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Welcome to the home of the new Ontario/Canada chapter of [http[File://code4libC4l north logo.org/ png|thumbnail|Code4LibNorth Logo]]. 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==Welcome to the home of the 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.
Want to participate in ==Code4Lib North meetups and receive "North"-oriented Code4Lib announcements? Join : the code4lib mailing listTenth. (The code4lib McMaster University. May 30-north mailing list was discontinued.)31, 2019==
== Third MeetingThe 2019 Code4Lib North meeting will be held at [https: University of Windsor//scds.ca/ the McMaster Sherman Centre]. We'll begin each day at a suitable time, May 24 and 25th, 2012 ==like 9:30 am.
[[Imagehttps:code4libnorth//www.png|code4libnorth logo]google.com/maps?q=43.262680900000,-79.917828000000 Lewis & Ruth Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship<br />Mills Memorial Library<br />1280 Main St. W.<br />Hamilton, ON L8S 4L6]
=== Schedule Register===The schedule has now been moved to an editable google doc at : http://led.uwindsor.ca/c4ln otherwise known as: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dlTqrBNfiYwjRpVnUvJbtW0K7en1ndVp84WqWbfOrvE/edit
=== Cost ===This unconference runs on love[https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/code4lib-north-2019-tickets-59046220836 Registration is available through Eventbrite. and the kindness of the Leddy Library who will provide : coffee, lunch, and wireless and the space]
=== When and Where ===Dates: May 24 and 25th, 2012 (it's on!)<br />Times: 9 am start time. 4 pm end time<br />Location: 4th Floor, Leddy Library, University of Windsor: httpWe will be observing the Code4Lib [https://wwwgithub.uwindsor.cacom/Google Map: http:code4lib/antiharassment-policy/tinyurl.comblob/7a79qvw<br master/>Contact: mita@uwindsorcode_of_conduct.md Code of Conduct].ca<br />
=== Accommodation Schedule===The University offers rooms and suites for travellers, youth, and families seeking overnight, short or extended accommodations through its [http://www.conferences.uwindsor.ca/accommodations-for-individuals-and-families Conference Services: description of services provided]. Use this [https://web4.uwindsor.ca/units/AEC/Hospitality/conferenceServices/Registrations.nsf/CODE4LIBNorth?OpenForm Registration Form] ''Subject to book a room with Conference Services.<br /><br />In addition, University of Windsor special visit rates may be available by calling the local number and asking for the University of Windsor rate at certain hotels (which shouldnchange''t dissuade you from staying wherever you prefer):<br /><br />[http://his-windsor.com/ Holiday Inn Select]1855 Huron Church Road, WindsorTel: 1-800-465-4329 or 519-966-1200 (3 km from campus)<br />[http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=YQGCNHX Hampton Inn & Suites]1840 Huron Church Road, WindsorTel: 800-Hampton or 519-972-0770 (3 km from campus)<br />[http://www.qualityinn.com/hotel-windsor-canada-CN317 Quality Suites Downtown]250 Dougall Ave., WindsorTel: 519-977-9707 (3 km from campus)(frequently used hotel for participants in [http://projectconifer.ca Conifer] hackfests)<br />[http://www.ceasarswindsor.com/ Caesars Windsor]377 Riverside Dr. East, WindsorTel: 800-991-8888 (3 km from campus)<br />[http://www.windsorriversideinn.com/ The Windsor Riverside Inn]333 Riverside Dr. WestTel: 519-977-9777 (2 km from campus)<br />[http://www.travelodge.ca/hotel-search/list/windsor/all/ Travelodge Hotel Windsor Downtown Windsor]33 Riverside Dr. EastTel: 519-258-7774 (3 km from campus)<br />
There are no bed and breakfasts in the immediate area but the [http{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class="wikitable"|-! ! Thursday May 30! Friday May 31|-| 10:00-10:30| Doors open, coffee/snacks| Doors open, coffee/www.bbcanada.com/ontario/southwestern_ontario/windsor Argyle and Olde Walkerville Bed and Breakfasts] are a bus ride away.snacks|-| 10:30-12:00| Opening Remarks 10
=== Social Events ===Learning R for data analysis with the Ontario Sunshine List dataset (John F.) 15
There's nothing formal planned but on Wednesday and Thursday nights, we'll try to informally coordinate places to have supper togetherBuilding a successful documentation initiative (Kaitlin N. <br ) [[https:/>/slides.com/librarypixels/docs Slides]] 15
I suggest that those around on Wednesday night meet up at the [http://www.rockbottom.ca/ Rock Bottom Grill] at 3236 Sandwich Street, Windsor. It will busy because it's "2 for 1 Wing Night" but it should be worth it. 'Morning break ''
