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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.
 
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''' ==
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You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.
  
* '''Thursday, 28 November and Friday, 29 November'''
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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].
  
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2019-code4lib-bc-unconference-tickets-69790315713 Registration is now open!]
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== '''Eleventh Code4Lib BC Unconference 2026''' ==
  
* Update: We are now sold out!
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Save the date! This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Vancouver Public Library.
  
This year's Code4Lib BC will be held on the North Shore of Metro Vancouver, and jointly hosted by West Vancouver Memorial Library and Capilano University. The Thursday events will be held at the West Vancouver Memorial Library. Friday's activities will be held at Capilano University's main campus.
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* Thursday, 26 November and Friday, 27 November
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Location: VPL Central Library at Library Square, 350 West Georgia Street, in the [https://www.vpl.ca/rentals/alice-mackay-room Alice McKay Room]. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MtUfLCKdoag7CFvA9 Map to get to Library Square].
  
 
=== What's it all about? ===
 
=== What's it all about? ===
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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.
 
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 event will feature lightning talks, breakout sessions, with coffee, tea and snacks provided. Lightning talks are brief 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!
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The event most often features 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.
  
* '''What's included''': wifi, power, coffee/snacks, lunches, prizes.
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* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power
  
* '''What's NOT included/what to bring''': a laptop, dinner, your ideas and enthusiasm.
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* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.
  
* '''Hashtag''': [https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23c4lbc&src=typd #c4lbc]
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* '''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.
 
* '''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.
  
===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===
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=== Registration and Call for Proposals ===
  
Is there 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?
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A call for proposals and registration will open in the fall of 2026. Watch this page!
 
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* [https://forms.gle/3jrtXhcaSEhKhMxT8 Submit your lightning talk/breakout session idea]
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* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16sFCWjhFYeiaGqU5BrFMEdEQVN7sORthMmnuQsWfVO8/edit?usp=sharing See what's already been submitted]
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===Food/Transportation===
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Do you have dietary restrictions? Let us know when you register.
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* [https://westvanlibrary.ca/visit/library/location-hours Bus and parking information for West Vancouver Memorial Library] or [https://g.page/WestVanLibrary?share Google Maps]
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* [https://www.capilanou.ca/about-capu/get-to-know-us/our-campuses/capu-main-campus/ Directions to Capilano University], [https://www.capilanou.ca/about-capu/get-to-know-us/our-campuses/parking-services/ Parking Services website] or [https://g.page/CapULibrary?share Google Maps]
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===Accommodations===
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* [https://www.pinnaclepierhotel.com Pinnacle Hotel]: Rates start at $229.00/night.
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* [http://www.lonsdalequayhotel.com Lonsdale Hotel]: Rates start at $159.50/night (non-refundable) or $206.25/night (refundable).
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=== Schedule ===
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==== Day 1 ====
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{| class="wikitable"
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| 8:30 || Doors open
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| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
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| 9:15 || Lightning talks
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* Icebreaker activity - Patricia Lesku
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* Scraping index pages and VuFind implementation - Louise Brittain Boisvert
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* Blended learning in libraries: Google IT Support Certificate Program at Surrey Libraries - Erol Olcay
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* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZLYro3HYm-GwvJqR1WF5vsGCFkIuA5I4 Implementing an IT service desk!] - Tamarack Hockin / Jason Swan
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* Ditch Deep Freeze: Public computer administration for small libraries - Camille Ginnever
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|-
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| 10:30 || Break
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| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
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* Authorities cleanup - Trevor Smith
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* [https://cynthiang.ca/2019/11/28/presentation-implementing-values-in-practical-ways/ Implementing values in practical ways] - Cynthia Ng
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* Tell Your Story: Ebook creation for 11-14 - Patricia Lesku
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* JavaScript and CSS elements in circulation notices: A dilettante's perspective - Olga Kalachinskaya
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| 12:00 || Lunch (provided)
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| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
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* The Lab Learning Space at WVML - Andrea Tartaglio / Patricia Lesku
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* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hZ9f-7aZbgH00Iv0CAuI8quRot47zEEvlwzMErx1J5E/edit?usp=sharing Implementing values] - Cynthia Ng
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|-
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| 2:30 || Break
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|-
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| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
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* Blended learning in libraries - Erol Olcay
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| 4:00 || Breakout reports
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| 5:00 || Social event
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* [https://goo.gl/maps/6KsoUh8XsAXp6ABm8 mahony | Burrard Landing]
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* Karaoke after?
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|}
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==== Day 2 ====
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{| class="wikitable"
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| 8:30 || Doors open
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| 9:00 || Announcements
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* Wifi: CapU-Guest / capuguest
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| 9:15 || Lightning talks
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* Code club for seniors - Dethe Elza
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* Fair and FAIR data sharing in the Global South - Alicia Urquidi
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* A review of open-source ERM options in 2019 - James Fournie
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* Organizing Ideas podcast - Allison Jones / Karen Ng
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| 10:30 || Break
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| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
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* RefDesk Dashboard for Springshare data - Trevor Smith
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* Implementing OpenAthens for eResource authentication - Hillary Webb
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* Using Tableau to tell library stories - Tania Alekson
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* Privacy-protecting technologies - Chelsea Palmer
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| 12:00 || Lunch (provided)
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* Wraps: Chicken Caesar; Hummus and Veggie; Mediterranean Beef and Feta; Italian Milano; California Chicken and Tuna Salad; Egg Salad
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* Mediterranean Pita Chip Platter
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| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
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* Web archiving - Dana McFarland
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* Project management - Trevor Smith
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| 2:30 || Break
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| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
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* Establishing a code club for adults/seniors - Dethe Elza
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* Who wants to host Code4Lib BC in 2020?
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| 4:00 || Breakout reports
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| 5:00 ||Meet up at [https://goo.gl/maps/K4xetNSFzyVKB1cv5 Coach House Lounge]
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|}
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=== Sponsors ===
 
=== Sponsors ===
  
While Code4Lib BC no longer solicits sponsorship, we want to acknowledge the contributions of:
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We want to thank [https://www.vpl.ca/ Vancouver Public Library] for hosting us, and the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative] for the continued administrative and fiscal support.
 
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* [https://westvanlibrary.ca/ West Vancouver Memorial Library]
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* [https://library.capilanou.ca/ Capilano University]
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* [https://nvdpl.ca/ North Vancouver District Public Library]
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as well as continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].
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=== 2019 Organizers ===
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* Kevin Brash
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* Michel Castagné
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* Glen Greenly
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* Maryann Kempthorne
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* Patricia Lesku
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* Jennifer O'Donnell
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* Fiacre O'Duinn
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* Andrea Tartaglio
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Comments or questions? Get in touch with us at c4lbc-organizers@googlegroups.com.
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= '''Past Events''' =
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== Past Events ==
  
 
See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.
 
See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

Latest revision as of 23:22, 26 June 2026

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 take a read over our Planner's Guide.

Eleventh Code4Lib BC Unconference 2026

Save the date! This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Vancouver Public Library.

  • Thursday, 26 November and Friday, 27 November

Location: VPL Central Library at Library Square, 350 West Georgia Street, in the Alice McKay Room. Map to get to Library Square.

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 event most often features 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.

  • 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 Code4Lib Code of Conduct, which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

Registration and Call for Proposals

A call for proposals and registration will open in the fall of 2026. Watch this page!

Sponsors

We want to thank Vancouver Public Library for hosting us, and the BC Libraries Cooperative for the continued administrative and fiscal support.

Past Events

See our past events page.