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2014-09-17T18:21:39Z

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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.

== '''Second Annual Code4lib BC Event''' ==

'''When''': November 27 and 28, 2014

'''Where''': SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver, BC [http://goo.gl/maps/iyC0j map]

'''Cost''': $20

'''Accommodations''': Info coming soon.

'''Register''': [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/second-annual-code4libbc-regional-library-technology-conference-tickets-12988552109 here]

'''What''': It’s a 2 day unconference! A participant-driven meeting featuring lightning talks in the mornings, breakout sessions in the afternoons, with coffee, tea and snacks provided. Lightning talks are brief presentations which are typically 5-10 minutes in length (15 minutes is the maximum) on topics related to library technologies: current projects, tips and tricks, or hacks in the works. Breakout sessions is an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun. In advance of the event, we will gather project ideas in a form available through our wiki and registration pages. Each afternoon the code4libBC participants will review and discuss the proposals, break into groups, and work on some of the projects.

'''Who''': A diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology.Anyone from the library community who is interested in library technologies are welcome to join and participate, regardless of their department or background: systems and IT, public services, circulation, cataloguing and technical services, archives, digitization and preservation. All are welcome to help set the agenda, define the outcomes and develop the deliverables!

'''Why''': Why not? code4libBC is a group of dynamic library technology practitioners throughout the province who want to build new relationships as much as develop new software solutions to problems.

'''Tag d'hash''': #c4lbc

If you’re ready to get your hands dirty with library technology practitioners, join us!

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

'''Sponsorship''': We will be relying on the support of sponsors to rent space in Harbour Centre, subsidize the cost of wireless and to help keep the registration costs affordable. Sponsors will enjoy many benefits, including full recognition in promotional materials and wide exposure among code4libBC attendees. This year's conference offers three levels of sponsorship:
* Room sponsorship
* Wireless sponsorship
* Coffee break sponsorship

Our second annual code4libBC event could not have been made possible without the generous financial support of:
* BC Libraries Coop
* Surrey Public Library
* University of British Columbia
* University of Victoria
* Simon Fraser University Library

And special thanks to the BC Libraries Cooperative for assisting the organizing group with administrative duties.

'''Organizers''': Also thanks to all our organizers
* Paul Joseph (Chair)
* Caroline Daniels
* Cynthia Ng
* Gordon Coleman
* Jeff Davis
* Mark Jordan
* Shirley Lew
* Trish Mau
* Tara Robertson
* Tamarack Hockin

Feel free to email Paul Joseph at paul.joseph@ubc.ca with questions or comments.

'''Lightning Talk Proposals and Breakout Suggestions''': [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1famX1yHSzFIHpe-Ey8pv3sLoKsXQFOD3chx_87RsvCA/viewform Submit proposals and suggestions].

=== Schedule ===

==== Thursday ====
{|
| 9:00 || Welcome & Announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning Talks
|-
| 10:30 || Coffee break
|-
| 11:30 || Lunch (On Your Own) [http://eg2013.sitka.bclibraries.ca/social-events/#thursday-lunch Suggestions]
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout Sessions
|-
| 3:15 || Break
|-
| 3:30 || Breakout Reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social
|}

==== Friday ====
{|
| 9:00 || Announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning Talks
|-
| 10:30 || Coffee break
|-
| 11:30 || Lunch (On Your Own) [http://eg2013.sitka.bclibraries.ca/social-events/#thursday-lunch Suggestions]
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout Sessions
|-
| 3:15 || Break
|-
| 3:30 || Breakout Reports
|-
| 4:00 || End of Day
|}

=== '''Lightning Talk Proposals and Breakout Suggestions''' ===
Submit them using this [http://goo.gl/1mPwlM Google form]. This time around we're trying an additional format, something we call "From Pitch to Prototype to Program". See form for more details.

=== '''Breakout Suggestions''' ===

= Past Events =

== '''2014 Code4lib BC Spring Workshops''' ==

=== General Info ===

'''When''': Friday, May 2, 2014

'''Cost''': $15 + taxes/fees per workshop (note: lunch is not included)

'''What''': Four half-day workshops are being offered at two different venues in Downtown Vancouver. See below for further details.

'''Who''': A diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology. Anyone from the library community who is interested in library technologies are welcome to join and participate, regardless of their department or background: systems and IT, public services, circulation, cataloguing and technical services, archives, digitization and preservation.

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

'''Register here''': https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2014-code4lib-bc-spring-workshops-tickets-11107666329

'''''Special thanks to Vancouver Public Library, Simon Fraser University, and the BC Libraries Cooperative for their support in making these workshops possible.'''''

