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==Code4Lib Midwest 2012==
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==Code4Lib Midwest 2013==
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Please join us Sunday, October 13, and Monday, October 14, in Iowa City for the Code4Lib Midwest 2013 conference! This informal conference will feature short lightning talks, longer presentations, workshops, and breakout discussion sessions covering technology in libraries, archives and museums in the Midwest. Each Code4Lib conference is different; take a look through the main [http://code4lib.org/about Code4Lib Wiki] to learn more about this volunteer-driven collective.
 
* Twitter hash tag: [http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23c4lmw #c4lmw]
 
* Twitter hash tag: [http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23c4lmw #c4lmw]
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===Location===
 
===Location===
Code4Lib MidWest meeting will be held at [http://www.lib.msu.edu Michigan State University Libraries].
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Code4Lib MidWest meeting will be hosted by [http://lib.uiowa.edu University of Iowa Libraries].
* '''When''' - Tuesday, July 24th starting at 9am-ish until Wednesday, July 25th
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* '''When''' - Sunday, October 13th - Monday, October 14th
* '''Where''' - [http://www.lib.msu.edu/general/address-visiting.jsp Michigan State University Main Library address and parking information]  
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* '''Where''' - [http://www.uiowa.edu/~maps/p/pbb1.htm John Pappajohn Business Building, University of Iowa], Room W401. The elevator to the room is on the West wing of the building, on the West side of the atrium (to the left of the giant portrait of Henry Tippie).  
**[https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9074989/files/MSUL_VisitorParkingLot62W.pdf Parking lot for those who are driving to the library (PDF)]. Ignore the red line that takes you around the library building. Just go straight into the building back door after you across the bridge. )
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* '''Registration Cost''' - Free!
**Tuesday in the MSU Libraries North Conference room, 4th floor, west wing of Main Library - [http://img.lib.msu.edu/structure/4th-west.pdf map]
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* '''Planning Committee''' - Emily Shaw (emily-f-shaw@uiowa.edu), Shawn Averkamp (shawn-averkamp@uiowa.edu), Becky Yoose(YOOSEBEC@grinnell.edu), Julia Bauder (BAUDERJ@grinnell.edu), Wendy Robertson (wendy-robertson@uiowa.edu), Matthew Butler (matthew-butler@uiowa.edu)
**Wednesday in the MSU Libraries Reference Instruction room, 1st floor, lobby area of Main Library - [http://img.lib.msu.edu/structure/1stflr.pdf map (in the yellow area)]
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* '''Contact''' - [http://twitter.com/#!/ranti Ranti Junus] (That One) , [http://twitter.com/#!/ksattler Kelly Sattler] (Room Wrangler), [http://twitter.com/#!/aaroncollie Aaron Collie]  (Social & Logistics Buff), [http://twitter.com/#!/mreidsma Mathew Reidsma]  (Programming Lord)
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===Logistics===
 
===Logistics===
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* MAP of Iowa City Restaurants, Attractions, and Conference-Related Locations
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** We've plotted our favorites, but we probably missed some of yours. Contribute to our editable [https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zWopdJ7hSYDE.k_IagsAjAnqs google map]!
 