<br />For those who love experimental film, there is the [http://mediacityfilmfestivalQuick tricks to make your images look good (Thomas G.com/films-and-schedule-2012/ Media City Film Festival] taking place in Windsor and Detroit. Jason Scott aka textfiles will be speaking at the ) [http://www.aadl.org/events/list?id=14190 Ann Arbor Public Library] on Wednesday night<br />10
=== Food ===We will be providing lunch and snacks. (please email organizers if you have a dietary restriction - we will be ordering vegetarian options but we want to make sure we have enough!)<br | Day 1 Hackfest/>Generally folks informally gather for supper. <br />Here are some of our nearby options:[http://www.windsoreats.com/rest_search.php?rest_location=Windsor%20-%20West%20Windsor WindsorEats: Windsor West]<br />But there is much more if we wander farther afield: [http://www.windsoreats.com/ WindsorEats]<br />Near the university on Wyndotte Street are various Asian dining options including:* [http://www.restaurantica.com/on/windsor/eros-restaurant/23004000/ Eros Restaurant]* [http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/19/1482082/restaurant/Detroit/Windsor-Seoul-Windsor Windsor Seoul]* [http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/19/1648665/restaurant/Detroit/Bibim-To-Go-Windsor Bibim-To-Go]* [http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/19/1549919/restaurant/Detroit/Hoi-Sushi-Windsor Hoi Sushi]<br />And here's a list of places that could probably fit 40 people:* [http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/19/1549919/restaurant/Detroit/Hoi-Sushi-Windsor Hoi Sushi]* [http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/19/1426344/restaurant/Detroit/Bubis-Awsome-Eats-Windsor Bubis Awesome Eats]* [http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/19/1435280/restaurant/Detroit/Hurricanes-Windsor Hurricane's]Discussion Recaps 10
Beyond Alt-Text: Trends in Online Accessibility (Ian F.) [[https://www.dropbox.com/s/5zxev0a2ohy1h3t/Code4Lib%20North%20-%20Beyond%20Alt-Text%20-%20Trends%20in%20Online%20Accessibility.pdf?dl=== Format ===0 Slides]] 45
A combination of 20 talks, 5 minute lightning talks, an Ask Anything session, workshops / hackfest timeWhy Vue. We will try to find time for everyone who wants to present!<br JS (Rachel W.) [[https:/>We have talks in the morning and hackfests in the afternoon/docs. We will finalize the speaking schedule Thursday morning but we will try to split the talks between the two days equallygoogle.com/presentation/d/14xDy2ylz0JoNm4n8hV2ApfH-dtEUwy7Wq96OnRJpTkI/edit?usp=sharing Slides]] 15
=== 20 minutes talks Balancing centralized project commitments with local priorities (Cameron M.) [[https:: feel free to sign up ===//wiki.code4lib.org/images/8/82/Code4libNorth2019-CMetcalf.pdf Slides]] 10
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| Ted Lawless 12:00-13:30|LUNCH| easyArticle - streamlining access to library materials with OpenURL, automated interlibrary loan submission, vendor APIs, Django/Python.LUNCH
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| Mita Williams 13:30-14:00|Cluster Computing for Humans -OR- Have you heard of this HPCPack? (Tim R.) [[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Jr18eiRO5nseSEz_Dtk8ofnlm1MyI2rTZblRWs2a0MY/edit#slide=id.p Slides]]| my sekret art project Lightning Talks (PowerBI & Jupyter notebooks - Tim R., PyMarc - John D. [[https://slides.com/jdingle/c4l19n Slides]])
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| John Fink 14:00-15:00| Hackfest and Warren Laytongroup discussions|| Embedded Hardware HijinxHackfest and group discussions
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| Alison Hitchens || RDA for coders/systems folk [https15://docs.google.com/open?id=0B00-0uT-iimjN0TEZLTUNVZ1JtN28 presentation in Google Docs]15:15| ''Afternoon break''| ''Afternoon break''
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| Andrew McAlorum 15:15-16:30|Hackfest and group discussions continue| Our favorite jQuery modules for Drupal 7Hackfest and group discussions continue 16:15 - Wrap-up and closing remarks
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| David Fiander || The state of the ebook marketplace17:30|Social - [https://www.meritbrewing.ca/ MERIT Brewing], [https://goo.gl/maps/gHPqJHqCgEw3qA568 107 James St N.]| Dan Chudnov || backplane|-| William Denton || Having provocative fun with reference desk statistics in R
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=== 5 minutes talks :: feel free to sign up ===
====Talk Sign Up====Code4Lib North is a great opportunity to talk about anything you are working on or pondering about. It can be as short as a 5 min lightning talk to just throw out some ideas or up to a 30 min talk on whatever you like {| borderclass=1"wikitable"! scope="col" | '''Name'''! Titlescope="col" | '''Topic'''! scope="col" | '''Time (5 Min - 30 min)'''! scope="col" | '''Way to contact&#42; (twitter, email, etc.)'''
