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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.
== '''Seventh Annual Code4Lib BC Unconference 2019''' ==You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.
* If you'''Thursdayre interested in hosting, 28 November and Friday, 29 November''please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2019-code4lib-bc-unconference-tickets-69790315713 Registration is now open!]== '''Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025''' ==
* UpdateThursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October* [https: We are //www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now sold out!]
This year's Code4Lib BC C4LBC will be held on the North Shore of Metro in Vancouver, BC, and jointly hosted by West Vancouver Memorial Library and Capilano Emily Carr. Location: Emily Carr Universityof Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. The Thursday events will be held at [https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to get there], Rennie Hall (inside the West Vancouver Memorial Libraryfront entrance). Friday's activities will be held at Capilano University's main campusFor 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'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.
The This year’s event will feature lightning talks, and breakout sessions, with coffee, tea and snacks provided. Lightning talks are brief , 10-minute presentations which are typically 10 minutes in length on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun. If there is a neat project you're 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 with the community!
* '''What's included''': wifi, powera room, coffee/snackstea, luncheswifi, prizes.power
* '''What's NOT included/what to bring''': a laptop, dinner, your ideas and enthusiasm.
* '''Socials Hashtag''': [https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23c4lbc&src=typd `#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===
Is there 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/3jrtXhcaSEhKhMxT8 DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit your a lightning talk/or breakout session idea]
''Breakout Session Ideas''* [https: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//docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16sFCWjhFYeiaGqU5BrFMEdEQVN7sORthMmnuQsWfVO8/edit?usp=sharing See what's already been submitted]SP migration headaches (Michelle Ng)* Protecting website content created by libraries and server resources from Gen AI (Desy Wahyuni)
===Food/Transportation===
Do you have dietary restrictions? Let us know when you registerCoffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue.
* [https://westvanlibraryAttendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby.caLocal organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/visit/library/location-hours Bus and parking information preferences, feel free to ask for West Vancouver Memorial Library] or [https://g.page/WestVanLibrary?share Google Maps]specific suggestions!
====Coffee & baked goods====* ECU's Caf - on campus* Nemesis coffee - [https://wwwmaps.capilanouapp.cagoo.gl/aboutMLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery -capu[https:/get-to-know-us/our-campusesmaps.app.goo.gl/capu-main-campus/ Directions to Capilano Universityy5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy], * Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://wwwmaps.capilanouapp.cagoo.gl/aboutc5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]* Tim Hortons -capu[https:/get-to-know-us/our-campusesmaps.app.goo.gl/parking-services/ Parking Services websitek78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy] or * L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://gmaps.pageapp.goo.gl/CapULibrary?share Google MapsK79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway](15 min. walk)
===Accommodations=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)
* [https://www.pinnaclepierhotel.com Pinnacle Hotel]: Rates start at $229.00/night.=== Schedule ===
* [http://www.lonsdalequayhotel.com Lonsdale Hotel]: Rates start at $159.50/night (non-refundable) or $206.25/night '''''Please note that all times are PT (refundableVancouver, Canada).'''''
=== Schedule === ==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Doors openVenue opens
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| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
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| 9:15 || Icebreaker activity|-| 9:30 || Lightning talks * Icebreaker activity Remember When We Were Excited About Virtual Worlds? Let’s Try That Again - Patricia LeskuJames Fournie* Scraping index pages and VuFind implementation Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat - Louise Brittain BoisvertJohn Durno* Blended learning in librariesUser Experience: Google IT Support Certificate Program at Surrey Libraries Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group - Erol OlcayJanis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin* Implementing an IT service desk! [https://cynthiang.ca/2025/10/16/presentation- Tamarack Hockin how-to-stay-web-accessible-applying-wcag-2-1-2-2/ Jason Swan* Upgrading public computers Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and creating a game space for youth 2.2 into Practice] - Camille GinneverCynthia Ng
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Authorities cleanup Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation - Trevor SmithCaitlin Lindsay * Implementing values in practical ways Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards - Cynthia NgTaya Jardine & Christina Needham* Tell Your Story: Ebook creation for 11Developing introductory, interactive workshop modules on GenAI Critical Literacy -14 - Patricia Lesku* * Michelle Ng
|-
| 1211:00 45 || ECU campus tour / Lunch (provided)!
|-
| 1:00 15 || Breakout sessions * The Lab Learning Space at WVML Manipulating MARC (redux) - Andrea Tartaglio / Patricia Leskufacilitators: 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)
* Blended learning in libraries UX breakout! - Erol Olcayfacilitators: Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin* Are all the ULs hanging out without us? Consortial LSP planning and rumours - facilitator: Tamarack Hockin
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| 4:00 || Breakout reports
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| 5:00 || Social event* at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/maps/6KsoUh8XsAXp6ABm8 mahony | Burrard LandingVH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]* Karaoke after?
|}
==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ==== 
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Doors open|-| 9:00 || AnnouncementsWelcome and announcements
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* PrivacyTransforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library -protecting technologies - Chelsea PalmerIan Song* Code club for seniors Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection - Dethe ElzaCoco Chen & Rebecca Ardron* Fair and FAIR data sharing Building AI Literacy in the Global South - Alicia Urquidi* A review of open-source ERM options in 2019 Public Library - James FournieJaclyn Fong* Organizing Ideas podcast Defending Library Services Against AI Scrapers - Allison Jones / Karen NgScott Leslie
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 1011:45 00 || Lightning talks (continued)* RefDesk Dashboard for Springshare data Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman - Trevor SmithOlga Kalachinskaya* Implementing OpenAthens for eResource authentication [https://github.com/telezoic/SuperDuperPDF/blob/main/superduperPDF.pdf Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super- Hillary WebbDuper-App!] - Daniel Sifton* Using Tableau to tell library stories Building an assignment planner on Playlab - Tania Alekson* * Joyce Wong
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| 1211:00 45 || Lunch (provided)
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Web archiving Finalized day- Dana McFarland* Project management - Trevor Smithof 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].
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| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Establishing a code club for adults/seniors Finalized day- Dethe Elza* Who wants to host Code4Lib BC in 2020of 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].
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| 4:00 || Breakout session reports|-| 5:00 ||Meet up at [https://goo.gl/maps/K4xetNSFzyVKB1cv5 Coach House Lounge]Who wants to host Code4Lib BC 2026?
|}
=== Sponsors ===
While Code4Lib BC no longer solicits sponsorship, we We want to acknowledge the contributions ofcontinued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].
* [https://westvanlibrary.ca/ West Vancouver Memorial Library]* [https://library.capilanou.ca/ Capilano University]* [https://nvdpl.ca/ North Vancouver District Public Library]=== 2025 Organizers ===
as well as continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].* Cynthia Ng* Dan Lerch=== 2019 Organizers ===* Daniel Sifton* George Villavicencio * Hillary Webb* James Fournie* Kevin BrashJanis McKenzie
* Michel Castagné
* Glen GreenlyMichelle Ng* Maryann KempthorneRebecca Dickson* Patricia LeskuScott Leslie* Jennifer O'DonnellTamarack Hockin* Fiacre O'Duinn* Andrea Tartaglio Comments or questions? Get in touch with us at c4lbc-organizers@googlegroups.com.Trevor Smith
= '''Past Events''' =
See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.
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