolyn Cole, Penn State University, carolyn@psu.edu
* Additional instructors welcome

Interested in learning how to program? Want to build your own web application? Never written a line of code before and are a little intimidated? There's no need to be! [http://www.railsbridge.org/ RailsBridge] is a friendly place to get together and learn how to write some code.

RailsBridge is a great workshop that opens the doors to projects like [http://projectblacklight.org/ Blacklight] and [http://projecthydra.org/ Hydra] and [https://github.com/traject-project/traject Traject].

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Maura Carbone
#Vicky Steeves
# Peggy Griesinger
# Mike Price
# Jean Rainwater
# Coral Sheldon-Hess
# Margaret Heller
# Bohyun Kim
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=== Replace yourself with a painfully complex bash script...or try Ansible ===

'''Half Day [Morning]'''

* Chad Nelson, chad dot nelson @ lyrasis dot org
* Blake Carver, Blake dot carver @lyrasis dot org

Abstract:

[http://www.ansible.com Ansible] is an open source automation and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Configuration_management configuration management] tool that focuses on simplicity to help make your life as a developer, or a sysadmin, or even a full on devops-er, easier. This workshop will cover the basic building blocks used in Ansible as well as some best practices for maintaining your Ansible code. We will start by working through a simple example together, and then participants will be given time to work on their own projects with instructors providing guidance and troubleshooting along the way. By the end of the session, participants will have a working knowledge of Ansible and be able to write a working [http://docs.ansible.com/playbooks.html playbook] to meet local needs.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here
# Ray Schwartz
# Coral Sheldon-Hess
# Kevin S. Clarke
# Joshua Gomez
# Charlie Morris
# Andy Mardesich
# Anna Headley
# Chelsea Lobdell
# Shaun Ellis
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=== Intro to Docker ===

'''Half Day [Whenever]'''

* John Fink, McMaster University, john dot fink at gmail dot com
* Francis Kayiwa, University of Maryland Libraries , francis dot kayiwa at gmail dot com

Abstract:

[http://docker.io Docker] ([http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/9669 jbfink code4lib journal article]) is an open source Linux operating system-level virtualization framework that has seen great uptake over the past year. This workshop will take you through the basic features of Docker, including setup, importing of containers, development workflows and deploying. Knowing when Docker is useful and when it isn't will also be covered. Ideally, every attendee will have ample experience creating and running their own Docker instances by the end.

''Interested in Attending''

# Jim Hahn
# Joshua Gomez
# Bobbi Fox
# Ray Schwartz
# Megan Kudzia
# Coral Sheldon-Hess (pleeeeaaase put this in a different slot from Ansible!)
# Cary Gordon (uses Docker in production on AWS)
# Eric Phetteplace
# Esther Verreau
# Charlie Morris
# Anna Headley (voting for afternoon, compliments ansible)
# Shaun Ellis

=== Code Retreat ===

'''Full Day'''

* Jeremy Friesen, University of Notre Dame, jfriesen at nd dot edu
* Additional facilitators welcome; Especially if you have CodeRetreat experience.

Abstract:

"Coderetreat is a day-long, intensive practice event, focusing on the fundamentals of software development and design.
By providing developers the opportunity to take part in focused practice, away from the pressures of 'getting things done', the coderetreat format has proven itself to be a highly effective means of skill improvement.
Practicing the basic principles of modular and object-oriented design, developers can improve their ability to write code that minimizes the cost of change over time." [http://coderetreat.org/about About Code Retreat]

''Interested in Attending''

# Mike Giarlo
# Charlie Morris
# Devon Smith
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=== Presentations workshop ===

'''"Half Day [Afternoon]"''' (but could be expanded based on interest)

* Chris Beer, Stanford University, cabeer@stanford.edu
* Additional facilitators welcome.

This is a preconference session intended for first time Code4Lib speakers, habitual procrastinators, experienced speakers, those thinking about offering lightning talks, etc. If you're preparing a talk for this year's Code4Lib, this workshop is an opportunity to rehearse your presentation, get feedback from peers, get familiar with the presentation technology, etc.

''Interested in Attending''

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=== Dive into Hydra ===

'''"Half Day [Afternoon]"'''

* Justin Coyne, Data Curation Experts, justin@curationexperts.com
* Bess Sadler, Stanford University, bess@stanford.edu

Hydra is a collaboration of over 30 educational institutions who work together to solve their repository needs by building open-source software. Dive into Hydra is a course that bootstraps you into the Hydra software framework. We'll start at the basics and walk you through the various layers of the Hydra stack. We'll conclude by installing the Worthwhile gem, enabling every participant to walk away with their own Institutional Repository. Participants who have prior exposure to web programming will get the most out of this course. It's recommended (but not required) that you attend "RailsBridge" prior to this workshop.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Maura Carbone
# Peggy Griesinger
# Mike Price
# Jean Rainwater
# Sara Amato
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=== code4lib/Write The Docs barcamp ===

'''"Full Day"''', with options for jumping in for half a day

* code4lib wrangler: Becky Yoose, yoosebec at grinnell dot edu
* Write the Docs contacts: TBA

Abstract

Documentation. We all know that we need it for things we develop, but most of us either keep putting it off or write documentation that is not maintained, clear, concise, and so on. We're all guilty! So what's stopping us from doing better docs? Luckily, Portland is also the home to the NA Write the Docs conference, and is home for many folks who live and breathe documentation. This barcamp is open to both code4lib and non-code4lib conference attendees and is intended to provide a space where code4libbers can find practices and tools in creating better documentation for all as well as documentation wonks can find out ways in which the library wonks can help with better documentation access and organization.

Remember, like metadata, documentation is a love note to the future.

More information about Write the Docs at http://conf.writethedocs.org/

There will be a nominal fee (t/b/d) for non-Code4LibCon attendees (subject to organizer approval).

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

'''Full day'''
# Emily Lynema
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# Ranti Junus
# Mita Williams
# Whitni Watkins
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# Francis Kayiwa (if my Pre-Conf is in the AM) Otherwise with Ranti if my Pre-Conf is in the afternoon.
# Kevin S. Clarke
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=== Linked Data Workshop ===

'''"Half Day [morning]"'''

* Karen Estlund, University of Oregon, kestlund@uoregon.edu
* Tom Johnson, DPLA, tom@dp.la

Abstract:

Developer and metadata experts-focused linked data workshop. Topics covered will include: linked open data principles, converting existing data, and modeling linked data in DAMS.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Logan Cox
# Ray Schwartz
# Chris Hallberg
# Derek Merleaux
# Steven Anderson
# Eben English
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=== Code4Arc ===

'''"Full Day"''' (with options for half day participation)

* Sarah Romkey, Artefactual Systems, sromkey@artefactual.com
* Justin Simpson, Artefactual Systems, jsimpson@artefactual.com
* Chris Fitzpatrick, ArchivesSpace, chris.fitzpatrick@lyrasis.org
* Alexandra Chassanoff, BitCurator Access, bitcurator@gmail.com

Abstract:

What does it mean to Code for Archives? Is it different than coding for libraries, and if so, how?

Code4Lib is a wonderful and successful model (you must agree or you wouldn't be reading this). This workshop is an attempt to create a space to replicate the model in an Archival context. A space to talk about development for archives, and the particular challenges of developing archival systems. Topics to discuss include Integration between different Archival software tools, and between Archival tools/workflows and larger institutional tools like institutional repositories, discovery and access systems.

The schedule may include the following:

* Panel type conversations about the State of Art in Archives
* Case Studies - discussion of workflows at specific institutions, including gaps in tools and how those are being addressed or could be addressed
* Tool Demos - access to demos of some of the open source tools used in an Archival Context (examples include ArchivesSpace, Archivematica, BitCurator, AtoM)

Artefactual will provide demos running Archivematica and AtoM, Lyrasis will do so for ArchivesSpace, BitCurator will for BitCurator. We encourage others to chime in here to expand the list of tools available to touch and play with.

When signing up, please indicate if you are an end-user or a developer.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Laney McGlohon - developer
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=== Fail4Lib 2015 ===

'''Half Day [TBD, probably afternoon]'''

* Andreas Orphanides, akorphan (at) ncsu.edu
* Jason Casden, jmcasden (at) ncsu.edu

Abstract:

Failure. Failure never changes. Since failure is an inescapable part of our professional work, it's important to be familiar with it, to acknowledge it, and to grow from it -- and, in contravention to longstanding tradition, to accept it as a fact of development life. At Fail4Lib, we'll talk about our own experiences with projects gone wrong, explore some famous design failures in the real world, and talk about how we can come to terms with the reality of failure, to make it part of our creative process -- rather than something to be shunned. Let's train ourselves to understand and embrace failure, encourage enlightened risk-taking, and seek out opportunities to fail and learn. This way, when we do what we do -- and fail at what we do -- we'll do so with grace and without fear.

This year's preconference will include new case studies and an improved discussion format. Repeat customers are welcome! (Fail early, fail often.)

The schedule may include the following:

* Case studies. Avoid our own mistakes by bearing witness to the failures of others.
* Confessionals, for those willing to share. Let's learn from our own (and each others') failures.
* Group therapy. Vent about your own experiences in a judgment-free setting. Explore how we can make our organizations less risk-averse and more failure-tolerant.

''Interested in attending''

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# Ray Schwartz
# Charlie Morris
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=== Coding Custom Solutions for Every Department in the Library with File Analyzer ===

'''"Half Day [Morning]"'''

* Terry Brady, Georgetown University Library, twb27@georgetown.edu

Abstract

The Georgetown University Library has shared an application called the [http://georgetown-university-libraries.github.io/File-Analyzer/ File Analyzer] that has allowed us to build custom solutions for nearly every department in the library.

* Analyzing Marc Records for the Cataloging department
* Transferring ILS invoices for the University Account System for the Acquisitions department
* Delivering patron fines to the Bursar’s office for the Access Service department
* Summarizing student worker timesheet data for the Finance department
* Validating counter compliant reports for the Electronic Resources department
* Preparing ingest packages for the Digital Services department
* Validating checksums for the Preservation department

This hands on workshop will step through the components of the application framework. Workshop participants will install and develop custom File Analyzer tasks in this session.

The workshop agenda will loosely follow the [https://github.com/Georgetown-University-Libraries/File-Analyzer/wiki/File-Analyzer-Training----Code4Lib-2014 pre-conference agenda from Code4Lib 2014].

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Megan Kudzia
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=== Confessions of the (Accidental) Code Hoarder: How to make your Code Sharable: ===

'''Half Day [Whenever]'''

* Karen A. Coombs, OCLC, coombsk@oclc.org

Abstract
Have you built something cool and useful that you want to share with others? This preconference session will discuss techniques and tools for sharing code. Using our own OCLC Developer Network PHP authentication code libraries as an example, we will discuss a set of recommended best practices for how to share your code.

We’ll start with coding standards and test writing so you can be confident of the quality of your code. Next we'll discuss inline documentation as a tool for developers and how auto-generating documentation will save you time and effort. Lastly we'll provide an overview of the tricky areas of dependency and package management, and distribution tools. Along the way, we'll cover PHP coding standards, testing, and popular PHP tools including PHPDoc for documentation, Composer for smooth installations, and using GitHub and Packagist to manage distribution, updates and community feedback.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Peggy Griesinger
# Ray Schwartz
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=== UXtravaganza ===
'''"Half or Full Day [Based on Interest?, Morning/Afternoon Doesn’t Matter]"'''

* William Hicks, University of North Texas, William.hicks@unt.edu
* Volunteers?

Abstract

I’m envisioning a 1/2 of full day for front-end developers, content strategy people, and other misfits with an interest in user experience, where we can talk about our shared problems, use cases, the state of current research, and play with each other’s sites. A half day seems doable, but if there’s significant enough interest we could push for a full? Here are a few of the things I think might be interesting to see happen:

* '''Analytics Share-fest:''' A few volunteers demonstrate data about their websites, catalogs, archival/digital collections. Most of us know our own sites but it would be interesting/validating to share this data with others so we can start to see commonalities between institutions, in certain kinds of systems, etc. For anyone using event tracking, or using click- or heat-maps, this would be a great opportunity to show off what people are seeing.

* '''UX Best Practices Catch Up:''' This spring I had the opportunity to attend a few days worth of usability workshops from the Nielsen-Norman Group, most of which was focused on mobile. I could distill down a lot of the information into an short presentation. Since this is a constantly moving area of research it would be nice to see a few people do other similar short presentations on some current trends/findings relevant to libraries, search, etc.

* '''Mobile Dev Lab:''' The UNT Libraries has been collecting a small set of smartphones and tablets for testing and development. Basically an [http://labup.org Open Device Lab]. We have about a dozen devices now of varying sizes, OS, OS Versions, + Google Glass. I’ll bring the devices, you can bring yours, and assuming we can get the wifi up and running we can test our sites/services with our big sausage fingers rather than pretending to do so through emulators and the one or two devices we each usually have on hand. If anyone is game they can do a tutorial on Browser-based Inspector Tools, Browser-Cams, or other testing services.

* '''The Eye’s Have It.''' The UNT Libraries is also in the process of acquiring an eye tracker and software for usability and other gaze-based research studies. We’ll take possession of it shortly after this pre-conference proposal is due and will have a couple of months to play with them before the conference. Assuming we can get our act together learning the device and can get past the technical hurdles of setting it up at the pre-conference, we could try to do some live demos on each other’s sites; i.e. You nominate a site/service, someone in the audience volunteers to wear the device, and we all watch them struggle do the tasks you request on a projector. Rinse. Lather. Repeat. It would hardly be scientific, but it sure would be fun. As a backup, if we have some sites nominated beforehand, I can run a few students at my library through some tasks here and we can show off the results to the crowd.

