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===Location===
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[[File:C4l north logo.png|thumbnail|Code4Lib North Logo]]
[https://library.osu.edu Thompson Library, Columbus, OH]
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The Ohio State University Libraries
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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.
  
[https://goo.gl/maps/XhE9bnS4W2guzgQcA Google Maps]
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==Code4Lib North: The.... Eleventh? McMaster University, December 3-4, 2025==
  
'''When''' - July 18 & 19, 2019
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Oh yeah, we're back all right and we've missed you. The 2025 Code4Lib North meeting will be held at the [https://scds.ca The McMaster Sherman Centre]. Probably around 9:30am again.
  
==Call for proposals==
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[https://www.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]
To help us make sure we have a room for you to present in, we encourage you to submit a proposal by the end of June, 2019. Unless we get a tremendous amount of proposals we do not anticipate rejecting submissions.
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[https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4GH9oJcrEIp3hNH Link to submit your presentation]
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==Register==
  
==Registration==
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[https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/code4lib-north-2025-tickets-1788089386489?aff=oddtdtcreator Registration is available through Eventbrite.]
Registration for this conference is free and does not require joining a national organization. Due to space limits, registration will be limited to around 50 participants. Please add your name to the page or email (reese.2179@osu.edu Terry Reese) to "register".
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We will be observing the Code4Lib [https://github.com/code4lib/antiharassment-policy/blob/master/code_of_conduct.md Code of Conduct].
  
  
==Logistics==
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===Schedule===
====Getting Here/Parking====
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''Subject to change''
[to be added]
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====Accommodations====
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We do not have block reservations arranged at any of these hotels. A list of near by hotels will be added.
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! Wednesday December 3
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! Thursday December 4
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|-
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| 10:00-10:30
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| Doors open, coffee/snacks
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| Doors open, coffee/snacks
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| 10:30-12:00
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| Opening Remarks  10
  
====Meals====
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''Morning Break''
Coffee, tea, and pastries will be sponsored by OCLC on July 18th.
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For all other meals check our list of local dining options on and around campus.
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|-
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|12:00-13:30
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| LUNCH
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| LUNCH
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====Eat, Drink, Do Fun Things====
 
  
'''Eat & Drink'''
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====Talk Sign Up====
* ???
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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
  
'''Fun Things'''
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* [https://kingmakersfun.com/locations/columbus/ Kingmakers Board Game Parlour] offers drinks and board gaming fun.
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! scope="col" | '''Time (5 Min - 30 min)'''
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! scope="col" | '''Way to contact&#42; (socials, email, etc.)'''
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<! -- Below is a sample for formatting. When you sign up, please feel free to delete it -->
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| J. Random Librarian || Why Books are the Best Ever OK || 10 minutes || @jrandom@hell.site
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|}
  
====Wireless internet====
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==Code4Lib North: the Tenth.  McMaster University.  May 30-31, 2019==
The Ohio State University is a member of Eduroam, and public wireless is available on campus.
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====Other Questions?====
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The 2019 Code4Lib North meeting will be held at [https://scds.ca/ the McMaster Sherman Centre]. We'll begin each day at a suitable time, like 9:30 am.
Contact Terry Reese at reese.2179@osu.edu
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== Schedule ==
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[https://www.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]
to be added
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==Programming Sign-up==
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===Register===
  
Code4Lib Midwest programming depends on the folks attending the conference. Please consider giving a presentation or lightning talk, or submitting your ideas for a hackfest/breakout session.
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[https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/code4lib-north-2019-tickets-59046220836 Registration is available through Eventbrite.]
  
