Code4Lib - User contributions [en]

BC

2025-10-16T20:49:32Z

RebeccaDickson:

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025''' ==

* Thursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr.

Location: Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to get there], Rennie Hall (inside the front entrance).
For more information on transit and parking, please check the [https://www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact page].

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Socials Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

If you need help with funding your attendance, you can [https://forms.gle/Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a bursary] by October 3, 2025.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

''Breakout Session Ideas''
* Struggling Through Burnout (esp in IT); Getting Our DIY Ethic Back (Daniel Lerch)
* GenAI Critical Literacy workshop demo + discussion (Michelle Ng) (20 person limit)
* Knowledge management and M365/SP migration headaches (Michelle Ng)
* Protecting website content created by libraries and server resources from Gen AI (Desy Wahyuni)

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue.

Attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* ECU's Caf - on campus
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]
* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]
* Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]
* Tim Hortons - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]
* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min. walk)

====Meals====
* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]
* Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]
* ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit
* Chai Wagon - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] (12 min. walk)
* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food
* [https://vancouversoupcompany.com/ Vancouver Soup Company] - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave] (9 min. walk)

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Icebreaker activity
|-
| 9:30 || Lightning talks
* Remember When We Were Excited About Virtual Worlds? Let’s Try That Again - James Fournie
* Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat - John Durno
* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group - Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin
* Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 into Practice - Cynthia Ng
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation - Caitlin Lindsay
* Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards - Taya Jardine & Christina Needham
* Developing introductory, interactive workshop modules on GenAI Critical Literacy - Michelle Ng
|-
| 11:45 || ECU campus tour / Lunch!
|-
| 1:15 || Breakout sessions
* Manipulating MARC (redux) - facilitators: Taya Jardine & Christina Needham
* Digital sovereignty, the surveillance state, & protection of privacy - facilitator: John Durno
* Cookin' with VR - facilitator: James Fournie

|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* UX breakout! - facilitators: Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin
* Are all the ULs hanging out without us? Consortial LSP planning and rumours - facilitator: Tamarack Hockin
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:30 || Lightning talks
* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library - Ian Song
* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection - Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron
* Building AI Literacy in the Public Library - Jaclyn Fong
* Defending Library Services Against AI Scrapers - Scott Leslie
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman - Olga Kalachinskaya
* Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App! - Daniel Sifton
* Building an assignment planner on Playlab - Joyce Wong
|-
| 11:45 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout session reports / Who wants to host Code4Lib BC 2026?
|}

=== Sponsors ===

We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

=== 2025 Organizers ===

* Cynthia Ng
* Dan Lerch
* Daniel Sifton
* George Villavicencio
* Hillary Webb
* James Fournie
* Janis McKenzie
* Michel Castagné
* Michelle Ng
* Rebecca Dickson
* Scott Leslie
* Tamarack Hockin
* Trevor Smith

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

BC

2025-10-16T20:46:44Z

RebeccaDickson: added day 1 breakouts

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025''' ==

* Thursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr.

Location: Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to get there], Rennie Hall (inside the front entrance).
For more information on transit and parking, please check the [https://www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact page].

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Socials Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

If you need help with funding your attendance, you can [https://forms.gle/Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a bursary] by October 3, 2025.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

''Breakout Session Ideas''
* Struggling Through Burnout (esp in IT); Getting Our DIY Ethic Back (Daniel Lerch)
* GenAI Critical Literacy workshop demo + discussion (Michelle Ng) (20 person limit)
* Knowledge management and M365/SP migration headaches (Michelle Ng)
* Protecting website content created by libraries and server resources from Gen AI (Desy Wahyuni)

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue.

Attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* ECU's Caf - on campus
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]
* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]
* Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]
* Tim Hortons - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]
* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min. walk)

====Meals====
* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]
* Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]
* ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit
* Chai Wagon - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] (12 min. walk)
* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food
* [https://vancouversoupcompany.com/ Vancouver Soup Company] - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave] (9 min. walk)

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Icebreaker activity
|-
| 9:30 || Lightning talks
* Remember When We Were Excited About Virtual Worlds? Let’s Try That Again - James Fournie
* Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat - John Durno
* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group - Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin
* Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 into Practice - Cynthia Ng
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation - Caitlin Lindsay
* Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards - Taya Jardine & Christina Needham
* Developing introductory, interactive workshop modules on GenAI Critical Literacy - Michelle Ng
|-
| 11:45 || ECU campus tour / Lunch!
|-
| 1:15 || Breakout sessions
* Manipulating MARC (redux) - facilitators: Taya Jardine & Christina Needham
* Digital sovereignty, the surveillance state, & protection of privacy - facilitator: John Durno
* Cookin' with VR - facilitator: James Fournie

|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* UX breakout! - facilitators: Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin
* Are all the ULs hanging out without us? Consortial LSP planning and rumours - facilitator: Tamarack Hockin
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:30 || Lightning talks
* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library - Ian Song
* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection - Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron
* Building AI Literacy in the Public Library - Jaclyn Fong
* Defending Library Services Against AI Scrapers - Scott Leslie
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman - Olga Kalachinskaya
* Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App! - Daniel Sifton
* Building an assignment planner on Playlab - Joyce Wong
|-
| 11:45 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout session reports / Who wants to host Code4Lib BC 2026?
|}

=== Sponsors ===

We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

=== 2025 Organizers ===

* Cynthia Ng
* Dan Lerch
* Daniel Sifton
* George Villavicencio
* Hillary Webb
* James Fournie
* Janis McKenzie
* Michel Castagné
* Michelle Ng
* Rebecca Dickson
* Scott Leslie
* Tamarack Hockin
* Trevor Smith

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

BC

2025-10-14T19:49:55Z

RebeccaDickson:

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025''' ==

* Thursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr.

Location: Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to get there], Rennie Hall (inside the front entrance).
For more information on transit and parking, please check the [https://www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact page].

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Socials Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

If you need help with funding your attendance, you can [https://forms.gle/Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a bursary] by October 3, 2025.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

''Breakout Session Ideas''
* Digital sovereignty, the surveillance state, & protection of privacy (John Durno)
* Struggling Through Burnout (esp in IT); Getting Our DIY Ethic Back (Daniel Lerch)
* GenAI Critical Literacy workshop demo + discussion (Michelle Ng) (20 person limit)
* Are all the ULs hanging out without us? (Tamarack)
* UX breakout (Janis McKenzie and Mark Goodwin)
* Knowledge management and M365/SP migration headaches (Michelle Ng)
* Protecting website content created by libraries and server resources from Gen AI (Desy Wahyuni)

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue.

Attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* ECU's Caf - on campus
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]
* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]
* Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]
* Tim Hortons - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]
* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min. walk)

====Meals====
* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]
* Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]
* ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit
* Chai Wagon - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] (12 min. walk)
* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food
* [https://vancouversoupcompany.com/ Vancouver Soup Company] - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave] (9 min. walk)

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Icebreaker activity
|-
| 9:30 || Lightning talks
* Remember When We Were Excited About Virtual Worlds? Let’s Try That Again - James Fournie
* Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat - John Durno
* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group - Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin
* Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 into Practice - Cynthia Ng
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation - Caitlin Lindsay
* Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards - Taya Jardine & Christina Needham
* Developing introductory, interactive workshop modules on GenAI Critical Literacy - Michelle Ng
|-
| 11:45 || ECU campus tour / Lunch!
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].

|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].

|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:30 || Lightning talks
* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library - Ian Song
* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection - Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron
* Building AI Literacy in the Public Library - Jaclyn Fong
* Defending Library Services Against AI Scrapers - Scott Leslie
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman - Olga Kalachinskaya
* Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App! - Daniel Sifton
* Building an assignment planner on Playlab - Joyce Wong
|-
| 11:45 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout session reports / Who wants to host Code4Lib BC 2026?
|}

=== Sponsors ===

We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

=== 2025 Organizers ===

* Cynthia Ng
* Dan Lerch
* Daniel Sifton
* George Villavicencio
* Hillary Webb
* James Fournie
* Janis McKenzie
* Michel Castagné
* Michelle Ng
* Rebecca Dickson
* Scott Leslie
* Tamarack Hockin
* Trevor Smith

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

BC

2025-10-14T19:48:41Z

RebeccaDickson:

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025''' ==

* Thursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr.

Location: Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to get there], Rennie Hall (inside the front entrance).
For more information on transit and parking, please check the [https://www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact page].

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Socials Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

If you need help with funding your attendance, you can [https://forms.gle/Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a bursary] by October 3, 2025.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

''Breakout Session Ideas''
* Digital sovereignty, the surveillance state, & protection of privacy (John Durno)
* Struggling Through Burnout (esp in IT); Getting Our DIY Ethic Back (Daniel Lerch)
* GenAI Critical Literacy workshop demo + discussion (Michelle Ng) (20 person limit)
* Are all the ULs hanging out without us? (Tamarack)
* UX breakout (Janis McKenzie and Mark Goodwin)
* Knowledge management and M365/SP migration headaches (Michelle Ng)
* Protecting website content created by libraries and server resources from Gen AI (Desy Wahyuni)

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue.

Attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* ECU's Caf - on campus
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]
* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]
* Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]
* Tim Hortons - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]
* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min. walk)

====Meals====
* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]
* Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]
* ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit
* Chai Wagon - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] (12 min. walk)
* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food
* [https://vancouversoupcompany.com/ Vancouver Soup Company] - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave] (9 min. walk)

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Icebreaker activity
|-
| 9:30 || Lightning talks
* Remember When We Were Excited About Virtual Worlds? Let’s Try That Again - James Fournie
* Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat - John Durno
* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group - Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin
* Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 into Practice - Cynthia Ng
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation - Caitlin Lindsay
* Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards - Taya Jardine & Christina Needham
* Developing introductory, interactive workshop modules on GenAI Critical Literacy - Michelle Ng
|-
| 11:30 || ECU campus tour / Lunch!
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].

|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].

|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library - Ian Song
* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection - Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron
* Building AI Literacy in the Public Library - Jaclyn Fong
* Defending Library Services Against AI Scrapers - Scott Leslie
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman - Olga Kalachinskaya
* Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App! - Daniel Sifton
* Building an assignment planner on Playlab - Joyce Wong
|-
| 11:45 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout session reports / Who wants to host Code4Lib BC 2026?
|}

=== Sponsors ===

We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

=== 2025 Organizers ===

* Cynthia Ng
* Dan Lerch
* Daniel Sifton
* George Villavicencio
* Hillary Webb
* James Fournie
* Janis McKenzie
* Michel Castagné
* Michelle Ng
* Rebecca Dickson
* Scott Leslie
* Tamarack Hockin
* Trevor Smith

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

BC

2025-10-14T19:48:05Z

RebeccaDickson: draft schedule!

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025''' ==

* Thursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr.

Location: Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to get there], Rennie Hall (inside the front entrance).
For more information on transit and parking, please check the [https://www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact page].

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Socials Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

If you need help with funding your attendance, you can [https://forms.gle/Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a bursary] by October 3, 2025.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

''Breakout Session Ideas''
* Digital sovereignty, the surveillance state, & protection of privacy (John Durno)
* Struggling Through Burnout (esp in IT); Getting Our DIY Ethic Back (Daniel Lerch)
* GenAI Critical Literacy workshop demo + discussion (Michelle Ng) (20 person limit)
* Are all the ULs hanging out without us? (Tamarack)
* UX breakout (Janis McKenzie and Mark Goodwin)
* Knowledge management and M365/SP migration headaches (Michelle Ng)
* Protecting website content created by libraries and server resources from Gen AI (Desy Wahyuni)

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue.

Attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* ECU's Caf - on campus
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]
* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]
* Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]
* Tim Hortons - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]
* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min. walk)

====Meals====
* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]
* Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]
* ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit
* Chai Wagon - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] (12 min. walk)
* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food
* [https://vancouversoupcompany.com/ Vancouver Soup Company] - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave] (9 min. walk)

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Icebreaker activity
|-
| 9:30 || Lightning talks
* Remember When We Were Excited About Virtual Worlds? Let’s Try That Again (James Fournie)
* Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat (John Durno)
* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group (Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin)
* Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 into Practice (Cynthia Ng)
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation - Caitlin Lindsay
* Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards - Taya Jardine & Christina Needham
* Developing introductory, interactive workshop modules on GenAI Critical Literacy - Michelle Ng
|-
| 11:30 || ECU campus tour / Lunch!
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].

|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].

|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library - Ian Song
* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection - Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron
* Building AI Literacy in the Public Library - Jaclyn Fong
* Defending Library Services Against AI Scrapers - Scott Leslie
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman - Olga Kalachinskaya
* Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App! - Daniel Sifton
* Building an assignment planner on Playlab - Joyce Wong
|-
| 11:45 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout session reports / Who wants to host Code4Lib BC 2026?
|}

=== Sponsors ===

We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

=== 2025 Organizers ===

* Cynthia Ng
* Dan Lerch
* Daniel Sifton
* George Villavicencio
* Hillary Webb
* James Fournie
* Janis McKenzie
* Michel Castagné
* Michelle Ng
* Rebecca Dickson
* Scott Leslie
* Tamarack Hockin
* Trevor Smith

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

BC

2025-10-10T22:25:16Z

RebeccaDickson:

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025''' ==

* Thursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr.

Location: Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to get there], Rennie Hall (inside the front entrance).
For more information on transit and parking, please check the [https://www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact page].