For those of you wanting to attend and help out, I’d really like to see some discussion on typography, writing for the web, “dealing with business/administrative requirements from on-high", maybe do some prototyping exercises, etc. Similarly if anyone is interested in doing some tutorials on bootstrap or how-to’s on running a usability test, that would be rad. But we need you to step up and steer part of the time for most of this to work, so if you are interested in some aspect, and especially if you want to volunteer to lead a bit of the time, contact me.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your
name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Ray Schwartz
# Andy Mardesich
# Chelsea Lobdell
# Eben English (1/2 day)
# Shaun Ellis (as attendee or volunteer)
# Whitni Watkins (as attendee or volunteer)
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=== Intro to Git & possibly beyond ===

'''Half Day [Whenever]'''

* Erin Fahy, Stanford University, efahy@stanford.edu
* Shaun Trujillo, Mount Holyoke College, strujill@mtholyoke.edu

We can start with the basics of Git and discuss ways in which it can help you version control just about any file, not just code. Points we can go over:

* What is a Distributed Version Control System?
* What's the difference between Git and Github.com?
* How to initialize new Git projects locally and on a remote server/Github
* Cloning/Forking existing projects and keeping up to date
* The wonderful world of Git branches
* Interactive rebasing
* Contributing code to existing projects & what pull requests are
* How to handle merge conflicts
* Overview of workflows and branch best practices
* (time allowing) Advanced git: pre/post hooks, submodules, anything else?

''Interested in Attending''

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=== Visualizing Library Data ===

'''"Half Day [Morning||Afternoon]"'''

* Matt Miller, matthewmiller@nypl.org, New York Public Library, NYPL Labs

Visualizing your institution’s data can give new insight about your holding’s strengths, weaknesses and outliers. They can also provide potential new avenues for discovery and access. This half day session will focus on programmatically visualizing library metadata. Emphasis will be on creating web-based visualizations utilizing libraries such as d3.js but attention paid towards visualizing large datasets while keeping them web accessible. By then end of the session participants will have template, sample code and methodologies enabling them to start producing visualization with their own data.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Ashley Blewer!
# Bobbi Fox
# Ray Schwartz
# Ranti Junus
# Eric Phetteplace
# Joshua Gomez
# Charlie Morris
# Andy Mardesich
# Tao Zhao
# Chris Hallberg
# Derek Merleaux
# Bohyun Kim
# Eben English
# Shaun Ellis
# Sarah Simpkin

=== CollectionSpace: Getting it up and running at your museum ===

'''Half Day [Afternoon]'''

* Richard Millet, CollectionSpace.org, richard.millet@lyrasis.org
* TBD

This workshop is designed for anyone interested in or tasked with the technical setup and configuration of CollectionSpace for use in any collections environment (museum, library, special collection, gallery, etc. For more information about CollectionSpace, visit http://www.collectionspace.org

Participants will be walked through the process of installing the software and performing basic configuration work on a stand-alone instance of CollectionSpace. Participants will learn how to create user accounts, set up basic roles and permissions, and may then catalog or otherwise document sample objects from their collections. Materials distributed prior to the workshop will cover hardware and system requirements for participants.

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=== DPLA API Workshop: ===

'''Half Day [Afternoon]'''

* Audrey Altman, DPLA
* Mark Breedlove, DPLA
* Mark Matienzo, DPLA
* Tom Johnson, DPLA

The Digital Public Library of America API workshop guides attendees through the process of creating an app based on DPLA's free, public API. The API provides access to over 8 million [http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ CC0] licensed metadata records from America’s libraries, archives, and museums in a common metadata format. This workshop is designed for people of all technical skill levels and will cover API basics, the capabilities of the DPLA API, available toolsets, and tips for using records from the API effectively. Members of DPLA's technology team will be on hand to help the group build their first application, and answer questions about tools and content.

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Ranti Junus
# Jean Rainwater
# Mita Williams
# Margaret Heller
# Bohyun Kim
# Steven Anderson
# Shaun Ellis
# Sarah Simpkin
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[[Category:Code4Lib2015]]

2015 Preconference Proposals

2014-09-12T14:25:13Z

Aaroncollie:

== Instructions ==
Thank you for considering proposing a pre-conference! Here are a few details:

* We will be taking pre-conference proposals until '''November 7, 2014'''
* If you cannot or do not want to edit this wiki directly, you can email your proposals to cmh2166@columbia.edu or collie@msu.edu
* Examples from the 2014 pre-conference proposals can be found at [[2014 preconference proposals|http://wiki.code4lib.org/2014_preconference_proposals]]
* If you are interested in ''attending'' a particular pre-conference, please append your name below that proposal (indicating interest in more than one proposal is fine!)
* If you have an idea for a pre-conference, but cannot facilitate yourself please post the idea below and email cmh2116@columbia.edu or collie@msu.edu
* '''NOTE:''' Pre-conferences are NOT included in the Code4Lib Conference price and will be held on Monday, February 9, 2015 as either full day or half day sessions
* Please use the template for proposals provided in the pre-formatted block below

=== Proposal formatting guidelines: ===

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=== Preconference Title: ===

One of:
'''"Full Day"'''
'''"Half Day [Morning]"'''
'''"Half Day [Afternoon]"'''

* Facilitator's name, affiliation, and email address
* Second facilitator's name, affiliation, email address, if second speaker

Abstract

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

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== Pre-conference Proposals ==

Post your ideas here!

[[Category:Code4Lib2015]]

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2014-08-14T14:24:57Z

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2015 Conference Committees

2014-08-14T14:24:04Z

Aaroncollie: /* Pre-conference Committee */

= Code4Lib 2015 Committees =

If you are interested in helping out with a particular part of the Code4Lib 2015 conference, create an account on this wiki and sign-up for one or more of the groups below (called 'committees' for lack of a better term). Each committee should select a committee lead that will coordinate the activities of the committee and its work with the hosting site. Discussions of a non-sensitive nature should take place on the Code4LibCon mailing list for transparency and future reference. Please feel free to improve the summary statements for each of the committees. When adding your name, please indicate 'v' if you are a veteran on the committee so that we ensure committees are not made up entirely of newbies.

We will assign a local contact to each committee.

== Location and Dates ==

(more details at [http://code4lib.org/conference/2015 http://code4lib.org/conference/2015])
* Location: Hilton Portland and Executive Tower, Portland, Oregon
* Dates:
** Pre-conferences - February 9th, 2015
** Main meeting - February 10th - 12th, 2015
** Post conference activities?

== Book Give-Away Committee ==

This committee solicits books and other prizes to be given away in raffles during the conference. This committee is responsible for identifying some means of performing the actual raffle (aka, a random picker app or other tool for selecting winners). Drawing names out of a hat could be low-tech entertaining.

Need about 2 months to get books shipped to the conference location.

* [[User:JasonMichel|Jason Paul Michel]]

== Keynote Speakers Committee ==

This committee plans who to invite for the keynote speakers. They gather possibilities (including soliciting from the community), organize voting, and work with the speakers to arrange their travel.

* [[User:Phette23|Eric Phetteplace]]
* Heidi Dowding

== Onsite Volunteer Committee ==

This committee solicits volunteers to do whatever tasks are needed in person at the conference. Could be a help to the program committee to solicit MCs, timers, mike runners (if needed), IRC volunteers, registration helpers (if needed), etc.
* Whitni Watkins
* Dre

== Pre-conference Committee ==

This committee plans the pre-conference day. It keeps strong lines of communications open with the Program Committee. It also helps shepherd events on the day itself.
* [[User:ChristinaHarlow|Christina]]
* [[User:LauraKrier|Laura Krier]]
* [[User:aaroncollie|Aaron Collie]]

== Program Committee ==

This committee plans the structure of the program, arranges the voting on presentations, etc. This includes soliciting regular talks. These folks will also manage the flow of the program at the conference -- introducing speakers or soliciting other volunteers to MC.

* mx matienzo
* cbeer
* Tod Olson
* [[User:Cynthia|Arty]]
* [[User:Ssimpkin|Sarah Simpkin]]
* Ranti Junus
* [[User:DataGazetteer|Peter Murray]] - v

== Scholarships Committee ==

This committee works with funding institutions to arrange the scholarships offered. They solicit submissions and select winners of the scholarship(s). They also work with the winners to plan their travel and arrangements.

* Sarah Shealy - v
* Ruth Kitchin Tillman
* Francis Kayiwa
* Bohyun Kim
* Mairelys Lemus-Rojas

== Social Activities Committee ==

The committee plans, proposes, and organizes the evening activities.

* Becky Yoose - v(committee member 4 life)
* Sarah Shealy
* Bohyun Kim
* Whitni Watkins

== Sponsorships Committee ==

This committee organizes the sponsorship activities. Usually it includes people within the Code4Lib community who think their institution or company might be interested in sponsoring the conference. These folks may not be the decision makers at the sponsors, but they are Code4Lib's contacts.

* Roy Tennant, OCLC, firstnamelastname@gmail.com

== Streaming Video Committee ==

*[[User:highermath|Cary Gordon]] has equipment, experience and domain knowledge to share.
*[[User:RileyChilds|Riley Childs]] has Knowledge and the YouTube Account credentials (he will consult but conf attendance is iffy)

== T-Shirt Committee ==

This committee organizes the t-shirt contest, collecting submissions, and putting out the call for votes. This committee is also responsible for helping the local planning committee identify a vendor that will fit within the budget constraints for the conference. User sizes and preferences will be obtained as part of the registration process.
*[[User:ChristinaHarlow|Christina]]

== Voting Activities Committee ==

This committee organizes the voting process and works with the other committees that involve voting (keynote, program, T-shirt) to ensure a relatively smooth process.

== Whatever Committee ==

This committee does whatever the organizers can't talk anyone else into doing.

* Francis Kayiwa
* Becky Yoose (will do things for mortgage payment assistance)
* [[User:ChristinaHarlow|Christina]]
* [[User:Ssimpkin|Sarah Simpkin]]
* Ranti Junus
* Whitni Watkins
* Sarah Park

== Wifi / Electrical / IRC ==

This committee is responsible for working with local planners to ensure that wifi will be able to support the needs of the code4lib community.

* [[User:highermath|Cary Gordon]], cgordon@chillco.com
* [[User:RileyChilds|Riley Childs]] is able to assist with Wireless planning and IRC stuffs, rchilds@cucawarriors.com (he will consult but conf attendance is iffy)

= Documentation =
To help with documention, no need to sign up, just start editing.
* [[How To Plan A Code4LibCon]]

== Documentation Interest Group ==
Promote ongoing documentation efforts.

[[Category: Code4Lib2015]]

Midwest

2014-04-04T20:20:06Z

Aaroncollie: /* Registration */

== Code4Lib Midwest 2014 Meeting ==

Please join us July 23-24 in Grand Rapids, Michigan for the Code4Lib Midwest 2014 conference.

This informal conference will feature short lightning talks, longer presentations, workshops, a technology-infused hackfest, and site visits to local technology companies. We'll spend 2 days learning about technology and code in libraries, archives and museums from colleagues throughout the Midwest.

We are working out the details: keep an eye on this space!

===Location===
Code4Lib MidWest meeting will be hosted by [http://gvsu.edu/library Grand Valley State University Libraries].
* '''When''' - Wednesday, July 23rd - Thursday July 24th, 2014
* '''Where''' - [http://gvsu.edu/library/maryidemapew Mary Idema Pew Library] at GVSU
* '''Registration Cost''' - Free!
* '''Planning Committee''' - Kyle Felker (felkerk@gvsu.edu), Erin Fisher {fisherin@gvsu.edu), Eric Kunnen (kunnene@gvsu.edu), Kristin Meyer (meyerk@gvsu.edu), and Matthew Reidsma (reidsmam@gvsu.edu)

===Logistics===
Hotels, directions, restaurants and more coming soon!

===Social Media Goodness===

Twitter hash tag: #c4lmw

===Code of Conduct===
Code4Lib Midwest is dedicated to a harassment-free conference experience for everyone. Our anti-harassment policy can be found at: [[C4LMW14 Code of Conduct]]

==Programming Sign-up==

Code4Lib Midwest programming depends on the folks attending the conference. Please consider giving a presentation or lightning talk, or submitting your ideas for the hackfest.

Share what you are working on! We would also love to hear some ideas for a Sunday morning workshop/hackfest. Add your name and a description below.

===Presentations or Workshops===
Have something cool to share? Tell us about it. If you want someone to teach something to you, put that here as well.

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===Lightning Talks===
Have something cool to share but you don't want to be in front of the room for more than 5 minutes? Lightning talks are for you. Sign up now or at the conference:

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===Hackfest===
Pitch an idea you can work to solve in 3 hours or so, or join with someone else who has a project. Stuck on something at work? Find a buddy here to help you. Want to make something new and fun? Here's your chance for free labor. We'll have a hackfest idea basket at morning coffee, or you can leave your ideas on the wiki. Of course, you can also just show up with your idea. We're not the boss of you.

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==Registration==
Registration is free. List your name, affiliation, and email address here to register for the meeting. If you signed up and are unable to attend please remove your name or contact us, so that we can make room for others.

Contact Ryan Wick (ryanwick@gmail.com) with your preferred username to set up a Code4Lib wiki account, or ask Matthew Reidsma (reidsmam@gvsu.edu) to add your name to this list if you prefer not to set up an account.:

# Julia Bauder, Grinnell College Libraries. bauderj - at - grinnell - dot - edu
# Eric Lease Morgan, University of Notre Dame, emorgan - at - nd - dot - edu
# Alexa Hagen, University of Michigan MLIS Student, alexa.hagen - at - gmail - dot - com
# John Fink, McMaster University. john.fink - at - gmail - dot - com
# Lisa Rabey, librarian for hire, lisa - at - biblyotheke - dot - net
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== Previous C4L Midwest Regional Meetings ==

* [[2010 (Inaugural) Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]
* [[2011 Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]
* [[2012 Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]
* [[2013 Code4Lib Midwest Conference]]

== Mailing list ==

For better or for worse, Code4Lib "Midwest" has low-traffic [http://groups.google.com/group/code4lib-midwest mailing list/Google group]. Consider subscribing.

