Welcome to code4lib Code4Lib BC. This ! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and the surrounding areas.
--------------You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.
WhenIf you're interested in hosting, please [https: November 28 and 29//docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].
Where: SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver, == '''Tenth Code4Lib BCUnconference 2025''' ==
Cost* Thursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October* [https: $20//www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now]
Register here: https://code4libbc2013This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr.eventbrite.ca/
WhatLocation: It’s a 2 day unconference! A participant-driven meeting featuring lightning talks in the morningsEmily Carr University of Art and Design, hackfest in the afternoons520 E 1st Ave. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to get there], with coffee, tea and snacks provided. Lightning talks are brief presentations which are typically 5-10 minutes in length Rennie Hall (15 minutes is inside the maximumfront entrance) . For more information on topics related to library technologies: current projects, tips transit and tricksparking, or hacks in please check the works[https://www. Hackfest is an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and funecuad. In advance of the eventca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, we will gather project ideas in a form available through our wiki and registration pages. Each afternoon the code4libBC participants will review and discuss the proposalsParking, break into groupsTransit, and work on some of the projectsContact page].**
Who: A diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology.Anyone from the library community who is interested in library technologies are welcome to join and participate, regardless of their department or background: systems and IT, public services, circulation, cataloguing and technical services, archives, digitization and preservation. All are welcome to help set the agenda, define the outcomes and develop the deliverables!**=== What's it all about? ===
Why: Why not? code4libBC is It's a group 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of dynamic library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology practitioners throughout the province who want to build new relationships as much as develop new software solutions to problemsregardless of their department or background.**
If you’re ready This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations on topics related to get your hands dirty with library technology practitionerstechnologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, register here:**software development and fun.
https* '''What's included''':a room, coffee//code4libbc2013.eventbrite.ca/tea, wifi, power
Our first annual code4libBC event could not have been made possible without the generous financial support of* '''What to bring''':**your ideas and enthusiasm.
- BC Electronic Library Network* '''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- BC Libraries Cooperativefree environment.
- Kwantlen Polytechnic UniversityIf you need help with funding your attendance, you can [https://forms.gle/Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a bursary] by October 3, 2025.
- Simon Fraser University===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===
- University 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 Victorialibrary technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.
And special thanks to the BC Libraries Cooperative for assisting the organizing group with administrative duties[https://forms.**gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]
Feel free to email me with questions or comments.''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 Gen AI (Desy Wahyuni)
All the best and see you in November!===Food===
Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue.
Paul JosephAttendees 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, code4libBC Chairfeel free to ask for specific suggestions!
Systems Librarian====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)
UBC Library====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)
Phone: 604-827-5132=== Schedule ===
Email'''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).''''' ==== Day 1 : paul.joseph@ubcThursday, 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.