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<div>==Code4Lib 2010 social activities ==<br />
<br />
==Ideas==<br />
[http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009912010314 New breweries opening]<br />
<br />
[http://digital.library.appstate.edu/code4lib2010.html Original Proposal (suggests some nearby events)]<br />
<br />
[http://ashevilletwitterhashtags.blogspot.com/2009/09/asheville-beer-avlbeer.html Asheville Beer Hashtag]<br />
<br />
==Planned events==<br />
<br />
Plan one if you like! Either on your own or you can [[Committees_sign-up_page|join the social activities committee]].<br />
<br />
== Asheville Brews Cruise ==<br />
<br />
"Experience a taste of Asheville’s thriving local beer scene with an exclusive tour of three of our award-winning microbreweries." - http://www.brewscruise.com/asheville/<br />
<br />
A big shout out to [http://www.talis.com Talis] for stepping up and sponsoring a portion of this event. Our first stop on the cruise will be a brewery slash pizza joint and Talis has generously offered to pay for our pizza. Yay!<br />
<br />
==== Itinerary ====<br />
<br />
# Pickup from the hotel is tentatively scheduled for 6:15pm. Those who haven't pre-paid should try to get there a little early.<br />
# Stop #1 will be the Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. where we will sample 16-20 different beers and consume our delicious, alcohol-absorbing, [http://www.talis.com Talis]-sponsored pizza.<br />
# Stop #2 will be Highland Brewing Company, "Asheville's 1st and largest brewing company"<br />
# Stop #3 will be the French Broad Brewery which "specializes in a variety of European style beers."<br />
# Expected return to the hotel is around 9:30-10pm<br />
<br />
==== Cost & Payment ====<br />
<br />
The cost for the cruise is $40 per person. You have two options for paying:<br />
<br />
# Pay in advance by sending me $40 via [http://paypal.com PayPal].<br />
# Bring $40 with you on the night of the cruise. I've been told they have a hand-held credit card machine for the cash-strapped.<br />
<br />
Anyone who wants to can pay via PayPal, but I need at least 16 people to choose this option because the tour company wants to pre-bill my credit card for a minimum of 16 guests. There should be no fees involved if the money comes from your PayPal account or an associated bank account. The deadline for paying in advance is EOD Sunday, February 21st.<br />
<br />
# Go to [http://paypal.com PayPal]<br />
# Click on "Send Money"<br />
# Enter lbjay@reallywow.com in the "To" field<br />
# Enter your own address in the "From" field (unless you're logged in)<br />
# Click the "Personal" tab and choose "Payment owed" from the options<br />
# Click "Continue"<br />
# On the next page you can specify a message Subject of "Brews Cruise"<br />
<br />
==== Signup ====<br />
<br />
'''Sorry, the event is full!''' We were forced to set a limit of 48 persons due to that's the max number of folks that will fit into two party buses, plus we don't want to overwhelm the staffs at the breweries. There is, however, is a waitlist that someone started below.<br />
<br />
# Jay Luker (organizing, not driving) - '''paid'''<br />
# Mike Giarlo (inebriator) - '''paid'''<br />
# Rob Casson (drunk) - '''paid'''<br />
# Declan Fleming (beer receptacle) - '''paid'''<br />
# Jim Safley (recovering teetotaler)<br />
# Ian Walls (epicurean of ale)<br />
# Christopher Spalding (thirsty)<br />
# Jon Gorman (imbiber of that which is good) - '''paid'''<br />
# Lori Stethers (token female)<br />
# Carol Ou (beer enthusiast) - '''paid'''<br />
# Cristóbal Palmer (Reinheitsgebot skeptic)<br />
# Tod Olson (enabler)<br />
# Mark Matienzo (alefounder) - '''paid'''<br />
# Sibyl Schaefer (barfly)<br />
# Tania Fersenheim (Gold Medalist - Ithaca Beerlympics - Summer 1993)<br />
# Melissa Manolis (Beer lacky and Librarian Groupie)<br />
# Greg McClellan (master of beerology and beeronomy)<br />
# Cary Gordon (hip hoppist) - '''paid'''<br />
# Mark Gallagher (Thing 1)<br />
# Matt Bachtell (Thing 2)<br />
# Sarah Kahn (has no title)<br />
# Thom Cox (afraid of rectangles)<br />
# Eric James (pour)<br />
# Ray Schwartz (mighty thirsty)<br />
# Jason Stirnaman (all about the stout)<br />
# Mike Flakus (ipa all the way)<br />
# Ben Florin (sounds neat--what's "beer"?) - '''paid'''<br />
# Ryan Wick (it comes in pints?) - '''paid'''<br />
# Sam Kome (have churchkey, will travel) - '''paid'''<br />
# Joe Atzberger<br />
# Brendan Gallagher<br />
# Chris Beer<br />
# Tom Keays (growler)<br />
# Ross Singer (empty vessel waiting to be filled)<br />
# Eric Hellman (49 IBU)<br />
# Paul Joseph (i bike leer)<br />
# Cody Hennesy (don't mind if i do)<br />
# Michael Vandenburg<br />
# Stephen Meyer (Wisconsinite)<br />
# Antonio Barrera<br />
# Andrew Nagy<br />
# Rosalyn Metz<br />
# Esmé Cowles - '''paid'''<br />
# Dea Rice (Duchess of Ales)<br />
# Sean Hannan (Peer Pressured) - '''paid'''<br />
# Scott Garrison (just made it by the froth of his beer?)<br />
# Dan Suchy ( [no longer] late and now full of gratitude) (berick: Dan, you get my spot. you better get double drunk for me!)<br />
# Spencer Lamm (slamm1 at swarthmore.edu)<br />
<br />
'''There is a max of 48 persons for this event. Sorry!'''<br />
<br />
===== Wait List =====<br />
<br />
I'll try to monitor the waitlist and add folks automatically if someone else drops out. Would be a good idea to specify an email address or some other means of contact so that I can notify you if you make it in.<br />
<br />
# Robert Haschart<br />
<br />
== 12 Bones BBQ Dinner Excursion ==<br />
(was a lunch excursion)<br />
<br />
[http://www.12bones.com/ 12 Bones BBQ] is widely considered the best BBQ in Asheville [[http://www.yelp.com/biz/12-bones-smokehouse-asheville *]]. However it is only open from 11-4, M-F. We would like to organize a group so that we can rent out the place on Wednesday night. If we get at least 50 people, it will be doable. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''When:''' Wednesday, February 24th<br />
<br />
'''Time:''' Cash Bar: 6:00pm <br />
Dinner: 6:30pm<br />
<br />
'''Where:''' 5 Riverside Drive Asheville NC, 28801<br />
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=31+Woodfin+Street,+Asheville,+NC+28801+(Renaissance+Asheville+Hotel)&daddr=5+Riverside+Drive,+Asheville,+NC+28801-3134&geocode=FbUsHwIdtWIU-yF_M0r573W8WykTXk8JWPNZiDEFKzEaZpTYaQ%3BFQ36HgIdayEU-w&gl=us&hl=en&mra=cc&sll=35.592378,-82.556462&sspn=0.016053,0.038581&ie=UTF8&z=15 Driving Directions] (5 minutes)<br />
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=31+Woodfin+Street,+Asheville,+NC+28801+(Renaissance+Asheville+Hotel)&daddr=5+Riverside+Drive,+Asheville,+NC+28801-3134&geocode=FbUsHwIdtWIU-yF_M0r573W8WykTXk8JWPNZiDEFKzEaZpTYaQ%3BFQ36HgIdayEU-w&gl=us&hl=en&mra=cc&dirflg=w&sll=35.592378,-82.556462&sspn=0.016053,0.038581&ie=UTF8&z=15 Walking Directions] (30 minutes / 1.7 miles)<br />
*Cabbing Directions: If you all would like to organize into cabs, I would suggest meeting in the lobby of the hotel between 5:45pm and 6:00pm and figuring things out from there. While I would normally love to help out with 80 people taking cabs (insert sarcasm here), I'll probably already be at the venue. A couple of cab companies I found are:<br />
**New Blue Bird Taxi Company - (828) 258-8331<br />
**Checker Cab Service - (828) 254-1155<br />
<br />
'''Menu:'''<br />
This will be buffet style. So bring your appetite.<br />
*Pulled Pork<br />
*Chopped Beef Brisket<br />
*Corn Bread<br />
*Buns<br />
*Mashed Sweet Taters<br />
*Sweet Vinegar Coleslaw<br />
*Collard Greens (contains meat)<br />
*Fountain Drinks/Sweet Tea/Unsweetened Tea<br />
<br />
<br />
==== BBQ Excursion Signup ====<br />
<br />