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| Nick Ruest Kaitlin Newson || Other Redmine usesBuilding a successful documentation initiative || 15 minutes || @kaitlinnewson
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| Tim Ribaric || Circumvention using the CloudCluster Computing for Humans? [https://docs|| 20 minutes || @elibtronic tribaric@brocku.google.com/presentation/d/1sPODaxy-XYkETVeqxY2ZVK8PGRnqyMELU3254E1gxWw/edit slides]ca
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| Alison Hitchens Sarah Romkey || #catcodeHow we Github: Cataloguers embrace Code Year [https://docs.googlea journey || 15 minutes || @ArchivesSarah sromkey@artefactual.com/open?id=0B-0uT-iimjN0cFNZbXBHWkZvaG8 slides on Google docs]
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| Mita Williams Rachel Wang || "My god, it's full of <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">stars!</span> lists": building the library website that will incorporate [http://librarianWhy Vue.newjackalmanac.ca/2011/05/code4libjs? || 10 -north-presentation-were-jamun.html Jamun.]15 minutes || @rwangca
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| Dan Chudnov Thomas Guignard || occupy 1923Quick tricks to make your images look good || 10 minutes || @timtomch tom@timtom.ca
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| Graham Fawcett || A Web-based video annotation tool (for peer review, possibly captioning, maybe for some nefarious library uses we haven't imagined)
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=== 20 &#42; Just so we can talk to you about getting slides or 40 minute workshopsfollow up questions. Feel free to [mailto: each one teach one ===kaitlin@scholarsportal.info contact us instead] if you don't want to enter anything here.
:: a workshop you are willing to lead====Hackfest & Group Discussion Ideas====::* Intro to Git, if demand warrants -- if not, no big deal (John Fink)::* Environmental monitoring on the cheap (Doug Sartori)::* (I program in a few languages, and could do a teaser-session on one of them if there's interestWe will spend some time running HackFest & Breakout Discussions. Maybe [http://wwwAdd your ideas here.python.org Python], [http://www.haskell.org/ Haskell], [http://clojure.org/ Clojure] or [http://dlang.org D]?) (Graham Fawcett)::* [[C4LN 2012: Intro to the Twitter API|Intro to the Twitter API]], including how one might use it to make a Twitter bot ([[User:shadowspar|Rick Scott]])
:: a workshop of what you would love {| class="wikitable"! scope="col" | '''Name''' ! scope="col" | '''Idea'''! scope="col" | '''Way to attendcontact&#42;'''|-|Thomas Guignard || Update the [https://github.com/librarycarpentry/lc-webscraping/ Library Carpentry Web Scraping lesson] as part of the [https:* intro to IRC//librarycarpentry.org/blog/2019/03/lc-mozilla-global-sprint/ Library Carpentry global sprint] || [https://twitter.com/timtomch @timtomch], meet zoia (Mita, Warren, Sarah, John F)[mailto:tom@timtom.ca tom@timtom.ca]|-|Kaitlin Newson || Create a "Hosting Code4Lib North" page for the wiki || [https::* how to create a //twitter bot (Mita, John F, David F).com/kaitlinnewson @kaitlinnewson]::* intro to Git (Warren, Sarah, David F)|-|}
=== hackfest ideas &#42; Just so we can talk to you about getting slides or follow up questions. Feel free to [mailto:: scheme schemas ===- build your own twitter bot; bot battleskaitlin@scholarsportal.info contact us instead] if you don't want to enter anything here.