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Socials Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

If you need help with funding your attendance, you can [https://forms.gle/Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a bursary] by October 3, 2025.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

'''Ideas so far''' (sneak peek, not finalized)

''Lightning Talks''
* Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App! (Daniel Sifton)
* Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 into Practice (Cynthia Ng)
* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group (Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin)
* Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat (John Durno)
* Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards (Taya Jardine)
* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library (Ian Song)
* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation (Caitlin Lindsay)
* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection (Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron)
* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman (Olga Kalachinskaya)
* Developing introductory, interactive workshop modules on GenAI Critical Literacy (Michelle Ng)
* Remember When We Were Excited About Virtual Worlds? Let’s Try That Again (James Fournie)
* Building AI Literacy in the Public Library (Jaclyn Fong)

''Breakout Session Ideas''
* Digital sovereignty, the surveillance state, & protection of privacy (John Durno)
* Struggling Through Burnout (esp in IT); Getting Our DIY Ethic Back (Daniel Lerch)
* GenAI Critical Literacy workshop demo + discussion (Michelle Ng) (20 person limit)
* Are all the ULs hanging out without us? (Tamarack)
* UX breakout (Janis McKenzie and Mark Goodwin)
* Knowledge management and M365/SP migration headaches (Michelle Ng)

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue.

Attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* ECU's Caf - on campus
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]
* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]
* Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]
* Tim Hortons - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]
* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min. walk)

====Meals====
* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]
* Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]
* ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit
* Chai Wagon - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] (12 min. walk)
* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food
* [https://vancouversoupcompany.com/ Vancouver Soup Company] - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave] (9 min. walk)

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Icebreaker activity
|-
| 9:30 || Lightning talks
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation - Caitlin Lindsay
|-
| 11:30 || ECU campus tour / Lunch!
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].

|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].

|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library - Ian Song
* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection - Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman - Olga Kalachinskaya
|-
| 11:45 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout session reports / Who wants to host Code4Lib BC 2026?
|}

=== Sponsors ===

We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

=== 2025 Organizers ===

* Cynthia Ng
* Dan Lerch
* Daniel Sifton
* George Villavicencio
* Hillary Webb
* James Fournie
* Janis McKenzie
* Michel Castagné
* Michelle Ng
* Rebecca Dickson
* Scott Leslie
* Tamarack Hockin
* Trevor Smith

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

BC

2025-10-10T22:24:54Z

RebeccaDickson:

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025''' ==

* Thursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr.

Location: Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to get there], Rennie Hall (inside the front entrance).
For more information on transit and parking, please check the [https://www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact page].

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Socials Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

If you need help with funding your attendance, you can [https://forms.gle/Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a bursary] by October 3, 2025.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

'''Ideas so far''' (sneak peek, not finalized)

''Lightning Talks''
* Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App! (Daniel Sifton)
* Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 into Practice (Cynthia Ng)
* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group (Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin)
* Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat (John Durno)
* Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards (Taya Jardine)
* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library (Ian Song)
* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation (Caitlin Lindsay)
* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection (Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron)
* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman (Olga Kalachinskaya)
* Developing introductory, interactive workshop modules on GenAI Critical Literacy (Michelle Ng)
* Remember When We Were Excited About Virtual Worlds? Let’s Try That Again (James Fournie)
* Building AI Literacy in the Public Library (Jaclyn Fong)

''Breakout Session Ideas''
* Digital sovereignty, the surveillance state, & protection of privacy (John Durno)
* Struggling Through Burnout (esp in IT); Getting Our DIY Ethic Back (Daniel Lerch)
* GenAI Critical Literacy workshop demo + discussion (Michelle Ng) (20 person limit)
* Are all the ULs hanging out without us? (Tamarack)
* UX breakout (Janis McKenzie and Mark Goodwin)
* Knowledge management and M365/SP migration headaches (Michelle Ng)

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue.

Attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* ECU's Caf - on campus
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]
* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]
* Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]
* Tim Hortons - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]
* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min. walk)

====Meals====
* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]
* Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]
* ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit
* Chai Wagon - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] (12 min. walk)
* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food
* [https://vancouversoupcompany.com/ Vancouver Soup Company] - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave] (9 min. walk)

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Icebreaker activity
|-
| 9:30 || Lightning talks
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation - Caitlin Lindsay
|-
| 11:30 || ECU campus tour / Lunch!
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].

|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].

|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library - Ian Song
* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection - Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman - Olga Kalachinskaya
|-
| 11:45 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout session reports / Who wants to host Code4Lib BC 2026?
|}

=== Sponsors ===

We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

=== 2025 Organizers ===

* Cynthia Ng
* Dan Lerch
* Daniel Sifton
* George Villavicencio
* Hillary Webb
* James Fournie
* Janis McKenzie
* Lynn Kleinveldt
* Michel Castagné
* Michelle Ng
* Rebecca Dickson
* Scott Leslie
* Tamarack Hockin
* Trevor Smith

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

BC

2025-10-10T22:21:47Z

RebeccaDickson: updated schedule

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025''' ==

* Thursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr.

Location: Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to get there], Rennie Hall (inside the front entrance).
For more information on transit and parking, please check the [https://www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact page].

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Socials Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

If you need help with funding your attendance, you can [https://forms.gle/Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a bursary] by October 3, 2025.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

'''Ideas so far''' (sneak peek, not finalized)

''Lightning Talks''
* Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App! (Daniel Sifton)
* Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 into Practice (Cynthia Ng)
* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group (Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin)
* Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat (John Durno)
* Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards (Taya Jardine)
* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library (Ian Song)
* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation (Caitlin Lindsay)
* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection (Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron)
* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman (Olga Kalachinskaya)
* Developing introductory, interactive workshop modules on GenAI Critical Literacy (Michelle Ng)
* Remember When We Were Excited About Virtual Worlds? Let’s Try That Again (James Fournie)
* Building AI Literacy in the Public Library (Jaclyn Fong)

''Breakout Session Ideas''
* Digital sovereignty, the surveillance state, & protection of privacy (John Durno)
* Struggling Through Burnout (esp in IT); Getting Our DIY Ethic Back (Daniel Lerch)
* GenAI Critical Literacy workshop demo + discussion (Michelle Ng) (20 person limit)
* Are all the ULs hanging out without us? (Tamarack)
* UX breakout (Janis McKenzie and Mark Goodwin)
* Knowledge management and M365/SP migration headaches (Michelle Ng)

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue.

Attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* ECU's Caf - on campus
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]
* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]
* Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]
* Tim Hortons - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]
* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min. walk)

====Meals====
* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]
* Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]
* ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit
* Chai Wagon - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] (12 min. walk)
* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food
* [https://vancouversoupcompany.com/ Vancouver Soup Company] - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave] (9 min. walk)

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Icebreaker activity
|-
| 9:30 || Lightning talks
* you?
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation (Caitlin Lindsay)
|-
| 11:30 || ECU campus tour / Lunch!
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].

|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].

|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library (Ian Song)
* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection (Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron)
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman (Olga Kalachinskaya)
|-
| 11:45 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout session reports / Who wants to host Code4Lib BC 2026?
|}

=== Sponsors ===

We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

=== 2025 Organizers ===

* Cynthia Ng
* Dan Lerch
* Daniel Sifton
* George Villavicencio
* Hillary Webb
* James Fournie
* Janis McKenzie
* Lynn Kleinveldt
* Michel Castagné
* Michelle Ng
* Rebecca Dickson
* Scott Leslie
* Tamarack Hockin
* Trevor Smith

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

BC

2025-10-10T22:10:06Z

RebeccaDickson:

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025''' ==

* Thursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr.

Location: Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to get there], Rennie Hall (inside the front entrance).
For more information on transit and parking, please check the [https://www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact page].

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Socials Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

If you need help with funding your attendance, you can [https://forms.gle/Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a bursary] by October 3, 2025.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

'''Ideas so far''' (sneak peek, not finalized)

''Lightning Talks''
* Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App! (Daniel Sifton)
* Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 into Practice (Cynthia Ng)
* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group (Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin)
* Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat (John Durno)
* Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards (Taya Jardine)
* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library (Ian Song)
* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation (Caitlin Lindsay)
* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection (Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron)
* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman (Olga Kalachinskaya)
* Developing introductory, interactive workshop modules on GenAI Critical Literacy (Michelle Ng)
* Remember When We Were Excited About Virtual Worlds? Let’s Try That Again (James Fournie)
* Building AI Literacy in the Public Library (Jaclyn Fong)

''Breakout Sessions''
* Digital sovereignty, the surveillance state, & protection of privacy (John Durno)
* Struggling Through Burnout (esp in IT); Getting Our DIY Ethic Back (Daniel Lerch)
* GenAI Critical Literacy workshop demo + discussion (Michelle Ng) (20 person limit)
* Are all the ULs hanging out without us? (Tamarack)
* UX breakout (Janis McKenzie and Mark Goodwin)

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue.

Attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* ECU's Caf - on campus
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]
* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]
* Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]
* Tim Hortons - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]
* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min. walk)

====Meals====
* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]
* Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]
* ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit
* Chai Wagon - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] (12 min. walk)
* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food
* [https://vancouversoupcompany.com/ Vancouver Soup Company] - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave] (9 min. walk)

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* you?
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation (Caitlin Lindsay)
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* placeholder
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* placeholder
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library (Ian Song)
* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection (Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron)
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman (Olga Kalachinskaya)
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:30 || Breakout session organization
|-
| 1:45 || Breakout sessions
* placeholder
|-
| 2:45 || Break
|-
| 3:00 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* placeholder
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout session reports
|}

=== Sponsors ===

We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

=== 2025 Organizers ===

* Cynthia Ng
* Dan Lerch
* Daniel Sifton
* George Villavicencio
* Hillary Webb
* Holly Pickering
* James Fournie
* Janis McKenzie
* Lynn Kleinveldt
* Mark Goodwin
* Michel Castagné
* Michelle Ng
* Rebecca Dickson
* Ryan Regier
* Scott Leslie
* Tamarack Hockin
* Trevor Smith

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

BC

2025-10-10T20:12:12Z

RebeccaDickson:

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025''' ==

* Thursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr.

Location: Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to get there], Rennie Hall (inside the front entrance).
For more information on transit and parking, please check the [https://www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact page].

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Socials Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

If you need help with funding your attendance, you can [https://forms.gle/Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a bursary] by October 3, 2025.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

'''Ideas so far''' (sneak peek, not finalized)

''Lightning Talks''
* Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App! (Daniel Sifton)
* Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 into Practice (Cynthia Ng)
* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group (Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin)
* Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat (John Durno)
* Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards (Taya Jardine)
* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library (Ian Song)
* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation (Caitlin Lindsay)
* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection (Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron)
* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman (Olga Kalachinskaya)
* Developing introductory, interactive workshop modules on GenAI Critical Literacy (Michelle Ng)
* Remember When We Were Excited About Virtual Worlds? Let’s Try That Again (James Fournie)
* Building AI Literacy in the Public Library (Jaclyn Fong)

''Breakout Sessions''
* Digital sovereignty, the surveillance state, & protection of privacy (John Durno)
* Struggling Through Burnout (esp in IT); Getting Our DIY Ethic Back (Daniel Lerch)
* GenAI Critical Literacy workshop demo + discussion (Michelle Ng) (20 person limit)
* Are all the ULs hanging out without us? (Tamarack)
* UX breakout (Janis McKenzie and Mark Goodwin)

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue.

Attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* ECU's Caf - on campus
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]
* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]
* Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]
* Tim Hortons - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]
* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min. walk)

====Meals====
* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]
* Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]
* ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit
* Chai Wagon - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] (12 min. walk)
* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food
* [https://vancouversoupcompany.com/ Vancouver Soup Company] - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave] (9 min. walk)

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* you?
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation (Caitlin Lindsay)
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* placeholder
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* placeholder
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection (Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron)
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
* placeholder
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:30 || Breakout session organization
|-
| 1:45 || Breakout sessions
* placeholder
|-
| 2:45 || Break
|-
| 3:00 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* placeholder
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout session reports
|}

=== Sponsors ===

We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

=== 2025 Organizers ===

* Cynthia Ng
* Dan Lerch
* Daniel Sifton
* George Villavicencio
* Hillary Webb
* Holly Pickering
* James Fournie
* Janis McKenzie
* Lynn Kleinveldt
* Mark Goodwin
* Michel Castagné
* Michelle Ng
* Rebecca Dickson
* Ryan Regier
* Scott Leslie
* Tamarack Hockin
* Trevor Smith

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

BC

2025-10-10T20:11:25Z

RebeccaDickson:

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025''' ==

* Thursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr.

Location: Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to get there], Rennie Hall (inside the front entrance).
For more information on transit and parking, please check the [https://www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact page].

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Socials Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

If you need help with funding your attendance, you can [https://forms.gle/Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a bursary] by October 3, 2025.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

'''Ideas so far''' (sneak peek, not finalized)

''Lightning Talks''
* Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App! (Daniel Sifton)
* Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 into Practice (Cynthia Ng)
* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group (Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin)
* Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat (John Durno)
* Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards (Taya Jardine)
* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library (Ian Song)
* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation (Caitlin Lindsay)
* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection (Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron)
* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman (Olga Kalachinskaya)
* Developing introductory, interactive workshop modules on GenAI Critical Literacy (Michelle Ng)
* Remember When We Were Excited About Virtual Worlds? Let’s Try That Again (James Fournie)
* Building AI Literacy in the Public Library (Jaclyn Fong)

''Breakout Sessions''
* Digital sovereignty, the surveillance state, & protection of privacy (John Durno)
* Struggling Through Burnout (esp in IT); Getting Our DIY Ethic Back (Daniel Lerch)
* GenAI Critical Literacy workshop demo + discussion (Michelle Ng) (20 person limit)
* Are all the ULs hanging out without us? (Tamarack)
* UX breakout (Janis McKenzie and Mark Goodwin)

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue.

Attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* ECU's Caf - on campus
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]
* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]
* Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]
* Tim Hortons - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]
* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min. walk)

====Meals====
* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]
* Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]
* ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit
* Chai Wagon - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] (12 min. walk)
* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food
* [https://vancouversoupcompany.com/ Vancouver Soup Company] - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave] (9 min. walk)

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* you?
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection (Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron)
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* placeholder
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* placeholder
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* placeholder
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
* placeholder
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:30 || Breakout session organization
|-
| 1:45 || Breakout sessions
* placeholder
|-
| 2:45 || Break
|-
| 3:00 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* placeholder
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout session reports
|}

=== Sponsors ===

We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

=== 2025 Organizers ===

* Cynthia Ng
* Dan Lerch
* Daniel Sifton
* George Villavicencio
* Hillary Webb
* Holly Pickering
* James Fournie
* Janis McKenzie
* Lynn Kleinveldt
* Mark Goodwin
* Michel Castagné
* Michelle Ng
* Rebecca Dickson
* Ryan Regier
* Scott Leslie
* Tamarack Hockin
* Trevor Smith

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

BC

2024-05-21T17:36:30Z

RebeccaDickson: add breakout session topics for day 2, misc copy edits

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Ninth Annual Code4Lib BC Unconference 2024''' ==

'''Save the dates!'''

* Thursday, 16 May and Friday, 17 May
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/872117846957/?aff=oddtdtcreator Registration is now open]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by VCC at the [https://www.vcc.ca/about/college-information/contact-us/downtown-campus/ Downtown Campus], Room 420

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Mastodon Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/FH6DxDJgq18jPM5A6 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries) will be available at the venue.

[https://www.vcc.ca/services/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC's Downtown Cafeteria] (Floor 3) offers a variety of entrees and upscale diner-style food prepared by talented students from the Culinary Arts program. (Open '''Thurs only'''.)

Otherwise, attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=3116382671480623498 302 W Hastings St]
* Revolver coffee - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=7637660912074558893 325 Cambie St]
* Purebread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=448773891542528173 159 W Hastings St]
* Lee's Donuts Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=13423786774947035631 199 Water St]

====Meals====
* [https://www.vcc.ca/services/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC Downtown Cafeteria] (Thurs only) - 3rd floor
* Marugame Udon - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=9331854931384302026 589 Beatty St]
* MeeT Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=8486430434256396620 inner Courtyard, 12 Water St] (vegetarian)
* Meat & Bread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=5974644075226205790 370 Cambie St]
* Nuba - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=16710652764342550272 207 W Hastings St] (veg friendly)
* Pholicious - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=464715567622825479 430 W Pender St]
* Ready-to-eat at City Market (unless you're boycotting Loblaws!) - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=12866074011377369903 658 Homer St]

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PST (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, May 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* [https://cynthiang.ca/2024/05/16/presentation-giving-back-to-the-community-through-transparency-and-a-public-handbook/ Giving back to the community through transparency and a public handbook] - Cynthia "Arty" Ng
* [https://github.com/telezoic/PostTwitter Twitter Archiving, Post-Twitter] - Dan Sifton
* "Wait I can't lose that!" Saving circ data with MS Office during a system change - Trevor Smith
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nMJttwl7u8Rlv2x4b4b9tH_cbafZe4AQ6n1KinG_Muw/edit Find a Space] - Andy Peterson
* Implementing Time of Flight People Counting at UVic Libraries - John Durno
* Improving online user experience through collaboration with public service staff - Janis McKenzie
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Navigating project management/strategic planning
* Trevor's Excel Party (Tips, tricks, use cases)
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Help! We had a data breach
* IT centralization
* All Things UX
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at [https://internetarchivecanada.org/ Internet Archive Canada HQ] (330 Pender St) feat. [https://www.instagram.com/pretendwinebar/ Pretend Wine Bar]
* [https://maps.app.goo.gl/WVUchkZHbstXfRHE9 Directions] from VCC (about a 2 min walk)
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, May 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* CatalogerGPT: an AI powered cataloguing assistant as agentic collaboration - Glen Greenly
* Moving to the Cloud: Better late than never? - Scott Leslie
* Moving our library to the Folio LSP - Olga Kalachinskaya
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
* OpenAthens and the Ironies of Automation - Ryan Regier
* Title list comparison using Pandas/Jupyter - James Fournie
* Telidon update - John Durno
* Cloud server disaster plan! - Calvin Mah
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:30 || Breakout session organization
|-
| 1:45 || Breakout sessions
* Practical applications of AI in Libraries
|-
| 2:45 || Break
|-
| 3:00 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* ILS Migrations
* eResources Troubleshooting
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout session reports
|}

=== Sponsors ===

We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

Thank you to [https://archive.org Internet Archive] for generously sponsoring Thursday's social event at their Vancouver HQ

Finally, thanks to [https://virl.bc.ca VIRL] for their support.

=== 2024 Organizers ===

* James Fournie
* Dan Sifton
* Eka Grguric
* Tamarack Hockin
* John Durno
* Scott Leslie
* Trevor Smith
* George Villavicencio
* Rebecca Dickson
* Cynthia Ng

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

BC

2024-05-17T19:05:52Z

RebeccaDickson: talk update

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Ninth Annual Code4Lib BC Unconference 2024''' ==

'''Save the dates!'''

* Thursday, 16 May and Friday, 17 May
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/872117846957/?aff=oddtdtcreator Registration is now open]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by VCC at the [https://www.vcc.ca/about/college-information/contact-us/downtown-campus/ Downtown Campus], Room 420

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Mastodon Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/FH6DxDJgq18jPM5A6 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries) will be available at the venue.

[https://www.vcc.ca/services/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC's Downtown Cafeteria] (Floor 3) offers a variety of entrees and upscale diner-style food prepared by talented students from the Culinary Arts program. (Open '''Thurs only'''.)