=== Locations and Schedule ===

'''At VPL Central (Peter Kaye Room)'''

{|
|
|-
| 9:00am-12:00pm || Web/Usability Testing on a budget! / Cynthia Ng
|-
| 12:00pm-1:00pm || Lunch Break
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| 1:00pm-4:00pm || Introduction to Designing for the Web Today: HTML5, CSS3, and JQuery / Schuyler Lindberg
|-
|
|}

'''At SFU Harbour Centre (Room 1500)'''

{|
|
|-
| 9:00am-12:00pm || Intro to Python / Alex Garnett
|-
| 12:00pm-1:00pm || Lunch Break
|-
| 1:00pm-4:00pm || Intro to Archivematica / Mark Jordan
|-
|
|}

=== Workshop Descriptions ===

==== Web/Usability Testing on a budget! ====
''With Cynthia Ng''

* If you take care of even a small part of the website, you want to have some kind of feedback from your users. However, you're just one person, and you have a budget of $100. What do you do? This session will give you some hands on practice using a few methods to help you do some usability testing on a low budget.

* Please bring a laptop, multiple sheets of paper, and at least one pen.

* Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11wHoD6fO8WCdVJaH9iNTfce8_qK6JefHYhSUuXqOQjg/edit?usp=sharing

''Cynthia Ng is currently on contract as an Accessibility Librarian at the Centre for Accessible Post-secondary Education Resources BC (CAPER-BC) housed at Langara College. She takes a holistic approach with focus on users to improve library websites. She also frequently volunteers as a mentor at technology events.''

==== Introduction to Designing for the Web Today: HTML5, CSS3, and JQuery ====
''With Schuyler Lindberg''

* A practical introduction to HTML5, CSS3, & JQuery, this workshop will cover the fundamentals of modern front-end web design. Not your typical "hello world!" code-from-scratch approach, it will demonstrate how to 'stand on the shoulders of giants' and take advantage of open source tools and templates to very quickly construct a fully-functional, responsive, HTML5 web site.

* Bring a laptop and your favorite text editor (I recommend Sublime Text). No prior experience necessary.

''Schuyler Lindberg completed his MLIS at SLAIS in 2012, and after a stint as a Digital Asset Management Consultant at BC Hydro, began his current role as Interaction Designer for Digital Projects at UBC Library Systems & Information Technology where he tests, designs, and develops user interfaces for library web applications. He is currently building a unified portal for the library's digital collections''

==== [http://tinyurl.com/c4lbcpython Intro to Python] ====
''With Alex Garnett''

* This 3 hour workshop will introduce the fundamentals of Python as a first (or second) programming language. It will provide an overview of syntax, best practices, and how to get from A to B in simple, purposeful tasks, taking string parsing as an example. This will include a brief review of (relatively) sane approaches to doing iterative development on your own, including how to solve errors on a case-by-case basis, without having to read coding manuals from cover to cover.

* Participants are strongly encouraged to bring their own machines (Windows, Mac, or Linux okay) so that they can walk away from the workshop with a workflow that works for them.

''Alex Garnett works on Data Curation and Digital Preservation at SFU Library. Most of his coding is self-taught, which is a good thing when it isn't a bad thing. He doesn't always like it when he hears people start evangelizing about how everyone should learn to code, but he's caught himself talking about how some people really ought to learn really useful and fun things like string functions on occasion. He has strong feelings and a bad back.''

==== [https://github.com/mjordan/archivematicaworkshop Intro to Archivematica] ====
''With Mark Jordan''

* This 3 hour workshop will introduce [https://www.archivematica.org Archivematica] as a comprehensive, ready-to-deploy digital preservation platform. We will also cover basic preservation planning and long-term management of preserved content. Participants will have the opportunity to run Archivematica on their own laptops.

* Preparation for the workshop: Please come with a Mac, Windows, or Linux laptop that has the most recent version of [https://www.virtualbox.org/ VirtualBox] installed. (Note that virtual machines will run slowly on computers with less 4 GB of RAM.) A virtual machine image running Archivematica will be distributed at the workshop. Participants who cannot bring a laptop will be partnered with someone who has one.

''Mark Jordan is Head of Library Systems at Simon Fraser University. His current obsession is automating digital preservation processes but he is also interested in a lot of other things.''

== '''First Annual Code4lib BC Event''' ==

'''When''': November 28 and 29, 2013

'''Where''': SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver, BC [http://goo.gl/maps/iyC0j map]

'''Cost''': $20

'''Accommodations''': Info coming soon.

'''Register here''': https://code4libbc2013.eventbrite.ca/ 2013-11-21: We are full at 80 people but the waitlist is open.

'''What''': It’s a 2 day unconference! A participant-driven meeting featuring lightning talks in the mornings, hackfest in the afternoons, with coffee, tea and snacks provided. Lightning talks are brief presentations which are typically 5-10 minutes in length (15 minutes is the maximum) on topics related to library technologies: current projects, tips and tricks, or hacks in the works. Hackfest is an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun. In advance of the event, we will gather project ideas in a form available through our wiki and registration pages. Each afternoon the code4libBC participants will review and discuss the proposals, break into groups, and work on some of the projects.