=== hackfest ideas :: feel free =Socials & things to add to the list do besides c4l====*twitter bot war with code4lib The Great Eastern? http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/GreatEastern*changing Odessi XML records to MARC XML so OCUL libraries can load MARC for Odessi, esp. Stats Can stuff. We started this project at TUG, so need someone to help me get further or finish! New note: Chris put what he did so far on [https://github.com/lib-uoguelph-ca/ddi2marc-xml github](Alison)*[http://twitter.com/CanadianPoetry @CanadianPoetry] Sprint: [http://library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry Canadian Poetry Online] needs an overhaul! Canadian Poetry is a web anthology of contemporary Canadian poetry, providing biographies and full-text poems from Canada's leading poets. Join in this [http://drupal.org/node/247982 code sprint] to help with the migration to Drupal, site building, development, and theming of the new version. (Andrew)*[http://www.jasongriffey.net/librarybox/ LibraryBox] is a customized version of PirateBox that can run There will likely be run on the inexpensive TP-Link MR 3020. Currently, it acts as a simple file server but it could potentially offer a more library-focused service, such as [https://twitter.com/#!/djfiander/status/184315493157576704 an eBook server for nearby devices using OPDS]. (Warren)* [http://evergreen-ils.org/ Evergreen]: The Evergreen project is currently recruiting volunteers for the Google Summer of Code effort and has [http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=dev:summer_of_coding_ideas#project_ideas a list of project ideas]. Some of these ideas, if not already claimed by a student GSoC participant, might make for interesting hackfest projects. Or we could rewrite the MARC editor in Dojo.* [https://github.com/wdenton/splurge/ SPLURGE]: The Scholars Portal Library Usage-Based Recommendation Engine began at a hackfest in February and has been worked conference social on since thenThursday night, but it needs one last push to get all of the pieces joined together so that an easy-to-use "people who borrowed this also borrowed that" service built on shared circ data can be tested. There are four parts to SPLURGE: data cleanup, getting it into a properly configured database, a web service that talks to the database, some Javascript that can dropped into a catalogue to talk to the web service. They all exist, but not all of them are quite done and they don't all talk to each other. The purpose of this hackfest project would be for people to familiarize themselves with the work that's been done, and then try to finish it updetails TBA.
=== code4lib north organizational team Twitter===*Mita Williams *Karen Pillon*Peter Zimmerman*Jennifer Soutter*Cathy Maskell*Ranti Junus (Michigan State)
=== hashtag and twitter list ===*c4ln2012*c4ln*httpsHashtag: [http://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23c4ln19 #!/copystar/c4lnc4ln19]
== Code4lib North Meetups in Ottawa =Slack===
'''Purpose* Join the #code4lib channel on the [https:''' To connect with other code4libbers in //code4lib.slack.com code4lib slack]* Instructions to join the area and start building a code4lib community in Ottawa, Ontarioslack are found [https://code4lib.org/irc here]
===Next MeetupVIA Rail discount==='''Date:''' Wednesday June 13th, 5pm
'''Location:''' The Exchange Pub, [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=The+Exchange+Pub+Code4lib North attendees can enjoy a 10%2B+Restaurant+(aka+The+Ex),+Rideau+Street,+Ottawa,+ON,+Canada&hl=en&ll=45discount when traveling with VIA Rail.427793,-75Use the information below when booking your tickets.68887&spn=0.011355Please note that VIA Rail has no service to Hamilton,0.016716&sll=45.425943attendees will need to transfer to GO Transit in Aldershot,-75Oakville or Toronto.692329&sspn=0The discount only applies to the portion of the trip operated by VIA Rail.011355,0.016716&oq=exchange+&hq=The+Exchange+Pub+%2B+Restaurant+GO Transit does not offer conference discounts :(aka+The+Ex)If you have a Presto card,&hnear=Rideau+St,+Ottawa,+Ontario,+Canada&t=m&z=16 50 Rideau Street] (entrance inside the Rideau Centre)The reservation is under "Warren / code4lib" and the reserved room is downstairsyou can use it to pay for your GO Transit fare.