2013 Code4Lib Midwest Conference

2013-10-14T12:44:00Z

Aaroncollie: /* Lightning Talks (9:00am - 10:00pm) */

==Code4Lib Midwest 2013==
Please join us Sunday, October 13, and Monday, October 14, in Iowa City for the Code4Lib Midwest 2013 conference! This informal conference will feature short lightning talks, longer presentations, workshops, and breakout discussion sessions covering technology in libraries, archives and museums in the Midwest. Each Code4Lib conference is different; take a look through the main [http://code4lib.org/about Code4Lib Wiki] to learn more about this volunteer-driven collective.
* Twitter hash tag: [http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23c4lmw #c4lmw]

===Location===
Code4Lib MidWest meeting will be hosted by [http://lib.uiowa.edu University of Iowa Libraries].
* '''When''' - Sunday, October 13th - Monday, October 14th
* '''Where''' - [http://www.uiowa.edu/~maps/p/pbb1.htm John Pappajohn Business Building, University of Iowa], Room W401. The elevator to the room is on the West wing of the building, on the West side of the atrium (to the left of the giant portrait of Henry Tippie).
* '''Registration Cost''' - Free!
* '''Planning Committee''' - Emily Shaw (emily-f-shaw@uiowa.edu), Shawn Averkamp (shawn-averkamp@uiowa.edu), Becky Yoose(YOOSEBEC@grinnell.edu), Julia Bauder (BAUDERJ@grinnell.edu), Wendy Robertson (wendy-robertson@uiowa.edu), Matthew Butler (matthew-butler@uiowa.edu)

===Logistics===
* MAP of Iowa City Restaurants, Attractions, and Conference-Related Locations
** We've plotted our favorites, but we probably missed some of yours. Contribute to our editable [https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zWopdJ7hSYDE.k_IagsAjAnqs google map]!
* Lodging
** We have blocked off rooms for 10/13 & 10/14 at the [http://www.sheratoniowacity.com/ Sheraton Iowa City] as the official hotel. The group name is "Code4Lib". You can either call and let them know you're part of this group, or book online through [https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=1308068499&key=3130C this event registration page]. These rooms are available at a discounted rate ($99/night, wifi included), and are held on a first come first served basis. Reservations must be booked by '''September 14, 2013''' or the rooms will be released back to the public. It's a pretty nice hotel, and a pleasant, easy walk through downtown Iowa City to the room where we'll be meeting. The Sheraton has an attached parking garage; ask about parking when you call to reserve a room.

* Transportation
** '''Bus -''' [http://www.greyhound.com/ Greyhound], [http://us.megabus.com/ Megabus] (routes to Iowa City from Chicago, Omaha, Des Moines)
** '''Air - ''' [http://www.eiairport.org/ Eastern Iowa Airport](CID, in Cedar Rapids) is the closest airport (22 miles); [http://www.crshuttle.com/ Cedar Rapids Airport Shuttle] can get you to and from the airport (reserve in advance). [http://www.qcairport.com/ Quad City International Airport] (MLI) is 66 miles away, but flights are often cheaper; unfortunately, a shuttle or taxi to/from there might cost you almost as much as your flight.
** '''Driving -''' Iowa City is off of I-80, which every Midwesterner should know how to get to :) There are several [http://en.parkopedia.com/parking/building/john-pappajohn-business-building-johnson-ia/ public parking structures] around campus, in easy walking distance to both the Sheraton (conference hotel) and Pappajohn Business Building (meeting room).

===Code of Conduct===
Code4Lib Midwest is dedicated to a harassment-free conference experience for everyone. Our anti-harassment policy can be found at: [http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/C4LMW13_Code_of_Conduct C4LMW Code of Conduct]

==Programming Sign-up==

Share what you are working on! We would also love to hear some ideas for a Sunday morning workshop/hackfest. Add your name and a description below.

===Workshops/Hackfest===
List your name and what you want to hack, teach, or see someone else teach.
*Shawn Averkamp -- Linked Data Tool Share: Let's share tips and tricks for making/publishing/consuming linked data. How to set up a SPARQL server? How to use parsers and serializers? I don't have that many tricks up my sleeve yet, so add your name and comments here if you'd like to help organize: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VeKCVvg78vN6yk7_CEOjyFk9nQZu8AojX_ATDCQneQ0/edit?usp=sharing Linked Data Toolshare google doc]
**Jason Stirnaman -- I don't have many tricks either, but I can help and/or do a short demo using the Ruby RDF gem to query and read VIVO-ish RDF.
*Emily Shaw (UIowa) - CURATEcamp, anyone? An unconference-type event focused on digital curation, with discussion topics to be determined by the participants. Visit this [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nLzBDnsQjLAABpzgc1lvk85e2SFytAqwz-BNzrTMBHk/edit google doc]] for more info and to sign up.
*Ian Mason (UIowa) -- Data Visualization Hackfest - If interested, please fill out the following survey: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hGb42aqpxQohicFuGCsyk0TFN_zPyQML_bCLOu_3yy4/viewform Data Visualization Survey]
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===Presentations===
15-20 minutes suggested, but feel free to propose a longer talk.
# Mark McFate (Grinnell College) - The Status of Islandora and Digital.Grinnell -- Islandora and http://Digital.Grinnell.edu are evolving rapidly. See what's new in Islandora and get a glimpse of how it’s used in Digital.Grinnell.
# Jason Paulios (Iowa City Public Library) - ICPL Local Music Project -- http://music.icpl.org/
# Brian Zelip (UIUC, GSLIS) - Building Networked Local Knowledge: [http://localwiki.org LocalWiki] & Library Engagement
# Audrey Altman and Jen Wolfe (University of Iowa) - Curation that Counts: Assessing Digital Libraries with Usage Statistics
# Sarah Park (Northwest Missouri State University - Developing Search All, An integrated discovery tool beyond Summon 2.0
# Melody Dworak (Iowa City Public Library) - Code & Collaboration: The mixed up crazy world of digital libraries in public libraries -- http://history.icpl.org/
# Sarah Park (Northwest Missouri State University) - Developing KnowBot, A Knowledge Database to Manage Reference and Beyond
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===Lightning Talks===

A Lightning Talk is a fast-paced, 5-minute talk on the topic of your choosing. You don’t need to make slides, but if you do, you only have time for a handful. If you're nervous about speaking in front of a crowd, don't worry! It'll be over quickly. It’s best to keep it focused, and try not to pack a 20-minute presentation into 5 minutes.

Topics might include:

*Let me tell you about my favorite piece of tech and why I love it
*I want to do cool project X. Anyone want to help me?
*I did this successful project. Here’s what I learned, and how you might benefit.
*I did this unsuccessful project. Here’s what I learned, and how you might benefit.
*I have a bone to pick about this thing.
*I wish we would do more/less of X.
*Here’s my prediction for the future of X.

You can sign up now or during the conference:

# Logan Jewett -- ETD conversion project (Sunday)
# Cole Hudson (Wayne State University) -- Omeka/Fedora Commons sync app
# Kelly Thompson -- Batch-embedding metadata in PDFs for searchability and provenance
# Julia Bauder (Grinnell College) -- How to Add Crowdsourced Transcription Capabilities to Any System in a Day
# Peg Lawrence (Minnesota State University, Mankato) - Light-weight collection inventory
# Jon Gorman (UIUC) - topic TBD
# Aaron Collie (Michigan State) -- TBD
# Ian Mason (UIowa) -- Interactive Online Course Tools
# Jason Stirnaman (UKansas Med Center) -- Grokking EZProxy logs with Logstash, ElasticSearch, and Kibana
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==Schedule==

===Sunday, October 13===

====Mingling (9:00am - 9:30am)====
Bring your own coffee, tea, breakfast, etc.

====Workshops/Hackfest (9:30am - 12:00pm):====
See descriptions above.
* Linked Data Toolshare [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VeKCVvg78vN6yk7_CEOjyFk9nQZu8AojX_ATDCQneQ0/edit?usp=sharing google doc]]
* CURATEcamp [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nLzBDnsQjLAABpzgc1lvk85e2SFytAqwz-BNzrTMBHk/edit?usp=sharing google doc]]
* Data Visualization [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xuHkZjwsS7YnSDvjYO3dTAaYgAUDyCCHzngcW_uuAHY/edit?usp=sharing google doc - updated!]]
* [your workshop here -- propose one above]

====Lunch (12:00pm - 1:30pm)====
Lunch on your own. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KVHIW0DZxtdf__myAWO7Yl8KQQSJ3FLgH9-b9LJLX_c/edit?usp=sharing Sign up on the Google Doc].

====Welcome! (1:30pm - 1:45pm)====

====Presentations (1:45pm - 3:00pm)====
1:45 - 2:05 - Melody Dworak (Iowa City Public Library) - Code & Collaboration: The mixed up crazy world of digital libraries in public libraries -- http://history.icpl.org/ 
2:05 - 2:25 - Brian Zelip (UIUC, GSLIS) - Building Networked Local Knowledge: LocalWiki & Library Engagement 
2:25 - 2:45 - Sarah Park (Northwest Missouri State University - Developing Search All, An integrated discovery tool beyond Summon 2.0 
2:45 - 3:00 - Lightning Talks
* Logan Jewett (Iowa State University)-- ETD conversion project
* Peg Lawrence (Minnesota State University, Mankato) - Light-weight collection inventory

====Workshop Reports/Breakout Session Prep (3:00pm - 3:30pm)====

====Break (3:30pm - 3:45pm)====

====Breakout Sessions (3:45pm - 4:45pm)====
Post topic ideas on the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lvORMZFM9ogU4BKGNtiCwWkHXHOw_SNilvJ6OAyJHdY/edit?usp=sharing google doc]. We'll choose session topics from the list before each breakout.

====Breakout Reports (4:45pm - 5:00pm)====

====Social Outing (5:30pm)====
We have reserved the 3rd floor of [http://www.yelp.com/biz/clinton-street-social-club-iowa-city Clinton Street Social Club] for dinner, drinks and socializing. It's a relatively new spot in town, and has a variety of locally-sourced, made-from-scratch edibles, a nice bar, and a friendly, reclaimed vintage ambiance.

===Monday, October 14===

====Coffee (8:30am - 9:00am)====
Get your name badge, drink some coffee, eat a snack, and meet some library folks.

====Lightning Talks (9:00am - 10:00pm)====
* Cole Hudson (Wayne State University) -- Syncing Omeka and Fedora Commons
* Kelly Thompson (Iowa State University) -- Batch-embedding metadata in PDFs for searchability and provenance
* Julia Bauder (Grinnell College) -- How to Add Crowdsourced Transcription Capabilities to Any System in a Day
* Jon Gorman (UIUC) - How my life became a cold war thriller: Trapped between the Chinese and the Russians on the EZProxy Front.
* Aaron Collie (Michigan State) – Exposing navigation for bland content models
* Ian Mason (UIowa) -- Interactive Online Course Tools
* Jason Stirnaman (UKansas Med Center) -- Grokking EZProxy logs with Logstash, ElasticSearch, and Kibana
* Drew Parker -- Tincr Tailors Site Design: Using Chrome Extension Tincr To Simplify CSS Writing And Debugging
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====Ask Anything (10:00am - 10:30am)====

====Break (10:30am - 10:45am)====

====Presentations (10:45am - noon)====
10:45 - 11:05 - Audrey Altman and Jen Wolfe (University of Iowa) - Curation that Counts: Assessing Digital Libraries with Usage Statistics 
11:05 - 11:25 - Mark McFate (Grinnell College) - The Status of Islandora and Digital.Grinnell -- Islandora and http://Digital.Grinnell.edu are evolving rapidly. See what's new in Islandora and get a glimpse of how it’s used in Digital.Grinnell. 
11:25 - 11:45 - Sarah Park (Northwest Missouri State University) - Developing KnowBot, A Knowledge Database to Manage Reference and Beyond 
11:45 - noon - morning wrap-up
 

====Lunch (noon - 1:30pm)====
Lunch on your own. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KVHIW0DZxtdf__myAWO7Yl8KQQSJ3FLgH9-b9LJLX_c/edit?usp=sharing Sign up on Google Doc].

====Presentations (1:30pm - 2:30pm)====
1:30 - 1:50 - Matt Marcukaitis (Olivet Nazarine)- DCOD(Dynamic Content on Demand) oss -- http://library.olivet.edu/opensource/dcod.php 
1:50 - 2:10 - Jason Paulios and Brent Palmer (Iowa City Public Library) - ICPL Local Music Project -- http://music.icpl.org/ 
2:10 - 2:30 - [open slot]

====Breakout Sessions (2:30pm - 3:30pm)====
Post topic ideas on the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lvORMZFM9ogU4BKGNtiCwWkHXHOw_SNilvJ6OAyJHdY/edit?usp=sharing google doc]. We'll choose session topics from the list before each breakout.

====Breakout Reports (3:30pm - 3:45pm)====

====Wrap-up (3:45pm - 4:00pm)====

==Registration==

'''Registration is free.''' We have tables and chairs for about 50 people, but we have plenty of perimeter seating if you sign up too late. List your name, affiliation, and email address here to register for the meeting. If you signed up and are unable to attend please remove your name or contact us, so that we can make room for others.