'''Who''': A diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology.Anyone from the library community who is interested in library technologies are welcome to join and participate, regardless of their department or background: systems and IT, public services, circulation, cataloguing and technical services, archives, digitization and preservation. All are welcome to help set the agenda, define the outcomes and develop the deliverables!

'''Why''': Why not? code4libBC is a group of dynamic library technology practitioners throughout the province who want to build new relationships as much as develop new software solutions to problems.

'''Tag d'hash''': #c4lbc

If you’re ready to get your hands dirty with library technology practitioners, join us!

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

Our first annual code4libBC event could not have been made possible without the generous financial support of:

* BCCATS (British Columbia Cataloguing and Technical Services Interest Group)
* BC Electronic Library Network
* BC Libraries Cooperative
* Kwantlen Polytechnic University
* Simon Fraser University
* University of Victoria

And special thanks to the BC Libraries Cooperative for assisting the organizing group with administrative duties.

Also thanks to all our organizers
* Paul Joseph (Chair)
* Calvin Mah
* Caroline Daniels
* Cynthia Ng
* Gordon Coleman
* Jeff Davis
* John Durno
* Mark Jordan
* May Chan
* Shirley Lew

Feel free to email Paul Joseph at paul.joseph@ubc.ca with questions or comments.

'''Lightning Talk Proposals and Hackfest/Breakout Suggestions''': Submit them [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NVEGsJZvqNLyqxATdYvNonGuPmlDAFOJn-R2vGpIvWg/viewform here].

=== Schedule ===

==== Thursday ====
{|
| 9:00 || Welcome & Announcements
|-
| || Lightning Talks
* Paul Joseph - Opening Talk
* Linda Woodcock - [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-vRlkrh5Pi_NGl5Tnd2N3VVblU/edit?usp=sharing RDA: 10 Things]
* Mark Jordan - [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1015702/linked_to/Making%20TGM%20Terms%20Linkable.pdf Linked Data in SFU's Editorial Cartoons Collection]
* Marcus Emmanuel Barnes - [http://www.slideshare.net/MarcusBarnes/code4-lib-bc-2013-lightening-talk SFU Library's METS-Bagger Tool]
* Misty De Meo - Archivematica Format Policy Registry (FPR)
* Cynthia Ng - [http://t.co/vIHCuuGExZ Shifting Perspectives: From Disability Accommodation to Universal Design]
* Stefan Khan-Kernahan - Course Reserves at UBC
* May Chan - [http://ow.ly/rhk3L Hackfests for the Uninitiated]
|-
| 10:30 || Coffee break
|-
| 10:45 || Schedule Jam
|-
| 11:00 || Breakout Sessions
* Connecting Public Services and Library Data (NE side of room) with Janis
* [[Creating_a_toolkit/process_for_collaborative,_grassroots_archiving_of_significant,_small_BC_websites_using_DIY_tools]] with Scott (NW side of room)]
* Omeka Plugin with John and Jon (South Central side of room)
* accessibility https://docs.google.com/document/d/13zM-Q84eYJqvfLdYWU8PkAf_z8RbeJC_iskPB5QlSo8/edit
* Learn more about UBC'c Reserves Project
* How to build in accessibility
|-
| 1 Hour || Lunch (On Your Own) [http://eg2013.sitka.bclibraries.ca/social-events/#thursday-lunch Suggestions]
|-
| 3:15 || Break
|-
| 3:30 || Breakout Reports
|-
| 5:00 || Social
|}

==== Friday ====
{|
| 9:00 || Announcements
|-
| || Lightning Talks
* Mark Jordan - [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1015702/linked_to/docr_smd%20%40%20%23c4lbc.pdf DOCR/SMD] [https://github.com/mjordan/docr-smd Source code]
* Peter Tyrrell - Parsing PDF into Various Formats, [https://gist.github.com/peaeater Powershell scripts]
* John Durno - Uploading to Internet Archive via API
* Colleen Bell - Integrating ERM & Libguides Content
* James MacGregor - PKP Article Level Metrics with OJS and OMP
* Jonathan Schatz - The Story of BC Libraries' IT Environments
* <strike>Sarah Sutherland - RFP Evaluation Process</strike>
* Paul Joseph - UBC Digital Library Framework
* Calvin Mah / Todd Holbrook - SFU Library - Hours Database
|-
| 10:30 || Coffee break
|-
| 11:00 || Breakout Sessions
* New bibliographic environment with May and Mark
* Engaging digital asset viewer
* library hours tool & api
* UBC IT Reorg by Paul
* Learn more about Archivematica with Misty and Courtney
* Library Hours Tools & API
* Hacking ILS's - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a8gH5JAJXSt4eix5TOaWnm0aUWTTv5U1jgqEc1zAYg4/edit Google doc]
|-
| 1 Hour || Lunch (On Your Own) [http://eg2013.sitka.bclibraries.ca/social-events/#thursday-lunch Suggestions]
|-
| 3:15 || Break
|-
| 3:30 || Breakout Reports
|-
| 4:00 || End of Day
|}

=== '''Lightning Talk Proposals''' ===

John Durno, University of Victoria
* Filling up the Internet Archive using their S3-like API. UVic recently uploaded 750G of old newspapers and metadata (over 15,000 issues) to the IA via their API, based on Amazon's S3, by way of a simple python script making use of the boto library and a wrapper supplied by one of the IA developers. The API proved surprisingly robust, and I'd like to spread the word.