For the time being please indicate interest in the BBQ excursion by adding your name to the list below. We'll figure out a way to coordinate and communicate the details somewhere down the line.<br />
<br />
# Rosalyn Metz (the new organizer)<br />
# Jay Luker (demoted but still devoted)<br />
# Mike Giarlo (consumer)<br />
# Rob Casson (glutton)<br />
# Declan Fleming (condor)<br />
# Erik Hatcher (carnivore)<br />
# Christopher Spalding (digs swine)<br />
# Mike Durbin (Porkaholic)<br />
# Jeremy Frumkin (alloftheabove)<br />
# Jon Gorman (Aficionado of smoke, flame, and good sauces)<br />
# Michael Klein (EAT PIG)<br />
# Mark Matienzo (saucy fellow)<br />
# Cary Gordon (do they have vegan pig?)<br />
# Sibyl Schaefer (finger licker)<br />
# Greg McClellan (Mmmm... Pig)<br />
# Ranti Junus (beef and chicken cheerleader)<br />
# Tania Fersenheim (can't think of any non-vulgar tag lines)<br />
# Matt Bachtell (hope they have vinegar based BBQ)<br />
# Ray Schwartz (I eat vegetarians)<br />
# Dileshni Jayasinghe (I just like to eat)<br />
# Joe Atzberger (con carne)<br />
# Michael Doran (a YES for Wednesday night)<br />
# Thom Cox (ancho pepper addict)<br />
# Chris Strauber (meat and flame!)<br />
# Cindy Harper (I'm sorry, Babe)<br />
# Brendan Gallagher<br />
# Chris Beer<br />
# Alexander O'Neill<br />
# Bess Sadler<br />
# Joyce Ouchida<br />
# Ross Singer (Some Pig)<br />
# Tod Olson (omnivore sans dilemma)<br />
# Paul Joseph<br />
# Vinita Tuteja<br />
# Robin Hitch<br />
# Ryan Wick<br />
# Becky Yoose (bringing the wetwipe napkins)<br />
# Joyce Chapman<br />
# Andrew Darby<br />
# Cory Lown<br />
# Peter Murray (who knows that NC BBQ means one has to actually add the BBQ sauce)<br />
# Jean Rainwater<br />
# Matt Cordial<br />
# Carol Ou (dinnertime excursion works for me)<br />
# Karen Coombs<br />
# Dan Lucas<br />
# Gerald Snyder<br />
# Michael Silver<br />
# Julia Bauder (dinner partier)<br />
# Jørn Thøgersen<br />
# Michael Poltorak Nielsen<br />
# Toke Eskildsen<br />
# Mads Villadsen (the Danes are coming for Wednesday night BBQ!)<br />
# Andreas Orphanides (I want to go to there.)<br />
# Michael Vandenburg<br />
# Wendy Huot<br />
# David Bucknum<br />
# Jason Casden<br />
# Graham Stewart<br />
# Joseph Ryan<br />
# Dhanushka Samarakoon<br />
# Eric Crenshaw<br />
# Katherine Lynch<br />
# Stephen Meyer<br />
# Antonio Barrera (whats a BBQ without me)<br />
# Ron Peterson<br />
# Andrew Nagy (no witty comment)<br />
# Corey Harper (Mmmmmm..... Carolina Pulled Pig)<br />
# Eric Palmitesta<br />
# Ben Florin<br />
# Emily Lynema (pulled pork delicious)<br />
# Erik Mitchell (Who could turn down an 80 person dinner experience?)<br />
# Mike Flakus (pulled-porker)<br />
# Matt Connolly (Memphian)<br />
# Ian Walls<br />
# Benjamin Young (BBQ is a noun)<br />
# Esmé Cowles<br />
# Tim Dennis<br />
# Harry Kaplanian<br />
<br />
'''Sorry there is an 80 person limit for this event'''<br />
<br />
'''Wait List'''<br />
# Ryan Scherle<br />
# Amy McGuire<br />
# Jason Battles<br />
# Hong Ma<br />
# Vanessa Meireles<br />
# Mark Diggory<br />
# Jonathan Rochkind<br />
# Robert Haschart<br />
# Scott Garrison<br />
<br />
==Vegetarian Dinner (Weds, AKA BBQ night)==<br />
<br />
[http://opheliasworldcafe.info/ Ophelia's World Cafe and Bar] does vegetarian, vegan, raw, gluten-free, sustainable seafood, and locally-raised meat products, with a focus on local and organic. Also, a full bar. [http://www.yelp.com/biz/ophelias-world-cafe-and-bar-asheville yelp reviews]. <br />
<br />
* max of 36 people<br />
* meet at hotel to walk together - 6:30pm<br />
* We are confirmed with the restaurant - reservation is at 6:45<br />
* email Anna3LC if you have any questions - gmail<br />
<br />
# Jodi Schneider <br />
# Maccabee Levine (token male)<br />
# Eric Hellman (token carnivore)<br />
# Carol Bean<br />
# Sam Kome (omnivorous w/exception of BBQ)<br />
# Dea Rice (Socialite)<br />
# Sean Hannan (token token collector)<br />
# Vidhya Arvind<br />
# Cristóbal Palmer<br />
# Lori Stethers<br />
# Rick Johnson<br />
# Anna Headley<br />
# Kevin Clarke<br />
# Gabriel Farrell<br />
# Eric James<br />
# Betsy Coles<br />
# Harish Maringanti<br />
# Emily Molanphy<br />
# Shawn Averkamp<br />
# Kevin Reiss<br />
# Birkin<br />
# Jon Stroop<br />
# Birong Ho<br />
# William Denton<br />
# Gretchen Gueguen<br />
# Steven Shelton<br />
# Banurekha Lakshminarayanan<br />
# Dan Brubaker Horst<br />
# Martin Mehrling<br />
# Dan Chudnov<br />
# Erin Germ<br />
# Naomi Dushay<br />
# Shekhar Krishnan<br />
# Schuyler Erle<br />
# Spencer Lamm<br />
# Brian Seitz<br />
# '''We're full!'''<br />
<br />
'''Wait List'''<br />
# Yvonne Federowicz<br />
# Tom Keays<br />
# Nicolas Steenlant<br />
<br />
== Newcomer Dinner ==<br />
First time at code4lib? Join fellow c4l newbies and veterans for an evening of food, socializing, and stimulating discussions about the many uses of bacon.<br />
<br />
Code4Lib veterans, you're invited too. Join us in welcoming the newcomers!<br />
<br />
'''Tentative plans (more information to come)'''<br />
* When: Monday evening<br />
* Time: 6 PM<br />
* Where: Meet in the hotel lobby. Restaurants - Look below<br />
* Mastermind (if you have any questions): [mailto:yoosebj@muohio.edu Becky Yoose]<br />
<br />
=== Newcomer Dinner Signup ===<br />
<br />
Clarification - you can still sign up if you didn't intially list your name the first time around. Sorry for any misunderstandings on my part. -_-; <br />
<br />
'''Restaurants'''<br />
<br />
''Guidelines:''<br />
*Max of '''8''' per location<br />
**Please, no waitlisting :(<br />
*ID yourselves so we can get a good mix of new people and veterans<br />
**New folks - n<br />
**c4l vets - v<br />
*One leader needed for each location (code4lib vets only)<br />
**Leader duties<br />
***Make reservations if required; otherwise make sure that the restaurant can handle a group of 8 rowdy library coders <br />
***Herd folks from hotel to restaurant (know where you're going!)<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Spots still available below! 2/11 - added a couple more restaurants to make sure everyone has a spot!'''<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://www.trippsrestaurants.com/ Tripps Restaurant] (Steakhouse)<br />
# [Leader]<br />
#<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://www.laughingseed.com/index.php?page=1 Laughing Seed Cafe] (Vegetarian, round two!)<br />
# [Leader]<br />
# Carol Bean - v (willing to be leader if no one else steps up)<br />
#<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://www.mellowmushroom.com/ Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers] (Pizza) <br />
# [Leader]<br />
#<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://www.bistro1896.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=42 Bistro 1896] (Bistro) ''(res. made for 8 @ 6:30)''<br />
# [Leader] Cary Gordon (likes anything that involves food) - v<br />
# Yuka Egusa - n<br />
# Masao Takaku - n<br />
# Dao Rong Gong - n (can step up if no v is in this group)<br />
# Mike Lindsey - n<br />
# &nbsp;<br />
# &nbsp;<br />
# &nbsp;<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://www.jackofthewood.com/ Jack of the Wood] (another pub for y'all)<br />
# [Leader] Roy Tennant - v<br />
# Monica Claassen-Wilson - n<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://limonesrestaurant.com/page/1240-Home Limones] (Mexican)<br />
# [Leader] Andrew Nagy - v (Reservation for 8 at 6pm is made)<br />
# Clint Bellanger - n (+1 if possible)<br />
# <s>Daniel Lovins - v</s> (Oh shoot. Just realized I'm away that evening)<br />
# Scott Garrison - n<br />
# Wendy Huot<br />
# Paul Joseph - n<br />
# Jill Sexton - n<br />
# Matt Connolly - 40% v<br />
# '''If Bellanger's +1 == 1 more person then this is full'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Sorry, these are full'''<br />
<br />
