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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].
 
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].
  
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== '''Eighth Annual Code4Lib BC Unconference 2021''' ==
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== '''Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025''' ==
  
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'''Thursday, 18 February and Friday, 19 February'''
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* Thursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October
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* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now]
  
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This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr.
  
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'''[https://douglascollege-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Euf-yhpjkrGNRllxNUIxeBkABkJKsN6j9Y Registration is now open] for Code4Lib BC 2021!'''
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Location: Emily 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).  
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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].  
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Code4Lib BC is different this year. Obviously we won’t be seeing each other in person.  Nobody needs to organize hotels or transportation.  And probably many of us have conference-zoom fatigue.  So we’re going to focus on the basics: get in your comfy clothes at home and share your awesome library ideas with like-minded folks.
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=== 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.
  
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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!
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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.   
  
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* '''What's included''': online platform and bubbling ideas.
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* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power
  
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* '''What's NOT included''': a conference room, uncomfortable chairs, a laptop, food, your ideas and enthusiasm.
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* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.
  
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* '''What to bring''': a comfy chair or couch, a laptop, food, your ideas and enthusiasm.
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* '''Socials Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`
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* '''Hashtag''': [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23c4lbc&f=live #c4lbc]
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* '''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.
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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===
 
===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===
  
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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?  Share your ideas in our Lightning Talks.
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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.
  
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* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16sFCWjhFYeiaGqU5BrFMEdEQVN7sORthMmnuQsWfVO8 See what was submitted last time.]
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[https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]
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''Breakout Session Ideas''
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* Struggling Through Burnout (esp in IT); Getting Our DIY Ethic Back (Daniel Lerch)
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* GenAI Critical Literacy workshop demo + discussion (Michelle Ng) (20 person limit)
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* Knowledge management and M365/SP migration headaches (Michelle Ng)
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* Protecting website content created by libraries and server resources from Gen AI (Desy Wahyuni)
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===Food===
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Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue.
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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!
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====Coffee & baked goods====
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* ECU's Caf - on campus
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* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]
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* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]
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* Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]
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* Tim Hortons - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]
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* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min. walk)
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====Meals====
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* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]
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* Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]
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* ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit
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* Chai Wagon - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] (12 min. walk)
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* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food
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* [https://vancouversoupcompany.com/ Vancouver Soup Company] - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave] (9  min. walk)
  
 
=== Schedule ===
 
=== Schedule ===
  
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'''''Please note that all times are PST (Vancouver, Canada).  This [https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/ time zone converter] may be useful.'''''  
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'''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''  
  
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==== Day 1 ====
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==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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| 8:30 || Virtual venue opens
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| 8:30 || Venue opens
 
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| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
 
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
 
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| 9:15 || Lightning talks
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| 9:15 || Icebreaker activity
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiOwRZJKJ-U Want to play with OBS Studio in the Library?] - Kevin Brash
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* [https://hackmd.io/@dethe/HklTTpqWO#/ Temporary file sharing with Moat,  Lightweight Animation with Shimmy,  Advanced Markdown with HackMD,  Games at the Library] - Dethe Elza
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| 9:30 || Lightning talks
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* Engaging Public Programming with High and Low Tech - Candie Tanaka
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* Remember When We Were Excited About Virtual Worlds? Let’s Try That Again - James Fournie
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* My recent time at the [https://www.recurse.com/ Recurse Center] - Alex Garnett
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* Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat - John Durno
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* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group - Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin
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* [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
 
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| 10:30 || Break
 
| 10:30 || Break
 
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| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
 
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
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* Link checking the uncheckable: Using Google Sheets to link check LibGuides catalogue assets - George Villavicencio
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* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation - Caitlin Lindsay
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* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jTDnb-i_rYpqCHjzH9U7JCAeMbj2Yr-q/view?usp=sharing Setting up a Softphone System for Remote Reference Services] - Wendy Zhang
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* Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards - Taya Jardine & Christina Needham
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* Github and Github pages for collaborative workshop development - Eka Grguric
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* Developing introductory, interactive workshop modules on GenAI Critical Literacy - Michelle Ng
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* Moving leased collections from catalogue to discovery layer - Trevor Smith
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| 12:00 || Lunch
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| 11:45 || ECU campus tour / Lunch!
 
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| 1:00 || Breakout sessions  
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| 1:15 || Breakout sessions  
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* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZfOdVXuxwFf85dpGb6EjhNuwiSMWL-NmakZe6IiIRHM/edit?usp=sharing Data and reporting] (facilitator Trevor Smith)
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* Manipulating MARC (redux) - facilitators: Taya Jardine & Christina Needham
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* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13avB9KwPONn5wQthJRREjQDVsbDZQPPlNpsti3K6ATU/edit?usp=sharing Building a Community around Open Source] (facilitator Dethe Elza)
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* Digital sovereignty, the surveillance state, & protection of privacy  - facilitator: John Durno
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* Cookin' with VR - facilitator: James Fournie
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| 2:30 || Break
 
| 2:30 || Break
 
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| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
 