Peter Tyrrell, Andornot
* Setting up Apache Solr to index and search over multiple source types: database and fielded data, Excel/CSV, scanned mags and newspapers, PDFs, word processor documents, websites, geolocations, etc. Focus will be on schema and DataImportHandler considerations, plus amusing anecdotes as time allows.
* Another option would be: scripts that parse a PDF into a TIF, JPG, TXT, and positional XML per page via djvulibre and imagemagick libraries. Make 'em ready for indexing and flexible display.
* I could maybe go over how to (and how NOT to) represent and display hierarchical (cough, archival) data in an Apache Solr index. Mostly this would be a juicy rant about how just how ruddy difficult I found it.

Stefan Khan-Kernahan, The University of British Columbia
* UBC is launching an in-house product for managing course reserves that helps streamline workflows between faculty & library, within library staff (e.g copyright control etc.), and library & student, which I'd like to present on, the content of which would be on completed modules to date and learning lessons for others

Marcus Emmanuel Barnes, Simon Fraser University
* Normalizing existing digitized content into standardized packages for robust long-term management. A report on SFU Library's METS-Bagger tool, with a discussion of the benefits, design principles used for the packaging specification, and potential next steps.

Colleen Bell, University of the Fraser Valley
* I've been using PHP, JSON, and Libguides widgets to integrate Libguides content into our ERM and ERM content into our Libguides. This is particularly useful for libraries using SFU's researcher suite, but could provide ideas for anyone, since the code generated by the PHP can be displayed in any web page.

Mark Jordan, Simon Fraser University
* Libraries are realizing the potential for both exposing their locally managed content as Linked Data and for consuming Linked Data. One of the types of local data that offers a lot of promise for leveraging Linked Data's capabilities is the controlled subject terms applied to local digital collections. I would like to demonstrate how I've enriched SFU's Editorial Cartoons Collection's descriptive metadata with URIs from http://id.loc.gov, paying particular attention to those from the Thesaurus for Graphic Material.
* Explanation and demo of docr/smd, a distributed Optical Character Recognition platform designed to use smartphones and tablets to do the OCR.

May Chan, Burnaby Public Library
* Hackfests for the Uninitiated. For all sorts of reasons, hackfests can be intimidating to first-timers and especially to those who have little or no programming ability. To encourage those new to this form of collaborative learning, my LT will relate key a-ha! moments from my first hackfest experience, especially some difficult truths learned.
* The Code4Lib Conference Gender and Minority Scholarships. One of the ways Code4Lib supports gender and cultural diversity is to offer conference scholarships to women, transgendered persons and persons of ethnic or aboriginal descent. As a way to encourage potential BC applicants, this LT will give some nuanced background on the scholarship program and application process.

Calvin Mah / Todd Holbrook, SFU Library
* SFU Library - Hours Database. The Library Hours Database developed by Todd Holbrook at SFU Library is a tool for managing library hours. The SFU Library hours page is generated by this database: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/hours

Sarah Sutherland, Canadian Legal Information Institute
* I would like to discuss the process involved in evaluating the responses to requests for proposals for technology projects. There are often several very good submissions once the basic requirements are met, and at that point it becomes more about the style of the vendor and what kind of project it is. We recently went through this process, so I will use some anonymized examples from our process to illustrate my talk.

Cynthia Ng, CILS @ Langara College
* Shifting Perspectives: From Disability Accommodation to Universal Design 
Too often we design for the "average" user and then tack on accommodations for those with disabilities, but there is no "average" user to speak of, and we all use "assistive" technology. With this presentation, I hope to help shift the way we think about library services and their delivery.

Linda Woodcock, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
* RDA : 10 Things. Walks through an RDA record focusing on new data elements and changes from AACR2. Will talk about benefits to user and possibilities for the future use of new data.

Jonathan Schatz, BC Libraries Cooperative
* This summer a colleague and I toured three library federations BC as "field librarians". These treks were part of a unique project to survey the IT environments of the Co-op's member libraries. In addition to sharing the data with the libraries as actionable status reports, we are developing an app to track all this member data for our support team, allowing for a high-level snapshot of Sitka libraries. I want to tell a quick story about what sorts of configurations and solutions we saw out there, what seem to work, what to avoid and perhaps some DIY tips for technology management for libraries with fewer resources.

