Code4Lib Chicago

A "hyperlocal" Code4Lib chapter, which has been in existence since around 2010.

Resources

• Google Group
  • Use this to chat about local issues, propose meetings, and let us know about local events.

Fall 2015 Meeting

• November 23, 2015
• Daley Library, UIC, Room 1-470
• Watch this space for details.
• Register via EventBrite

  At this point, all tickets are taken; you are welcome to sign up for the waitlist. Allan will let you know as soon as anyone cancels.

Schedule

This is still flexible.

• 8:30: assemble / coffee
• 9:00: start / welcome
• 9:15: lightning talks
• 10:30: break / order lunch
• 10:45: lightning talks
• 12:00: lunch / group walk to cupcakes / getting to know one another / group photo
• 1:00: library tour
• 1:30: hackathon breakout(s) / lightning talks / other breakouts / BOFs (in parallel)
• 3:00: break
• 3:15: more content, TBD
• 4:15: wrap-up (sustaining energy & engagement?)
• 4:30: end
• 5:00: social at local pub

Lightning Talks @10:45-12:00

• If you have an idea, please sign up for a slot! These are quick, low-pressure talks, and you'll get good karma.
• Examples of lightning talks given at the last national Code4Lib.
• These are set as five minute slots, but at least a few will go over. So there's some flex time at the end.

10:45-10:50

• Distant reading of texts from the HathiTrust, JSTOR, and/or EEBO

  Eric Lease Morgan (Librarian-At-Large)

10:50-10:55

• On EAD

  Esther Verreau, UIC

10:55-11:00

• Creating Simple Event Displays from an RSS Feed using JavaScript

  Paul Keith, Chicago Public Library

11:00-11:05

• Explore Chicago Collections

  Tracy Seneca and Kate Flynn, UIC

11:05-11:10

• TopicHub: identify content of interest in one repository and deposit it in another

  Jeremy Prevost, MIT

11:10-11:15

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11:15-11:20

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11:20-11:25

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11:25-11:30

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11:30-11:35

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11:35-11:40

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11:40-11:45

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Breakout/Hackathon Sessions @1:30-3:00

• Up for debate: these are just some possible topics. We need four total.
• If you have an idea, add it to the list! If we end up with more than four, we will conduct a straw poll to determine the most relevant/popular.
• For inspiration, here is the list of pre-conference workshops at the last national Code4Lib

1. Headless CMSs (Wordpress, Drupal)?
2. Meteor.js tutorial?
3. DocumentCloud?
4. Metadata/data hackathon? - A discussion around tools and workflows for cleaning up messy data; bring your own data sets to work on if you like
5. -
6. -

3:15: more content, TBD (??)

• What content do you want during this slot?

Evening social

• We're planning on hanging out at Jak's Tap after the event (the original suggestion, Moxee, is closed on Mondays). More details soon.

UIC Environs: Lunch and Parking

• Lunch and parking map
• Food options are mostly clustered in three places: Greektown (N of the freeway along Halsted), Taylor street (SW of campus), and University Village (S along Halsted).

Getting to UIC

• Public Transit: Take the Blue Line west from the Loop; get off at the UIC-Halsted stop. Walk south.
• More information on visiting UIC, including (better) mass-transit directions
• Parking in a UIC lot will cost $13 for a full day.
• If you're driving, there are several parking lots available (marked on the above map); I recommend the one south of campus (1135 Morgan). Note that no streets connect Harrison with Taylor, including Morgan, between Racine and Halsted; to reach the south lot, come up Morgan from Roosevelt.
• Circle Interchange difficulties
  • Circle Interchange (the confluence of I-90 and I-290 just NE of campus) construction is ongoing.
  • Construction is causing traffic havoc nearby, especially near the corner of Harrison and Halsted. The Harrison bridge over I-90 doesn't currently exist. Best to avoid this area if possible.
  • The Morgan street exit from I-290 has been closed for some time. According to IDOT:
    • Exiting access is prohibited from Westbound I-290/Congress Parkway
    • From Southbound I-90/94 - exit Adams Street
    • From Northbound I-90/94 - exit Ashland Avenue, backtrack east via Jackson Boulevard or Harrison Street