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|- 12:00 - 13:30
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| LUNCH
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===Presentations ===
 
  
'''Title''' - Presenter, Affiliation
 
  
===Lightning Talks===
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===Schedule===
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''Subject to change''
  
Have something cool to share but you don't want to be in front of the room for more than 5 minutes? Lightning talks are for you. 5 minute max. Sign up now or at the conference:
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! Thursday May 30
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! Friday May 31
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| 10:00-10:30
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| Doors open, coffee/snacks
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| Doors open, coffee/snacks
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|-
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| 10:30-12:00
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| Opening Remarks  10
  
*'''Title - Presenter
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Learning R for data analysis with the Ontario Sunshine List dataset (John F.) 15
  
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Building a successful documentation initiative (Kaitlin N.) [[https://slides.com/librarypixels/docs Slides]]  15
  
===Breakout Sessions===
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''Morning break ''
  
Actual breakout sessions presented and locations will be determined on July 18th. Please propose an idea here if you are willing to facilitate a discussion on a topic.
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Quick tricks to make your images look good (Thomas G.)  10
  
'''Title'''
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| Day 1 Hackfest/Discussion Recaps  10
  
==Registration==
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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=0 Slides]] 45
Registration will be capped around 50ish. Please add your name to indicate that you will be attending. If you can't add your name, please contact Terry Reese (reese.2179@osu.edu)
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# Terry Reese
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Why Vue.JS (Rachel W.) [[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14xDy2ylz0JoNm4n8hV2ApfH-dtEUwy7Wq96OnRJpTkI/edit?usp=sharing Slides]] 15
# Doug Loynes
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# Roy Zimmer
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# Hank Sway
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# Sue Beck
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# Derek Zoladz
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# David W. Green
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# Paul Butler - Ball State University (prbutler@bsu.edu)
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# Mateo Palos - Ball State University (mpalos@bsu.edu)
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# Tim Sprowl - Ball State University (tmsprowl@bsu.edu)
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# Eric Haskett
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# Simon Robins
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# Jen Johnson
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# Annamarie Klose Hrubes
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==Code of Conduct==
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Balancing centralized project commitments with local priorities (Cameron M.) [[https://wiki.code4lib.org/images/8/82/Code4libNorth2019-CMetcalf.pdf Slides]] 10
Code4Lib seeks to provide a welcoming, fun, and safe community and conference experience and ongoing community for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Discriminatory language and imagery (including sexual) is not appropriate for any event venue, including talks, or any community channel such as the chatroom or mailing list.
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Harassment is understood as any behavior that threatens another person or group, or produces an unsafe environment. It includes offensive verbal comments or non-verbal expressions related to gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religious beliefs, sexual or discriminatory images in public spaces (including online), deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.
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===CodeOfConduct4Lib===  
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| 12:00-13:30
[https://github.com/code4lib/antiharassment-policy/blob/master/code_of_conduct.md Read and contribute to our full Code of Conduct document on GitHub]
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| LUNCH
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| LUNCH
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| 13:30-14:00
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| 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]]
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| Lightning Talks (PowerBI & Jupyter notebooks - Tim R., PyMarc - John D. [[https://slides.com/jdingle/c4l19n Slides]])
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| 14:00-15:00
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| Hackfest and group discussions
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| Hackfest and group discussions
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|-
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| 15:00-15:15
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| ''Afternoon break''
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| ''Afternoon break''
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|-
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| 15:15-16:30
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| Hackfest and group discussions continue
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| Hackfest and group discussions continue
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16:15 - Wrap-up and closing remarks
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| 17:30
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| Social - [https://www.meritbrewing.ca/ MERIT Brewing], [https://goo.gl/maps/gHPqJHqCgEw3qA568 107 James St N.]
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|}
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====Talk Sign Up====
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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
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{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col" | '''Name'''
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! scope="col" | '''Topic'''