Contact Ryan Wick (ryanwick@gmail.com) with your preferred username to set up a Code4Lib wiki account, or ask Shawn Averkamp (shawn-averkamp@uiowa.edu) to add your name to this list if you prefer not to set up an account.:

# Matthew Butler, University of Iowa, matthew-butler@uiowa.edu
# Becky Yoose, Grinnell College, yoosebec at grinnell dot edu (maybe on Sunday, definitely on Monday)
# Julia Bauder, Grinnell College, bauderj at grinnell dot edu
# Samantha Helmick, Burlington Public Library, shelmick@burlington.lib.ia.us
# Kelly Thompson, Iowa State University, kellyt@iastate.edu
# Jason Stirnaman, University of Kansas Medical Center (KC), jstirnaman@kumc.edu
# Sarah Park, Northwest Missouri State University, gopark at nwmissouri dot edu
# Ian Mason, University of Iowa, ian-mason@uiowa.edu
# Shannon Cody, University of Iowa, shannon-cody@uiowa.edu
# Jillian Phillips, University of Iowa, jillian-phillips@uiowa.edu
# Kathy Magarrell, University of Iowa, kathy-magarrell@uiowa.edu
# Wendy Robertson, University of Iowa, wendy-robertson@uiowa.edu
# Audrey Altman, University of Iowa, audrey-altman@uiowa.edu
# Micah Bateman, University of Iowa, micah-bateman@uiowa.edu
# Mark McFate, Grinnell College, mcfatem at grinnell dot edu
# Robert Manaster, University of Illinois (UC), manaster at illinois dot edu
# Brett Cloyd, University of Iowa, brett-cloyd@uiowa.edu
# Sue Julich, University of Iowa, suzanne-julich@uiowa.edu
# Melody Dworak, Iowa City Public Library, melody-dworak@icpl.org
# Deana Greenfield, National Louis University Chicago, deana.greenfield@nl.edu
# Ben Rodriguez, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, benrodriguez9@gmail.com
# Christine Vivian, University of Iowa, christine-vivian@uiowa.edu
# Roberto Arteaga, University of Iowa, roberto-arteaga@uiowa.edu
# Beth Kamp, Freelance Librarian, beth-kamp@uiowa.edu
# Jon Gorman, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, jtgorman@illinois.edu
# Amy Weidner, Benedictine University, aweidner@ben.edu
# Sara Pitcher, Coralville Public Library, spitcher@coralville.lib.ia.us
# Amy LeFager, National Louis University, amy.lefager@nl.edu
# Wesley Teal, University of Iowa, wesley-teal@uiowa.edu
# Carol Marquardsen, carol.marquardsen@gmail.com
# Peg Lawrence, Minnesota State University, Mankato margaret.lawrence@mnsu.edu
# Graham Hukill, Wayne State University, graham.hukill@wayne.edu
# Cole Hudson, Wayne State University, cole.hudson@wayne.edu
# Lynne Weber, Minnesota State University, Mankato, lnweber@mnsu.edu
# Amber Carlson, Davenport Public Library, acarlson@davenportlibrary.com
# Stephen Wynn, Truman State University, swynn@truman.edu
# Rebecca Pfenning, Dominican University & Calumet City Public Library, rebeccapfenning@gmail.com
# Larry Palmquist, University of Kansas, l-palmquist@ku.edu
# Benjamin Klahn, Joliet Public Library, bklahn@jolietlibrary.org
# Torii Moré, McLean County Museum of History, TMore@mchistory.org
# Logan Jewett, Iowa State University, lejewett@iastate.edu (Sunday only)
# Brian Zelip, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, @bzelip, bzelip@illinois.edu
# Thomas Keyser, Iowa Library Services, thomas.keyser@lib.state.ia.us
# Andrew Holland, University of Iowa Libraries, andrew-holland@uiowa.edu
# Steve Redmond, Davenport Public Library, sredmond@davenportlibrary.com
# Madison Sullivan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, mesulli3@illinois.edu
# Drew Parker, University of Iowa, andrew-parker-1@uiowa.edu
# Matt Marcukaitis, Olivet Nazarene University, mwmarcukaitis@olivet.edu
# Aaron Collie, Michigan State University, collie@msu.edu
# Jen Wolfe, University of Iowa
# Bradley Woodruff, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, bsw@illinois.edu
# Jay Dougherty, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, doughert@uwp.edu
# Stephanie Blalock, University of Iowa, stephanie-blalock@uiowa.edu
# Patrick Curtis, University of Iowa, patrick-curtis@uiowa.edu
#
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The capacity of our venue requires us to cap participation at 60. Beyond that, please put your name, affiliation and email address on the wait list and we'll email you if a spot opens up for you.
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Waitlist:

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== Cookie recipe ==

[http://www.thesugarpixie.net/2010/11/28/peanut-butter-sriracha-cookies/ Original Version]

Vegan version (easy): replace follow ingredients with vegan substitutes. Sriracha from Huy Fong is [http://www.isitvegan.com/2010/10/09/is-sriracha-sauce-vegan/ vegan].

== Previous C4L Midwest Regional Meetings ==

* [[2010 (Inaugural) Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]
* [[2011 Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]
* [[2012 Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]

== Mailing list ==

For better or for worse, Code4Lib "Midwest" has low-traffic [http://groups.google.com/group/code4lib-midwest mailing list/Google group]. Consider subscribing.

2013 Code4Lib Midwest Conference

2013-09-25T14:40:28Z

Aaroncollie: /* Lightning Talks */

==Code4Lib Midwest 2013==
Please join us Sunday, October 13, and Monday, October 14, in Iowa City for the Code4Lib Midwest 2013 conference! This informal conference will feature short lightning talks, longer presentations, workshops, and breakout discussion sessions covering technology in libraries, archives and museums in the Midwest. Each Code4Lib conference is different; take a look through the main [http://code4lib.org/about Code4Lib Wiki] to learn more about this volunteer-driven collective.
* Twitter hash tag: [http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23c4lmw #c4lmw]
===Location===
Code4Lib MidWest meeting will be hosted by [http://lib.uiowa.edu University of Iowa Libraries].
* '''When''' - Sunday, October 13th - Monday, October 14th
* '''Where''' - [http://www.uiowa.edu/~maps/p/pbb1.htm John Pappajohn Business Building, University of Iowa], Room W401
* '''Registration Cost''' - Free!
* '''Planning Committee''' - Emily Shaw (emily-f-shaw@uiowa.edu), Shawn Averkamp (shawn-averkamp@uiowa.edu), Becky Yoose(YOOSEBEC@grinnell.edu), Julia Bauder (BAUDERJ@grinnell.edu), Wendy Robertson (wendy-robertson@uiowa.edu), Matthew Butler (matthew-butler@uiowa.edu)

===Logistics===
* Lodging
** We have blocked off rooms for 10/13 & 10/14 at the [http://www.sheratoniowacity.com/ Sheraton Iowa City] as the official hotel. The group name is "Code4Lib". You can either call and let them know you're part of this group, or book online through [https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=1308068499&key=3130C this event registration page]. These rooms are available at a discounted rate ($99/night, wifi included), and are held on a first come first served basis. Reservations must be booked by '''September 14, 2013''' or the rooms will be released back to the public. It's a pretty nice hotel, and a pleasant, easy walk through downtown Iowa City to the room where we'll be meeting. The Sheraton has an attached parking garage; ask about parking when you call to reserve a room.

* Transportation
** '''Bus -''' [http://www.greyhound.com/ Greyhound], [http://us.megabus.com/ Megabus] (routes to Iowa City from Chicago, Omaha, Des Moines)
** '''Air - ''' [http://www.eiairport.org/ Eastern Iowa Airport](CID, in Cedar Rapids) is the closest airport (22 miles); [http://www.crshuttle.com/ Cedar Rapids Airport Shuttle] can get you to and from the airport (reserve in advance). [http://www.qcairport.com/ Quad City International Airport] (MLI) is 66 miles away, but flights are often cheaper; unfortunately, a shuttle or taxi to/from there might cost you almost as much as your flight.
** '''Driving -''' Iowa City is off of I-80, which every Midwesterner should know how to get to :) There are several [http://en.parkopedia.com/parking/building/john-pappajohn-business-building-johnson-ia/ public parking structures] around campus, in easy walking distance to both the Sheraton (conference hotel) and Pappajohn Business Building (meeting room).

==Programming Sign-up==

Share what you are working on! We would also love to hear some ideas for a Sunday morning workshop/hackfest. Add your name and a description below.

===Workshops/Hackfest===
List your name and what you want to hack, teach, or see someone else teach.
*Shawn Averkamp -- Linked Data Tool Share: Let's share tips and tricks for making/publishing/consuming linked data. How to set up a SPARQL server? How to use parsers and serializers? I don't have that many tricks up my sleeve yet, so add your name and comments here if you'd like to help organize.
*Emily Shaw (UIowa) - CurateCamp, anyone? I've participated in a grand total of 1 before, but it was great and I'd be glad to facilitate if others are interested.
*Ian Mason (UIowa) -- Displaying data on Google charts or maps with Python?
*
more...

===Presentations===
15-20 minutes suggested, but feel free to propose a longer talk.
* Mark McFate (Grinnell College) - The Status of Islandora and Digital.Grinnell -- Islandora and http://Digital.Grinnell.edu are evolving rapidly. See what's new in Islandora and get a glimpse of how it’s used in Digital.Grinnell.
* Alan Schmitz (Iowa State University - SILO Program) - Iowa Heritage Digital Collections and Omeka -- http://www.iowaheritage.org/
* Jason Paulios (Iowa City Public Library) - ICPL Local Music Project -- http://music.icpl.org/
* Brian Zelip (UIUC, GSLIS) - Support Community Memory! [http://localwiki.org LocalWiki] & Library Engagement
* Audrey Altman and Jen Wolfe (University of Iowa) - Curation that Counts: Assessing Digital Libraries with Usage Statistics
* Sarah Park (Northwest Missouri State University - Developing Search All, An integrated discovery tool beyond Summon 2.0
* Melody Dworak (Iowa City Public Library) - Code & Collaboration: The mixed up crazy world of digital libraries in public libraries -- http://history.icpl.org/
*
more...

===Lightning Talks===
5 minutes suggested. We'll open more slots at the conference.
# Logan Jewett -- ETD conversion project (Sunday)
# Cole Hudson (Wayne State University) -- Omeka/Fedora Commons sync app
# Kelly Thompson -- Batch-embedding metadata in PDFs for searchability and provenance
# Sarah Park (Northwest Missouri State University) - Developing KnowBot, A Knowledge Database to Manage Reference and Beyond
# Julia Bauder (Grinnell College) -- How to Add Crowdsourced Transcription Capabilities to Any System in a Day
# Peg Miller (Minnesota State University, Mankato) - Light-weight collection inventory
# Jon Gorman (UIUC) - topic TBD
# Aaron Collie (Michigan State) -- TBD
#

==Schedule==

===Sunday, October 13===

====Mingling (9:00am - 9:30am)====

====Workshops/Hackfest (9:30am - 12:00pm):====
Pitch an idea above.

====Lunch (12:00pm - 1:30pm)====
Lunch on your own.

====Welcome! (1:30pm - 1:45pm)====

====Presentations (1:45pm - 3:00pm)====

====Workshop Reports/Breakout Session Prep (3:00pm - 3:30pm)====

====Break (3:30pm - 3:45pm)====

====Breakout Sessions (3:45pm - 4:45pm)====

====Breakout Reports (4:45pm - 5:00pm)====

====Social Outing (5:30pm)====
We have reserved the 3rd floor of [http://www.yelp.com/biz/clinton-street-social-club-iowa-city Clinton Street Social Club] for dinner, drinks and socializing. It's a relatively new spot in town, and has a variety of locally-sourced, made-from-scratch edibles, a nice bar, and a friendly, reclaimed vintage ambiance.

===Monday, October 14===

====Coffee (8:30am - 9:00am)====
Get your name badge, drink some coffee, eat a snack, and meet some library folks.

====Lightning Talks (9:00am - 10:00pm)====

====Ask Anything (10:00am - 10:30am)====

====Break (10:30am - 10:45am)====

====Presentations (10:45am - noon)====

====Lunch (noon - 1:30pm)====
Lunch on your own

====Breakout Sessions (1:30pm - 2:30pm)====

====Breakout Reports (2:30pm - 3:00pm)====

====Presentations/Lightning Talks (3:00pm - 3:45pm)====

====Wrap-up (3:45pm - 4:00pm)====

==Registration==

'''Registration is free.''' We have tables and chairs for about 50 people, but we have plenty of perimeter seating if you sign up too late. List your name, affiliation, and email address here to register for the meeting. If you signed up and are unable to attend please remove your name or contact us, so that we can make room for others.

Contact Ryan Wick (ryanwick@gmail.com) with your preferred username to set up a Code4Lib wiki account, or ask Shawn Averkamp (shawn-averkamp@uiowa.edu) to add your name to this list if you prefer not to set up an account.:

# Matthew Butler, University of Iowa, matthew-butler@uiowa.edu
# Becky Yoose, Grinnell College, yoosebec at grinnell dot edu (maybe on Sunday, definitely on Monday)
# Julia Bauder, Grinnell College, bauderj at grinnell dot edu
# Samantha Helmick, Burlington Public Library, shelmick@burlington.lib.ia.us
# Kelly Thompson, Iowa State University, kellyt@iastate.edu
# Jason Stirnaman, University of Kansas Medical Center (KC), jstirnaman@kumc.edu
# Sarah Park, Northwest Missouri State University, gopark at nwmissouri dot edu
# Ian Mason, University of Iowa, ian-mason@uiowa.edu
# Shannon Cody, University of Iowa, shannon-cody@uiowa.edu
# Jillian Phillips, University of Iowa, jillian-phillips@uiowa.edu
# Kathy Magarrell, University of Iowa, kathy-magarrell@uiowa.edu
# Wendy Robertson, University of Iowa, wendy-robertson@uiowa.edu
# Audrey Altman, University of Iowa, audrey-altman@uiowa.edu
# Micah Bateman, University of Iowa, micah-bateman@uiowa.edu
# Alan Schmitz, Iowa State University, aschmitz@silo.lib.ia.us
# Jerry Balmer, Iowa State University, jbalmer@silo.lib.ia.us
# Paul Ertz, Iowa State University, pertz@silo.lib.ia.us
# Marie Harms, Iowa Library Services, marie.harms@lib.state.ia.us
# Mark McFate, Grinnell College, mcfatem at grinnell dot edu
# Robert Manaster, University of Illinois (UC), manaster at illinois dot edu
# Brett Cloyd, University of Iowa, brett-cloyd@uiowa.edu
# Sue Julich, University of Iowa, suzanne-julich@uiowa.edu
# Melody Dworak, Iowa City Public Library, melody-dworak@icpl.org
# Deana Greenfield, National Louis University Chicago, deana.greenfield@nl.edu
# Ben Rodriguez, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, benrodriguez9@gmail.com
# Christine Vivian, University of Iowa, christine-vivian@uiowa.edu
# Roberto Arteaga, University of Iowa, roberto-arteaga@uiowa.edu
# Beth Kamp, Freelance Librarian, beth-kamp@uiowa.edu
# Jon Gorman, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, jtgorman@illinois.edu
# Kirk Hess, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, kirkhess@illinois.edu
# Amy Weidner, Benedictine University, aweidner@ben.edu
# Sara Pitcher, Coralville Public Library, spitcher@coralville.lib.ia.us
# Amy LeFager, National Louis University, amy.lefager@nl.edu
# Mark Baldwin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, mbaldwi2@illinois.edu
# Olivia Husman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, husman2@illinois.edu
# Wesley Teal, University of Iowa, wesley-teal@uiowa.edu
# Carol Marquardsen, carol.marquardsen@gmail.com
# Peg Lawrence, Minnesota State University, Mankato margaret.lawrence@mnsu.edu
# Graham Hukill, Wayne State University, graham.hukill@wayne.edu
# Cole Hudson, Wayne State University, cole.hudson@wayne.edu
# Lynne Weber, Minnesota State University, Mankato, lnweber@mnsu.edu
# Amber Carlson, Davenport Public Library, acarlson@davenportlibrary.com
# Stephen Wynn, Truman State University, swynn@truman.edu
# Rebecca Pfenning, Dominican University & Calumet City Public Library, rebeccapfenning@gmail.com
# Larry Palmquist, University of Kansas, l-palmquist@ku.edu
# Benjamin Klahn, Joliet Public Library, bklahn@jolietlibrary.org
# Torii Moré, McLean County Museum of History, TMore@mchistory.org
# Logan Jewett, Iowa State University, lejewett@iastate.edu (Sunday only)
# Susan Green, Bettendorf Public Library, sgreen@bettendorf.org
# Brian Zelip, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, @bzelip, bzelip@illinois.edu
# Thomas Keyser, Iowa Library Services, thomas.keyser@lib.state.ia.us
# Andrew Holland, University of Iowa Libraries, andrew-holland@uiowa.edu
# Mollie Stanford, Arrowhead Library System (Mt. Iron, MN), molliestanford@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
# Vicky Maloy, Mount Mercy University, vmaloy@mtmercy.edu
# Steve Redmond, Davenport Public Library, sredmond@davenportlibrary.com
# Madison Sullivan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, mesulli3@illinois.edu
# Drew Parker, University of Iowa, andrew-parker-1@uiowa.edu
# Matt Marcukaitis, Olivet Nazarene University, mwmarcukaitis@olivet.edu
# Aaron Collie, Michigan State University, collie@msu.edu
# Jen Wolfe, University of Iowa

The capacity of our venue requires us to cap participation at 60. Beyond that, please put your name, affiliation and email address on the wait list and we'll email you if a spot opens up for you.
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Waitlist:

# Bradley Woodruff, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, bsw@illinois.edu

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== Previous C4L Midwest Regional Meetings ==

* [[2010 (Inaugural) Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]
* [[2011 Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]
* [[2012 Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]

== Mailing list ==

For better or for worse, Code4Lib "Midwest" has low-traffic [http://groups.google.com/group/code4lib-midwest mailing list/Google group]. Consider subscribing.

2013 Code4Lib Midwest Conference

2013-09-13T03:03:15Z

Aaroncollie:

Midwest 2013 planning

2013-05-01T19:32:56Z

Aaroncollie: /* Who/When */

= Code4Lib Midwest 2013 planning =

Disappointed you won't be going to Austin for Code4Lib next year? Come visit the (one true) "Austin of the Midwest," aka Iowa City! [http://lib.uiowa.edu University of Iowa Libraries] would like to host your 2013 Code4Lib Midwest meeting, and we'd like to know how best to get you all here. We can offer dates in either August (any time from 8/1-9, 8/16-17, or 8/23-24) or in late September/early October, and we want to know when would work best for you. If you might be interested in attending, leave your name, organization, and preferred dates below (or contact us directly), so we can have an estimate for booking an appropriately sized room. More details to follow.

==Where==
University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, IA

==Who/When==
Even if you're unsure you'll be able to attend, let us know if you're interested and your preferences for dates (August--anytime from 8/1-9, 8/16-17, or 8/23-24 or in late September/early October)
* Shawn Averkamp, University of Iowa (no preference on dates)
* Emily Shaw, University of Iowa
* Matthew Butler, University of Iowa (August)
* Audrey Altman, University of Iowa (August)
* Francis Kayiwa, University of Illinois at Chicago (late August 8/23+ or late September/early October)
* Linda Ballinger, Newberry Library (mid to late August [okay] or late September/early October [better])
* Margaret Heller, Loyola University Chicago (no preference on dates)
* Aaron Collie, Michigan State University. No preferences on dates.

==Volunteer==
Sign up here if you'd like to help with planning.
* Matthew Butler

==Contact==
* Shawn Averkamp, University of Iowa, shawn-averkamp@uiowa.edu
* Emily Shaw, University of Iowa, emily-f-shaw@uiowa.edu

==Mailing List==
Sign up for updates and participate in planning on the [http://groups.google.com/group/code4lib-midwest Code4Lib Midwest mailing list/Google group].

2013 preconference proposals

2013-02-11T12:50:13Z

Aaroncollie:

Please sign up to attend by January 15th. Doesn't mean you can't change your mind, but we will use the host committee will use these numbers to assign rooms.

Proposals '''now closed'''.

Spaces available: 4+ Rooms

Please follow the formatting guidelines:
<pre>
=== Talk Title ===

* Presenter/Leader, affiliation (optional), and email address (mandatory!)
* Second Presenter/Leader, affiliation, email address, if applicable

Description.
</pre>

==Full Day==

===Drupal4lib Sub-con Barcamp===
====UIC Forum, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday, February 11====
* Contact [[User:highermath|Cary Gordon]], cgordon@chillco.com or
* [[User:cdmo|Charlie Morris]], NCSU Libraries, cdmorris@ncsu.edu

This will be a full day of self-selected barcamp style sessions. Anyone who wants to present can write down the topic on an index card and, after the keynote, we will vote to choose what we want to see. Attendees can also pick a topic and attempt to talk someone else into presenting on it.

If we run out of topics, we will pay homage to the project by testing patches for Drupal 8. It is easy, and we will show you how to do this invaluable task.

This event is open to the library community. There is a nominal fee ($10) for non-Code4LibCon attendees.

Local Drupal uber-ninja Larry Garfield had to cancel, but we were very fortunate to get Steve Persch to offer to stop by and answer questions and give us some guidance in the afternoon.

'''If you have not signed up. just show up and see Charlie or Cary. We will work out the details!'''

====I plan on attending:====

=====All Day=====
*Margaret Heller
*Mahria Lebow, mahria at uw edu
*Paula Gray-Overtoom, pgrayove at gmail.com
*Dhanushka Samarakoon, dhanu80 at g mail com
*Leo Robert Klein <del>(when he figures out what date this is)</del> - 2/11 (9a-5p). P.S. Oh Great One! Who do we hand the 10 bucks to?
*Sarah Shealy, sarah.shealy at gmail.com
*Kelly Lucas krlucas at gee mail

=====Morning=====
* [[User:Kevenj|Keven Jeffery]]
* Sean Chen

=====Afternoon=====
* Kevin Reiss, Princeton University Library, kr2 at princeton.edu (afternoon only)
* Christina Salazar (afternoon only)
* Sarah Dooley (afternoon)
* Josh Wilson, joshwilsonnc at gmail (likely afternoon only)
* Ken Varnum, varnum at umich e-d-u
* Cody Hennesy, chennesy at library berkeley edu
* Colin Koteles, koteles at cod dot edu

==Half Day Morning==
=== Open space session ===
====Boardroom, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on Monday, February 11====
* Dan Chudnov, daniel.chudnov at gmail dot etc

The rest of code4libcon is pretty well structured these days; come in the morning for a few hours of old-school [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-space_technology open space technology] unconference. Bring a rough talk or idea you want to share or questions you have or something you want to learn about or discuss with other people, and be ready to tell us about it. Use it as extra prep time for your upcoming prepared or lightning talk if you want. We'll plan the morning out a little bit at the beginning, but not too much. What we do will be up to the people there in the room.

If there's interest, we could start with a "welcome to code4lib" introductory session for newcomers.

'''I plan on attending:'''
* Devon Smith
* Esmé Cowles, escowles@ucsd.edu
* Jason Casden
* Ryan Eby
* mark matienzo
* Donald Mennerich
* Patrick Berry, pberry@csuchico.edu
* Kåre Fiedler Christiansen, kfc@statsbiblioteket.dk
* Michael Poltorak Nielsen mn at statsbiblioteket dot dk
* Joe Atzberger, ohiocore@gmail.com
* Shawn Carraway carraways at midlandstech dot edu
* Emily F. Shaw emily-f-shaw at uiowa dot edu
* Joe Justice jhjusti at sandia dot gov
* Tom Burton-West tburtonw at umich dot edu
* Jay Luker

=== Delivery services ===
====1-1010 Richard J. Daley Library, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on Monday, February 11====
* Ted Lawless, Brown University Library, tlawless at brown edu.
* Kevin Reiss, Princeton University Library, kr2 at princeton edu.

Are you interested in making it easier for users to obtain copies of known items? Do you feel your OpenURL and Interlibrary Loan software could be streamlined? This pre-conference workshop will focus on providing services that deliver content to users. Discovery systems are doing a better job of exposing library holdings but there's still a lot of work to do actually get the content in the users hands.

Possible topics/activities include:
* group discussion of what some libraries have done in this area
* comparisons of different approaches to addressing delivery
* overview of tools available
* sharing of strategies and experiences
* time to work with and review open source code in this area. Some possible tools to install and test out [https://github.com/team-umlaut/umlaut Umlaut], [https://github.com/lawlesst/heroku-360link Py360 Link].

Resources and background information:
* [https://github.com/team-umlaut/umlaut/wiki/What-is-Umlaut-anyway What-is-Umlaut-anyway]
* [http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/7308 Hacking 360 Link: A hybrid approach]
* [http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/108 Auto-Populating an ILL form with the Serial Solutions Link Resolver API]
* [http://lawlesst.github.com/notebook/delivery.html Focusing on Delivery]

Schedule:
* 9:10 - 9:25 - Intros
* 9:25 - 9:40 - Umlaut - Jonathan Rochkind
* 9:40 - 9:55 - Umlaut implementation plans at Princeton - Kevin Reiss
* 9:55 - 10:10 - GWU Launchpad - Rosalyn Metz
* 10:10 - 10:25 - easyArticle and easyBorrow at Brown - Birkin Diana and Ted Lawless
* 10:25 - 10:35 - break
* 10:35 - 10:50 - Cal State Get It Now - Aaron Collier
* 10:50 - 11:05 - Dealing with change at VCU - Erin White
* 11:05 - 11:55 - Installation sessions and break out discussions
* 11:55 - 12:00 - Wrap up

'''I plan on attending:'''
* Ken Varnum, varnum at umich e-d-u
* Curtis Thacker
* Rosalyn Metz rosalynmetz at gmail com
* James Van Mil - james.vanmil at gmail com
* Andrew Nagy
* Ranti Junus
* Aaron Collier - acollier at csufresno edu
* Demian Katz - demian dot katz at villanova dot edu
* Jacob Andresen - jacob at reindex dot dk
* Erin White - erwhite at vcu edu
* Zeno Tajoli tajoli at cilea it
* William Hicks - William{dot}hicks{at}unt{dot}edu
* Beatrice Pulliam bpulliam at providence edu
* David Bietila dbietila at uchicago edu
* James Staub - james dot staub at nashville dot gov
* Cory Lown - cwlown at ncsu dot edu
* Rachel Shaevel - rshaevel at chipublib dot org
* Maura Byrne - byrne at uchicago dot edu
* Kosuke Tanabe - TANABE.Kosuke at nims go jp
* Tim Shearer - tshearer at email dot unc dot edu
* Luke Gaudreau - luke underscore gaudreau at harvard dot edu

=== Intro to Blacklight CANCELED ===

PLEASE NOTE: This pre-conference has been canceled in favor of joining forces with the RailsBridge workshop. The afternoon Blacklight session will still be offered.

=== RailsBridge Intro to Ruby on Rails ===
====UIC Forum, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on Monday, February 11====
'''coffee and pastries at 8am; start promptly at 9am'''
* Jason Ronallo, North Carolina State University Libraries, jronallo@gmail.com
* Mark Bussey, Data Curation Experts (mark at curationexperts.com)
* Shaun Ellis (helper), Princeton University Library, shaune@princeton.edu
* Ross Singer, Talis, rossfsinger@gmail.com
* Adam Wead (helper), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, awead@rockhall.org
* Bess Sadler, Stanford University, bess@stanford.edu
* James Stuart
* Jason Stirnaman (helper), University of Kansas Medical Center, jstirnaman@kumc.edu
* Richard Aroksaar, National Park Service, richard_aroksaar@nps.gov
* Anyone else want to come and help folks? Contact Jason.

RailsBridge comes to code4lib! We'll follow the RailsBridge curriculum (http://railsbridge.org) to provide a gentle introduction to Ruby on Rails. Topics covered include an introduction to the Ruby language and the Rails framework. Participants will build a working Rails application.

* Note: Attendees can follow up with the Intro to Blacklight afternoon session, which will be tailored for folks new to Ruby

There is some pre-preconference preparation needed so that we can effectively use our time.

'''IMPORTANT''': From this point on if you sign up you '''must''' do the following in order to be prepared for the preconference workshop:
# Add your name below
# fill out the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEpxd0tzU1ZscnU5QUUtd0JGUk9qQkE6MA#gid=0 experience survey]
# read [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lQEvljB6MWOdxqcibYsQDVMT2hCevk7Y5cm3143_eaU/edit the emails you have missed]

'''Sunday Night installation help''' I didn't get much of a response concerning needing installation help. I'll be in the hotel lobby anyways from 6pm until 7pm. Before then I'll be walking around and getting lost, so if I'm not there right at 6pm be patient. If you need my help after 7pm, please email me.

