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== '''Eighth Annual Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 20212025''' ==

'''* Thursday, 18 February 16 October and Friday, 19 February'''17 October* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now]

This year'''[https://douglascollege-cas C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Euf-yhpjkrGNRllxNUIxeBkABkJKsN6j9Y Registration is now open] for Code4Lib BC 2021!'''

Code4Lib BC is different this yearLocation: Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. Obviously we won’t be seeing each other in person[https://maps. Nobody needs to organize hotels or transportationapp. And probably many of us have conference-zoom fatiguegoo. So we’re going gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to focus get there], Rennie Hall (inside the front entrance). For more information on transit and parking, please check the basics[https: get in your comfy clothes at home and share your awesome library ideas with like//www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-minded folkstransit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact page].

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!

* '''What's included''': online platform and bubbling ideas.a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power

* '''What's NOT includedto bring''': a conference room, uncomfortable chairs, a laptop, food, your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''What to bring''': a comfy chair or couch, a laptop, food, your ideas and enthusiasm. * '''Socials Hashtag''': [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23c4lbc&f=live `#c4lbc]`

Is there 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? Share your ideas , Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community. [https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea] ''Breakout Session Ideas''* Struggling Through Burnout (esp in our Lightning TalksIT); 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====* ECU's Caf - on campus* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]* Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]* Tim Hortons - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min.walk)

====Meals====* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://docsmaps.googleapp.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]* Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]* ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit* Chai Wagon - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] (12 min. walk)* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food* [https://vancouversoupcompany.com/spreadsheetsVancouver Soup Company] - [https:/d/16sFCWjhFYeiaGqU5BrFMEdEQVN7sORthMmnuQsWfVO8 See what was submitted last timemaps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave](9 min. walk)

'''''Please note that all times are PST PT (Vancouver, Canada). This [https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/ time zone converter] may be useful.'''''

==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ====

| 8:30 || Virtual venue Venue opens

| 9:15 || Icebreaker activity|-| 9:30 || Lightning talks* [https://www.youtube.com/watchRemember When We Were Excited About Virtual Worlds?v=KiOwRZJKJLet’s Try That Again -U Want to play with OBS Studio James Fournie* Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in the Library?] a Trench Coat - Kevin BrashJohn Durno* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group - Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin* [https://hackmdcynthiang.ioca/@dethe2025/HklTTpqWO#10/ Temporary file sharing with Moat, Lightweight Animation with Shimmy, Advanced Markdown with HackMD, Games at the Library] 16/presentation- Dethe Elza* Engaging Public Programming with High and Low Tech how-to-stay- Candie Tanaka* My recent time at web-accessible-applying-wcag-2-1-2-2/ Making the Recurse Center ([httpsWeb Accessible://wwwPutting WCAG 2.recurse.com Recurse Center], [https://axfelix.github.io axfelix.github1 and 2.io2 into Practice])- Alex GarnettCynthia Ng

* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BAhHCmXChallenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation -_XQPTAuEXf4rL5s88ls-CdKS/view?usp=sharing Link checking the uncheckable: Using Google Sheets to link check LibGuides catalogue assets] - George VillavicencioCaitlin Lindsay * [httpsManipulating MARC://drive.google.com/file/d/1jTDnbIndigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards -i_rYpqCHjzH9U7JCAeMbj2Yr-q/view?usp=sharing Setting up a Softphone System for Remote Reference Services] - Wendy ZhangTaya Jardine & Christina Needham* Github and Github pages for collaborative Developing introductory, interactive workshop development - Eka Grguric* Moving leased collections from catalogue to discovery layer modules on GenAI Critical Literacy - Trevor SmithMichelle Ng

| 1211:00 45 || ECU campus tour / Lunch!