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! scope="col" | '''Time (5 Min - 30 min)'''
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! scope="col" | '''Way to contact&#42; (twitter, email, etc.)'''
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| Kaitlin Newson || Building a successful documentation initiative || 15 minutes || @kaitlinnewson
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| Tim Ribaric || Cluster Computing for Humans? || 20 minutes || @elibtronic tribaric@brocku.ca
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| Sarah Romkey || How we Github: a journey || 15 minutes || @ArchivesSarah sromkey@artefactual.com
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| Rachel Wang || Why Vue.js? || 10 - 15 minutes || @rwangca
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|Thomas Guignard || Quick tricks to make your images look good || 10 minutes || @timtomch tom@timtom.ca
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|}
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&#42; Just so we can talk to you about getting slides or follow up questions.  Feel free to [mailto:kaitlin@scholarsportal.info contact us instead] if you don't want to enter anything here.
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====Hackfest & Group Discussion Ideas====
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We will spend some time running HackFest & Breakout Discussions. Add your ideas here.
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! scope="col" | '''Idea'''
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|Thomas Guignard || Update the [https://github.com/librarycarpentry/lc-webscraping/ Library Carpentry Web Scraping lesson] as part of the [https://librarycarpentry.org/blog/2019/03/lc-mozilla-global-sprint/ Library Carpentry global sprint] || [https://twitter.com/timtomch @timtomch], [mailto:tom@timtom.ca tom@timtom.ca]
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|Kaitlin Newson || Create a "Hosting Code4Lib North" page for the wiki || [https://twitter.com/kaitlinnewson @kaitlinnewson]
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|}
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&#42; Just so we can talk to you about getting slides or follow up questions.  Feel free to [mailto:kaitlin@scholarsportal.info contact us instead] if you don't want to enter anything here.
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====Socials & things to do besides c4l====
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* There will likely be a conference social on Thursday night, details TBA.
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===Twitter===
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*Hashtag: [http://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23c4ln19 #c4ln19]
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===Slack===
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* Join the #code4lib channel on the [https://code4lib.slack.com code4lib slack]
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* Instructions to join the code4lib slack are found [https://code4lib.org/irc here]
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===VIA Rail discount===
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Code4lib North attendees can enjoy a 10% discount when traveling with VIA Rail. Use the information below when booking your tickets. Please note that VIA Rail has no service to Hamilton, attendees will need to transfer to GO Transit in Aldershot, Oakville or Toronto. The discount only applies to the portion of the trip operated by VIA Rail. GO Transit does not offer conference discounts :( If you have a Presto card, you can use it to pay for your GO Transit fare.
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'''Discount code:''' 13938
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'''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.
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'''Discount:''' 10% off the best available fare in Economy, Economy Plus, Business, Business Plus, Sleeper class. "Subject to the conditions and restrictions of the fare plan to which the additional discount is being applied." Discount does not apply in any Escape fares and Prestige Class.
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'''Valid:''' May 28th, 2019 to June 2nd, 2019 from all stations throughout the VIA system to Aldershot, Oakville or Toronto, Ontario and return.
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'''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 first stopover is allowed at no additional charge, provided that this stopover takes place in Toronto, Montréal or Ottawa only.  
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===Contact===
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Questions and/or concerns? Please contact [mailto:kaitlin@scholarsportal.info Kaitlin Newson].
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===Sponsors===
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Code4Lib North would like to thank McMaster University for providing space for this meeting.
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==Code4Lib North Past Events==
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To see past Code4Lib North events, go to [https://wiki.code4lib.org/North/Past_Events the past events page].
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==Code4lib North Meetups in Toronto==
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Status: Active
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'''Purpose:''' To connect with other code4libbers in the area and start building a code4lib community in Toronto, Ontario. (blatantly copied from the Ottawa group)<br>
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'''Meetup Group:''' [http://meetup.com/code4libtoronto/ code4lib toronto]
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'''Website & Blog:''' [https://code4libtoronto.github.io/ code4libtoronto.github.io]
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'''Mailing List:''' code4libtoronto-list@meetup.com
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'''Hashtag:''' #code4libTO also used: the general #code4lib
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===Past Meetups===
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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.
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August 14, 2012 - [http://cynng.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/code4lib-cool-tool-day/ Cool Tool Day]
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December 13, 2012 - [http://wp.me/pHQ83-rb Talk Notes]
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April 19, 2013 - session to encourage collaborative talks/presentations/hackfest ideas