James MacGregor, Simon Fraser University Library
* Public Knowledge Project has been working with PLOS to implement article level metrics within OJS and OMP. We are past the initial development stage, with a number of implementations live in production environments. We will discuss the available toolset, and future plans for it.

Misty De Meo, Artefactual Systems
* Archivematica Format Policy Registry (FPR) 
Archivematica is an open-source digital preservation platform. 
Starting with version 1.0, Archivematica has made much of the standard behaviour of Archivematica configurable. The FPR provides a database of the recognized formats in Archivematica along with the rules used to control how files are identified, how metadata is extracted, and how files are normalized, all of which is customizable by users without changing the Archivematica source code. This lightning talk would go over the FPR and what it enables in Archivematica, as well as the open-source FPR administrator app.
* FITS performance optimizations 
Archivematica has begun work on performance improvements to reduce the performance overhead of the FITS file identification tool in digital preservation workflows. This lightning talk would go over the major performance bottlenecks discovered and discuss the ways in which Archivematica is working to improve them.

=== '''Hackfest/Breakout Suggestions''' ===

Requests, but facilitator needed:
* Want to put us where the user is - discuss
* collaboratively improve an open source project's crappy documentation
* my website is stuck in a crappy institutional CMS. What can I do with it?

John Durno, University of Victoria
* Develop an Omeka module that uses the Internet Archive to host video and audio content, essentially using Omeka as the front end user interface while taking advantage of the IA's media delivery/streaming capabilities. I envision two components: content and metadata would be uploaded via Omeka's admin interface. The IA's media player would be embedded in the public interface for content delivery.

Stefan Khan-Kernahan, The University of British Columbia
* Building a more engaging digital asset viewer than what is provided by ContentDM/competitors. Details: current digital asset presentation (e.g Content DM), whilst providing all the ""necessary"" information for the user (image + metadata etc.) simply lack in user engagement. If universities are expecting to build interest in these collections among current/future students, they need to cater for a more involved experience. I am proposing an image viewer for digital assets that allows tagging/hotspot that trigger supplementary information beyond metadata (e.g. video explanations of areas on maps, how they came to be etc)

Karen J. Nelson, Capilano Unversity Library
* Could we have a quickie: 1. FRBR explanation. 2. ditto data exchange. 3. ditto linked data. 4. bibframe. 5. WEMI language

Jonathan Jacobsen, Andornot
* I'm working on a virtual exhibit project using Omeka right now, so I second the idea of an Omeka breakout session. Would love to connect with some other Omeka users/developers. In particular, to discuss the Solr plug-in.

Scott Leslie, BC Libraries Cooperative
* [[Creating a toolkit/process for collaborative, grassroots archiving of significant, small BC websites using DIY tools]]

May Chan, Burnaby Public Library, and Mark Jordan, Simon Fraser University
* New bibliographic environment. This breakout session will provide opportunities for us to explore new and emerging models for bibliographic data, such as FRBR, the DCMI Abstract Model, and BIBFRAME with the context of the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and Linked Data. This breakout will take the approach of self-directed learning in a collaborative environment (i.e. there will be no expert talking heads). In the first hour, we will individually review some [http://ow.ly/rb9jo suggested background material]. As we work through the material, we will record topics of interest and questions [http://ow.ly/rb9ql here]. Feel free to add other suggested resources and related topics/questions at any time. Feel free to add to the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuvRlkrh5Pi_dDVzbVFCY1ZLR2x0cmVwT3FERk5ZZmc&usp=sharing Glossary]. In the second hour, based on things learned and topics/questions generated in Hour 1, we will assemble into groups of 2 or 3 and develop a 10-minute 'overview' of one topic/question to explore further. We can sign up for them once we collectively finalize the topics. In the last hour, we will present our overviews to the larger group.

Janis McKenzie, Simon Fraser University
* What do we really know about library use and what can we do with this information? The general idea of this breakout session is to connect those who made decisions about public services (and want to make more informed public service decisions) and those who have access to data on how library resources of all types are being used. The expected outcome would be to work towards identifying the types of activities that reflect how libraries are used today, with a focus on the impact of new, emerging, and future library services.