We'll start with a short recap of the code4lib North unconference in Windsor followed by a few lightning talks (about 5 minutes each). Anyone who wants to demo what they're currently working on or talk about something interesting related to libraries and technology is encouraged to take the floor. An HDTV with an HDMI input is available if you want to show something on screen.'Discount code:''' 13938
We already have some volunteers'''Instructions:''' Log in or create a profile on the VIA Rail reservation system prior to booking. On the Passenger information screen, select "Convention fare" from the “Discount Type” drop-down menu, and enter the discount code above for your convention or event in the “Discount code” field. The conference fare will be shown on the next page.
* Developers from '''Discount:''' 10% off the Ottawa Public Library will give us a quick preview best available fare in Economy, Economy Plus, Business, Business Plus, Sleeper class. "Subject to the conditions and restrictions of the API fare plan to their BiblioCommons cataloguewhich the additional discount is being applied. The API will be publicly available this fall" Discount does not apply in any Escape fares and Prestige Class.
* William Wueppelmann will talk about what's going on at Canadiana.org and how they host and manage their huge digital collection and their efforts ''Valid:''' May 28th, 2019 to achieve certification as a Trusted Digital Repository (TDR)June 2nd, 2019 from all stations throughout the VIA system to Aldershot, Oakville or Toronto, Ontario and return.
* Mary Beth Baker will talk about '''Restrictions:''' Fare applies to a maximum of two passengers per booking. One complimentary stopover is allowed at no additional charge. For travel on all fare plans in Business class, the local tech scene first stopover is allowed at no additional charge, provided that this stopover takes place in Toronto, Montréal or Ottawa and the potential for collaborationonly.
Afterward, we'll have our usual social gathering.===Contact===
Questions and/or concerns? Please send an RSVP to warren.laytoncontact [mailto:kaitlin@gmailscholarsportal.com if you wish to attend and/or present a lightning talkinfo Kaitlin Newson].
===Past MeetupsSponsors===
The inaugural code4lib Ottawa meetup occurred on March 28, 2012 and was a simple meet-and-greet at a local pub. Since then, we try Code4Lib North would like to combine thank McMaster University for providing space for this social event with some short interesting talksmeeting. Here is what we have learned about in recent meetups:
==Code4Lib North Past Events==
'''April 24To see past Code4Lib North events, 2012 - Show and Tell Session'''{| border=1! Presenter! Description of Talk|-| [http://twitter.com/maxneuvians Max Neuvians] || [http://social-biblio.ca/ Social-biblio.ca] : An approach go to Twitter data visualization, archiving, and the larger narrative.|-| [httphttps://twitterwiki.com/scilib Richard Akerman] || [http://twittercode4lib.comorg/scilib Richard Akerman] and [http:North//twitter.com/bethmaru Mary Beth Baker] are organizing a Reading Garden at Past_Events the upcoming Canadian Library Association conference. They are seeking advice on how to provide wireless access. Anyone with ideas is encouraged to get in touch with them.|-| [http://twitter.com/warlayton Warren Laytonpast events page] || A quick demo of [http://www.jasongriffey.net/librarybox/ LibraryBox], a wireless filesharing device, which may have interesting applications in government and other libraries where IT restrictions can limit network use.|}
== Second Meeting: McMaster University, May 5-6, 2011 ==
==Code4lib North Meetups in Toronto= Sign Up ===We can handle a maximum of 50 people and you can signup here: http://c4ln2011.eventbrite.com/.