[http://www.salsas-asheville.com/ Salsas] (Mexican-Caribbean)<br />
# [Leader] Jay Luker - v<br />
# Gabriel Farrell - v<br />
# Sean Hannan - v<br />
# Scot Colford - v<br />
# Chrissy Rissmeyer - n<br />
# Matt Cordial - v<br />
# Jason Stirnaman - n (sorta)<br />
# Rob Casson - v<br />
# '''Sorry - full'''<br />
<br />
[http://www.ichibanwasabi.com/ Wasabi Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar] (Japanese)<br />
# [Leader] Ranti Junus - v<br />
# Caitlin Shanley - n<br />
# Erin White - n<br />
# Chris Strauber - n<br />
# Jodi Schneider - v<br />
# Joyce Chapman - n<br />
# Susan Teague Rector (sort of a newb...)<br />
# Graham Stewart - n (plane lands at 5:09, but will show up eventually ...)<br />
# '''Sorry - full'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://tableasheville.com/page/276-home Table] (“New American”) <br />
# [Leader] Devon Smith - v<br />
# Anna Headley - n<br />
# Cory Rockliff - n<br />
# Jeff Sherwood - n<br />
# Emily King - n<br />
# Laurie Sutherland - n<br />
# Jonathan Rochkind - v<br />
# Jean Rainwater - v<br />
# '''Sorry - full'''<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://www.vincenzos.com/ Vincenzo's] (Italian)<br />
# [Leader] Bess Sadler - v<br />
# Thom Cox - n<br />
# Alexander O'Neill - n<br />
# Leland Deeds - n<br />
# Erin Germ - n<br />
# Joe Atzberger - v<br />
# Cindy Harper - n<br />
# Vinita Tuteja - n<br />
# '''Sorry - full'''<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://www.doccheys.com/menu/ Doc Chey’s Noodle House] (Asian)<br />
# [Leader] Emily Lynema - v - don't do call ahead or reservations, so we'll just have to chance it with our name on the list<br />
# Julia Bauder - n<br />
# Joe Marquez - n<br />
# Jason Battles - n<br />
# Jill Ellern - n<br />
# Michael Vandenburg -n<br />
# Shekhar Krishnan<br />
# Schuyler Erle <br />
# '''Sorry - full'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://ashevillebouchon.com/page/2511-Home Bouchon French Bistro] (French)<br />
# [Leader] Ben Florin -v<br />
# Gwen Exner - n<br />
# Joel Richard - n (super-green!)<br />
# Dan Lucas - n<br />
# Hong Ma - n<br />
# Vanessa Meireles - n<br />
# Mark Diggory - n (but not green)<br />
# David Woodbury - n<br />
# '''Sorry - full'''<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://www.melaasheville.com/ Mela Indian Restaurant] (Indian) (reservation made for 6:15 under Darby)<br />
# [Leader] Andrew Darby - v<br />
# Joyce Ouchida - n<br />
# Eric Celeste (spy) - n<br />
# Kossivi (Jean-Paul) Bessou - n<br />
# Steven Shelton - n<br />
# Jeff Silvis - n<br />
# Ya'aqov Ziso - n<br />
# Banurekha - n<br />
# '''Sorry - full'''<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://rosettaskitchen.com/our-menu Rosetta's Kitchen] (Vegetarian)<br />
# [Leader] Rosalyn Metz -v<br />
# Cody Hennesy - n<br />
# Sam Kome - n<br />
# John Yorio - n<br />
# Shawn Averkamp - n<br />
# Sarah Kahn- n<br />
# Cory Lown - n<br />
# Maccabee Levine - n<br />
# '''Sorry - full'''<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://www.suwanathaiorchid.com/index.php Suwana's Thai Orchid Restaurant] (Thai) <br />
# [Leader] Becky Yoose - v<br />
# Andy Mardesich - n<br />
# Amy McGuire<br />
# Birong HO<br />
# Ryan Scherle - n<br />
# Mark Mounts - n<br />
# Dan Brubaker Horst -n<br />
# Rick Johnson - n<br />
# '''Sorry - full'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://thelobstertrap.biz/ The Lobster Trap] (Seafood) <br />
# [Leader] Michael Klein - v<br />
# Janis Mathewson - n<br />
# Karen Schwentner - n<br />
# Tom Bennett - n<br />
# Carol Ou - v<br />
# Kenny Ketner - n<br />
# Mike Flakus - n<br />
# Michael Doran - v<br />
# '''Sorry - full'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://www.ashevillebiergarden.com/ The Bier Garden (Pub)]<br />
# [Leader] Mike Giarlo - v<br />
# Dileshni Jayasinghe - n<br />
# David Bucknum - n<br />
# Sean Chen - n<br />
# Sibyl Schaefer - n<br />
# Dan Suchy - n<br />
# Mark Matienzo - v<br />
# Declan Fleming - v<br />
# '''Sorry - full'''<br />
# Eric Palmitesta -n (WAITLISTED!) - (BY note - Hi Eric, can you please choose from the available list above? Thanks! [Hey, Eric, you might sign up for Jack of the Wood. Good beer there as well! -MJG])<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Cut and paste your name to the restaurant of your choice :)<br />
* Ross Singer<br />
* Brendan Gallagher<br />
* Schuyler Erle<br />
* Tim Shearer<br />
* Michael Silver<br />
* Jason Stirnaman<br />
* Patrick Hochstenbach<br />
* David Chandek-Stark<br />
* David Kennedy<br />
* Robin Hitch<br />
* Graham Stewart<br />
* David Woodbury<br />
* Antonio Barrera<br />
* Harry Kaplanian<br />
* Scott Garrison<br />
* Kevin Reiss<br />
<br />
== Werewolf! ==<br />
It wouldn't be a tech conference unless we got together one evening to turn into a gang of murdering beasts and hyper-suspicious victims. Facilitated by the one and only mbklein.<br />
<br />
* When: Wednesday evening<br />
* Time: 8 PM<br />
* Where: TBA. Watch this space. <br />
<br />
=== About Werewolf ===<br />
<br />
Werewolf (also known as Mafia) is a parlor game that has become [http://www.wired.co.uk/wired-magazine/archive/2010/03/features/werewolf.aspx the obsession of techie conferences everywhere]. At it's most basic, it's a game of information asymmetry -- a battle between an uninformed majority (the townspeople) and an informed minority (the werewolves who live and hunt among them). At its best, it's an off-the-wall paranoid screaming match. There are dozens of variations -- we'll start with the basics, and depending on everyone's stamina and desire to keep playing, save the tricky stuff for later. Hopefully by the end of the evening all the participants will be jibbering, jumpy, sleep-deprived lunatics incapable of trusting even their closest friends.<br />
<br />
In other words, ''good times.''<br />
<br />
=== Werewolf signup ===<br />
* Michael Klein<br />
* Alexander O'Neill<br />
* Bess Sadler<br />
* Leland Deeds<br />
* Jean Rainwater<br />
* Chris Beer<br />
* Wendy Huot<br />
* Jon Gorman<br />
* Jodi Schneider<br />
* Birkin (will arrive after the veggie-dinner, and hoping BBQ-ers will have time to make it, too)<br />
* Harish (ditto)<br />
* Sarah Kahn (ditto Harish)<br />
* Jon Stroop<br />
* Joel Marchesoni (tentative)<br />
* Martin Mehrling<br />
* Michael Vandenburg<br />
* Scot Colford<br />
* Chrissy Rissmeyer<br />
* Matt Cordial (after BBQ dinner)<br />
* Yvonne Federowicz<br />
* Amy McGuire<br />
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== Working Out ==<br />
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Gotta make up for those beer and BBQ excursions somehow. Let's work out! Ideas: hiking, jogging, [http://www.crossfitasheville.com CrossFitting], surfing,...<br />
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=== CrossFit Asheville ===<br />
[http://www.crossfitasheville.com CrossFit Asheville]<br />
Contacted the gym, we're invited to the Monday night 6:30pm slot.<br />
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Who's in?<br />
* Erik Hatcher (crossfit newb), can carpool three others<br />
* Michael Vandenburg (Crossfit curious)<br />
* Jeff Sherwood (I'd be into getting in a Crossfit WOD or maybe a run)<br />
* Jason Stirnaman (hiking, biking - don't mind the weather, lifting, cross-fitting)<br />
* Jodi Schneider (CrossFitting sounds fun if we can fit in their schedule, yoga, walking, hiking)<br />
* Erik Mitchell (only if we are not overwhelming their space - can fit 3 people in my car as wel)<br />
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=== Jogging ===<br />
Meet in lobby at 6:30am any day next week. <br />
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* Monday: Erik Hatcher (too cold? I'll do the treadmill instead; 2-3 miles max)<br />