2012 twitter list

2012-02-07T17:04:52Z

Shlew:

Put your twitter handle in here, if you're at Code4Lib 2012 Seattle. I'll add you to the [https://twitter.com/#!/code4lib/attendees-2012 Attendees 2012 twitter list] for @code4lib when I get a chance. Thanks! -Sean

# Sean Hannan (@MrDys)
# Cynthia Ng (@TheRealArty)
# Becky Yoose (@yo_bj)
# Jason Ronallo (@ronallo)
# Kåre Fiedler Christiansen (@kaarefc)
# Joe Montibello (@firstweet)
# Charlie Morris (@cdmo)
# Laura Smart (@infod1va)
# Keri Thompson (@DigiKeri_SIL)
# Misty De Meo (@mistydemeo)
# Robert H. McDonald (@mcdonald) - attending virtually
# Takanori Hayashi (@tzhaya)
# Jason Casden (@cazzerson)
# Corey Harper (@chrpr)
# Heather Pitts (@HLPitts)
# Alex Wade (@alexwade)
# Zoe Chao (@zoechao)
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# Mark Matienzo (@anarchivist)
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# Jen Weintraub (@spiralstars)
# Ed Summers (@edsu)
# Luis Baquera (@mexkn)
# Makoto Okamoto (@arg)
# Peter Murray (@datag)
# Peter Binkley (@pabinkley) - virtual
#Carmen Mitchell (@carmendarlene)
# Kosuke Tanabe (@nabeta)
# Shirley Lew (@shlew)

North

2011-05-06T17:45:45Z

Shlew: /* Who's interested in Code4Lib North? */

Welcome to the home of the new Ontario/Canada chapter of [http://code4lib.org/ Code4Lib]. Our aim is to create more opportunities for Code4Lib folks in the Ontario/Quebec/Manitoba/Northeast USA area to meet up in person.

==Mailing list==

Want to participate in Code4Lib North meetups and receive "North"-oriented Code4Lib announcements? Join the code4lib mailing list. (The code4lib-north mailing list was discontinued.)

== Second Meeting: McMaster University, May 5-6, 2011 ==

=== Sign Up ===
We can handle a maximum of 50 people and you can signup here: http://c4ln2011.eventbrite.com/.

=== When and Where ===
Dates: May 5-6, 2011
 
Location:
* 1280 Main St. West, [http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=4151756913136304412&q=mcmaster+university+mills+memorial+library&hl=en&dtab=0&sll=43.260928,-79.91933&sspn=0.773056,1.227722&ie=UTF8&ll=43.647007,-80.532532&spn=0,0&z=10 McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario - ] (map)
* Mills Memorial Library, [http://library.mcmaster.ca/lyons Lyons New Media Centre] (4th floor)

=== Accommodation ===
Our helpful folks in Research Collections put this [http://library.mcmaster.ca/archives/visiting guide] together a while back.

=== Parking, Campus Map, Public Transit ===
* [http://parking.mcmaster.ca/ Parking] - I understand we have the most expensive parking in OCUL. I'm sorry :( - There is one bit of good news: if you park in the M lot, the day rate drops from $20 to $5. The M lot is about a 10-12 minute walk from the library, and there is a shuttle that will take you part of the way.
* [http://parking.mcmaster.ca/June25UpdatedMapWithAutomation.PDF Campus map] - we are building #10 - Mills Memorial Library
* [http://www.hamilton.ca/CityServices/transit?WT.mc_id=hsr&WT.hamilton_redirect_friendly=1/ Public Transit]
* HSR buses that come to campus are: [http://www.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/F831E17F-2373-48C8-A808-F7DB7873400E/0/JA11Route1.pdf 1], [http://www.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/FB34FB4E-EF3A-4154-AF2D-46C06F05F06F/0/JA11Route51.pdf 51], [http://www.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/53F0A87E-6DA9-4E04-A6A6-6BF5E7482806/0/JA11Route5.pdf 5c], [http://www.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/B25032CD-ABC4-40D3-8509-FA6CCB7DB4CA/0/JA11Route52A.pdf 52], and [http://www.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/650AA6C2-DD5F-422F-86A6-E0D6EA688CEE/0/JA11Route10.pdf 10] - The 10 and 52 drop off by the hospital, the others drop off right outside Mills.

=== Cost ===
Keep with tradition set last year - No cost and McMaster University has tentatively agreed to provided coffee, lunch, space, and wireless.

=== Format ===
Day 1:
* Hackfest (send problems/proposals to John Fink and Nick Ruest)
Day 2
* 5-minute lighting talks
* 20-minute talks
* BOAF/breakouts

=== 20-minute talks ===
I'd like to start a new tradition with Code4Lib North and deposit the slides and *maybe* recordings of the presentations in our IR. If people are cool with this, I can get it all setup prior to the event.

{| border=1
! Name
! Title
|-
| William J Turkel || Functional Programming Workout -- This may be pretty heavy going, but I hope it will be fun. I scheduled it first so people are mentally fresh and/or caffeinated... or can sleep in and skip it :)
|-
| Scholars Portal team || Programming at Scholars Portal: apps and APIs
|-
| William Wueppelmann || The Canadiana Web API
|-
| Dan Chudnov || WWIC? Linked Library Data as a Customer Service Medium
|-
| Mita Williams || We're jamun (and we hope you like jamun too)
|-
| William Denton || Getting started with R
|-
| Alan Harnum || When All You Have Is XSLT, Everything Looks Like XML: Heterogeneous Cloud-Based Content Management Using Google Docs and Other Services
|-
| Wendy Huot || Why can't a web page be more like a book? Using LaTeX with Readability to generate better 'print friendly' versions of web pages
|-
| Chris Charles || Introduction to Google Refine
|-
| Karen A. Coombs || Zend Framework: making using web services easier

|}

=== 5-minute lighting talks ===

{| border=1
! Name
! Title
|-
| Andrew McAlorum || Transition to Unity
|-
| Dale Askey || Fun with Failure, or, Learning to Stick a Fork in Things
|-
| Alison Hitchens || Getting testers to test what you need to have tested!
|-
| Alison Hitchens || Using RT Tracker for user feedback
|}