=== When and Where ===DatesStatus: May 5-6, 2011<br />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)Active
=== Accommodation === Our helpful folks '''Purpose:''' To connect with other code4libbers in Research Collections put this [http://library.mcmaster.ca/archives/visiting guide] together the area and start building a while backcode4lib community in Toronto, Ontario.(blatantly copied from the Ottawa group)<br>
=== Parking, Campus Map, Public Transit ===* [http'''Meetup Group://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://parkingmeetup.mcmaster.cacom/June25UpdatedMapWithAutomation.PDF Campus map] - we are building #10 - Mills Memorial Library* [http:code4libtoronto//www.hamilton.ca/CityServices/transit?WT.mc_id=hsr&WT.hamilton_redirect_friendly=1/ Public Transitcode4lib toronto] * 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'''Website & Blog:''' [https://code4libtoronto.github.io/ code4libtoronto.github.io]
=== Format ===Day 1'''Mailing List:* Hackfest (send problems/proposals to John Fink and Nick Ruest)Day 2* 5''' code4libtoronto-minute lighting talks* 20-minute talks* BOAF/breakoutslist@meetup.com
=== 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 ''Hashtag:''' #code4libTO also used: the event.general #code4lib
{| border=1! Name! Title|-| William J Turkel || [http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/c4ln/9/ Functional Programming Workout]|-| Dileshni Jayasinghe & Majid Valipour || [http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/c4ln/8/ Programming at Scholars Portal: apps and APIs]|-| William Wueppelmann || [http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/c4ln/1/ The Canadiana Web API]|-| Dan Chudnov || [http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/c4ln/7/ WWIC? Linked Library Data as a Customer Service Medium]|-| Mita Williams || [http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/c4ln/3/ We're jamun (and we hope you like jamun too)]|-| William Denton || [http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/c4ln/10/ Getting started with R]|-| Alan Harnum || [http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/c4ln/5/ When All You Have Is XSLT, Everything Looks Like XML: Heterogeneous Cloud-Based Content Management Using Google Docs and Other Services]|-| Wendy Huot || [http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/c4ln/12/ 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 || [http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/c4ln/11/ Introduction to Google Refine]|-| Karen A. Coombs || [http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/c4ln/2/ Zend Framework: making using web services easier]==Past Meetups===
|}The first meetup was a simple social meetup on June 21, 2012. The idea is that other meetups will have presentations/talks to be had either before or during.
=== 5August 14, 2012 -minute lighting talks ===[http://cynng.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/code4lib-cool-tool-day/ Cool Tool Day]
{| border=1! Name! Title|-| Andrew McAlorum || [http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/c4ln/4/ Transition to Unity]|-| Dale Askey || [http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/c4ln/6/ Fun with FailureDecember 13, or, Learning to Stick a Fork in Things]|2012 -| Alison Hitchens || [http://digitalcommonswp.mcmaster.came/c4ln/13/ Getting testers to test what you need to have tested!]|pHQ83-| Alison Hitchens || [http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/c4ln/13/ Using RT Tracker for user feedbackrb Talk Notes]|}
April 19, 2013 - session to encourage collaborative talks/presentations/hackfest ideas
== First Meeting: Kingston ON, May 6-7, 2010 ==
=== Sign up =Code4lib North Meetups in Ottawa ==
Free registration -- but registration is now closed (we have 40+ signed up).'''Purpose:''' To connect with other code4libbers in the area and start building a code4lib community in Ottawa, Ontario
=== When and Where ===code4lib Ottawa meetups are now organized using Meetup.com. [http://www.meetup.com/Code4lib-Ottawa/ Sign up] to be informed of upcoming meetings.
'''May 6-7, 2010''' * ThursdayKeep an eye on the [http: 2pm//www.meetup.com/Code4lib-5:30pm, followed by dinner and drinks* Friday: 9am-4:30pmOttawa/ Meetup] page for further details.
Meeting location:* [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&sourcePast Meetups=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 ===The inaugural code4lib Ottawa meetup occurred on March 28, 2012 and was a simple meet-and-greet at a local pub. Since then, we try to combine this social event with some short interesting talks. Here is what we have learned about in recent meetups:
There was no charge. Queen's University very generously supplied the space''Tuesday October 7th, the Internet connection, and free lunch on Friday!2014'''
=== How to get involved ===Speakers:
Join the mailing list. That is where the planning will happen* Mark Baker - Principal Architect at Zepheira provided a brief overview of some of Zepheira’s BibFrame tools in development.
=== Format ===* Jennifer Whitney - Systems Librarian at MacOdrum Library presented OpenRefine (formerly Google Refine) – a neat and powerful tool for cleaning up messy data.
* 5Sarah Simpkin, GIS and Geography Librarian & Catherine McGoveran, Government Information Librarian (both from UOttawa Library) -minute lighting talks* 20-minute talks* BOAF sessions* Maybe presented on a hackfestrecent UOttawa sponsored Open Data Hackfest as well as to introduce you to Open Data Ottawa.