**Perhaps a good 5 mile (or less as this is an out & back) run to the Biltmore house gate? - [http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/nc/asheville/724126642963377301 Suggested route to Biltmore]<br />
**Looks good. Count me in. (John Barneson)<br />
** Yitzchak Schaffer interested, 3-6 mi, 10:00 pace or so<br />
** Emily Lynema sounds good, 5 is great, pace & distance flexible (although I might skip if it's really 31 degrees & raining!)<br />
** Jean Rainwater, 5-6 mi, 10:00 pace<br />
* Tuesday: Sounds like a great day for the Code4Lib Inaugural 10 miler - [http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/nc/asheville/805126642901812010 Suggested Route to the Grove Park Inn]<br />
** Jean Rainwater, up for 10 miles if slowish means 10:00 <br />
* Wednesday: Erik Hatcher (2-3 miles max)<br />
** Emily Lynema would be up for a 3-miler (presenting at 9:15am so have to be on time)<br />
**Weather permitting - a hike around Mt Mitchell or Mt. Pisgah, blue ridge parkway or trail run? [http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=11835]<br />
* Thursday:<br />
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=== Interested Parties for various exercise activities ===<br />
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* Erik Hatcher (game for both short, like 2 mile, jogs on Monday/Wednesday and CrossFitting, bring it!)<br />
* Erik Mitchell (Run downtown asheville or the parkway? - great 12 mile climb up the parkway around Pisgah Mtn.), How about a Code4Lib half-marathon? (Why NOT! Let's do a Half Marathon) - Ray Schwartz<br />
**Bike riding - yes might be sketchy given our current weather <br />
**Hike up Looking Glass Rock [http://www.hikewnc.info/trailheads/pisgah/pisgah/guidedhikes/lookingglassrock.html]<br />
* Emily Lynema (game for jogging, hiking, walking, jumping jacks; not crazy enough for parkway running!)<br />
* Ray Schwartz (game for a run - why not a half marathon?!).<br />
* Rick Johnson (Looking to fit in a 10, 12 ,and 8 mile run while in town. Was originally thinking I would go early in the morning: 6:30 or 7. May not be able to run together everytime but definitely looking for suggestions on good routes)<br />
* Thom Cox (lifting, cardio, yoga--all good)<br />
* Jason Stirnaman (hiking, biking - don't mind the weather, lifting, cross-fitting)<br />
* Jean Rainwater (need to get some runs in where the footing's not treacherous and the temp is above freezing)<br />
* Gerald Snyder (a couple mornings jogging would be good, but only 4 or 5 miles for me thanks)<br />
* Jodi Schneider (CrossFitting sounds fun if we can fit in [http://www.crossfitasheville.com/schedule/ their schedule], yoga, walking, hiking)<br />
* Becky Yoose (hiking (intermediate level max), walking, cheer others on while they run a half marathon)<br />
* Carol Bean (does shivering in the cold count as exercise?)<br />
* John Barneson (I'm game for a.m. runs 5-10 miles. I would love a nice scenic route and I don't mind trail running)<br />
* Gabriel Farrell (running, yoga, pickup soccer?)<br />
* Kevin Reiss (running/hiking)<br />
* Jeff Sherwood (I'd be into getting in a Crossfit WOD or maybe a run)<br />
* Nick Hanssens (yoga; I teach if there is space and interest)<br />
* Michael Vandenburg (Crossfit curious)<br />
* Ranti Junus (yoga, walking, thumb wrestling - maybe)<br />
* Mark Diggory (surfing,... kinda hard to find good waves in Asheville... will settle for a little hiking)<br />
* Anna Headley (hacky sack in the hotel lobby - yes it counts as exercise)<br />
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== Sitting in a room together and half the time talking to each other out loud and half the time talking in IRC ==<br />
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Because you know it's going to happen<br />
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* William Denton<br />
* Mike Giarlo (fulfiller of destinies)<br />
* /ignore mjgiarlo<br />
* Antonio Barrera (trying to avoid a repeat of Portland)<br />
* Jodi Schneider (one of the highlights!!!)<br />
* Bess Sadler (can it be in the hospitality suite at 4am? That's the best!)<br />
* Mark Matienzo <br />
* ROSS DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANY MORE<br />
* Ranti Junus (hoping somebody can help me hacking my chumby one to install [http://elinks.or.cz/ elinks] or [http://www.qtweb.net/ qtweb])<br />
* Dan Chudnov (hoping for in-same-room IRC chat to be an olympic medal event in 2014)<br />
* Michael Klein<br />
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[[Category: Code4Lib2010]]<br />
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==Pre-Pre-Conference==<br />
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===Olympic Hockey===<br />
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If you're interested in watching the Can/US men's hockey game at 7:30pm on Sunday (2/21), the [http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-bier-garden-asheville Bier Garden] seems like a decent option.<br />
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* Andrew Darby (will be there, unless my flight is delayed)<br />
* Julia Bauder<br />
* Esmé Cowles<br />
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===Belgian Beer===<br />
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If you'd rather drink Belgian beer, show up at the [http://www.yelp.com/biz/thirsty-monk-pub-asheville Thirsty Monk] anytime in the PM on Sunday (2/21).<br />
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* Mike Giarlo (showing up either immediately after lunch or immediately after dinner or maybe camped out there all day)<br />
* Mike Lindsey (here's hoping they have some sours)<br />
* Scot "Chimay Rouge" Colford<br />
* Yvonne Federowicz (wishes kriekenbier)<br />
* Mark "oud bruin" Matienzo<br />
* Michael Doran (8pm-ish)<br />
* Rob Casson (altho may hop over to the Bier Garden at some point, as i'm not getting dinner there)<br />
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Mobile Web App Design: Getting Started<br />
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Michael Doran, University of Texas at Arlington, doran@uta.edu, http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/<br />
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Creating or adapting library web applications for mobile devices such as the iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre is not hard, but it does require learning some new tools, new techniques, and new approaches. From the Tao of mobile web app design to using mobile device SDKs for their emulators, this presentation will give you a jump-start on mobile cross-platform design, development, and testing. And all illustrated with a real-world mobile library web application.<br />
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Drupal 7: A more powerful platform for building library applications<br />
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Cary Gordon, The Cherry Hill Company, cgordon@chillco.com<br />
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The release of Drupal 7 brings with it a big increase in utility for this already very useful and well-accepted content management framework. Specifically, the addition of fields in core, the inclusion of RDFa, the use of the PHP_db abstraction layer, and the promotion of files to first class objects facilitate the development of richer applications directly in Drupal without the need to integrate external products.<br />
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Fiwalk with Me: Using Automatic Forensics Tools and Python for Digital Curation Triage<br />
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Mark Matienzo, The New York Public Library, mark@matienzo.org<br />
