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

Begun You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas#c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp== sharing take a read over our Planner'''First Annual Code4lib BC Event''' ==s Guide].

== '''WhenTenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025''': November 28 and 29, 2013==

'''Where''': SFU Harbour Centre* Thursday, Vancouver16 October and Friday, BC 17 October* [httphttps://goowww.gleventbrite.ca/e/maps2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/iyC0j mapRegister now]

This year'''Cost''': $20s C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr.

'''Accommodations'''Location: Info coming soonEmily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to get there], Rennie Hall (inside the front entrance). For more information on transit and parking, please check the [https://www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact page].

=== What'''Register here''': https://code4libbc2013.eventbrite.ca/s it all about? ===

It'''What''': It’s s a 2 -day unconference! A - a participant-driven meeting featuring lightning talks in the mornings, hackfest in the afternoons, with coffee, tea bringing together a diverse and snacks provided. Lightning talks are brief presentations which are typically 5-10 minutes in length (15 minutes is the maximum) on topics related to open community of library technologies: current projects, tips developers and tricks, or hacks non-developers engaging in the works. Hackfest is an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a shorteffective, yet sustained period of collaborative problem -solving, software development and fun. In advance of the event, 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 proposals, break into groups, and work on some technology regardless of the projectstheir department or background.

'''Who''': A diverse This year’s event will feature lightning talks and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effectivebreakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, collaborative problem10-solving through technology.Anyone from the library community who is interested in minute presentations on topics related to library technologies . Breakout sessions are welcome an opportunity to join and participatebring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, regardless yet sustained period of their department or background: systems and ITproblem solving, public services, circulation, cataloguing software development and technical services, archives, digitization and preservationfun. All are welcome to help set the agenda, define the outcomes and develop the deliverables!

* '''WhyWhat's included''': Why not? code4libBC is a group of dynamic library technology practitioners throughout the province who want to build new relationships as much as develop new software solutions to problems.room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''Tag d'hashWhat to bring''': #c4lbcyour ideas and enthusiasm.

If you’re ready to get your hands dirty with library technology practitioners, register here* '''Socials Hashtag''': https://code4libbc2013.eventbrite.ca/`#c4lbc`

Our first annual code4libBC * '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event could not have been made possible without , we adhere to the generous financial support of[http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

Feel free If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to email Paul Joseph (code4libBC Chair) at paul.joseph@ubc.ca with questions show off, or commentsan 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.

''Breakout Session Ideas'Lightning Talk proposals '* 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 HackfestM365/Breakout SP migration headaches (Michelle Ng)* Protecting website content created by libraries and server resources from Gen AI (Desy Wahyuni) ===Food=== Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue. 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: Submit them //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/1NVEGsJZvqNLyqxATdYvNonGuPmlDAFOJn-R2vGpIvWge/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform here?usp=header submit your own]. View submissions |-| 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/1NVEGsJZvqNLyqxATdYvNonGuPmlDAFOJne/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].|-R2vGpIvWg| 4:00 || Breakout session reports /viewanalytics hereWho 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.