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== Code4lib North Meetups in Ottawa ==
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'''Purpose:''' To connect with other code4libbers in the area and start building a code4lib community in Ottawa, Ontario
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code4lib Ottawa meetups are now organized using Meetup.com. [http://www.meetup.com/Code4lib-Ottawa/ Sign up] to be informed of upcoming meetings.
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Keep an eye on the [http://www.meetup.com/Code4lib-Ottawa/ Meetup] page for further details.
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===Past Meetups===
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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:
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'''Tuesday October 7th, 2014'''
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Speakers:
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* Mark Baker - Principal Architect at Zepheira provided a brief overview of some of Zepheira’s BibFrame tools in development.
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* Jennifer Whitney - Systems Librarian at MacOdrum Library presented OpenRefine (formerly Google Refine) – a neat and powerful tool for cleaning up messy data.
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* Sarah Simpkin, GIS and Geography Librarian & Catherine McGoveran, Government Information Librarian (both from UOttawa Library) - presented on a recent UOttawa sponsored Open Data Hackfest as well as to introduce you to Open Data Ottawa.
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'''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=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x4cce067662eae8cf:0x9cd8d41fd34473d1 map])
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'''April 30, 2013 - Meet, and share your favourite Library technology'''
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'''June 13, 2012 - Lightning Talks'''
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| '''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.
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| '''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).
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| '''[[User:Bethmaru|Mary Beth Baker]]''' spoke about the [[North/Possible Collaborators Ottawa|local tech scene in Ottawa]] and got us to consider the potential for collaboration with other groups.
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'''April 24, 2012 - Show and Tell Session'''
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| [http://twitter.com/maxneuvians Max Neuvians] || [http://social-biblio.ca/ Social-biblio.ca] : An approach to Twitter data visualization, archiving, and the larger narrative.
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| [http://twitter.com/scilib Richard Akerman] || [http://twitter.com/scilib Richard Akerman] and [http://twitter.com/bethmaru Mary Beth Baker] are 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.
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| [http://twitter.com/warlayton Warren Layton] || 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.
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==Code4lib North Meetups in Montreal==
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'''Status''': Active
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'''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>
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'''For more information:''' Please email Clara Turp (clara.turp@mcgill.ca) for more information.
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'''Slack Channel and Hashtag:''' #code4lib-mtl
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'''Wiki page:''' [[Code4Lib_Montreal]] - check here for upcoming or past meeting information.
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== Who's interested in Code4Lib North? ==
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Declare your interest in a Code4lib North chapter:
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* [https://ernieejo.github.io/ Erin Johnson], [https://www.lib.uwo.ca/ Western Libraries]
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* Wendy Huot, Queen's University
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* Michael Vandenburg, Queen's University
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* [http://www.miskatonic.org/ William Denton], York University
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* John Fink, McMaster University
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* [http://ruebot.net/ Nick Ruest], [http://digitalcollections.mcmaster.ca/ McMaster University]
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* Walter Lewis, Halton Hills/OurOntario
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* Edward Corrado, Binghamton University (NY, USA)
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* [http://thebookpile.wordpress.com Warren Layton], Library of Parliament (Ottawa)
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* Pascal Calarco, University of Notre Dame (IN, USA)
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* Rob Fox, University of Notre Dame (IN, USA)
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* Mita Williams, University of Windsor
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* John Fereira, Cornell University
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* MJ Suhonos, Toronto Public Library
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* Dianne Dietrich, Cornell University
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* David Fiander, University of Western Ontario
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* Peter Schlumpf, [http://www.avantilibrarysystems.com/ Avanti Library Systems]
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* Roy Zimmer, Western Michigan University
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* Kimberly Silk, Martin Prosperity Institute, University of Toronto
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* Andrew Darby, Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)
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* Laura Harris, Grand Valley State University (western Michigan)
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* Tim Ribaric, Brock University
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* Sibyl Schaefer, University of Vermont
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* Peter Ellinger, Ontario Legislative Library, Toronto
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* Keith Jenkins, Cornell University
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* [http://pmlozeau.ca/ Patrick M. Lozeau]
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* Mike Kreyche, Kent State University
