2015 Preconference Proposals

Instructions

Thank you for considering proposing a pre-conference! Here are a few details:

• We will be taking pre-conference proposals until November 7, 2014
• If you cannot or do not want to edit this wiki directly, you can email your proposals to cmh2166@columbia.edu or collie@msu.edu
• Examples from the 2014 pre-conference proposals can be found at http://wiki.code4lib.org/2014_preconference_proposals
• If you are interested in attending a particular pre-conference, please append your name below that proposal (indicating interest in more than one proposal is fine!)
• If you have an idea for a pre-conference, but cannot facilitate yourself please post the idea below and email cmh2116@columbia.edu or collie@msu.edu
• NOTE: Pre-conferences are NOT included in the Code4Lib Conference price and will be held on Monday, February 9, 2015 as either full day or half day sessions
• Please use the template for proposals provided in the pre-formatted block below

Proposal formatting guidelines:

=== Preconference Title: ===
 
One of:
'''"Full Day"''' 
'''"Half Day [Morning]"''' 
'''"Half Day [Afternoon]"''' 

* Facilitator's name, affiliation, and email address
* Second facilitator's name, affiliation, email address, if second speaker

Abstract


''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

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Pre-conference Proposals

Post your ideas here!

Delivering and Preserving GIS Data

Half Day [Morning]

• Darren Hardy, Stanford University, drh@stanford.edu
• Jack Reed, Stanford University, pjreed@stanford.edu

We will discuss how to set up a spatial data infrastructure (SDI) to deliver GIS data, to manage GIS content in a Fedora repository for preservation, and to establish metadata requirements for good spatial discovery. By the end of the workshop you will have a working SDI! This workshop is a compliment to the GeoBlacklight workshop in the afternoon.

Interested in Attending

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

1. Sarah Simpkin

A hand's on introduction to GeoBlacklight

Half Day [Afternoon]

• Darren Hardy, Stanford University, drh@stanford.edu
• Jack Reed, Stanford University, pjreed@stanford.edu

GeoBlacklight is a discovery solution for geospatial data that builds on the successful Blacklight platform. Many libraries have collections of GIS data that aren’t easily discoverable. This will be a hands-on workshop, focused on installing and running GeoBlacklight which builds on the morning workshop "Delivering and Preserving GIS Data".

Interested in Attending

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

1. Sarah Simpkin

RailsBridge: Intro to programming in Ruby on Rails

"Half-Day" [morning]

• Contact Carolyn Cole, Penn State University, carolyn@psu.edu
• Additional instructors welcome

Interested in learning how to program? Want to build your own web application? Never written a line of code before and are a little intimidated? There's no need to be! RailsBridge is a friendly place to get together and learn how to write some code.

RailsBridge is a great workshop that opens the doors to projects like Blacklight and Hydra and Traject.

Interested in Attending

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

1. Maura Carbone

Replace yourself with a painfully complex bash script...or try Ansible

Half Day [Morning]

• Chad Nelson, chad dot nelson @ lyrasis dot org
• Blake Carver, Blake dot carver @lyrasis dot org

Abstract:

Ansible is an open source automation and configuration management tool that focuses on simplicity to help make your life as a developer, or a sysadmin, or even a full on devops-er, easier. This workshop will cover the basic building blocks used in Ansible as well as some best practices for maintaining your Ansible code. We will start by working through a simple example together, and then participants will be given time to work on their own projects with instructors providing guidance and troubleshooting along the way. By the end of the session, participants will have a working knowledge of Ansible and be able to write a working playbook to meet local needs.

Interested in Attending

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

Intro to Docker

Half Day [Whenever]

• John Fink, McMaster University, john dot fink at gmail dot com
• Francis Kayiwa, Kayiwa Consulting , francis dot kayiwa at gmail dot com

Abstract:

Docker (jbfink code4lib journal article) is an open source Linux operating system-level virtualization framework that has seen great uptake over the past year. This workshop will take you through the basic features of Docker, including setup, importing of containers, development workflows and deploying. Knowing when Docker is useful and when it isn't will also be covered. Ideally, every attendee will have ample experience creating and running their own Docker instances by the end.

Interested in Attending

Code Retreat

Full Day

• Jeremy Friesen, University of Notre Dame, jfriesen at nd dot edu
• Additional facilitators welcome; Especially if you have CodeRetreat experience.

Abstract:

"Coderetreat is a day-long, intensive practice event, focusing on the fundamentals of software development and design. By providing developers the opportunity to take part in focused practice, away from the pressures of 'getting things done', the coderetreat format has proven itself to be a highly effective means of skill improvement. Practicing the basic principles of modular and object-oriented design, developers can improve their ability to write code that minimizes the cost of change over time." About Code Retreat

Interested in Attending

Presentations workshop

"Half Day [Afternoon]" (but could be expanded based on interest)

• Chris Beer, Stanford University, cabeer@stanford.edu
• Additional facilitators welcome.

This is a preconference session intended for first time Code4Lib speakers, habitual procrastinators, experienced speakers, those thinking about offering lightning talks, etc. If you're preparing a talk for this year's Code4Lib, this workshop is an opportunity to rehearse your presentation, get feedback from peers, get familiar with the presentation technology, etc.

Interested in Attending

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

Dive into Hydra

One of: "Half Day [Afternoon]"

• Justin Coyne, Data Curation Experts, justin@curationexperts.com
• Bess Sadler, Stanford University, bess@stanford.edu

Hydra is a collaboration of over 30 educational institutions who work together to solve their repository needs by building open-source software. Dive into Hydra is a course that bootstraps you into the Hydra software framework. We'll start at the basics and walk you through the various layers of the Hydra stack. We'll conclude by installing the Worthwhile gem, enabling every participant to walk away with their own Institutional Repository. Participants who have prior exposure to web programming will get the most out of this course. It's recommended (but not required) that you attend "RailsBridge" prior to this workshop.

Interested in Attending

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

1. Maura Carbone

code4lib/Write The Docs barcamp

One of: "Full Day", with options for jumping in for half a day

• code4lib wrangler: Becky Yoose, yoosebec at grinnell dot edu
• Write the Docs contacts: TBA

Abstract

Placeholder for now - more information will be available before the proposal deadline. More information about Write the Docs at http://docs.writethedocs.org/

There will be a nominal fee (t/b/d) for non-Code4LibCon attendees (subject to organizer approval).

Interested in Attending

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

Full day

Morning

Afternoon

Linked Data Workshop

One of: "Full Day"

• Karen Estlund, University of Oregon, kestlund@uoregon.edu
• Tom Johnson, DPLA, tom@dp.la

Abstract:

Developer-focused linked data workshop. More info to come.

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

Archivematica for users and developers

One of: "Full Day"

• Sarah Romkey, Artefactual Systems, sromkey@artefactual.com
• Justin Simpson, Artefactual Systems, jsimpson@artefactual.com

Abstract:

This is a workshop intended for both end-users of Archivematica (librarians, archivists, systems administrators) as well as developers who are interested in Archivematica feature development, or use of Archivematica back-end features for integration into other projects.

In the morning, the end-users will meet with Sarah for a hands-on Archivematica training session. We will discuss processing configurations, use cases, and installation/hosting options for Archivematica. We will also demonstrate DIP upload to Archivematica's access system, AtoM. During this time, developers will meet with Justin and other Artefactual developers for a hackaton style session focusing on Archivematica development and integration.

For the afternoon, we plan to bring the two groups together to discuss, share use cases, and have breakout sessions focused on specific topics that arose from the morning and afternoon sessions.

When signing up, please indicate if you are an end-user or a developer.

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here