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Welcome to the home of the Ontario/Canada chapter of [http://code4lib.org/ Code4Lib]. Our aim is to create more opportunities for Code4Lib folks in the Ontario/Quebec/Manitoba/Northeast USA area to meet up in person. | Welcome to the home of the Ontario/Canada chapter of [http://code4lib.org/ Code4Lib]. Our aim is to create more opportunities for Code4Lib folks in the Ontario/Quebec/Manitoba/Northeast USA area to meet up in person. | ||
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The 2019 Code4Lib North meeting will be held at [https://scds.ca/ the McMaster Sherman Centre]. We'll begin each day at a suitable time, like 9:30 am. | The 2019 Code4Lib North meeting will be held at [https://scds.ca/ the McMaster Sherman Centre]. We'll begin each day at a suitable time, like 9:30 am. | ||
Revision as of 14:25, 16 March 2019
Welcome to the home of the Ontario/Canada chapter of Code4Lib. Our aim is to create more opportunities for Code4Lib folks in the Ontario/Quebec/Manitoba/Northeast USA area to meet up in person.
Contents
- 1 Code4Lib North: the Tenth. McMaster University. May 30-31, 2019
- 2 Code4Lib North Past Events
- 3 Code4lib North Meetups in Toronto
- 4 Code4lib North Meetups in Ottawa
- 5 Code4lib North Meetups in Montreal
- 6 Who's interested in Code4Lib North?
- 7 Meeting Location Suggestions for the Future
- 8 Mailing list
Code4Lib North: the Tenth. McMaster University. May 30-31, 2019
The 2019 Code4Lib North meeting will be held at the McMaster Sherman Centre. We'll begin each day at a suitable time, like 9:30 am.
Register
Registration will open soon.
We will be observing the Code4Lib Code of Conduct.
Talk Sign Up
Code4Lib North is a great opportunity to talk about anything you are working on or pondering about. It can be as short as a 5 min lightning talk to just throw out some ideas or up to a 30 min talk on whatever you like
| Name | Topic | Time (5 Min - 30 min) | Way to contact* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your name | Your topic | Length | Contact info (twitter, email, etc.) |
* Just so we can talk to you about getting slides or follow up questions. Feel free to contact us instead if you don't want to enter anything here.
Hackfest & Group Discussion Ideas
We will spend some time running HackFest & Breakout Discussions. Add your ideas here.
| Name | Idea | Way to contact* |
|---|---|---|
| Your name | Your idea | Your contact info (twitter, email, etc.) |
* Just so we can talk to you about getting slides or follow up questions. Feel free to contact us instead if you don't want to enter anything here.
Socials & things to do besides c4l
- There will likely be a conference social on Thursday night, details TBA.
- Hashtag: #c4ln19
Slack
- Join the #code4lib channel on the code4lib slack
- Instructions to join the code4lib slack are found here
Contact
Questions and/or concerns? Please contact Kaitlin Newson.
Sponsors
Code4Lib North would like to thank McMaster University for providing space for this meeting.
Code4Lib North Past Events
To see past Code4Lib North events, go to the past events page.
Code4lib North Meetups in Toronto
Status: Active
Purpose: To connect with other code4libbers in the area and start building a code4lib community in Toronto, Ontario. (blatantly copied from the Ottawa group)
Meetup Group: code4lib toronto
Website & Blog: code4libtoronto.github.io
Mailing List: code4libtoronto-list@meetup.com
Hashtag: #code4libTO also used: the general #code4lib
Past Meetups
The first meetup was a simple social meetup on June 21, 2012. The idea is that other meetups will have presentations/talks to be had either before or during.
August 14, 2012 - Cool Tool Day
December 13, 2012 - Talk Notes
April 19, 2013 - session to encourage collaborative talks/presentations/hackfest ideas
Code4lib North Meetups in Ottawa
Purpose: To connect with other code4libbers in the area and start building a code4lib community in Ottawa, Ontario
code4lib Ottawa meetups are now organized using Meetup.com. Sign up to be informed of upcoming meetings.
Next Meetup
Date: Thursday April 9th, 2015
Keep an eye on the Meetup page for further details.
Past Meetups
The inaugural code4lib Ottawa meetup occurred on March 28, 2012 and was a simple meet-and-greet at a local pub. Since then, we try to combine this social event with some short interesting talks. Here is what we have learned about in recent meetups:
Tuesday October 7th, 2014
Speakers:
- Mark Baker - Principal Architect at Zepheira provided a brief overview of some of Zepheira’s BibFrame tools in development.
- Jennifer Whitney - Systems Librarian at MacOdrum Library presented OpenRefine (formerly Google Refine) – a neat and powerful tool for cleaning up messy data.
- Sarah Simpkin, GIS and Geography Librarian & Catherine McGoveran, Government Information Librarian (both from UOttawa Library) - presented on a recent UOttawa sponsored Open Data Hackfest as well as to introduce you to Open Data Ottawa.