Otherwise, attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=3116382671480623498 302 W Hastings St]
* Revolver coffee - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=7637660912074558893 325 Cambie St]
* Purebread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=448773891542528173 159 W Hastings St]
* Lee's Donuts Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=13423786774947035631 199 Water St]

====Meals====
* [https://www.vcc.ca/services/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC Downtown Cafeteria] (Thurs only) - 3rd floor
* Marugame Udon - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=9331854931384302026 589 Beatty St]
* MeeT Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=8486430434256396620 inner Courtyard, 12 Water St] (vegetarian)
* Meat & Bread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=5974644075226205790 370 Cambie St]
* Nuba - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=16710652764342550272 207 W Hastings St] (veg friendly)
* Pholicious - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=464715567622825479 430 W Pender St]
* Ready-to-eat at City Market (unless you're boycotting Loblaws!) - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=12866074011377369903 658 Homer St]

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PST (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, May 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* [https://cynthiang.ca/2024/05/16/presentation-giving-back-to-the-community-through-transparency-and-a-public-handbook/ Giving back to the community through transparency and a public handbook] - Cynthia "Arty" Ng
* [https://github.com/telezoic/PostTwitter Twitter Archiving, Post-Twitter] - Dan Sifton
* "Wait I can't lose that!" Saving circ data with MS Office during a system change - Trevor Smith
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nMJttwl7u8Rlv2x4b4b9tH_cbafZe4AQ6n1KinG_Muw/edit Find a Space] - Andy Peterson
* Implementing Time of Flight People Counting at UVic Libraries - John Durno
* Improving online user experience through collaboration with public service staff - Janis McKenzie
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Navigating project management/strategic planning
* Excel party
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Help we had a data breach
* IT centralization
* All the things UX
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at The Permanent Library (330 Pender St) feat. [https://www.instagram.com/pretendwinebar/ Pretend Wine Bar]
* [https://maps.app.goo.gl/WVUchkZHbstXfRHE9 Directions] from VCC to the Permanent Library (about a 2 min walk)
* Big thanks to [https://internetarchivecanada.org/ Internet Archive Canada]!
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, May 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* CatalogerGPT: an AI powered cataloguing assistant as agentic collaboration - Glen Greenly
* Moving to the Cloud: Better late than never? - Scott Leslie
* Moving our library to the Folio LSP - Olga Kalachinskaya

|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
* OpenAthens and the Ironies of Automation - Ryan Regier
* Title list comparison using Pandas/Jupyter - James Fournie
* Telidon update - John Durno
* Cloud server disaster plan! - Calvin Mah
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:30 || Breakout session organization
|-
| 1:45 || Breakout sessions
*
|-
| 2:45 || Break
|-
| 3:00 || Breakout sessions (continued)
*
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout session reports
|}

=== Sponsors ===

We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

Thank you to [https://archive.org Internet Archive] for generously sponsoring Thursday's social event at their Vancouver HQ

Finally, thanks to [https://virl.bc.ca VIRL] for their support.

=== 2024 Organizers ===

* James Fournie
* Dan Sifton
* Eka Grguric
* Tamarack Hockin
* John Durno
* Scott Leslie
* Trevor Smith
* George Villavicencio
* Rebecca Dickson
* Cynthia Ng

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

BC

2024-05-17T18:04:06Z

RebeccaDickson: talk update

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Ninth Annual Code4Lib BC Unconference 2024''' ==

'''Save the dates!'''

* Thursday, 16 May and Friday, 17 May
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/872117846957/?aff=oddtdtcreator Registration is now open]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by VCC at the [https://www.vcc.ca/about/college-information/contact-us/downtown-campus/ Downtown Campus], Room 420

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Mastodon Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/FH6DxDJgq18jPM5A6 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries) will be available at the venue.

[https://www.vcc.ca/services/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC's Downtown Cafeteria] (Floor 3) offers a variety of entrees and upscale diner-style food prepared by talented students from the Culinary Arts program. (Open '''Thurs only'''.)

Otherwise, attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=3116382671480623498 302 W Hastings St]
* Revolver coffee - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=7637660912074558893 325 Cambie St]
* Purebread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=448773891542528173 159 W Hastings St]
* Lee's Donuts Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=13423786774947035631 199 Water St]

====Meals====
* [https://www.vcc.ca/services/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC Downtown Cafeteria] (Thurs only) - 3rd floor
* Marugame Udon - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=9331854931384302026 589 Beatty St]
* MeeT Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=8486430434256396620 inner Courtyard, 12 Water St] (vegetarian)
* Meat & Bread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=5974644075226205790 370 Cambie St]
* Nuba - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=16710652764342550272 207 W Hastings St] (veg friendly)
* Pholicious - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=464715567622825479 430 W Pender St]
* Ready-to-eat at City Market (unless you're boycotting Loblaws!) - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=12866074011377369903 658 Homer St]

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PST (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, May 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* [https://cynthiang.ca/2024/05/16/presentation-giving-back-to-the-community-through-transparency-and-a-public-handbook/ Giving back to the community through transparency and a public handbook] - Cynthia "Arty" Ng
* [https://github.com/telezoic/PostTwitter Twitter Archiving, Post-Twitter] - Dan Sifton
* "Wait I can't lose that!" Saving circ data with MS Office during a system change - Trevor Smith
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nMJttwl7u8Rlv2x4b4b9tH_cbafZe4AQ6n1KinG_Muw/edit Find a Space] - Andy Peterson
* Implementing Time of Flight People Counting at UVic Libraries - John Durno
* Improving online user experience through collaboration with public service staff - Janis McKenzie
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
*
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
*
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at The Permanent Library (330 Pender St) feat. [https://www.instagram.com/pretendwinebar/ Pretend Wine Bar]
* [https://maps.app.goo.gl/WVUchkZHbstXfRHE9 Directions] from VCC to the Permanent Library (about a 2 min walk)
* Big thanks to [https://internetarchivecanada.org/ Internet Archive Canada]!
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, May 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* CatalogerGPT: an AI powered cataloguing assistant as agentic collaboration - Glen Greenly
* Moving to the Cloud: Better late than never? - Scott Leslie
* Moving our library to the Folio LSP - Olga Kalachinskaya

|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
* OpenAthens and the Ironies of Automation - Ryan Regier
* Title list comparison using Pandas/Jupyter - James Fournie
* Telidon update - John Durno
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:30 || Breakout sessions
*
|-
| 2:45 || Break
|-
| 3:00 || Breakout sessions (continued)
*
|-
| 4:00 ||
|-
| 5:00 ||
|}

=== Sponsors ===

We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

Thank you to [https://archive.org Internet Archive] for generously sponsoring Thursday's social event at their Vancouver HQ

Finally, thanks to [https://virl.bc.ca VIRL] for their support.

=== 2024 Organizers ===

* James Fournie
* Dan Sifton
* Eka Grguric
* Tamarack Hockin
* John Durno
* Scott Leslie
* Trevor Smith
* George Villavicencio
* Rebecca Dickson
* Cynthia Ng

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

BC

2024-05-17T17:31:06Z

RebeccaDickson:

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Ninth Annual Code4Lib BC Unconference 2024''' ==

'''Save the dates!'''

* Thursday, 16 May and Friday, 17 May
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/872117846957/?aff=oddtdtcreator Registration is now open]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by VCC at the [https://www.vcc.ca/about/college-information/contact-us/downtown-campus/ Downtown Campus], Room 420

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Mastodon Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/FH6DxDJgq18jPM5A6 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries) will be available at the venue.