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
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* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bUTe8nDcZZ1fwujvtslBeFpqdOO_OI6_cAQacE4kE4w/edit?usp=sharing Challenges & solutions for working remotely] (facilitator George Villavicencio)
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* UX breakout! - facilitators: Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin
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* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m2oYPQd7tu6d6jxprWn_S-xjVWUoA70aqftwmyH1WkA/edit?usp=sharing Natural Language Processing] (facilitator Eric Morgan)
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* Are all the ULs hanging out without us? Consortial LSP planning and rumours - facilitator: Tamarack Hockin
 
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| 4:00 || Breakout reports
 
| 4:00 || Breakout reports
 
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| 5:00 || Social event
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| 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]
 
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==== Day 2 ====
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==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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| 8:30 || Virtual venue opens
 
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| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
 
| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
 
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| 9:15 || Lightning talks
 
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
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* Glitch: errors revealed by code - George Villavicencio
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* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library - Ian Song
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* [https://jamesrf.github.io/c4lbc21-luigi/ Luigi] - James Fournie
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* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection - Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron
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* The Distant Reader -- [https://distantreader.org distantreader.org] - Eric Morgan
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* Building AI Literacy in the Public Library - Jaclyn Fong
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* Putting together a queer cinema mini-catalogue using Searchkit (Elasticsearch + React + Node.js) ([https://queercinema.capilanou.ca queercinema.capilanou.ca], [https://searchkit.co searchkit.co]) - Michel Castagné 
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* Defending Library Services Against AI Scrapers - Scott Leslie
 
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| 10:30 || Break
 
| 10:30 || Break
 
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| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
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| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
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* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/12I248NC6icz0Tiqz_rPpVoZqBP2l1_h6/view?usp=sharing Zooming into Virtual Programming] - Lindsay Russell
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* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman - Olga Kalachinskaya
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* Excel tricks with Get & Transform - Trevor Smith
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* [https://github.com/telezoic/SuperDuperPDF/blob/main/superduperPDF.pdf Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App!] - Daniel Sifton
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* Recent developments at FRDR - Alex Garnett
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* Building an assignment planner on Playlab - Joyce Wong
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* Quick Chat - Schuyler Lindberg
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| 12:00 || Lunch
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| 11:45 || Lunch
 
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| 1:00 || Breakout sessions  
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| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
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* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/18gRGoJcaCePkIxoHc0_Z1vwxQI2sEDry5Okt-WBKv4g/edit?usp=sharing Largest improvements in Library technology] - Maryann Kempthorne
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* 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].
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* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OKciga3MtAZSSqM5uZTtrT3ue0oSOas46Ad8deVKeVA/edit?usp=sharing Virtual programming] - Kevin Brash
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| 2:30 || Break
 
| 2:30 || Break
 
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| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
 
| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
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* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lMlFrXL-e7VHj8vvk1wLM7NQKqbKQVvsre1B--Bg0Xs/edit?usp=sharing Accessibility (accessible self-checkouts, cloud library/mobile self-checkouts, library apps, etc.)] - George Villavicencio
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* 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].
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* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f80kVkb9a9NBWfgpoRVIycpdy3-Uz0j9gsx7G-hKCUU/edit?usp=sharing Link checking strategies] - Schuyler Lindberg
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| 4:00 || Breakout reports
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| 4:00 || Breakout session reports / Who wants to host Code4Lib BC 2026?
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| 5:00 || Social event???
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=== Sponsors ===
 
=== Sponsors ===
  
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While Code4Lib BC no longer solicits sponsorship, we want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].
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We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].
  
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=== 2021 Organizers ===
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=== 2025 Organizers ===
  
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* Cynthia Ng
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* Dan Lerch
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* Daniel Sifton
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* George Villavicencio
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* Hillary Webb
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* James Fournie
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* Janis McKenzie
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* Michel Castagné
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* Michelle Ng
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* Rebecca Dickson
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* Scott Leslie
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* Tamarack Hockin
 
* Trevor Smith
 
* Trevor Smith
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* George Villavicencio
 
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* Lindsay Russell
 
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* Kristina Long
 
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Comments or questions? Get in touch with Trevor Smith at [mailto:smitht7@douglascollege.ca smitht7@douglascollege.ca].
 
  
 
= '''Past Events''' =
 
= '''Past Events''' =
  
 
See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.
 
See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

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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 take a read over our Planner's Guide.

Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025

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

Location: Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. Map to get there, Rennie Hall (inside the front entrance). For more information on transit and parking, please check the 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.

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.

  • 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.

If you need help with funding your attendance, you can request a bursary by October 3, 2025.

Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas

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.

Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea

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)

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

Meals

Schedule

Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).

Day 1 : Thursday, October 16

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
  • 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 295 E 1st Ave

Day 2 : Friday, October 17

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)
11:45 Lunch
1:00 Breakout sessions
  • Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or submit your own.
2:30 Break
2:45 Breakout sessions (continued)
  • Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or 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 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 past events page.

Last modified on 19 October 2025, at 01:00