'''I plan on attending:'''
# First and last name and email address
# John MacGillivray
# Christina Salazar - christina{dot}salazar{at}csuci{dot}edu
# Karen Coombs - coombsk{at}oclc{dot}org
# Becky Yoose - b dot yoose at google overlord
# Jeremy Morse - jgmorse at umich
# Julia Bauder - julia{dot}bauder{at}gmail{dot}com
# Chung Kang
# Karen Miller - k-miller3{at}northwestern{dot}edu
# Betsy Coles - bcoles{at}caltech{dot}edu
# Santi Thompson
# Sarah Dooley - sarah{at}nclive{dot}org
# Brandon Dudley
# Ken Irwin
# Dennis Ogg - ogg{at}ucar{dot}edu
# Ian Walls - iwalls{at}library{dot}umass{dot}edu
# Steven Villereal – villereal{at}gmail{dot}com
# Hillel Arnold - hillel{dot}arnold{at}gmail{dot}com
# Josh Wilson - joshwilsonnc at gmail
# Cynthia Ng - cynthia [dot] s [dot] ng [at] gmail
# Ian Chan
# Heidi Frank - hf36{at}nyu{dot}edu
# Mark Mounts - mark{dot}mounts{at}dartmouth{dot}edu
# Bill McMillin - wmcmilli{at}pratt {dot}edu
# David Lacy - david dot lacy at villanova dot edu
# Courtney Greene - crgreene at indiana dot edu
# Laney McGlohon - lmcglohon@getty.edu
# Nancy Enneking - nenneking@getty.edu
# Jason Raitz - jcraitz at ncsu dot edu
# Nick Cappadona
# Steven Marsden - steven.marsden@ryerson.ca
# Linda Ballinger - ballingerl at newberry dot org
# Brendan Quinn - brendan-quinn at northwestern dot edu
# Michael Levy - mlevy {at}ushmm {dot}org
# Michael North (m-north at northwestern dot edu)
# Shawn Averkamp - shawnaverkamp{at}gmail{dot}com
# Allan Berry - allan{dot}berry{at}gmail{dot}com
# Cody Hennesy - chennesy at library dot berkeley dot edu
# Devin Higgins - higgi135 at msu dot edu
# Emily Zervas - emily{dot}zervas{at}gmail{dot}com
# Rob Dumas - rdumas {at} chipublib {dot} org
# Evan Boyd - eboyd /at/ ctschicago /period/ edu
# Lauren Ajamie - lauren dot ajamie at nd dot edu
# David Anderson - david dot anderson3 at nih dot gov
# David Bucknum - dabu at loc dot gov
# Dave Menninger - dave.menninger at gmail dot com
# Chris Day - cday2 at saic dot edu
# Corey Harper - corey dot harper at nyu dot edu
# Dileshni Jayasinghe - d dot jayasinghe at utoronto dot ca
# Harish Nayak - hnayak at library dot rochester dot edu
# David Cliff dgcliff@iu.edu
# Cody Hanson codyhanson@umn.edu
# Sean Purcell seanpurc{at}uga{dot}edu
# Laurie Lee Moses lmoses{at}colum{dot}edu
# Sibyl Schaefer sibylschaefer at gmail dot com
# Alisak Sanavongsay asanavongsay{at}ucmerced.edu
# Wayne Schneider wschneider at hclib dot org
# Carolyn Caizzi - carolyn{dot}caizzi {at}northwestern{dot}edu
# Julie Rudder - j-rudder at northwestern dot edu
# Matthew Butler - matthew-butler at uiowa dot edu
# Andromeda Yelton - andromeda.yelton at gmail
# Adam Strohm - adamstrohm at gmail dot com
# Kelly Thompson - thompson {dot} kelly {dot} j {at} gmail {dot} com
# Jane Sandberg - sandbrg2 {at} illinois {dot} edu
# Colin Koteles - koteles at cod dot edu
# George Campbell - campbelg{at}oclc{dot}org
# Sarah Thorngate - scthorngate{at}northpark{dot}edu
# Will Clarke - wfu.edu at clarkewd
# Terry Brady - twb27 at georgetown dot edu
# Patrick Feeley - pgf8 {at} case {dot} edu
# Bennett Magnino - bennett {dot} magnino {at} gmail {dot} com
# Christine McClure camcclure {at} gmail {dot} com
# Cole Hudson - Cole dot Hudson at wayne dot edu
# Audrey Altman - audreykaltman {at} gmail {dot} com
# Luis Baquera - luis [dot] baquera [at] ucr [dot] edu
# Paul Deschner - deschner at law dot harvard dot edu
# Brian Wu - pwu14 {at} illinois {dot} edu
'''IMPORTANT''': From this point on if you sign up you '''must''' do the following in order to be prepared for the preconference workshop:
# Add your name above
# fill out the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEpxd0tzU1ZscnU5QUUtd0JGUk9qQkE6MA#gid=0 experience survey]
# read [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lQEvljB6MWOdxqcibYsQDVMT2hCevk7Y5cm3143_eaU/edit the emails you have missed]

===Intro to NoSQL Databases===
====1-470 Richard J. Daley Library, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on Monday, February 11====
* Joshua Gomez, George Washington University, jngomez at gwu edu

Since Google published its paper on BigTable in 2006, alternatives to the traditional relational database model have been growing in both variety and popularity. These new databases (often referred to as NoSQL databases) excel at handling problems faced by modern information systems that the traditional relational model cannot. They are particularly popular among organizations tackling the so-called "Big Data" problems. However, there are always tradeoffs involved when making such dramatic changes. Understanding how these different kinds of databases are designed and what they can offer is essential to the decision making process. In this precon I will discuss some of the various types of new databases (key-value, columnar, document, graph) and walk through examples or exercises using some of their open source implementations like Riak, HBase, MongoDB or CouchDB, and Neo4j.

'''I plan on attending:'''
* Esha Datta
* Trevor Thornton
* Michael Doran
* Ray Schwartz - schwartzr2@wpunj.edu
* Kevin Clarke
* Andreas Orphanides
* Tommy Ingulfsen - tommying{at}caltech{dot}edu
* Harrison Dekker
* Eric James eric dot james at yale dot edu
* Sean Crowe - sean.crowe@uc.edu
* Scott Hanrath - shanrath@ku.edu
* Erin Fahy - erin.fahy at mtholyoke edu
* Karen Coyle - kcoyle at kcoyle.net
* Charles Draper
* David Uspal
* Shawn Kiewel - smkiewel at uga dot edu
* Stephanie Collett - stephanie dot collett at ucop dot edu
* Declan Fleming - declan at declan dot net
* David Gonzalez - d.gonzalez26 at umiami dot edu
* Jeff Peterson - gpeterso at umn dot edu
* May Chan - msuicat at gmail dot com
* Kathryn Stine - kathryn dot stine at ucop dot edu
* Tim Thompson - t.thompson5{at}miami{dot}edu
* Eben English - eenglish [at] bpl dot org
* Marisa Strong - marisa dot strong at ucop dot edu
* Michael Lindsey - mackeral at gmail dot com
* Mike Hagedon - hagedonm at u dot library dot arizona dot edu
* Scott Fisher - first/last name with dot in between at ucop dot edu
* James Griffin - griffinj at lafayette dot edu
* Jesse Brown - jfbrown78 at gmail dot com
* [[User:gdave|Dave Green]] david dot L dot green at dartmouth dot edu
* Michael Poltorak Nielsen mn at statsbiblioteket dot dk
* Mads Villadsen, mv@statsbiblioteket.dk
* Jørn Thøgersen, jt@statsbiblioteket.dk
* Julien Gibert, gibert at abes dot fr
* Lisa Gonzalez, lgonzalez@ctu.edu
* Charles Ledvina, charles@indexdata.com
* Jim LeFager, jlefager@depaul.edu
* Debbie Maron, dmaron@purdue.edu
* Carolina Garcia - cg116 nyu
* Tracy Seneca- tjseneca@uic.edu
* William Denton - wtd@pobox.com
* Andrew Darby - agdarby at miami dot edu
* Gary Maixner maixner2 at uiuc dot edu
* Jeremy Prevost
* Esther Verreau everreau skokielibrary info
* Matthew Short, mshort@niu.edu
* Kate Flynn, kef@uic.edu
* Jon Stroop - jstroop at princeton
* Mark Redar
* Robert Haschart - rh9ec at virginia dot edu
* Xiaoming Wang - xw5d at virginia dot edu
* Graham Hukill - graham dot hukill at wayne edu
* Susan Price
* Virginia Schilling - virginia dot schilling at ucr dot edu
* Bret Davidson
* Jason Thomale - jason dot thomale at unt dot edu
* Mike Stroming - m-stroming@northwestern.edu
* Nathan Books, nateniu gmail
* Adam Yocum
* Bradley Woodruff - ek7348 at wayne dot edu
* Maccabee Levine - levinem at uwosh dot edu
* Zorian Sasyk - fd5710 at wayne dot edu
* William Panting

==Half Day Afternoon==
=== Data Visualization Hackfest ===
====1-470 Richard J. Daley Library, 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm on Monday, February 11====
* Chris Beer, cabeer at stanford.edu
* Dan Chudnov, dchud at gwu edu

* Description: Want to hack/design/plan/document on a team of people who enjoy learning by creating? Interested in data visualization? Well, this hackfest is for you. Not familiar with the concept of a hackfest? See Roy Tennant's [http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA332564.html "Where Librarians Go To Hack"] and the page for the [http://access2010.lib.umanitoba.ca/node/3.html Access 2010 Hackfest]. We propose a half-day hackfest with a focus on visualization library data -- think stuff like library catalog data, access/circulation statistics, etc. Here's how it works, roughly:
- we'll (you'll!) do lightning tutorials for some data visualization tools, toolkits (R? d3js? ?), datasets.
- we'll separate into groups and hack on stuff.
- at the end of the day, we'll present our progress.

Not a code hacker? No worries; all skill sets and backgrounds are valuable!

'''I plan on attending:'''
# Devon Smith
# Esha Datta
# Ray Schwartz - schwartzr2@wpunj.edu
# Karen Coombs - coombsk{at}oclc{dot}org
# Julia Bauder - julia{dot}bauder{at}gmail{dot}com
# Jason Stirnaman (jstirnaman at kumc.edu)
# Joshua Gomez
# Ayla Stein (astein at uh.edu)
# Harrison Dekker
# Ian Walls - iwalls{at}library{dot}umass{dot}edu
# Scott Hanrath - shanrath@ku.edu
# Annie Pho
# [[User:Kevenj|Keven Jeffery]]
# James Van Mil - james.vanmil at gmail com
# Sean Crowe - sean.crowe@uc.edu
# Karen coyle - kcoyle at kcoyle.net
# David Lacy - david dot lacy at villanova dot edu
# mark matienzo
# David Uspal
# Emily Lynema - ejlynema at ncsu dot edu
# Sean Chen
# Donald Mennerich
# Allan Berry - allan{dot}berry{at}gmail{dot}com
# Declan Fleming - declan at declan dot net
# Chick Markley -- chick at qrhino dot com
# Devin Higgins - higgi135 at msu dot edu
# Emily Zervas emily{dot}zervas{at}gmail{dot}com
# May Chan -- msuicat at gmail dot com
# Kathryn Stine - kathryn dot stine at ucop dot edu
# James Griffin - griffinj at lafayette dot edu
# Dave Menninger dave.menninger at gmail dot com
# [[User:gdave|Dave Green]] david dot L dot green at dartmouth dot edu
# Rikke Willer - riwi at dtic dot dtu dot dk
# Michael Poltorak NIelsen mn at statsbiblioteket dot dk
# Mads Villadsen, mv@statsbiblioteket.dk
# Jørn Thøgersen, jt@statsbiblioteket.dk
# Joe Atzberger, ohiocore@gmail.com
# Julien Gibert, gibert at abes dot fr
# Christie Peterson - cpeterson at jhu dot edu
# Jim LeFager - jlefager@depaul.edu
# Harish Nayak - hnayak at library dot rochester dot edu
# William Denton - wtd@pobox.com
# Shawn Carraway carraways at midlandstech dot edu
# Naomi Dushay - ndushay at stanford dot edu
# William Hicks - William{dot}hicks{at}unt{dot}edu
# Beatrice Pulliam bpulliam at providence edu
# Matthew Short, mshort@niu.edu
# George Campbell, campbelg{at}oclc{dot}org
# James Staub - james dot staub at nashville dot gov
# Will Clarke - wfu dot edu at clarkewd
# Rachel Shaevel - rshaevel at chipublib dot org
# Adam Yocum
# Birkin Diana - birkin underscore diana at brown dot edu

=== Intro to Hydra ===
====303 Library of the Health Sciences, 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm on Monday, February 11====
* Adam Wead, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (awead at rockhall.org)
* Justin Coyne, Data Curation Experts (justin.coyne at curationexperts.com)
* Mark Bussey, Data Curation Experts (mark at curationexperts.com)

Hydra (http://projecthydra.org) is a free and open source repository solution that is being used by institutions on both sides of the North Atlantic to provide access to their digital content. Hydra provides a versatile and feature rich environment for end-users and repository administrators alike. Leveraging Blacklight as its front end discovery interface, the hydra project provides a suite of software components, data models, and design patterns for building a robust and sustainable digital repository, as well as a community of support for ongoing development. This workshop will provide an introduction to the hydra project and its software components. Attendees will leave with enough knowledge to get started building their own local repository solutions. This workshop will be led by Adam Wead of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

'''I plan on attending:'''
* Jeremy Prevost
* Dennis Ogg - ogg{at}ucar{dot}edu
* Terry Brady
* Betsy Coles - bcoles{at}caltech{dot}edu
* Brendan Quinn - brendan-quinn at northwestern dot edu
* Shawn Kiewel - smkiewel at uga dot edu
* Steven Villereal – villereal{at}gmail{dot}com
* Ryan Eby
* Dean Farrell
* Ian Chan
* Mark Mounts - mark{dot}mounts{at}dartmouth{dot}edu
* Carl Jones
* Laney McGlohon - lmcglohon@getty.edu
* Nancy Enneking - nenneking@getty.edu
* Allan Berry - allan{dot}berry{at}gmail{dot}com
* Andrew Darby - agdarby at miami dot edu
* Kåre Fiedler Christiansen - kfc@statsbiblioteket.dk
* Corey Harper - corey dot harper at nyu dot edu
* Gary Maixner - maixner2 at uiuc dot edu
* Sibyl Schaefer - sibylschaefer at gmail dot com
* Emily F. Shaw - emily-f-shaw{at}uiowa{dot}edu
* Alicia Morris - alicia.morris@tufts.edu
* Tim Thompson - t.thompson5{at}miami{dot}edu
* Kate Flynn, kef@uic.edu
* Shawn Averkamp, shawn-averkamp{at}uiowa{dot}edu
* William Panting
* Aaron Collie, collie@msu .edu

=== Intro to Blacklight ===
====1-1010 Richard J. Daley Library, 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm on Monday, February 11====
* Bess Sadler, Stanford University Library (bess at stanford.edu)
* Jason Ronallo, NC State (jronallo at gmail.com)
* Shaun Ellis (helper), Princeton University Library, (shaune@princeton.edu)

Blacklight (http://projectblacklight.org) is a free and open source discovery interface built on solr and ruby on rails. It is used by institutions such as Stanford University, NC State, WGBH, Johns Hopkins University, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and an ever expanding community of adopters and contributors. Blacklight can be used as a front-end discovery solution for an ILS, or the contents of a digital repository, or to provide a unified discovery solution for many siloed collections. In this workshop we will cover the basics of solr indexing and searching, setting up and customizing Blacklight, and leave time for Q&A around local issues people might encounter.

