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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.
You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #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's Guide].
== '''Eighth Annual Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 20212025''' == '''Thursday, 18 February and Friday, 19 February'''
This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr.
=== 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 a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun. Sadly (or gladly), all of the coffee, tea, and snacks will be provided by your kitchen. Whether you’re just getting your library-IT feet wet or if you’re a grizzled, salty dog, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share with the community!
* '''What's included''': online platform and bubbling ideas.a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power
* '''What's NOT includedto bring''': a conference room, uncomfortable chairs, a laptop, food, your ideas and enthusiasm.
* '''What to bring''': a comfy chair or couch, a laptop, food, your ideas and enthusiasm. * '''Socials Hashtag''': [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23c4lbc&f=live `#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===
====Meals====* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://docsmaps.googleapp.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/spreadsheetsVancouver Soup Company] - [https:/d/16sFCWjhFYeiaGqU5BrFMEdEQVN7sORthMmnuQsWfVO8 See what was submitted last timemaps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave](9 min. walk)
=== Schedule ===
'''''Please note that all times are PST PT (Vancouver, Canada). This [https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/ time zone converter] may be useful.'''''
==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Virtual venue Venue opens
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| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
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| 9:15 || Icebreaker activity|-| 9:30 || Lightning talks* Want to play with OBS Studio in the LibraryRemember When We Were Excited About Virtual Worlds? Let’s Try That Again - Kevin BrashJames Fournie* Temporary file sharing with MoatSustainable Local Development; or, Lightweight Animation with Shimmy, Advanced Markdown with HackMD, Games at the Library Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat - Dethe ElzaJohn Durno* Engaging Public Programming with High and Low Tech User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group - Candie TanakaJanis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin* Moving leased collections from catalogue [https://cynthiang.ca/2025/10/16/presentation-how-to discovery layer - Trevor Smith* My recent time at stay-web-accessible-applying-wcag-2-1-2-2/ Making the Recurse Center Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 into Practice] - Alex GarnettCynthia Ng
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* Link checking the uncheckable: Using Google Sheets to link check LibGuides catalogue assets Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation - George VillavicencioCaitlin Lindsay * Setting up a Softphone System for Remote Reference Services Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards - Wendy ZhangTaya Jardine & Christina Needham* TBD Developing introductory, interactive workshop modules on GenAI Critical Literacy - Eka GrguricMichelle Ng
|-
| 1211:00 45 || ECU campus tour / Lunch!
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| 1:00 15 || Breakout sessions * Data and reporting Manipulating MARC (facilitator Trevor Smithredux)- facilitators: Taya Jardine & Christina Needham* Building a Community around Open Source (Digital sovereignty, the surveillance state, & protection of privacy - facilitator Dethe Elza): John Durno* Cookin' with VR - facilitator: James Fournie
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Challenges UX breakout! - facilitators: Janis McKenzie & solutions for working remotely (facilitator George Villavicencio) Mark Goodwin* Natural Language Processing (Are all the ULs hanging out without us? Consortial LSP planning and rumours - facilitator Eric Morgan) : Tamarack Hockin
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
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| 5:00 || Social eventat 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
* GlitchTransforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: errors revealed by code Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library - George VillavicencioIan Song* Luigi Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection - James FournieCoco Chen & Rebecca Ardron* The Distant Reader Building AI Literacy in the Public Library -- [https://distantreader.org distantreader.org] - Eric MorganJaclyn Fong* Putting together a queer cinema mini-catalogue using Searchkit (Elasticsearch + React + Node.js) Defending Library Services Against AI Scrapers - Michel CastagnéScott Leslie
|-
| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 1011:45 00 || Lightning talks (continued)* Excel tricks Working with Get & Transform APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman - Trevor SmithOlga Kalachinskaya* Recent developments at FRDR [https://github.com/telezoic/SuperDuperPDF/blob/main/superduperPDF.pdf Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App!] - Alex GarnettDaniel Sifton* Zooming into Virtual Programming Building an assignment planner on Playlab - Lindsay RussellJoyce Wong
|-
| 1211:00 45 || Lunch
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| 1:00 || Breakout sessions * Largest improvements in Library technology (facilitator TBD)* Virtual programming (facilitator TBD)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)
* Accessibility (accessible selfFinalized day-checkouts, cloud libraryof based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https:/mobile self-checkouts, library apps, etc/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].) (facilitator TBD)
|-
| 4:00 || Breakout session reports|-| 5:00 || Social event/ Who wants to host Code4Lib BC 2026?
|}
=== Sponsors ===
=== 2021 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.