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code4lib Welcome to Code4Lib BC ! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

Welcome to code4lib == '''Tenth Code4Lib BCUnconference 2025''' == * Thursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October* [https://www. eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now] This chapter aims year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr. Location: Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to create connections get there], Rennie Hall (inside the front entrance). For more information on transit and opportunities parking, please check the [https://www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact page].  === What's it all about? === It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background. This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for folks a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun.  * '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power * '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm. * '''Socials Hashtag''': `#c4lbc` * '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment. If you need help with funding your attendance, you can [https://forms.gle/Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a bursary] by October 3, 2025. ===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas=== If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community. [https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea] ''Breakout Session Ideas''* Struggling Through Burnout (esp in IT); Getting Our DIY Ethic Back (Daniel Lerch)* GenAI Critical Literacy workshop demo + discussion (Michelle Ng) (20 person limit)* Knowledge management and M365/SP migration headaches (Michelle Ng)* Protecting website content created by libraries and server resources from British Columbia Gen AI (Desy Wahyuni) ===Food=== Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the surrounding areasvenue. Attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions! ====Coffee & baked goods====* ECU's Caf - on campus* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]* Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]* Tim Hortons - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min. walk) ====Meals====* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]* Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]* ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit* Chai Wagon - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] (12 min. walk)* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food* [https://vancouversoupcompany.com/ Vancouver Soup Company] - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave] (9 min. walk) === Schedule === '''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''  ==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ==== {| class="wikitable"| 8:30 || Venue opens|-| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements|-| 9:15 || Icebreaker activity|-| 9:30 || Lightning talks* Remember When We Were Excited About Virtual Worlds? Let’s Try That Again - James Fournie* Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat - John Durno* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group - Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin* [https://cynthiang.ca/2025/10/16/presentation-how-to-stay-web-accessible-applying-wcag-2-1-2-2/ Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 into Practice] - Cynthia Ng|-| 10:30 || Break|-| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation - Caitlin Lindsay * Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards - Taya Jardine & Christina Needham* Developing introductory, interactive workshop modules on GenAI Critical Literacy - Michelle Ng|-| 11:45 || ECU campus tour / Lunch!|-| 1:15 || Breakout sessions * Manipulating MARC (redux) - facilitators: Taya Jardine & Christina Needham* Digital sovereignty, the surveillance state, & protection of privacy - facilitator: John Durno* Cookin' with VR - facilitator: James Fournie |-| 2:30 || Break|-| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)* UX breakout! - facilitators: Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin* Are all the ULs hanging out without us? Consortial LSP planning and rumours - facilitator: Tamarack Hockin|-| 4:00 || Breakout reports|-| 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]|} ==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ===={| class="wikitable"| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements|-| 9:15 || Lightning talks* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library - Ian Song* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection - Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron* Building AI Literacy in the Public Library - Jaclyn Fong* Defending Library Services Against AI Scrapers - Scott Leslie|-| 10:30 || Break|-| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman - Olga Kalachinskaya* [https://github.com/telezoic/SuperDuperPDF/blob/main/superduperPDF.pdf Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App!] - Daniel Sifton* Building an assignment planner on Playlab - Joyce Wong|-| 11:45 || Lunch|-| 1:00 || Breakout sessions* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].|-| 2:30 || Break|-| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].|-| 4:00 || Breakout session reports / Who wants to host Code4Lib BC 2026?|} === Sponsors === We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative]. === 2025 Organizers === * Cynthia Ng* Dan Lerch* Daniel Sifton* George Villavicencio * Hillary Webb* James Fournie* Janis McKenzie* Michel Castagné* Michelle Ng* Rebecca Dickson* Scott Leslie* Tamarack Hockin* Trevor Smith = '''Past Events''' = See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.