[https://www.vcc.ca/services/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC's Downtown Cafeteria] (Floor 3) offers a variety of entrees and upscale diner-style food prepared by talented students from the Culinary Arts program. (Open '''Thurs only'''.)

Otherwise, attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=3116382671480623498 302 W Hastings St]
* Revolver coffee - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=7637660912074558893 325 Cambie St]
* Purebread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=448773891542528173 159 W Hastings St]
* Lee's Donuts Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=13423786774947035631 199 Water St]

====Meals====
* [https://www.vcc.ca/services/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC Downtown Cafeteria] (Thurs only) - 3rd floor
* Marugame Udon - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=9331854931384302026 589 Beatty St]
* MeeT Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=8486430434256396620 inner Courtyard, 12 Water St] (vegetarian)
* Meat & Bread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=5974644075226205790 370 Cambie St]
* Nuba - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=16710652764342550272 207 W Hastings St] (veg friendly)
* Pholicious - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=464715567622825479 430 W Pender St]
* Ready-to-eat at City Market (unless you're boycotting Loblaws!) - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=12866074011377369903 658 Homer St]

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PST (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, May 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* [https://cynthiang.ca/2024/05/16/presentation-giving-back-to-the-community-through-transparency-and-a-public-handbook/ Giving back to the community through transparency and a public handbook] - Cynthia "Arty" Ng
* [https://github.com/telezoic/PostTwitter Twitter Archiving, Post-Twitter] - Dan Sifton
* "Wait I can't lose that!" Saving circ data with MS Office during a system change - Trevor Smith
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nMJttwl7u8Rlv2x4b4b9tH_cbafZe4AQ6n1KinG_Muw/edit Find a Space] - Andy Peterson
* Implementing Time of Flight People Counting at UVic Libraries - John Durno
* Improving online user experience through collaboration with public service staff - Janis McKenzie
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
*
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
*
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at The Permanent Library (330 Pender St) feat. [https://www.instagram.com/pretendwinebar/ Pretend Wine Bar]
* [https://maps.app.goo.gl/WVUchkZHbstXfRHE9 Directions] from VCC to the Permanent Library (about a 2 min walk)
* Big thanks to [https://internetarchivecanada.org/ Internet Archive Canada]!
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, May 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* CatalogerGPT: an AI powered cataloguing assistant as agentic collaboration - Glen Greenly
* Moving to the Cloud: Better late than never? - Scott Leslie
* Moving our library to the Folio LSP - Olga Kalachinskaya

|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
* OpenAthens Authentication vs IP EZProxy - Ryan Regier
* Title list comparison using Pandas/Jupyter - James Fournie
* Telidon update - John Durno
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:30 || Breakout sessions
*
|-
| 2:45 || Break
|-
| 3:00 || Breakout sessions (continued)
*
|-
| 4:00 ||
|-
| 5:00 ||
|}

=== Sponsors ===

We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

Thank you to [https://archive.org Internet Archive] for generously sponsoring Thursday's social event at their Vancouver HQ

Finally, thanks to [https://virl.bc.ca VIRL] for their support.

=== 2024 Organizers ===

* James Fournie
* Dan Sifton
* Eka Grguric
* Tamarack Hockin
* John Durno
* Scott Leslie
* Trevor Smith
* George Villavicencio
* Rebecca Dickson
* Cynthia Ng

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

BC

2024-05-16T20:18:44Z

RebeccaDickson:

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Ninth Annual Code4Lib BC Unconference 2024''' ==

'''Save the dates!'''

* Thursday, 16 May and Friday, 17 May
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/872117846957/?aff=oddtdtcreator Registration is now open]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by VCC at the [https://www.vcc.ca/about/college-information/contact-us/downtown-campus/ Downtown Campus], Room 420

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Mastodon Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/FH6DxDJgq18jPM5A6 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries) will be available at the venue.

[https://www.vcc.ca/services/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC's Downtown Cafeteria] (Floor 3) offers a variety of entrees and upscale diner-style food prepared by talented students from the Culinary Arts program. (Open '''Thurs only'''.)

Otherwise, attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=3116382671480623498 302 W Hastings St]
* Revolver coffee - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=7637660912074558893 325 Cambie St]
* Purebread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=448773891542528173 159 W Hastings St]
* Lee's Donuts Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=13423786774947035631 199 Water St]

====Meals====
* [https://www.vcc.ca/services/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC Downtown Cafeteria] (Thurs only) - 3rd floor
* Marugame Udon - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=9331854931384302026 589 Beatty St]
* MeeT Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=8486430434256396620 inner Courtyard, 12 Water St] (vegetarian)
* Meat & Bread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=5974644075226205790 370 Cambie St]
* Nuba - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=16710652764342550272 207 W Hastings St] (veg friendly)
* Pholicious - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=464715567622825479 430 W Pender St]
* Ready-to-eat at City Market (unless you're boycotting Loblaws!) - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=12866074011377369903 658 Homer St]

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PST (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, May 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* [https://cynthiang.ca/2024/05/16/presentation-giving-back-to-the-community-through-transparency-and-a-public-handbook/ Giving back to the community through transparency and a public handbook] - Cynthia "Arty" Ng
* Twitter Archiving, Post-Twitter - Dan Sifton
* "Wait I can't lose that!" Saving circ data with MS Office during a system change - Trevor Smith
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nMJttwl7u8Rlv2x4b4b9tH_cbafZe4AQ6n1KinG_Muw/edit Find a Space] - Andy Peterson
* Implementing Time of Flight People Counting at UVic Libraries - John Durno
* Improving online user experience through collaboration with public service staff - Janis McKenzie
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
*
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
*
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at The Permanent Library (330 Pender St) feat. [https://www.instagram.com/pretendwinebar/ Pretend Wine Bar]
* [https://maps.app.goo.gl/WVUchkZHbstXfRHE9 Directions] from VCC to the Permanent Library (about a 2 min walk)
* Big thanks to [https://internetarchivecanada.org/ Internet Archive Canada]!
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, May 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* CatalogerGPT: an AI powered cataloguing assistant as agentic collaboration - Glen Greenly
* Moving to the Cloud: Better late than never? - Scott Leslie
* Moving our library to the Folio LSP - Olga Kalachinskaya

|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* OpenAthens Authentication vs IP EZProxy - Ryan Regier
* Title list comparison using Pandas/Jupyter - James Fournie
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:30 || Breakout sessions
*
|-
| 2:45 || Break
|-
| 3:00 || Breakout sessions (continued)
*
|-
| 4:00 ||
|-
| 5:00 ||
|}

=== Sponsors ===

While Code4Lib BC no longer solicits sponsorship, we want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

=== 2024 Organizers ===

* James Fournie
* Dan Sifton
* Eka Grguric
* Tamarack Hockin
* John Durno
* Scott Leslie
* Trevor Smith
* George Villavicencio
* Rebecca Dickson
* Cynthia Ng

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

BC

2024-05-16T17:07:07Z

RebeccaDickson:

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Ninth Annual Code4Lib BC Unconference 2024''' ==

'''Save the dates!'''