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* Graham McCarthy, [http://www.ryerson.ca/library/ Ryerson University]
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* [http://johnmiedema.ca John Miedema]
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* Janey Chen, Ontario Legislative Library, Toronto
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* Rob McDonald, Carleton University
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* Amy Buckland, McGill University
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* Tricia Williams (pgwillia), Consultant/[http://search.ourontario.ca OurOntario]
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* Mike Beccaria, Paul Smith's College (Paul Smiths, NY)
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* Amanda Etches-Johnson, McMaster University
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* Art Rhyno, University of Windsor
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* [http://bethmaru.com Mary Beth Baker], CIC (Ottawa)
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* Wayne Schneider, Hennepin County Library
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* Carol Serroul, CISTI
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* Graham Stewart, University of Toronto Libraries
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* Peter Zimmerman, University of Windsor
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* Margaret Kipp, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
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* [http://coffeecode.net Dan Scott], Laurentian University
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* Lawrence Wardroper (Courts Administration Services Library, Ottawa)
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* Matt McCollow, McMaster University
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* [http://www.parser.ca/z678/ George Duimovich], NRCan Library (Ottawa)
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* [mailto:bobbi_fox@harvard.edu Bobbi Fox], Harvard University Library (Massachusetts)
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* Dileshni Jayasinghe, OCUL, University of Toronto
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* Eric Palmitesta, OCUL, University of Toronto
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* [http://twitter.com/alxp Alexander O'Neill], Robertson Library, University of Prince Edward Island
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* Chris Beer, WGBH (Massachusetts)
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* Robin Isard, Algoma University (Sault Ste Marie ON)
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* Pat Moore, Carleton University (Ottawa ON)
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* [http://alanharnum.ca Alan Harnum], Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University (Toronto ON)
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* Colin Prince, University of Toronto Libraries
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* Tom Keays, Syracuse University LIbrary (Syracuse, NY)
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* Chris Charles, University of Guelph (Guelph, ON)
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* John MacGillivray, Carleton University (Ottawa ON)
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* Lester Webb, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
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* Elizabeth Goldman, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
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* Jennifer O'Donnell, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
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* David Smith, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
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* Loren Fantin, Our Ontario,Knowledge Ontario
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* Daulton Theodore, Carleton University (Ottawa, ON)
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* Peter MacDonald, Hamilton College (Clinton, NY)
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* Rebecca Larocque, North Bay Public Library (North Bay, ON)
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* Doris Rankin, Library and Information Management Consultant, Ottawa, ON
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* Diane Bédard, Learn Ontario & Our Ontario; Knowledge Ontario
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* [http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/eng/avellino.html Andre Vellino], CISTI / University of Ottawa
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* [http://twitter.com/markswartz Mark Swartz], Queen's University
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* Adam Wead, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives (Cleveland, OH)
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* Pramila Thakur, Ontario Legislative Library, Toronto
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* Anthony Petryk, University of Ottawa
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* Jan Dawson, Ask Ontario, Knowledge Ontario
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* [http://lab.cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cistilabswiki/index.php/Glen_Newton Glen Newton], Carleton University
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* Patrick McMaster, Leeds & the 1000 Islands, Rideau Lakes, and North Grenville Public Libraries
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* Nasser Saleh, Queen's University (Kingston ON)
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* [http://stefansinclair.name/ Stéfan Sinclair], McMaster University
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* [http://williamjturkel.net/ William J Turkel], University of Western Ontario
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* Shirley Lew, [http://library.vcc.ca/ Vancouver Community College], (Vancouver BC)
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* [http://twitter.com/edbilodeau Edward Bilodeau], [http://www.mcgill.ca/library/ McGill University]
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* Andrew McAlorum, University of Toronto Libraries
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* Marc d'Avernas, Waterloo Region District School Board
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* Whitni Watkins, St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY)
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* Jess Whyte, University of Toronto
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Welcome to the home of the Ontario/Canada chapter of Code4Lib. Our aim is to create more opportunities for Code4Lib folks in the Ontario/Quebec/Manitoba/Northeast USA area to meet up in person.