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Building on Simson Garfinkel's work in Automated Document and Media Exploitation (ADOMEX), this project investigates digital curation applications of open source tools used in digital forensics. Specifically, we will be using [http://afflib.org AFFLib]'s fiwalk ("file and inode walk") application and its corresponding Python library to develop a basic triage workflow for accessioned hard drives, removable media, or disk images. These tools will allow us to create a simple, Web-based "digital curation workbench" application to do preliminary analysis and processing of this data.<br />
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Do it Yourself Cloud Computing with Apache and R<br />
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Harrison Dekker, University of California, Berkeley, hdekker@library.berkeley.edu<br />
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R is a powerful and extensible open source statistical analysis application. Rapache, software developed at Vanderbilt University, allows web developers to leverage the numeric processing and graphical capabilities of R in real-time through simple Apache server requests. This presentation will provide an overview of both R and rapache and will explore how these tools are relevant to the library community.<br />
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Metadata editing - a truly extensible solution<br />
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David Kennedy, Duke University, david.kennedy@duke.edu<br><br />
David Chandek-Stark, Duke University, david.chandek.stark@duke.edu<br><br />
http://library.duke.edu/trac/dc/wiki/Trident<br />
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We set out in the Trident project to create a metadata tool that scales. In doing so we have conceived of the metadata application profile, a profile which provides instructions for software on how to edit metadata. We have built a set of web services and some web-based tools for editing metadata. The metadata application profile allows these tools to extend across different metadata schemes, and allows for different rules to be established for editing items of different collections. Some features of the tools include integration with authority lists, auto-complete fields, validation and clean integration of batch editing with Excel. I know, I know, Excel, but in the right hands, this is a powerful tool for cleanup and batch editing.<br />
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In this talk, we want to introduce the concepts of the metadata application profile, and gather feedback on its merits, as well as demonstrate some of the tools we have developed and how they work together to manage the metadata in our Fedora repository.<br />
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Flickr'ing the Switch<br />
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Dianne Dietrich, Cornell University Library, dd388@cornell.edu<br />
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We started out with a simple dream – to pilot a handful of images from our collection in Flickr. Since June 2009, we've grown that dream from its humble beginnings into something bigger: we now have a Flickr collection of over two thousand images. We added geocoding and tags, repurposed our awesome structured metadata, and screenscraped the rest. This talk will focus on the code, which made most of this possible.<br />
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This includes (and is certainly not limited to) using the Python Flickr API, various geocoding tools, crafting Flickr metadata by restructuring XML data from Luna Insight, screenscraping any descriptive text we could get our hands on, negotiating naming conventions for thousands of images, thinking cleverly in order to batch update images on Flickr at a later point (we had to do this more than once), using digital forensic tools to save malformed tifs (that were digitized in 1998!), and, finally, our efforts at scaling everything up so we can integrate our Flickr project into the regular workflow at technical services.<br />
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library/mobile: Developing a Mobile Catalog<br />
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Kim Griggs, Oregon State University Libraries, kim.griggs@oregonstate.edu<br />
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The increased use of mobile devices provides an untapped resource for delivering library resources to patrons. The mobile catalog is the next step for libraries in providing universal access to resources and information.<br />
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This talk will share Oregon State University (OSU) Libraries’ experience creating a custom mobile catalog. The discussion will first make the case for mobile catalogs, discuss the context of mobile search, and give an overview of vendor and custom mobile catalogs. The second half of the talk will look under the hood of OSU Libraries' custom mobile catalog to provide implementation strategies and discuss tools, techniques, requirements, and guidelines for creating an optimal mobile catalog experience that offers services that support time critical and location sensitive activities.<br />
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Enhancing discoverability with virtual shelf browse<br />
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Andreas Orphanides, NCSU Libraries, andreas_orphanides@ncsu.edu <br/><br />
Cory Lown, NCSU Libraries, cory_lown@ncsu.edu <br/><br />
Emily Lynema, NCSU Libraries, emily_lynema@ncsu.edu<br />
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With collections turning digital, and libraries transforming into collaborative spaces, the physical shelf is disappearing. NCSU Libraries has implemented a virtual shelf browse tool, re-creating the benefits of physical browsing in an online environment and enabling users to explore digital and physical materials side by side. We hope that this is a first step towards enabling patrons familiar with Amazon and Netflix recommendations to "find more" in the library.<br />
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We will provide an overview of the architecture of the front-end application, which uses Syndetics cover images to provide a "cover flow" view and allows the entire "shelf" to be browsed dynamically. We will describe what we learned while wrangling multiple jQuery plugins, manipulating an ever-growing (and ever-slower) DOM, and dealing with unpredictable response times of third-party services. The front-end application is supported by a web service that provides access to a shelf-ordered index of our catalog. We will discuss our strategy for extracting data from the catalog, processing it, and storing it to create a queryable shelf order index.<br />
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Where do mobile apps go when they die? or, The app with a thousand faces.<br />
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Jason Casden, North Carolina State University Libraries, jason_casden@ncsu.edu<br />
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New capabilities in both native and web-based mobile platforms are rapidly expanding the possibilities for mobile library services. In addition to developing small-screen versions of our current services, at NCSU Libraries we attempt to develop new services that take unique advantage of the mobile user context. Some of these ideas may require capabilities that are not exposed to the mobile browser. Smart technical planning can help to make sound development decisions when experimenting with mobile-enhanced development, while remaining agile when faced with constantly changing technical and non-technical restraints and opportunities.<br />