Note: this workshop will be tailored as a follow-on to the morning's RailsBridge Intro to Ruby on Rails workshop, but everyone is welcome

'''I plan on attending:'''
* John MacGillivray
* Jon Stroop
* Jeremy Morse - jgmorse at umich
* Karen Miller - k-miller3{at}northwestern{dot}edu
* Tommy Ingulfsen - tommying{at}caltech{dot}edu
* Chung Kang
* Santi Thompson
* Brandon Dudley
* Ken Irwin
* Hillel Arnold
* Heidi Frank - hf36{at}nyu{dot}com
* Chris Sharp - csharp{at}georgialibraries{dot}org
* Bill McMillin - wmcmilli{at} pratt{dot} edu
* Jason Raitz - jcraitz at ncsu dot edu
* Linda Ballinger - ballingerl at newberry dot org
* David Gonzalez - d.gonzalez26 at umiami dot edu
* Courtney Greene - crgreene at indiana dot edu
* Evan Boyd - eboyd /at/ ctschicago /period/ edu
* Lauren Ajamie - lauren dot ajamie at nd dot edu
* David Anderson - david dot anderson3 at nih dot gov
* Michael Lindsey - mackeral at gmail dot com
* David Bucknum - dabu at loc dot gov
* Chris Day - cday2 at saic dot edu
* Carolina Garcia - cg116 nyu
* David Cliff dgcliff@iu.edu
* Cody Hanson codyhanson@umn.edu
* Sean Purcell seanpurc{at}uga{dot}edu
* Laurie Lee Moses lmoses{at}colum{dot}edu
* Alisak Sanavongsay asanavongsay{at}ucmerced.edu
* Wayne Schneider wschneider at hclib dot org
* Carolyn Caizzi carolyn{dot}caizzi{at}northwestern{dot}edu
* Julie Rudder - j-rudder at northwestern dot edu
* Andromeda Yelton - andromeda.yelton at gmail
* Adam Strohm - adamstrohm at gmail dot com
* Luke Gaudreau - luke underscore gaudreau at harvard dot edu
* Cole Hudson - cole dot hudson at wayne dot edu
* Sarah Thorngate - scthorngate at northpark dot edu

=== DPLA Intro/Hacking ===
====Seminar Room A of Richard J. Daley Library, 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm on Monday, February 11====
* Presenter(s)/Leader(s): Nate Hill (Chattanooga Public Library, DPLA Audience and Participation Co-chair), SJ Klein (Wikimedia, OLPC, DPLA Technical Aspects Co-chair), Jeff Licht (DPLA Technical Development Project Manager)

The [http://dp.la Digital Public Library of America] (DPLA) is an open source metadata repository that provides read-only access to millions of records from across the United States via an open REST API. All API queries are returned as JSON-LD, a lightweight linked data format, and the metadata is freely reusable under a CC0 public domain license. A front-end portal is currently under development and will be launched in April 2013, though it will serve as but one way into the DPLA’s data. The DPLA encourages the development of applications and tools by developers of all skill levels and backgrounds. In this workshop, participants will actively code against the API to make apps, visualization tools, plug-ins, and other interesting tools that make use of DPLA data.

'''I plan on attending:'''
* Justin Clark, Berkman Center for Internet and Society
* Anita Patel, Berkman Center for Internet and Society
* Peter Murray, LYRASIS
* Christine McClure, Illinois Institute of Technology
* Richard Aroksaar, National Park Service
* Maura Byrne, University of Chicago Library

=== Fail4lib ===
====1-360 Richard J. Daley Library, 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm on Monday, February 11====
* Jason Casden, NCSU Libraries (jmcasden at ncsu.edu)
* Andreas Orphanides, NCSU Libraries (akorphan at ncsu.edu)

The Code4lib community is full of driven people who embrace the risks that are often associated with new projects. While these traits lead to the incredible projects that are presented at Code4lib, creative technical work also often leads to unexpected, vexing, or disappointing results even from eventually successful projects (however you define the term). Learning more about how our colleagues deal with failure in various contexts could lead to the development of better methods for communicating the value of productive failure, modifying project plans ("The Pivot"), and failing more cheaply.

Hopefully we can define the format as a group, but a fairly high level of participation is crucial if this is to be a worthwhile preconference. Some possible agenda items that could be mixed and matched to fill the afternoon:

# Given willing presenters, a series of 10-20 minute presentations that go into some depth about specific failures.
# Depending on the number of participants, either a multi- or single-track series of unconference-like themed discussions on various aspects of failure, possibly including themes like:
#* Technical failure
#* Failure to effectively address a real user need
#* Overinvestment
#* Outreach/Promotion failure
#* Design/UX failure
#* Project team communication failure
#* Missed opportunities (risk-averse failure)
#* Successes gleaned from failures
# A panel of participants who have prepared in advance to answer moderator and audience questions about their experience with failure.
# A prepared reading assignment that we could all forget to read, creating a shared fail in order to start the preconference on the right foot.

I'll serve as a moderator (if needed) and participant and would welcome more organizers. I am happy to be outvoted by participants on any of these points--I just want to get us talking about our screw-ups, blind spots, and anvils dropping from the sky.

'''I plan on attending:'''
* Becky Yoose
* Lisa Rabey
* Cynthia Ng (maybe) - cynthia [dot] s [dot] ng [at] gmail
* Patrick Berry, pberry@csuchico.edu
* Erin White, erwhite at vcu edu
* Ranti Junus, ranti.junus at gmail
* Rosalyn Metz -- rosalynmetz at gmail com
* Bret Davidson
* Maccabee Levine

=== Solr 4 In Depth ===
====UIC Forum, 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm on Monday, February 11====
* Contact: Erik Hatcher (erik.hatcher at lucidworks.com)

The long awaited and much anticipated Solr 4 has been released! It's a really big deal. There are so many improvements, it makes the head spin. This session will cover the major feature improvements from Lucene's flexible indexing and scoring API up through SolrCloud in a digestable half-day format. Sounds like this is an evening thing that might happen at a bar somewhere?

'''I plan on attending:'''
* Erin Fahy - erin.fahy at mtholyoke edu
* Esmé Cowles, escowles@ucsd.edu
* Jon Stroop
* Adam Constabars
* Kevin Clarke
* Jacob Andresen (jacob at reindex dot dk)
* Ted Lawless (tlawless at brown dot edu)
* Tom Burton-West
* Curtis Thacker
* Eric James eric dot james at yale dot edu
* Bess Sadler (bess at stanford dot edu)
* Michael North
* Charles Draper
* Nick Cappadona
* Stephanie Collett - stephanie dot collett at ucop dot edu
* Kalee Sprague - kalee dot sprague at yale dot edu
* Jeff Peterson - gpeterso at umn dot edu
* Erik Hetzner
* Demian Katz - demian dot katz at villanova dot edu
* Eben English - eenglish at bpl dot org
* Raman Chandrasekar
* Jason Ronallo - jnronall@ncsu.edu
* Eric Larson - elarson@library.wisc.edu
* Mike Hagedon - hagedonm at u dot library dot arizona dot edu
* Jesse Brown - jfbrown78 at gmail dot com
* Steven Marsden - steven.marsden@ryerson.ca
* Zeno Tajoli - tajoli at cilea it
* Charles Ledvina - charles att indexdata dott com
* Tracy Seneca - tjseneca@uic.edu
* Tod Olson - tod at uchicago dot edu
* Esther Verreau - everreau skokielibrary info
* Jane Sandberg - sandbrg2 at illinois dot edu
* Mark Redar
* Robert Haschart - rh9ec at virginia dot edu
* Xiaoming Wang - xw5d at virginia dot edu
* Graham Hukill - graham dot hukill at wayne edu
* Susan Price
* Cory Lown - cwlown at ncsu dot edu
* Nathan Books, nateniu gmail
* Joe Justice - jhjusti at sandia dot gov
* Paul Deschner - deschner at law dot harvard dot edu
* Brian Wu - pwu14 {at} illinois {dot} edu
* Bradley Woodruff - ek7348 at wayne dot edu
* Zorian Sasyk - fd5710 at Wayne dot edu
[[Category:Code4Lib2013]]

2013 Code4Lib Midwest Conference

2012-07-19T16:37:06Z

Aaroncollie: /* Logistics */

==Code4Lib Midwest 2012==
* Twitter hash tag: [http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23c4lmw #c4lmw]
===Location===
Code4Lib MidWest meeting will be held at [http://www.lib.msu.edu Michigan State University Libraries]
* '''When''' - Tuesday, July 24th starting at 9am-ish until Wednesday, July 25th
* '''Where''' - [http://www.lib.msu.edu/general/address-visiting.jsp Michigan State University Main Library address and parking information]
**Tuesday in the MSU Libraries North Conference room, 4th floor, west wing of Main Library - [http://img.lib.msu.edu/structure/4th-west.pdf map]
**Wednesday in the MSU Libraries Reference Instruction room, 1st floor, lobby area of Main Library - [http://img.lib.msu.edu/structure/1stflr.pdf map (in the yellow area)]
* '''Contact''' - [http://twitter.com/#!/ranti Ranti Junus] (That One) , [http://twitter.com/#!/ksattler Kelly Sattler] (Room Wrangler), [http://twitter.com/#!/aaroncollie Aaron Collie] (Social & Logistics Buff), [http://twitter.com/#!/mreidsma Mathew Reidsma] (Programming Lord)

===Logistics===
* Lodging
** We have blocked off 30 rooms for 7/23 & 7/24 at the East Lansing Marriott as the official hotel. These rooms are at a discounted rate, and are held on a first come first served basis. Reservations must be booked by June 23rd or the rooms will be released back to the public.
*** Use the [http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/lanea-east-lansing-marriott-at-university-place/?toDate=&groupCode=LIBLIBA&fromDate=&app=resvlink this link] to book your stay, or call and mention the event code "LIBLIBA"
*** '''NOTE:''' if you use the link, make sure to uncheck "My Dates Are Flexible"
** Here is a list of alternative hotels, with notes on distance and transportation to MSU: http://www.ctlr.msu.edu/cotravel/hotels_msulocal.aspx
** '''Walking Directions (from Hotel to Library):''' [https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=marriott+east+lansing&daddr=42.7349335,-84.483926+to:msu+library&hl=en&sll=42.733798,-84.481827&sspn=0.005351,0.01134&geocode=FbsYjAIdw-32-iG5n5yCKrlTrCkNdkiq1OkiiDG5n5yCKrlTrA%3BFVUVjAIdquD2-ik56sBp1OkiiDH2_q_NmwVa4w%3BFawGjAId0-L2-iESN_F5SyA35Sl35MJMzOkiiDESN_F5SyA35Q&dirflg=w&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=17&via=1&t=m&z=17 | .5 Miles, approx 10 minutes.] Head South on M.A.C Avenue and cross East Grand River at an intersection or crosswalk--this is a busy street. You are now on campus! Just ahead and to your right is the MSU Union. Follow the sidewalk along Grand River keeping MSU Union on your left until you come to Abbot Rd. Cross Abbot Rd. and take a left to follow the sidewalk along Abbot. To your right is Campbell Hall and to your left is, yes, MSU Union. Ahead you will see much confusion. West Circle Drive, the major circuit in this section of campus, is under heavy construction. You're goal here is to cross West Circle Drive, no easy task. If you have followed Abbot Rd. then you should see a detour sign directly across West Circle that heads into the campus mall. Unfortunately for you the campus mall is a maze of sidewalks and enormous trees. Head south towards the Music Building. If you keep the Music Building on your right and Beaumont Tower on your left then you are heading south. To add to the confusion, you are in the middle of a circle drive--so you're going to be looking again for West Circle Drive. MSU Library is a huge brick building with green windows and two fountains out front.

* Transportation
** '''Train:''' East Lansing Train Station -- Amtrak
** '''Bus:''' East Lansing Train Station -- Greyhound
** '''Air''': Lansing Capital City Airport (LAN) is the closest airport with connections through Detroit, Chicago, Cincinatti, Minneapolis, and Atlanta. However, there are a number of airports that you can fly into to reach the East Lansing area, including:
***Lansing Capital City Airport (LAN) in Lansing, MI
***Detroit Metro International Airport (DTW) in Detroit, MI
****[http://michiganflyer.com/ The Michigan Flyer] provides bus service between the Detroit Metro International Airport and East Lansing. It drops off and picks up directly at the East Lansing Marriott.