* Thursday, 16 May and Friday, 17 May
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/872117846957/?aff=oddtdtcreator Registration is now open]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by VCC at the [https://www.vcc.ca/about/college-information/contact-us/downtown-campus/ Downtown Campus], Room 420

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Mastodon Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/FH6DxDJgq18jPM5A6 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries) will be available at the venue.

[https://www.vcc.ca/services/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC's Downtown Cafeteria] (Floor 3) offers a variety of entrees and upscale diner-style food prepared by talented students from the Culinary Arts program. (Open '''Thurs only'''.)

Otherwise, attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=3116382671480623498 302 W Hastings St]
* Revolver coffee - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=7637660912074558893 325 Cambie St]
* Purebread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=448773891542528173 159 W Hastings St]
* Lee's Donuts Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=13423786774947035631 199 Water St]

====Meals====
* [https://www.vcc.ca/services/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC Downtown Cafeteria] (Thurs only) - 3rd floor
* Marugame Udon - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=9331854931384302026 589 Beatty St]
* MeeT Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=8486430434256396620 inner Courtyard, 12 Water St] (vegetarian)
* Meat & Bread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=5974644075226205790 370 Cambie St]
* Nuba - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=16710652764342550272 207 W Hastings St] (veg friendly)
* Pholicious - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=464715567622825479 430 W Pender St]
* Ready-to-eat at City Market (unless you're boycotting Loblaws!) - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=12866074011377369903 658 Homer St]

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PST (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, May 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* Giving back to the community through transparency and a public handbook - Cynthia "Arty" Ng
* Twitter Archiving, Post-Twitter - Dan Sifton
* "Wait I can't lose that!" Saving circ data with MS Office during a system change - Trevor Smith
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* FindaSpace - Andy Peterson
* Implementing Time of Flight People Counting at UVic Libraries - John Durno
* Improving online user experience through collaboration with public service staff - Janis McKenzie
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
*
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
*
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at The Permanent Library (330 Pender St) feat. [https://www.instagram.com/pretendwinebar/ Pretend Wine Bar]
* [https://maps.app.goo.gl/WVUchkZHbstXfRHE9 Directions] from VCC to the Permanent Library (about a 2 min walk)
* Big thanks to [https://internetarchivecanada.org/ Internet Archive Canada]!
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, May 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* CatalogerGPT: an AI powered cataloguing assistant as agentic collaboration - Glen Greenly
* Moving to the Cloud: Better late than never? - Scott Leslie
* Moving our library to the Folio LSP - Olga Kalachinskaya

|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* OpenAthens Authentication vs IP EZProxy - Ryan Regier
* Title list comparison using Pandas/Jupyter - James Fournie
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
*
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
*
|-
| 4:00 ||
|-
| 5:00 ||
|}

=== Sponsors ===

While Code4Lib BC no longer solicits sponsorship, we want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

=== 2024 Organizers ===

* James Fournie
* Dan Sifton
* Eka Grguric
* Tamarack Hockin
* John Durno
* Scott Leslie
* Trevor Smith
* George Villavicencio
* Rebecca Dickson
* Cynthia Ng

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

BC

2024-05-15T18:52:21Z

RebeccaDickson: add food suggestions

Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].

== '''Ninth Annual Code4Lib BC Unconference 2024''' ==

'''Save the dates!'''

* Thursday, 16 May and Friday, 17 May
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/872117846957/?aff=oddtdtcreator Registration is now open]

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by VCC at the [https://www.vcc.ca/about/college-information/contact-us/downtown-campus/ Downtown Campus], Room 420

=== What's it all about? ===

It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.

This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.

* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Mastodon Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`

* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===

If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.

[https://forms.gle/FH6DxDJgq18jPM5A6 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

===Food===

Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries) will be available at the venue.

[https://www.vcc.ca/services/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC's Downtown Cafeteria] (Floor 3) offers a variety of entrees and upscale diner-style food prepared by talented students from the Culinary Arts program. (Open '''Thurs only'''.)

Otherwise, attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!

====Coffee & baked goods====
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=3116382671480623498 302 W Hastings St]
* Revolver coffee - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=7637660912074558893 325 Cambie St]
* Purebread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=448773891542528173 159 W Hastings St]
* Lee's Donuts Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=13423786774947035631 199 Water St]

====Meals====
* [https://www.vcc.ca/services/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC Downtown Cafeteria] (Thurs only) - 3rd floor
* Marugame Udon - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=9331854931384302026 589 Beatty St]
* MeeT Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=8486430434256396620 inner Courtyard, 12 Water St] (vegetarian)
* Meat & Bread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=5974644075226205790 370 Cambie St]
* Nuba - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=16710652764342550272 207 W Hastings St] (veg friendly)
* Pholicious - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=464715567622825479 430 W Pender St]
* Ready-to-eat at City Market (unless you're boycotting Loblaws!) - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=12866074011377369903 658 Homer St]

=== Schedule ===

'''''Please note that all times are PST (Vancouver, Canada).'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, May 16 ====

{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* Giving back to the community through transparency and a public handbook - Cynthia "Arty" Ng
* Twitter Archiving, Post-Twitter - Dan Sifton
* Collections dashboard - Trevor Smith
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* FindaSpace - Andy Peterson
* Implementing Time of Flight People Counting at UVic Libraries - John Durno
* Improving online user experience through collaboration with public service staff - Janis McKenzie
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
*
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
*
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social event at The Permanent Library (330 Pender St) feat. [https://www.instagram.com/pretendwinebar/ Pretend Wine Bar]
* [https://maps.app.goo.gl/WVUchkZHbstXfRHE9 Directions] from VCC to the Permanent Library (about a 2 min walk)
* Big thanks to [https://internetarchivecanada.org/ Internet Archive Canada]!
|}

==== Day 2 : Friday, May 17 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Venue opens
|-
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* CatalogerGPT: an AI powered cataloguing assistant as agentic collaboration - Glen Greenly
* Moving to the Cloud: Better late than never? - Scott Leslie
* Moving our library to the Folio LSP - Olga Kalachinskaya

|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* OpenAthens Authentication vs IP EZProxy - Ryan Regier
* Title list comparison using Pandas/Jupyter - James Fournie
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
*
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
*
|-
| 4:00 ||
|-
| 5:00 ||
|}

=== Sponsors ===

While Code4Lib BC no longer solicits sponsorship, we want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

=== 2024 Organizers ===

* James Fournie
* Dan Sifton
* Eka Grguric
* Tamarack Hockin
* John Durno
* Scott Leslie
* Trevor Smith
* George Villavicencio
* Rebecca Dickson
* Cynthia Ng

= '''Past Events''' =

See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

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