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This talk will be based on my experience as a developer of both native iPhone and web-based mobile library apps at NCSU Libraries, and with the effort to port our geo-mobile WolfWalk iPhone app to the web. I will also discuss some opportunities being created by other platforms, particularly Android-based devices.<br />
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Using Google Voice for Library SMS<br />
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Eric Sessoms, Nub Games, Inc., nubgames@gmail.com<br /><br />
Pam Sessoms, UNC Chapel Hill, psessoms@gmail.com<br />
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The LibraryH3lp Google Voice/SMS gateway (free, full AGPL source available at http://github.com/esessoms/gvgw, works with any XMPP server, LibraryH3lp subscription not required) enables libraries to easily integrate texting services into their normal IM workflow. This talk will review the challenges we faced, especially issues involved with interfacing to a Google service lacking a published API, and will outline the design of the software with particular emphasis on features that help the gateway to be more responsive to users. Because the gateway is written in the Clojure programming language, we'll close by highlighting which features of the language and available tools had the greatest positive and negative impacts on our development process.<br />
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Building a discovery system with Meresco open source components<br />
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Karin Clavel, TU Delft Library, The Netherlands, c.l.clavel@tudelft.nl<br /><br />
Etienne Posthumus, TU Delft Library, The Netherlands, e.posthumus@tudelft.nl<br />
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TU Delft Library uses Meresco, an open source component library for metadata management, to implement a custom integrated search solution called [http://discover.tudelft.nl/ Discover]). <br />
In Discover, different Meresco components are configured to work together in an efficient observer pattern, defined in what is called Meresco DNA (written in Python). The process is as follows: metadata is harvested from different sources using the Meresco harvester. It is then cross-walked into (any format you like, but we chose) MODS, then normalized, stored and indexed in three distinct but integrated indexes: a full-text Lucene index, a facet index and N-gram index for suggestions and fixing spelling mistakes. The facet index supports multiple algoritmes: drilldown, Jaccard, Mutual Information (or Information Gain) and Χ². One of the facets is used to cluster the search results by subject by using the Jaccard and Mutual Information algorithms.<br/><br />
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The query parser component automatically detects and supports Google-like, Boolean and field-specific queries. Different XML documents describing the same content item coalesce to provide the user interface with an easy way to access metadata from either the original or normalized metadata or from user generated metadata such as ratings or tags. Other Meresco components provide an SRU and a RSS interface.<br/><br />
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Discover currently holds all catalogue records, the institutional repository metadata, an architecture bibliography and a test-set of Science Direct articles. In 2010, it is expected to grow to over 10 million records with content from Elsevier, IEEE and Springer (subject to negotiatons with these publishers) and various open access resources. We will also add the university’s multimedia collection, ranging from digitized historical maps, drawing and photographs to recent (vod- and) podcasts.<br/><br />
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In the proposed session, we would like to show you some examples of above mentioned functionality and explain how Meresco components work together to create this flexible system.<br />
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Take control of library metadata and websites using the eXtensible Catalog<br />
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Jennifer Bowen, University of Rochester, jbowen@library.rochester.edu <br />
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The eXtensible Catalog Project has developed four open-source software toolkits that enable libraries to build and share their own web- and metadata-focused applications on top of a service-oriented architecture that incorporates Solr in Drupal, a robust metadata management platform, and OAI-PMH and NCIP-compatible tools that interact with legacy library systems in real-time.<br />
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XC’s robust metadata management platform allows libraries to orchestrate and sequence metadata processing services on large batches of metadata. Libraries can build their own services using the available “service-writers toolkit” or choose from our initial set of metadata services that clean up and “FRBRize” MARC metadata. Another service will aggregate metadata from multiple repositories to prepare it for use in unified discovery applications. XC software provides an RDA metadata test bed and a Solr-based metadata “navigator” that can aggregate and browse metadata (or data) in any XML format. XC’s user interface platform is the first suite of Drupal modules that treat both web content and library metadata as native Drupal nodes, allowing libraries to build web-applications that interact with metadata from library catalogs and institutional repositories as well as with library web pages. XC’s Drupal modules enable Solr in a FRBRized data environment, as a first step toward a full implementation of RDA. Other currently-available XC toolkits expose legacy ILS metadata, circulation, and patron functionality via web services for III, Voyager and Aleph (to date) using standard protocols (OAI-PMH and NCIP), allowing libraries to easily and regularly extract MARC data from an ILS in valid MARCXML and keep the metadata in their discovery applications “in sync” with source repositories. <br />
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This presentation will showcase XC’s metadata processing services, the metadata “navigator” and the Drupal user interface platform. The presentation will also describe how libraries and their developers can get started using and contributing to the XC code.<br />
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I Am Not Your Mother: Write Your Test Code<br />
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Naomi Dushay, Stanford University, ndushay@stanford.edu<br />
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How is it worth it to slow down your code development to write tests? Won’t it take you a long time to learn how to write tests? Won’t it take longer if you have to write tests AND develop new features, fix bugs? Isn’t it hard to write test code? To maintain test code? I will try to answer these questions as I talk about how test code is crucial for our software. By way of illustration, I will show how it has played a vital role in making Blacklight a true community collaboration, as well as how it has positively impacted coding projects in the Stanford Libraries.<br />
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How To Implement A Virtual Bookshelf With Solr<br />
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Naomi Dushay, Stanford University, ndushay@stanford.edu<br /><br />
Jessie Keck, Stanford University, jkeck@stanford.edu<br />
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Browsing bookshelves has long been a useful research technique as well as an activity many users enjoy. As larger and larger portions of our physical library materials migrate to offsite storage, having a browse-able virtual shelf organized by call number is a much-desired feature. I will talk about how we implemented nearby-on-shelf in Blacklight at Stanford, using Solr and SolrMarc: <br />