Code4Lib North: The.... Eleventh? McMaster University, December 3-4, 2025

Oh yeah, we're back all right and we've missed you. The 2025 Code4Lib North meeting will be held at the The McMaster Sherman Centre. Probably around 9:30am again.

Lewis & Ruth Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship
Mills Memorial Library
1280 Main St. W.
Hamilton, ON L8S 4L6

Register

Registration is available through Eventbrite.

We will be observing the Code4Lib Code of Conduct.


Schedule

Subject to change

Wednesday December 3 Thursday December 4
10:00-10:30 Doors open, coffee/snacks Doors open, coffee/snacks
10:30-12:00 Opening Remarks 10

Morning Break

12:00-13:30 LUNCH LUNCH


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

Name Topic Time (5 Min - 30 min) Way to contact* (socials, email, etc.)

<! -- Below is a sample for formatting. When you sign up, please feel free to delete it -->

J. Random Librarian Why Books are the Best Ever OK 10 minutes @jrandom@hell.site

Code4Lib North: the Tenth. McMaster University. May 30-31, 2019

The 2019 Code4Lib North meeting will be held at the McMaster Sherman Centre. We'll begin each day at a suitable time, like 9:30 am.

Lewis & Ruth Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship
Mills Memorial Library
1280 Main St. W.
Hamilton, ON L8S 4L6

Register

Registration is available through Eventbrite.

|- 12:00 - 13:30 | LUNCH |-


Schedule

Subject to change

Thursday May 30 Friday May 31
10:00-10:30 Doors open, coffee/snacks Doors open, coffee/snacks
10:30-12:00 Opening Remarks 10

Learning R for data analysis with the Ontario Sunshine List dataset (John F.) 15

Building a successful documentation initiative (Kaitlin N.) [Slides] 15

Morning break

Quick tricks to make your images look good (Thomas G.) 10

Day 1 Hackfest/Discussion Recaps 10

Beyond Alt-Text: Trends in Online Accessibility (Ian F.) [Slides] 45

Why Vue.JS (Rachel W.) [Slides] 15

Balancing centralized project commitments with local priorities (Cameron M.) [Slides] 10

12:00-13:30 LUNCH LUNCH
13:30-14:00 Cluster Computing for Humans -OR- Have you heard of this HPCPack? (Tim R.) [Slides] Lightning Talks (PowerBI & Jupyter notebooks - Tim R., PyMarc - John D. [Slides])
14:00-15:00 Hackfest and group discussions Hackfest and group discussions
15:00-15:15 Afternoon break Afternoon break
15:15-16:30 Hackfest and group discussions continue Hackfest and group discussions continue

16:15 - Wrap-up and closing remarks

17:30 Social - MERIT Brewing, 107 James St N.


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

Name Topic Time (5 Min - 30 min) Way to contact* (twitter, email, etc.)
Kaitlin Newson Building a successful documentation initiative 15 minutes @kaitlinnewson
Tim Ribaric Cluster Computing for Humans? 20 minutes @elibtronic tribaric@brocku.ca
Sarah Romkey How we Github: a journey 15 minutes @ArchivesSarah sromkey@artefactual.com
Rachel Wang Why Vue.js? 10 - 15 minutes @rwangca
Thomas Guignard Quick tricks to make your images look good 10 minutes @timtomch tom@timtom.ca

* Just so we can talk to you about getting slides or follow up questions. Feel free to contact us instead if you don't want to enter anything here.

Hackfest & Group Discussion Ideas

We will spend some time running HackFest & Breakout Discussions. Add your ideas here.

Name Idea Way to contact*
Thomas Guignard Update the Library Carpentry Web Scraping lesson as part of the Library Carpentry global sprint @timtomch, tom@timtom.ca
Kaitlin Newson Create a "Hosting Code4Lib North" page for the wiki @kaitlinnewson

* Just so we can talk to you about getting slides or follow up questions. Feel free to contact us instead if you don't want to enter anything here.