=== BOAF (Breakouts) ===
If we have enough time on the final day, we can devote an hour or two to people breaking out into birds of a feather groups.

{| border=1
! BOAF - Name
! Title
|-
| You || foo!
|}

== Code4lib North Pub Night Meetup in Ottawa, Ontario ==

*Dates: Either Friday the 17th or Saturday the 18th of September, 2010
*Locations: I'm open to other suggestions, here are mine for the moment:
::The Exchange Pub Rideau and Sussex St.
::D'Arcy McGee's Sparks st. and Elgin St.
*Time: 5-7
Laptops, demos, problems, topics of discussion welcome!

Purpose: To connect with other code4libers in the area and start building a strong code4lib community North of the border. Or for me (selfishly) to meet other cool people who may have gone to the first meeting ;)

Comments/suggestions/interested in helping? Let me know via the discussion page.

Thanks!
--[[User:Bethmaru|Bethmaru]] 20:08, 5 August 2010 (PDT)

UPDATE: There hasn't been any activity on this second meeting proposal and the date is coming up quite swiftly. I'm still interested in meeting people and building this community, however I'm going to put this on hold for the time being. Let me know via the discussion page if you're at all interested.
--[[User:Bethmaru|Bethmaru]] 18:53, 8 September 2010 (PDT)

== First Meeting: Kingston ON, May 6-7, 2010 ==

=== Sign up ===

Free registration -- but registration is now closed (we have 40+ signed up).

=== When and Where ===

'''May 6-7, 2010'''
* Thursday: 2pm-5:30pm, followed by dinner and drinks
* Friday: 9am-4:30pm

Meeting location:
* [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&source=embed&msa=0&msid=103786326471006763157.0004700577498a9166e33&ll=44.227888,-76.494584&spn=0.009226,0.012875&z=15| 93 University Ave, Queen's University, Kingston Ontario] (map)
* Meeting room: [http://library.queensu.ca/library/floorplans/index.php?library=Douglas&floorpos=4F&section=North_Reading_Room#map| 1966 North Reading Room, Level 7, Douglas Library Building] (floorplan) - located on the top floor, just follow the signs to find the room.

=== Cost ===

There was no charge. Queen's University very generously supplied the space, the Internet connection, and free lunch on Friday!

=== How to get involved ===

Join the mailing list. That is where the planning will happen.

=== Format ===

* 5-minute lighting talks
* 20-minute talks
* BOAF sessions
* Maybe a hackfest.

=== How many are attending? ===

45 people have registered. Most will be attending.

=== Program ===

'''Thursday May 6:'''

* 2pm-5pm: Open format (hang out and hack)
* Evening: Go out for dinner and drinks

'''Friday:'''

* 9am-4:30pm: Schedule currently "under construction" -- see table below.

Morning Break: 10:30-10:45 .... Lunch: 12-1 ....

Afternoon: 5 minute lightning talks .... "Birds of a feather" breakout sessions (sign up sheets on front table)

{| border=1
! Name
! Description
|-
| William Denton || OpenFRBR
|-
| Walter Lewis || Exposing Linked Data
|-
| Art Rhyno || Open Layers and Newspapers (Walter Lewis)
|-
| MJ Suhonos || [http://mytpl.ca Location-aware Mobile Search]
|-
|Alan Harnum || Building A [http://beta.torontopubliclibrary.ca/ Library Website] with [http://www.endeca.com/ Endeca] technology
|-
|Wendy Huot || "Your feedback, please": library web design critique
|-
|Glen Newton || [http://zzzoot.blogspot.com/2009/07/project-torngat-building-large-scale.html Using Open Source Tools for Visualization and Semantic Mapping in a Large Scale Article Digital Library]
|-
| Eric Palmitesta || XQuery
|-
| John Miedema || [http://code.google.com/p/openbook4wordpress/wiki/index OpenBook WordPress Plugin Update - Why It's Cool to Love OpenURL +++]
|-
|Nasser Saleh || Coagmento!: a potential collaborative search tool
|}

== Who's interested in Code4Lib North? ==

Declare your interest in a Code4lib North chapter:

* Wendy Huot, Queen's University
* Michael Vandenburg, Queen's University
* [http://www.miskatonic.org/ William Denton], York University
* John Fink, McMaster University
* [http://ruebot.net/ Nick Ruest], [http://digitalcollections.mcmaster.ca/ McMaster University]
* Walter Lewis, Halton Hills/OurOntario
* Edward Corrado, Binghamton University (NY, USA)
* [http://thebookpile.wordpress.com Warren Layton], Natural Resources Canada (Ottawa)
* Pascal Calarco, University of Notre Dame (IN, USA)
* Rob Fox, University of Notre Dame (IN, USA)
* Mita Williams, University of Windsor
* John Fereira, Cornell University
* [http://datalogue.wordpress.com MJ Suhonos], Toronto Public Library
* Dianne Dietrich, Cornell University
* David Fiander, University of Western Ontario
* Peter Schlumpf, [http://www.avantilibrarysystems.com/ Avanti Library Systems]
* Roy Zimmer, Western Michigan University
* Kimberly Silk, Martin Prosperity Institute, University of Toronto
* Andrew Darby, Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)
* Laura Harris, Grand Valley State University (western Michigan)
* Tim Ribaric, Brock University
* Sibyl Schaefer, University of Vermont
* Peter Ellinger, Ontario Legislative Library, Toronto
* Keith Jenkins, Cornell University
* [http://monmemex.com Patrick M. Lozeau]
* Mike Kreyche, Kent State University
* Graham McCarthy, [http://www.ryerson.ca/library/ Ryerson University]
* [http://johnmiedema.ca John Miedema]
* Janey Chen, Ontario Legislative Library, Toronto
* Rob McDonald, Carleton University
* Amy Buckland, McGill University
* Tricia Williams (pgwillia), Consultant/[http://search.ourontario.ca OurOntario]
* Mike Beccaria, Paul Smith's College (Paul Smiths, NY)
* Amanda Etches-Johnson, McMaster University
* Art Rhyno, University of Windsor
* [http://bethmaru.com Mary Beth Baker], CIC (Ottawa)
* Wayne Schneider, Hennepin County Library
* Carol Serroul, CISTI
* Graham Stewart, University of Toronto Libraries
* Peter Zimmerman, University of Windsor
* Margaret Kipp, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
* [http://coffeecode.net Dan Scott], Laurentian University
* Lawrence Wardroper (Coursts Administration Services Library, Ottawa)
* Matt McCollow, McMaster University
* [http://www.parser.ca/z678/ George Duimovich], NRCan Library (Ottawa)
* [mailto:bobbi_fox@harvard.edu Bobbi Fox], Harvard University Library (Massachusetts)
* Dileshni Jayasinghe, OCUL, University of Toronto
* Eric Palmitesta, OCUL, University of Toronto
* [http://twitter.com/alxp Alexander O'Neill], Robertson Library, University of Prince Edward Island
* Chris Beer, WGBH (Massachusetts)
* Robin Isard, Algoma University (Sault Ste Marie ON)
* Pat Moore, Carleton University (Ottawa ON)
* [http://wagathon.tumblr.com/ Alan Harnum], Toronto Public LIbrary (Toronto ON)
* Colin Prince, University of Toronto Libraries
* Tom Keays, Syracuse University LIbrary (Syracuse, NY)
* Chris Charles, University of Guelph (Guelph, ON)
* John MacGillivray, Carleton University (Ottawa ON)
* Lester Webb, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
* Elizabeth Goldman, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
* Jennifer O'Donnell, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
* David Smith, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
* Loren Fantin, Our Ontario,Knowledge Ontario
* Daulton Theodore, Carleton University (Ottawa, ON)
* Peter MacDonald, Hamilton College (Clinton, NY)
* Rebecca Larocque, North Bay Public Library (North Bay, ON)
* Doris Rankin, Library and Information Management Consultant, Ottawa, ON
* Diane Bédard, Learn Ontario & Our Ontario; Knowledge Ontario
* [http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/eng/avellino.html Andre Vellino], CISTI / University of Ottawa
* [http://twitter.com/markswartz Mark Swartz], Queen's University
* Adam Wead, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives (Cleveland, OH)
* Pramila Thakur, Ontario Legislative Library, Toronto
* Anthony Petryk, Carleton University
* Jan Dawson, Ask Ontario, Knowledge Ontario
* [http://lab.cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cistilabswiki/index.php/Glen_Newton Glen Newton], Carleton University
* Patrick McMaster, Leeds & the 1000 Islands, Rideau Lakes, and North Grenville Public Libraries
* Nasser Saleh, Queen's University (Kingston ON)
* [http://stefansinclair.name/ Stéfan Sinclair], McMaster University
* [http://williamjturkel.net/ William J Turkel], University of Western Ontario
* Shirley Lew, [http://library.vcc.ca/ Vancouver Community College], (Vancouver BC)

== Meeting Location Suggestions for the Future ==

* Toronto, Ontario
* Sudbury, Ontario
* Ottawa, Ontario
* Montreal, Quebec