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When: October 26 & 27
Where: Yale University Library
What: Presentations, opportunities to hang out, and a Saturday unconference for sharing ideas

Registration Form

Schedule

Friday, October 25th

8:30-10 registration open

9:15-10 - welcome and keynote

10 - breakout rooms open

10:00 Rich Wenger - In The Library With A Data Pipe: A look into how the MIT Libraries are evolving a data ecosystem

10:20 Deborah Kaplan- Accessibility in Libraries

10:40 Edward Iglesias ad Debbie Herman - Distributing the Future: Makerspaces in Academic Libraries

11-11:15 - break

11:15-noon

11:15 Junior Tidal - Transitions: Moving from a PHP Flat-File Electronic Resources Manager to Drupal 6 Views

11:35 Lisa Sawin - Serendipitous Discovery: Leveraging Drupal Taxonomy to Increase the Visibility of Information Throughout Your Site

Noon-1:30 - lunch on your own

1:30 Joe Montibello - The last mile – If you can’t buy it, build it

1:50 Andrew Predmore - Linked From?

2:10 Ido Peled - Bed, Bath and Beyond: RESTful, SOAP and the World of Ex Libris APIs

2:30 Deborah Kaplan - CIDER: An Open-Source Collection Management System for Archives

2:50 Amy Deschenes - Making the Library Catalog Mobile-Friendly

3:10 Sands Fish - In the library with a data pipe - data ecosystem

3:30 breakout rooms close

3:30-3:45 - break, unconference signup/lightning round signup

3:45-4:45 - panel discussion

5ish-7 reception at CSSSI

Saturday, October 26th

9-10 registration (for those only coming for Saturday)

10-2:30 unconference

Noon - pizza delivery

Information about meeting rooms and available equipment

Yale Info & Directions

New Haven Visitor Info
Yale University Library

Directions to Campus
Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut, about two hours northeast of New York City and two and a half hours southwest of Boston.

Interstate 91 - Merge onto Interstate 95 South and follow directions below.

Interstate 95 - From the north or south: Take exit 47 for the Oak Street Connector and head west. Turn right on York Street. There are two parking options off of York St:

• York St. parking garage - 150 York St, on the left. Approximately 3 block walk to Library.
• Broadway parking lot - continue up York St, turn left on Elm Street, and merge onto Broadway. Lot entrance is on left. Approximately 1.5 block walk to Library.

Lodging

1) Courtyard by Marriott at Yale University
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/HVNDT-Courtyard-New-Haven-at-Yale

Special Code4lib Room rate -- $139.00.

30 rooms reserved under Code4lib. Must book by September 26th or room holds will be relinquished.

Quick facts about hotel:
Check-in @ 3:00pm
Check-out @ 11:00am
On-site parking, $18.00 per day
Wireless high speed internet
on-site restaurant/lounge
exercise room
within walking distance of Yale University

2) Quality Inn, East Haven
http://www.qualityinn.com/hotel-east_haven-connecticut-CT080

Special NECode4lib room rate -- $70.00.

20 rooms reserved under NECode4lib. Must book by September 26th or room holds will be relinquished. However, the manager offered for any attendee of this group to contact him after this release time to see if there are any rooms still available and if so, he’ll honor the special rate of $70.00.

Quick facts about hotel:
Free deluxe continental breakfast
Free Wi-Fi internet access
Weekday newspaper
Shuttle service for groups to Yale University (the committee will work with Quality Inn to provide shuttle services to/from Yale for conference).

3) New Haven Hotel
http://www.newhavenhotel.com/

Special NECode4lib rate -- $129.00.

20 rooms reserved under NECode4lib. Must book by September 26th or room holds will be relinquished.

Quick facts about hotel:
Free WiFi internet access
on-site restaurant
Guest parking in secure garage across the street, additional fee of $18.00 per night
24 hour fitness center
within walking distance of Yale University

4) The Study
http://www.studyhotels.com/

Special NECode4lib rate -- $189.00.

20 rooms reserved under NECode4lib. Must book by September 26th or room holds will be relinquished.

Quick facts about hotel:
Free internet access
on-site restaurant
Fitness center
Valet parking services