Socials & things to do besides c4l

  • There will likely be a conference social on Thursday night, details TBA.

Twitter

Slack

  • Join the #code4lib channel on the code4lib slack
  • Instructions to join the code4lib slack are found here

VIA Rail discount

Code4lib North attendees can enjoy a 10% discount when traveling with VIA Rail. Use the information below when booking your tickets. Please note that VIA Rail has no service to Hamilton, attendees will need to transfer to GO Transit in Aldershot, Oakville or Toronto. The discount only applies to the portion of the trip operated by VIA Rail. GO Transit does not offer conference discounts :( If you have a Presto card, you can use it to pay for your GO Transit fare.

Discount code: 13938

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.

Discount: 10% off the best available fare in Economy, Economy Plus, Business, Business Plus, Sleeper class. "Subject to the conditions and restrictions of the fare plan to which the additional discount is being applied." Discount does not apply in any Escape fares and Prestige Class.

Valid: May 28th, 2019 to June 2nd, 2019 from all stations throughout the VIA system to Aldershot, Oakville or Toronto, Ontario and return.

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 first stopover is allowed at no additional charge, provided that this stopover takes place in Toronto, Montréal or Ottawa only.

Contact

Questions and/or concerns? Please contact Kaitlin Newson.

Sponsors

Code4Lib North would like to thank McMaster University for providing space for this meeting.

Code4Lib North Past Events

To see past Code4Lib North events, go to the past events page.


Code4lib North Meetups in Toronto

Status: Active

Purpose: To connect with other code4libbers in the area and start building a code4lib community in Toronto, Ontario. (blatantly copied from the Ottawa group)

Meetup Group: code4lib toronto

Website & Blog: code4libtoronto.github.io

Mailing List: code4libtoronto-list@meetup.com

Hashtag: #code4libTO also used: the general #code4lib

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.

August 14, 2012 - Cool Tool Day

December 13, 2012 - Talk Notes

April 19, 2013 - session to encourage collaborative talks/presentations/hackfest ideas


Code4lib North Meetups in Ottawa

Purpose: To connect with other code4libbers in the area and start building a code4lib community in Ottawa, Ontario

code4lib Ottawa meetups are now organized using Meetup.com. Sign up to be informed of upcoming meetings.

Keep an eye on the Meetup page for further details.

Past Meetups

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:

Tuesday October 7th, 2014

Speakers:

  • Mark Baker - Principal Architect at Zepheira provided a brief overview of some of Zepheira’s BibFrame tools in development.
  • Jennifer Whitney - Systems Librarian at MacOdrum Library presented OpenRefine (formerly Google Refine) – a neat and powerful tool for cleaning up messy data.
  • Sarah Simpkin, GIS and Geography Librarian & Catherine McGoveran, Government Information Librarian (both from UOttawa Library) - presented on a recent 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 (map)

April 30, 2013 - Meet, and share your favourite Library technology

June 13, 2012 - Lightning Talks

Description of Talk
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.
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).
Mary Beth Baker spoke about the local tech scene in Ottawa and got us to consider the potential for collaboration with other groups.

April 24, 2012 - Show and Tell Session

Presenter Description of Talk
Max Neuvians Social-biblio.ca : An approach to Twitter data visualization, archiving, and the larger narrative.
Richard Akerman Richard Akerman and Mary Beth Baker are 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.
Warren Layton A quick demo of LibraryBox, a wireless 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)

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:

  • Erin Johnson, Western Libraries
  • Wendy Huot, Queen's University
  • Michael Vandenburg, Queen's University
  • William Denton, York University
  • John Fink, McMaster University
  • Nick Ruest, McMaster University
  • Walter Lewis, Halton Hills/OurOntario
  • Edward Corrado, Binghamton University (NY, USA)
  • Warren Layton, Library of Parliament (Ottawa)
  • Pascal Calarco, University of Notre Dame (IN, USA)
  • Rob Fox, University of Notre Dame (IN, USA)
  • Mita Williams, University of Windsor
  • John Fereira, Cornell University
  • MJ Suhonos, Toronto Public Library
  • Dianne Dietrich, Cornell University
  • David Fiander, University of Western Ontario
  • Peter Schlumpf, Avanti Library Systems
  • Roy Zimmer, Western Michigan University
  • Kimberly Silk, Martin Prosperity Institute, University of Toronto
  • Andrew Darby, Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)
  • Laura Harris, Grand Valley State University (western Michigan)
  • Tim Ribaric, Brock University
  • Sibyl Schaefer, University of Vermont
  • Peter Ellinger, Ontario Legislative Library, Toronto
  • Keith Jenkins, Cornell University
  • Patrick M. Lozeau
  • Mike Kreyche, Kent State University
  • Graham McCarthy, Ryerson University
  • John Miedema
  • Janey Chen, Ontario Legislative Library, Toronto
  • Rob McDonald, Carleton University
  • Amy Buckland, McGill University
  • Tricia Williams (pgwillia), Consultant/OurOntario
  • Mike Beccaria, Paul Smith's College (Paul Smiths, NY)
  • Amanda Etches-Johnson, McMaster University
  • Art Rhyno, University of Windsor
  • Mary Beth Baker, CIC (Ottawa)
  • Wayne Schneider, Hennepin County Library
  • Carol Serroul, CISTI
  • Graham Stewart, University of Toronto Libraries
  • Peter Zimmerman, University of Windsor
  • Margaret Kipp, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
  • Dan Scott, Laurentian University
  • Lawrence Wardroper (Courts Administration Services Library, Ottawa)
  • Matt McCollow, McMaster University
  • George Duimovich, NRCan Library (Ottawa)
  • Bobbi Fox, Harvard University Library (Massachusetts)
  • Dileshni Jayasinghe, OCUL, University of Toronto
  • Eric Palmitesta, OCUL, University of Toronto
  • Alexander O'Neill, Robertson Library, University of Prince Edward Island
  • Chris Beer, WGBH (Massachusetts)
  • Robin Isard, Algoma University (Sault Ste Marie ON)
  • Pat Moore, Carleton University (Ottawa ON)
  • Alan Harnum, Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University (Toronto ON)
  • Colin Prince, University of Toronto Libraries
  • Tom Keays, Syracuse University LIbrary (Syracuse, NY)
  • Chris Charles, University of Guelph (Guelph, ON)
  • John MacGillivray, Carleton University (Ottawa ON)
  • Lester Webb, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
  • Elizabeth Goldman, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
  • Jennifer O'Donnell, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
  • David Smith, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
  • Loren Fantin, Our Ontario,Knowledge Ontario
  • Daulton Theodore, Carleton University (Ottawa, ON)
  • Peter MacDonald, Hamilton College (Clinton, NY)
  • Rebecca Larocque, North Bay Public Library (North Bay, ON)
  • Doris Rankin, Library and Information Management Consultant, Ottawa, ON
  • Diane Bédard, Learn Ontario & Our Ontario; Knowledge Ontario
  • Andre Vellino, CISTI / University of Ottawa
  • Mark Swartz, Queen's University
  • Adam Wead, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives (Cleveland, OH)
  • Pramila Thakur, Ontario Legislative Library, Toronto
  • Anthony Petryk, University of Ottawa
  • Jan Dawson, Ask Ontario, Knowledge Ontario
  • Glen Newton, Carleton University
  • Patrick McMaster, Leeds & the 1000 Islands, Rideau Lakes, and North Grenville Public Libraries
  • Nasser Saleh, Queen's University (Kingston ON)
  • Stéfan Sinclair, McMaster University
  • William J Turkel, University of Western Ontario
  • Shirley Lew, Vancouver Community College, (Vancouver BC)
  • Edward Bilodeau, 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

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