* Entertainment
** '''Check out the Google Map for some nearby eats n' drinks: http://g.co/maps/dbnzp '''
*** Woody's Oasis -- Good Mediterranean
*** Crunchy's -- Good appetizers and microbrews
*** Beggar's -- Pub fare and a good tap
*** Stateside -- Heaping deli sandwiches
*** Five Guys -- Burgers!
*** Brueggar's -- Bagels
*** Cosi -- Decent lunch spot
*** Noodles & Company -- You guessed it.
*** Potbelly's -- Right on the corner, grab n' go sandwiches
*** Omi -- Sushi
*** Sushi ya -- More Sushi
*** Bell's Pizza -- Pizza
*** Georgio's Pizza -- More Pizza

===Programming===

Share what you are working on! We are looking for 10-15 minute lightning talks, 30-60 minute in-depth talks, and 90-minute workshops. We would also love to hear some ideas for an afternoon hackfest. Add your name and a description of your talk below to sign up, or throw out an idea for hackfest.

====Lightning Talks====
* Francis Kayiwa - Giving XTF an Admin interface
* M Ryan Hess - UnLibGuiding LibGuides - Using JQuery and CSS with Campus Guides to make LibGuides a real Web CMS
* Matthew Reidsma - Guerrila analytics - uncovering user behavior with jQuery, JSONP, and sneakery.
* Margaret Heller - What works for intranets and what doesn't (may be a hackfest question as well)
* Erin Fisher - Makerspaces: What are they and why should they live in libraries?

====Talks====
* M Ryan Hess - Web Services project management and reporting using a custom-built Zoho ticketing application.
* ''Virtual Presentation via video: Ken Irwin - Deluxe screen-scraping with DOM parsing (15 min + Q&A)''
* Kyle Felker Gamification Basics (30 mins + Q&A)
* Matthew Reidsma - Dead-simple version control for your team with Git.
* Eric Echeverri and Noah Botimer - Devise Authentication for Rails (for beginners)

====Workshops====

====Hackfest ideas====

Is your library facing a problem? Bring it to the hackfest and we'll work on some solutions. Remember! Hackfest topics don't need to be technical! We can work on solutions to hack organizational or political problems, too!

===Registration===

List your name, email address, and affiliation here to register for the meeting:

*Margaret Heller, mheller@dom.edu, Dominican University
*Matthew Reidsma, reidsmam@gvsu.edu, Grand Valley State University
*Francis Kayiwa, kayiwa@MyUniNext, University of Illinois at Chicago
*Ranti Junus, ranti.junus@gmail.com, Michigan State University
*Aaron Collie, collie@msu.edu, Michigan State University
*Jim LeFager jlefager@depaul.edu, DePaul University
*Bill Dueber, dueberb@umich.edu, University of Michigan
*Kyle Felker, felkerk@gvsu.edu, Grand Valley State University
*[''I will not be able to make it in person, but I would love to participate virtual to the extent possible: Ken Irwin, kirwin[at]wittenberg.edu, Wittenberg University (Ohio)'']
*M Ryan Hess, mhess8@depaul.edu, DePaul University
*Mary Morgan, morganm@gvsu.edu, Grand Valley State University
*Linda Ballinger, ballingerl at newberry.org, Newberry Library (Chicago)
*Kelly Sattler, sattler9@msu.edu, Michigan State University
*Esther Verreau, everreau@skokielibrary.info, Skokie Public Library
*Dave Widmer, dwidmer@bgsu.edu, Bowling Green State University
*Albert Bertram, bertrama@umich.edu, University of Michigan
*Jeremy Morse, jgmorse@umich.edu, University of Michigan
*Steve Meyer, steve_meyer@oclc.org, OCLC
*Joshua Neds-Fox, jnf@wayne.edu, Wayne State University
*Elliot Polak, elliot.polak@wayne.edu Wayne State University
*Graham Hukill, graham.hukill@wayne.edu, Wayne State University
*Leah Black, blackl@mail.lib.msu.edu, Michigan State University
*Christine Tobias, tobiasc@msu.edu, Michigan State University
*Jenny Brandon, jbrandon@msu.edu, Michigan State University
*Emily Sanford, sanfor79@msu.edu, Michigan State University.
*Patrick Roth, rothpa@gvsu.edu, Grand Valley State University
*Kim Pierce, piercek@mail.lib.msu.edu, Michigan State University [Tuesday only]
*Nathan Collins, colli372@mail.lib.msu.edu, Michigan State University [Tuesday only]
*Stephen Schrauger, schraug1@mail.lib.msu.edu, Michigan State University [Tuesday only]
*Eric Echeverri, ericeche@umich.edu, University of Michigan
*Ben Reiter, reiterbe@mail.lib.msu.edu, Michigan State University
* Noah Botimer, ???, University of Michigan
* Ryan Eby, ryaneby at gmail, AADL (tentative)
* Jeremy Friesen, jfriesen@nd.edu, University of Notre Dame
----

== Previous C4L Midwest Regional Meetings ==

* [[2010 (Inaugural) Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]
* [[2011 Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]

== Mailing list ==

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==Code4Lib Midwest 2012==
* Twitter hash tag: [http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23c4lmw #c4lmw]
===Location===
Code4Lib MidWest meeting will be held at [http://www.lib.msu.edu Michigan State University Libraries]
* '''When''' - Tuesday, July 24th starting at 9am-ish until Wednesday, July 25th
* '''Where''' - [http://www.lib.msu.edu/general/address-visiting.jsp Michigan State University Main Library address and parking information]
**Tuesday in the MSU Libraries North Conference room, 4th floor, west wing of Main Library - [http://img.lib.msu.edu/structure/4th-west.pdf map]
**Wednesday in the MSU Libraries Reference Instruction room, 1st floor, lobby area of Main Library - [http://img.lib.msu.edu/structure/1stflr.pdf map (in the yellow area)]
* '''Contact''' - [http://twitter.com/#!/ranti Ranti Junus] (That One) , [http://twitter.com/#!/ksattler Kelly Sattler] (Room Wrangler), [http://twitter.com/#!/aaroncollie Aaron Collie] (Social & Logistics Buff), [http://twitter.com/#!/mreidsma Mathew Reidsma] (Programming Lord)

===Logistics===
* Lodging
** We have blocked off 30 rooms for 7/23 & 7/24 at the East Lansing Marriott as the official hotel. These rooms are at a discounted rate, and are held on a first come first served basis. Reservations must be booked by June 23rd or the rooms will be released back to the public.
*** Use the [http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/lanea-east-lansing-marriott-at-university-place/?toDate=&groupCode=LIBLIBA&fromDate=&app=resvlink this link] to book your stay, or call and mention the event code "LIBLIBA"
*** '''NOTE:''' if you use the link, make sure to uncheck "My Dates Are Flexible"
** Here is a list of alternative hotels, with notes on distance and transportation to MSU: http://www.ctlr.msu.edu/cotravel/hotels_msulocal.aspx
** '''Walking Directions (from Hotel to Library):''' [https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=marriott+east+lansing&daddr=42.7349335,-84.483926+to:msu+library&hl=en&sll=42.733798,-84.481827&sspn=0.005351,0.01134&geocode=FbsYjAIdw-32-iG5n5yCKrlTrCkNdkiq1OkiiDG5n5yCKrlTrA%3BFVUVjAIdquD2-ik56sBp1OkiiDH2_q_NmwVa4w%3BFawGjAId0-L2-iESN_F5SyA35Sl35MJMzOkiiDESN_F5SyA35Q&dirflg=w&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=17&via=1&t=m&z=17 | .5 Miles, approx 10 minutes.] Head South on M.A.C Avenue and cross East Grand River at an intersection or crosswalk--this is a busy street. You are now on campus! Just ahead and to your right is the MSU Union. Follow the sidewalk along Grand River keeping MSU Union on your left until you come to Abbot Rd. Cross Abbot Rd. and take a left to follow the sidewalk along Abbot. To your right is Campbell Hall and to your left is, yes, MSU Union. Ahead you will see much confusion. West Circle Drive, the major circuit in this section of campus, is under heavy construction. You're goal here is to cross West Circle Drive, no easy task. If you have followed Abbot Rd. You should see a detour sign directly across West Circle that heads into the campus mall. Unfortunately for you the campus mall is a maze of sidewalks and enormous trees. Head south towards the Music Building. If you keep the Music Building on your right and Beaumont Tower on your left then you are heading south. To add to the confusion, you are in the middle of a circle drive--so you're going to be looking again for West Circle Drive. MSU Library is a huge brick building with green windows and two fountains out front.

* Transportation
** '''Train:''' East Lansing Train Station -- Amtrak
** '''Bus:''' East Lansing Train Station -- Greyhound
** '''Air''': Lansing Capital City Airport (LAN) is the closest airport with connections through Detroit, Chicago, Cincinatti, Minneapolis, and Atlanta. However, there are a number of airports that you can fly into to reach the East Lansing area, including:
***Lansing Capital City Airport (LAN) in Lansing, MI
***Detroit Metro International Airport (DTW) in Detroit, MI
****[http://michiganflyer.com/ The Michigan Flyer] provides bus service between the Detroit Metro International Airport and East Lansing. It drops off and picks up directly at the East Lansing Marriott.

* Entertainment
** '''Check out the Google Map for some nearby eats n' drinks: http://g.co/maps/dbnzp '''
*** Woody's Oasis -- Good Mediterranean
*** Crunchy's -- Good appetizers and microbrews
*** Beggar's -- Pub fare and a good tap
*** Stateside -- Heaping deli sandwiches
*** Five Guys -- Burgers!
*** Brueggar's -- Bagels
*** Cosi -- Decent lunch spot
*** Noodles & Company -- You guessed it.
*** Potbelly's -- Right on the corner, grab n' go sandwiches
*** Omi -- Sushi
*** Sushi ya -- More Sushi
*** Bell's Pizza -- Pizza
*** Georgio's Pizza -- More Pizza

===Programming===

Share what you are working on! We are looking for 10-15 minute lightning talks, 30-60 minute in-depth talks, and 90-minute workshops. We would also love to hear some ideas for an afternoon hackfest. Add your name and a description of your talk below to sign up, or throw out an idea for hackfest.

====Lightning Talks====
* Francis Kayiwa - Giving XTF an Admin interface
* M Ryan Hess - UnLibGuiding LibGuides - Using JQuery and CSS with Campus Guides to make LibGuides a real Web CMS
* Matthew Reidsma - Guerrila analytics - uncovering user behavior with jQuery, JSONP, and sneakery.
* Margaret Heller - What works for intranets and what doesn't (may be a hackfest question as well)
* Erin Fisher - Makerspaces: What are they and why should they live in libraries?

====Talks====
* M Ryan Hess - Web Services project management and reporting using a custom-built Zoho ticketing application.
* ''Virtual Presentation via video: Ken Irwin - Deluxe screen-scraping with DOM parsing (15 min + Q&A)''
* Kyle Felker Gamification Basics (30 mins + Q&A)
* Matthew Reidsma - Dead-simple version control for your team with Git.
* Eric Echeverri and Noah Botimer - Devise Authentication for Rails (for beginners)

====Workshops====

====Hackfest ideas====

Is your library facing a problem? Bring it to the hackfest and we'll work on some solutions. Remember! Hackfest topics don't need to be technical! We can work on solutions to hack organizational or political problems, too!

===Registration===

List your name, email address, and affiliation here to register for the meeting:

*Margaret Heller, mheller@dom.edu, Dominican University
*Matthew Reidsma, reidsmam@gvsu.edu, Grand Valley State University
*Francis Kayiwa, kayiwa@MyUniNext, University of Illinois at Chicago
*Ranti Junus, ranti.junus@gmail.com, Michigan State University
*Aaron Collie, collie@msu.edu, Michigan State University
*Jim LeFager jlefager@depaul.edu, DePaul University
*Bill Dueber, dueberb@umich.edu, University of Michigan
*Kyle Felker, felkerk@gvsu.edu, Grand Valley State University
*[''I will not be able to make it in person, but I would love to participate virtual to the extent possible: Ken Irwin, kirwin[at]wittenberg.edu, Wittenberg University (Ohio)'']
*M Ryan Hess, mhess8@depaul.edu, DePaul University
*Mary Morgan, morganm@gvsu.edu, Grand Valley State University
*Linda Ballinger, ballingerl at newberry.org, Newberry Library (Chicago)
*Kelly Sattler, sattler9@msu.edu, Michigan State University
*Esther Verreau, everreau@skokielibrary.info, Skokie Public Library
*Dave Widmer, dwidmer@bgsu.edu, Bowling Green State University
*Albert Bertram, bertrama@umich.edu, University of Michigan
*Jeremy Morse, jgmorse@umich.edu, University of Michigan
*Steve Meyer, steve_meyer@oclc.org, OCLC
*Joshua Neds-Fox, jnf@wayne.edu, Wayne State University
*Elliot Polak, elliot.polak@wayne.edu Wayne State University
*Graham Hukill, graham.hukill@wayne.edu, Wayne State University
*Leah Black, blackl@mail.lib.msu.edu, Michigan State University
*Christine Tobias, tobiasc@msu.edu, Michigan State University
*Jenny Brandon, jbrandon@msu.edu, Michigan State University
*Emily Sanford, sanfor79@msu.edu, Michigan State University.
*Patrick Roth, rothpa@gvsu.edu, Grand Valley State University
*Kim Pierce, piercek@mail.lib.msu.edu, Michigan State University [Tuesday only]
*Nathan Collins, colli372@mail.lib.msu.edu, Michigan State University [Tuesday only]
*Stephen Schrauger, schraug1@mail.lib.msu.edu, Michigan State University [Tuesday only]
*Eric Echeverri, ericeche@umich.edu, University of Michigan
*Ben Reiter, reiterbe@mail.lib.msu.edu, Michigan State University
* Noah Botimer, ???, University of Michigan
* Ryan Eby, ryaneby at gmail, AADL (tentative)
* Jeremy Friesen, jfriesen@nd.edu, University of Notre Dame
----

== Previous C4L Midwest Regional Meetings ==

* [[2010 (Inaugural) Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]
* [[2011 Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]

== Mailing list ==

For better or for worse, Code4Lib "Midwest" has low-traffic [http://groups.google.com/group/code4lib-midwest mailing list/Google group]. Consider subscribing.

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