# the code to get shelfkeys out of call numbers<br />
# the code to lop volume data off the end of call numbers to avoid clutter in the browse <br />
# what I indexed in Solr given we have<br />
## multiple call numbers for a single bib record <br />
## multiple bib records for a single call number<br />
# Solr configuration, requests and responses to get call numbers before and after a given starting point as well as the desired information for display.<br />
# Other code needed to implement this feature in Blacklight (concepts easily ported to other UIs).<br />
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This virtual shelf is not only browsable across locations, but includes any item with a call number in our collection (digital or physical materials).<br />
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All code is available, or will be by Code4Lib 2010.<br />
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A Better Advanced Search?<br />
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'''Speaker name, affiliation, and email address:'''<br />
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Naomi Dushay, Stanford University, ndushay@stanford.edu<br /><br />
Jessie Keck, Stanford University, jkeck@stanford.edu<br />
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Even though we’d like to get basic searches working so well that advanced search wouldn’t be necessary, there will always be a small set of users that want it, and there will always be some library searching needs that basic searching can’t serve. Our user interface designer was dissatisfied with many aspects of advanced search as currently available in most library discovery software; the form she designed was excellent but challenging to implement. See http://searchworks.stanford.edu/advanced<br />
We’ll share details of how we implemented Advanced Search in Blacklight:<br />
# thoughtfully designed html form for the user (NOT done by techies!)<br />
# boolean syntax while using Solr dismax magic (dismax does not speak Boolean)<br />
# checkbox facets (multiple facet value selection)<br />
# fielded searching while using Solr dismax magic (dismax allows complex weighting formulae across multiple author/title/subject/… fields, but does not allow “fielded” searching in the way lucene does)<br />
## easily configured in solrconfig.xml<br />
# manipulating user entered queries before sending them to Solr<br />
# making advanced search results look like other search results: breadcrumbs, selectable facets, and other fun. <br />
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Scholarly annotation services using AtomPub and Fedora<br />
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Andrew Ashton, Brown University, andrew_ashton@brown.edu<br />
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We are building a framework for doing granular annotations of objects housed in Brown’s Digital Repository. Beginning with our TEI-encoded text collections, and eventually expanding to other media, these scholarly annotations are themselves objects stored and preserved in the repository. They are linked to other resources via URI references, and deployed using AtomPub services as part of Fedora’s Service/Dissemination model. <br />
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This effort stems from the recognition that standard web annotation techniques (e.g. tagging, Google Sidebar, page-level commenting, etc.) are not flexible or persistent enough to handle scholarly annotations as an organic part of natively digital research collections. We are developing solutions to several challenges that arise with this approach; particularly, how do we address highly granular portions of digital objects in a way that is applicable to different types of media (encoded texts, images, video, etc.). This presentation will provide an overview of the architecture, a discussion of the possibilities and problems we face in implementing this framework, and a demo of a live project using Atom annotations with a digital research collection.<br />
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With Great Power... Managing an Open-Source ILS in a state-wide consortium.<br />
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'''Speaker name(s), affiliation(s), and email address(es):'''<br />
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Emily A. Almond, Software Development Manager, PINES/Georgia Public Library Service, ealmond@georgialibraries.org<br />
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Using agile software development methodology + project management to achieve a balance of support and expertise. Lessons learned after implementation that inform how the consortium should evolve so that you can utilize your new ILS for the benefit of all stakeholders. <br />
Topics covered: <br />
-- troubleshooting and help desk support<br />
-- development project plans<br />
-- roles and responsibility shifts<br />
-- re-branding the ILS and related organizations.<br />
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Data Modeling; Logical Versus Physical; Why Do I Care?<br />
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'''Speaker name(s), affiliation(s), and email address(es):'''<br />
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Steve Dressler, Georgia Public Library Services, sdressler@georgialibraries.org<br />
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I am sure we have all been in the situation of having mountains of data stored in our database, needing a piece of information and yet being unable to determine how to get what we need. Computerized databases have been around for decades now and there are several architectures available; however, the ability of a database developer, regardless of the architecture, to store data in a format that is comprehensible to a businessperson yet readily accessible through software applications remains an impossible challenge.<br />
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Topics to be discussed include<br />
o Components comprising a logical model, how it is developed and how is it used?<br />
o Components comprising a physical model, how it is developed and how is it used?<br />
o What does a logical model look like?<br />
o What does a physical model look like?<br />
o Who works with a logical model and why?<br />
o Who works with a physical model and why?<br />
o What is the relationship between the logical model and the physical model?<br />
o What kind of a time investment is required to develop and maintain logical and physical models?<br />
o What are the challenges of keeping the two models in sync as the software application evolves?<br />
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Although data modeling is a huge discipline and presents research topics for millions of theses and dissertations, this twenty-minute snapshot view will allow anyone, technical or business, to sit through a development meeting and be able to grasp what is being discussed as well as gain a better understanding of logical and physical business flows.<br />
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Media, Blacklight, and viewers like you.<br />
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Chris Beer, WGBH, chris_beer@wgbh.org<br />