Location: MacOdrum Library, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, Ottawa, ON (map)
April 30, 2013 - Meet, and share your favourite Library technology
June 13, 2012 - Lightning Talks
| Description of Talk |
|---|
| Devin Crawley from the Ottawa Public Library gave us a quick preview of the API to their BiblioCommons catalogue. The API will be publicly available this fall. |
| William Wueppelmann talked about what's going on at Canadiana.org and how they host and manage their huge digital collection and their efforts to achieve certification as a Trusted Digital Repository (TDR). |
| Mary Beth Baker spoke about the local tech scene in Ottawa and got us to consider the potential for collaboration with other groups. |
April 24, 2012 - Show and Tell Session
| Presenter | Description of Talk |
|---|---|
| Max Neuvians | Social-biblio.ca : An approach to Twitter data visualization, archiving, and the larger narrative. |
| Richard Akerman | Richard Akerman and Mary Beth Baker are organizing a Reading Garden at the upcoming Canadian Library Association conference. They are seeking advice on how to provide wireless access. Anyone with ideas is encouraged to get in touch with them. |
| Warren Layton | A quick demo of LibraryBox, a wireless filesharing device, which may have interesting applications in government and other libraries where IT restrictions can limit network use. |
Code4lib North Meetups in Montreal
Status: Active
Purpose: To connect with other code4libbers in the area and start building a code4lib community in Montreal, Quebec. (blatantly copied from the Ottawa and Toronto groups)
For more information: Please email Clara Turp (clara.turp@mcgill.ca) for more information.
Slack Channel and Hashtag: #code4lib-mtl
Wiki page: Code4Lib_Montreal - check here for upcoming or past meeting information.
Who's interested in Code4Lib North?
Declare your interest in a Code4lib North chapter:
- Wendy Huot, Queen's University
- Michael Vandenburg, Queen's University
- William Denton, York University
- John Fink, McMaster University
- Nick Ruest, McMaster University
- Walter Lewis, Halton Hills/OurOntario
- Edward Corrado, Binghamton University (NY, USA)
- Warren Layton, Library of Parliament (Ottawa)
- Pascal Calarco, University of Notre Dame (IN, USA)
- Rob Fox, University of Notre Dame (IN, USA)
- Mita Williams, University of Windsor
- John Fereira, Cornell University
- MJ Suhonos, Toronto Public Library
- Dianne Dietrich, Cornell University
- David Fiander, University of Western Ontario
- Peter Schlumpf, Avanti Library Systems
- Roy Zimmer, Western Michigan University
- Kimberly Silk, Martin Prosperity Institute, University of Toronto
- Andrew Darby, Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)
- Laura Harris, Grand Valley State University (western Michigan)
- Tim Ribaric, Brock University
- Sibyl Schaefer, University of Vermont
- Peter Ellinger, Ontario Legislative Library, Toronto
- Keith Jenkins, Cornell University
- Patrick M. Lozeau
- Mike Kreyche, Kent State University
- Graham McCarthy, Ryerson University
- John Miedema
- Janey Chen, Ontario Legislative Library, Toronto
- Rob McDonald, Carleton University
- Amy Buckland, McGill University
- Tricia Williams (pgwillia), Consultant/OurOntario
- Mike Beccaria, Paul Smith's College (Paul Smiths, NY)
- Amanda Etches-Johnson, McMaster University
- Art Rhyno, University of Windsor
- Mary Beth Baker, CIC (Ottawa)
- Wayne Schneider, Hennepin County Library
- Carol Serroul, CISTI
- Graham Stewart, University of Toronto Libraries
- Peter Zimmerman, University of Windsor
- Margaret Kipp, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
- Dan Scott, Laurentian University
- Lawrence Wardroper (Courts Administration Services Library, Ottawa)
- Matt McCollow, McMaster University
- George Duimovich, NRCan Library (Ottawa)
- Bobbi Fox, Harvard University Library (Massachusetts)
- Dileshni Jayasinghe, OCUL, University of Toronto
- Eric Palmitesta, OCUL, University of Toronto
- Alexander O'Neill, Robertson Library, University of Prince Edward Island
- Chris Beer, WGBH (Massachusetts)
- Robin Isard, Algoma University (Sault Ste Marie ON)
- Pat Moore, Carleton University (Ottawa ON)
- Alan Harnum, Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University (Toronto ON)
- Colin Prince, University of Toronto Libraries
- Tom Keays, Syracuse University LIbrary (Syracuse, NY)
- Chris Charles, University of Guelph (Guelph, ON)
- John MacGillivray, Carleton University (Ottawa ON)
- Lester Webb, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
- Elizabeth Goldman, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
- Jennifer O'Donnell, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
- David Smith, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
- Loren Fantin, Our Ontario,Knowledge Ontario
- Daulton Theodore, Carleton University (Ottawa, ON)
- Peter MacDonald, Hamilton College (Clinton, NY)
- Rebecca Larocque, North Bay Public Library (North Bay, ON)
- Doris Rankin, Library and Information Management Consultant, Ottawa, ON
- Diane Bédard, Learn Ontario & Our Ontario; Knowledge Ontario
- Andre Vellino, CISTI / University of Ottawa
- Mark Swartz, Queen's University
- Adam Wead, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives (Cleveland, OH)
- Pramila Thakur, Ontario Legislative Library, Toronto
- Anthony Petryk, University of Ottawa
- Jan Dawson, Ask Ontario, Knowledge Ontario
- Glen Newton, Carleton University
- Patrick McMaster, Leeds & the 1000 Islands, Rideau Lakes, and North Grenville Public Libraries
- Nasser Saleh, Queen's University (Kingston ON)
- Stéfan Sinclair, McMaster University
- William J Turkel, University of Western Ontario
- Shirley Lew, Vancouver Community College, (Vancouver BC)
- Edward Bilodeau, McGill University
- Andrew McAlorum, University of Toronto Libraries
- Marc d'Avernas, Waterloo Region District School Board
- Whitni Watkins, St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY)
Meeting Location Suggestions for the Future
- Toronto, Ontario
- Sudbury, Ontario
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Montreal, Quebec
Mailing list
The code4lib-north mailing list was discontinued.