'''Location:''' MacOdrum Library, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, Ottawa, ON ([https://www.google.ca/maps/place/1125+Colonel+By+Dr,+Carleton+University,+Ottawa,+ON+K1S+5R1/@45.3835317,-75.6975174,17z/data=== How many are attending? ===!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x4cce067662eae8cf:0x9cd8d41fd34473d1 map])
45 people have registered. Most will be attending. === Program === '''Thursday May 6:''' * 2pmApril 30, 2013 -5pm: Open format (hang out Meet, and hack)* Evening: Go out for dinner and drinks  share your favourite Library technology'''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)
'''June 13, 2012 - Lightning Talks'''
{| border=1
! Name! Descriptionof Talk
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| William Denton || OpenFRBR '''Devin Crawley''' from the Ottawa Public Library gave us a quick preview of the API to their BiblioCommons catalogue. The API will be publicly available this fall.
|-
| Walter Lewis || Exposing Linked Data '''William Wueppelmann''' talked about what's going on at Canadiana.org and how they host and manage their huge digital collection and their efforts to achieve certification as a Trusted Digital Repository (TDR).
|-
| Art Rhyno '''[[User:Bethmaru|Mary Beth Baker]]''' spoke about the [[North/Possible Collaborators Ottawa| Open Layers local tech scene in Ottawa]] and Newspapers (Walter Lewis)got us to consider the potential for collaboration with other groups.|} '''April 24, 2012 - Show and Tell Session'''{| border=1! Presenter! Description of Talk
|-
| MJ Suhonos [http://twitter.com/maxneuvians Max Neuvians] || [http://mytplsocial-biblio.ca Location/ Social-aware Mobile Searchbiblio.ca]: An approach to Twitter data visualization, archiving, and the larger narrative.
|-
|Alan Harnum [http://twitter.com/scilib Richard Akerman] || Building A [http://betatwitter.torontopubliclibrary.cacom/ Library Websitescilib Richard Akerman] with and [http://www.endecatwitter.com/ Endecabethmaru Mary Beth Baker] technologyare organizing a Reading Garden at the upcoming Canadian Library Association conference. They are seeking advice on how to provide wireless access. Anyone with ideas is encouraged to get in touch with them.
|-
|Wendy Huot || "Your feedback, please": library web design critique|-|Glen Newton || [http://zzzoot.blogspottwitter.com/2009/07/project-torngat-building-large-scale.html Using Open Source Tools for Visualization and Semantic Mapping in a Large Scale Article Digital Librarywarlayton Warren Layton]|-| Eric Palmitesta || XQuery |-| John Miedema || A quick demo of [http://codewww.googlejasongriffey.com/p/openbook4wordpressnet/wikilibrarybox/index OpenBook WordPress Plugin Update - Why It's Cool to Love OpenURL +++LibraryBox]|-|Nasser Saleh || Coagmento!: , a potential collaborative search toolwireless filesharing device, which may have interesting applications in government and other libraries where IT restrictions can limit network use.
|}
 
 
==Code4lib North Meetups in Montreal==
 
'''Status''': Active
 
'''Purpose:''' To connect with other code4libbers in the area and start building a code4lib community in Montreal, Quebec. (blatantly copied from the Ottawa and Toronto groups)<br>
 
'''For more information:''' Please email Clara Turp (clara.turp@mcgill.ca) for more information.
 
'''Slack Channel and Hashtag:''' #code4lib-mtl
 
'''Wiki page:''' [[Code4Lib_Montreal]] - check here for upcoming or past meeting information.
 
== Who's interested in Code4Lib North? ==
Declare your interest in a Code4lib North chapter:
* [https://ernieejo.github.io/ Erin Johnson], [https://www.lib.uwo.ca/ Western Libraries]
* Wendy Huot, Queen's University
* Michael Vandenburg, Queen's University
* Robin Isard, Algoma University (Sault Ste Marie ON)
* Pat Moore, Carleton University (Ottawa ON)
* [http://wagathonalanharnum.tumblr.com/ ca Alan Harnum], Toronto Public LIbrary Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University (Toronto ON)
* Colin Prince, University of Toronto Libraries
* Tom Keays, Syracuse University LIbrary (Syracuse, NY)
* [http://twitter.com/edbilodeau Edward Bilodeau], [http://www.mcgill.ca/library/ McGill University]
* Andrew McAlorum, University of Toronto Libraries
* Marc d'Avernas, Waterloo Region District School Board
* Whitni Watkins, St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY)
* Jess Whyte, University of Toronto
== Meeting Location Suggestions for the Future Mailing list==
* Toronto, Ontario* Sudbury, Ontario* Ottawa, Ontario* Montreal, QuebecThe code4lib-north mailing list was discontinued.
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