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There are many shared problems (and solutions) for libraries and archives in the interest of helping the user. There are also many "new" developments in the archives world that the library communities have been working on for ages, including item-level cataloging, metadata standards, and asset management. Even with these similarities, media archives have additional issues that are less relevant to libraries: the choice of video players, large file sizes, proprietary file formats, challenges of time-based media, etc. In developing a web presence, many archives, including the WGBH Media Library and Archives, have created custom digital library applications to expose material online. In 2008, we began a prototyping phase for developing scholarly interfaces by creating a custom-written PHP front-end to our Fedora repository. <br />
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In late 2009, we finally saw the (black)light, and after some initial experimentation, decided to build a new, public website to support our IMLS-funded /Vietnam: A Television History/ archive (as well as existing legacy content). In this session, we will share our experience of and challenges with customizing Blacklight as an archival interface, including work in rights management, how we integrated existing Ruby on Rails user-generated content plugins, and the development of media components to support a rich user experience.<br />
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DAMS PAS - Digital Asset Management System, Public Access System<br />
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'''Speaker name(s), affiliation(s), and email address(es):'''<br />
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Declan Fleming, University of California, San Diego, dfleming@ucsd.edu<br />
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Esmé Cowles, University of California, San Diego, ecowles@ucsd.edu<br />
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After years of describing our DAMS with Powerpoint, we finally have a public access system that we can show our mothers. And code4lib! The UCSD Libraries DAMS is an RDF based asset repository containing over 250,000 items and their derivatives. We describe the core system, the metadata and storage challenges involved in managing hundreds of thousands of items, and the interesting political aspects involved in releasing subsets to the public. We also describe the caching approach we used to ensure performance and access control.<br />
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You Either Surf or You Fight: Integrating Library Services with Google Wave<br />
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'''Speaker name(s), affiliation(s), and email address(es):'''<br />
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Sean Hannan, Sheridan Libaries, Johns Hopkins University, shannan@jhu.edu<br />
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So Google Wave is a new shiny web toy, but did you know that it's also a great platform for collaboration and research? (I bet you did.) ...And what platform for collaboration and research would not be complete without some library tools to aid and abet that process? I will talk about how to take your library web services and integrate them with Google Wave to create bots that users can interact with to get at your resources as part of their social and collaborative work.<br />
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The Linked Library Data Cloud: Stop talking and start doing<br />
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'''Speaker name, affiliation, and email address:'''<br />
Ross Singer, Talis, ross.singer@talis.com<br />
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A year later and how far has Linked Library Data come? Outside of the Swedish National Library's LIBRIS (which already existed), the return of lcsh.info as http://id.loc.gov/authorities/ and LC's Chronicling America, not much. But entry to the Linked Data cloud might be easier than you think. This presentation will describe various projects that are out in the wild that can bridge the gap between our legacy data and the semantic web, incremental steps we can take modeling our data, why linked data matters and a demonstration of how a small template changes can contribute to the Linked Data cloud.<br />
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A code4lib Manifesto<br />
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'''Speaker name(s), affiliation(s), and email address(es):'''<br />
Dan Chudnov, No Fixed Hairstyle, dchud at umich edu<br />
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'''Abstract of no more than 500 words:'''<br />
code4lib started with a half dozen library hackers and a list and it ain't like that anymore. I come to code4lib with strong opinions about why it's a positive force in my professional and personal life, but they're probably different from your opinions. I will share these opinions rudely yet succinctly to challenge everyone to think and argue about why code4lib works and what we need to do to keep it working.<br />
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Cloud4lib<br />
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'''Speaker name(s), affiliation(s), and email address(es):'''<br />
Jeremy Frumkin, University of Arizona, frumkinj at u library arizona edu<br/><br />
Terry Reese, Oregon State University, terry.reese at oregonstate edu<br />
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Major library vendors are creating proprietary platforms for libraries. We will propose that the code4lib community pursue the cloud4lib, a open digital library platform based on open source software and open services. This platform would provide common service layers for libraries, not only via code, but also allow libraries to easily utilize tools and systems through cloud services. Instead of a variety of competing cloud services and proprietary platforms, cloud4lib will attempt to be a unifying force that will allow libraries to be consumer of the services built on top of it as well as allow developers / researchers / code4lib'ers to hack, extend, and enhance the platform as it matures.<br />
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Iterative development done simply<br />
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'''Speaker name, affiliation, and email address:'''<br />
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Emily Lynema, North Carolina State University Libraries, emily_lynema@ncsu.edu<br />
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With a small IT unit and a wide array of projects to support, requests for development from business stakeholders in the library can quickly spiral out of control. To help make sense of the chaos, increase the transparency of the IT “black box,” and shorten time lag between requirements definition and functional releases, we have implemented a modified Agile/SCRUM methodology within the development group in the IT department at NCSU Libraries.<br />
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This presentation will provide a brief overview of the Agile methodology as an introduction to our simplified approach to iteratively handling multiple projects across a small team. This iterative approach allows us to regularly re-evaluate requested enhancements against institutional priorities and more accurately estimate timelines for specific units of functionality. The presentation will highlight how we approach each development cycle (from planning to estimating to re-aligning) as well as some of the actual tools and techniques we use to manage work (like JIRA and Greenhopper). It will identify some challenges faced in applying an established development methodology to a small team of multi-tasking developers, the outcomes we’ve seen, and the areas we’d like to continue improving. These types of iterative planning/development techniques could be adapted by even a single developer to help manage a chaotic workplace.</div>71.70.188.16