| 1:00 15 || Breakout sessions * [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZfOdVXuxwFf85dpGb6EjhNuwiSMWL-NmakZe6IiIRHM/edit?usp=sharing Data and reporting] Manipulating MARC (facilitator Trevor Smithredux)- facilitators: Taya Jardine & Christina Needham* [httpsDigital sovereignty, the surveillance state, & protection of privacy - facilitator://docs.google.com/document/d/13avB9KwPONn5wQthJRREjQDVsbDZQPPlNpsti3K6ATU/edit?usp=sharing Building a Community around Open Source] (John Durno* Cookin' with VR - facilitator Dethe Elza): James Fournie 

* [httpsUX breakout! - facilitators://docs.google.com/document/d/1bUTe8nDcZZ1fwujvtslBeFpqdOO_OI6_cAQacE4kE4w/edit?usp=sharing Challenges Janis McKenzie & solutions for working remotely] (facilitator George Villavicencio) Mark Goodwin* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m2oYPQd7tu6d6jxprWn_SAre all the ULs hanging out without us? Consortial LSP planning and rumours -xjVWUoA70aqftwmyH1WkA/edit?usp=sharing Natural Language Processing] (facilitator Eric Morgan) : Tamarack Hockin

| 5:00 || Social eventat Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]

==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ====

* [httpsTransforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base://drive.google.com/file/d/1AkDSWcjofcWop0Tawfils4ejdqnHbExploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library -_C/view?usp=sharing Glitch: errors revealed by code] - George VillavicencioIan Song* [httpsConsent Not Required://jamesrf.github.io/c4lbc21(AI) Technology as Connection -luigi/ Luigi] - James Fournie Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron* The Distant Reader Building AI Literacy in the Public Library -- [https://distantreader.org distantreader.org] - Eric MorganJaclyn Fong* 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]) Defending Library Services Against AI Scrapers - Michel Castagné Scott Leslie

| 1011:45 00 || Lightning talks (continued)* [httpsWorking with APIs://drive.google.com/file/d/12I248NC6icz0Tiqz_rPpVoZqBP2l1_h6/view?usp=sharing Zooming into Virtual Programming] Flows and Runner in Postman - Lindsay Russell* Excel tricks with Get & Transform - Trevor SmithOlga Kalachinskaya* [https://docs.googlegithub.com/presentationtelezoic/dSuperDuperPDF/1XRa8YDblob/main/superduperPDF.pdf Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-rquXBvvdvkLp4H6X8ahMZWAygx05RUc1yHps/edit?usp=sharing Recent developments at FRDRDuper-App!] - Alex GarnettDaniel Sifton* [https://github.com/schuyberg/c4lbc-crawler Who Needs Building an API Anyway? Web Crawling with Puppeteer] assignment planner on Playlab - Schuyler LindbergJoyce Wong

| 1211:00 45 || Lunch

| 1:00 || Breakout sessions * Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/documentforms/d/18gRGoJcaCePkIxoHc0_Z1vwxQI2sEDry5Okt-WBKv4ge/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/editviewform?usp=sharing Largest improvements in Library technologyheader submit your own] - Maryann Kempthorne* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OKciga3MtAZSSqM5uZTtrT3ue0oSOas46Ad8deVKeVA/edit?usp=sharing Virtual programming] - Kevin Brash

* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lMlFrXLFinalized day-e7VHj8vvk1wLM7NQKqbKQVvsre1B--Bg0Xs/edit?usp=sharing Accessibility (accessible self-checkouts, cloud library/mobile self-checkouts, library apps, etcof based on attendee interests.)] - George Villavicencio* See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/documentforms/d/1f80kVkb9a9NBWfgpoRVIycpdy3-Uz0j9gsx7G-hKCUUe/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/editviewform?usp=sharing Link checking strategiesheader submit your own] - Schuyler Lindberg.

| 4:00 || Breakout session reports|-| 5:00 || Social event??/ Who wants to host Code4Lib BC 2026?

While Code4Lib BC no longer solicits sponsorship, we We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].

=== 2021 2025 Organizers ===