* Lodging
 
* Lodging
** We have blocked off 30 rooms for 7/23 & 7/24 at the East Lansing Marriott as the official hotel. These rooms are at a discounted rate, and are held on a first come first served basis. Reservations must be booked by June 23rd or the rooms will be released back to the public.  
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** We have blocked off rooms for 10/13 & 10/14 at the [http://www.sheratoniowacity.com/ Sheraton Iowa City] as the official hotel. The group name is "Code4Lib". You can either call and let them know you're part of this group, or book online through [https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=1308068499&key=3130C this event registration page]. These rooms are available at a discounted rate ($99/night, wifi included), and are held on a first come first served basis. Reservations must be booked by '''September 14, 2013''' or the rooms will be released back to the public. It's a pretty nice hotel, and a pleasant, easy walk through downtown Iowa City to the room where we'll be meeting. The Sheraton has an attached parking garage; ask about parking when you call to reserve a room.
*** Use the [http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/lanea-east-lansing-marriott-at-university-place/?toDate=&groupCode=LIBLIBA&fromDate=&app=resvlink this link] to book your stay, or call and mention the event code "LIBLIBA"
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*** '''NOTE:''' if you use the link, make sure to uncheck "My Dates Are Flexible"
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** Here is a list of alternative hotels, with notes on distance and transportation to MSU: http://www.ctlr.msu.edu/cotravel/hotels_msulocal.aspx
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** '''Walking Directions (from Hotel to Library):''' [https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=marriott+east+lansing&daddr=42.7349335,-84.483926+to:msu+library&hl=en&sll=42.733798,-84.481827&sspn=0.005351,0.01134&geocode=FbsYjAIdw-32-iG5n5yCKrlTrCkNdkiq1OkiiDG5n5yCKrlTrA%3BFVUVjAIdquD2-ik56sBp1OkiiDH2_q_NmwVa4w%3BFawGjAId0-L2-iESN_F5SyA35Sl35MJMzOkiiDESN_F5SyA35Q&dirflg=w&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=17&via=1&t=m&z=17 | .5 Miles, approx 10 minutes.] Head South on M.A.C Avenue and cross East Grand River at an intersection or crosswalk--this is a busy street. You are now on campus! Just ahead and to your right is the MSU Union. Follow the sidewalk along Grand River keeping MSU Union on your left until you come to Abbot Rd. Cross Abbot Rd. and take a left to follow the sidewalk along Abbot. To your right is Campbell Hall and to your left is, yes, MSU Union. Ahead you will see much confusion. West Circle Drive, the major circuit in this section of campus, is under heavy construction. You're goal here is to cross West Circle Drive, no easy task. If you have followed Abbot Rd. then you should see a detour sign directly across West Circle that heads into the campus mall. Unfortunately for you the campus mall is a maze of sidewalks and enormous trees. Head south towards the Music Building. If you keep the Music Building on your right and Beaumont Tower on your left then you are heading south. To add to the confusion, you are in the middle of a circle drive--so you're going to be looking again for West Circle Drive. MSU Library is a huge brick building with green windows and two fountains out front.  
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* Transportation
 
* Transportation
** '''Train:''' East Lansing Train Station -- Amtrak
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** '''Bus -''' [http://www.greyhound.com/ Greyhound], [http://us.megabus.com/ Megabus] (routes to Iowa City from Chicago, Omaha, Des Moines)
** '''Bus:''' East Lansing Train Station -- Greyhound
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** '''Air - ''' [http://www.eiairport.org/ Eastern Iowa Airport](CID, in Cedar Rapids) is the closest airport (22 miles); [http://www.crshuttle.com/ Cedar Rapids Airport Shuttle] can get you to and from the airport (reserve in advance). [http://www.qcairport.com/ Quad City International Airport] (MLI) is 66 miles away, but flights are often cheaper; unfortunately, a shuttle or taxi to/from there might cost you almost as much as your flight.
** '''Air''': Lansing Capital City Airport (LAN) is the closest airport with connections through Detroit, Chicago, Cincinatti, Minneapolis, and Atlanta. However, there are a number of airports that you can fly into to reach the East Lansing area, including:
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** '''Driving -''' Iowa City is off of I-80, which every Midwesterner should know how to get to :)  There are several [http://en.parkopedia.com/parking/building/john-pappajohn-business-building-johnson-ia/ public parking structures] around campus, in easy walking distance to both the Sheraton (conference hotel) and Pappajohn Business Building (meeting room).
***Lansing Capital City Airport (LAN) in Lansing, MI
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***Detroit Metro International Airport (DTW) in Detroit, MI
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****[http://michiganflyer.com/ The Michigan Flyer] provides bus service between the Detroit Metro International Airport and East Lansing. It drops off and picks up directly at the East Lansing Marriott.
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* Entertainment
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===Code of Conduct===
** '''Check out the Google Map for some nearby eats n' drinks: http://g.co/maps/dbnzp '''
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Code4Lib Midwest is dedicated to a harassment-free conference experience for everyone. Our anti-harassment policy can be found at: [http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/C4LMW13_Code_of_Conduct C4LMW Code of Conduct]
*** Woody's Oasis -- Good Mediterranean
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*** Crunchy's -- Good appetizers and microbrews
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*** Beggar's -- Pub fare and a good tap
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*** Stateside -- Heaping deli sandwiches
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*** Five Guys -- Burgers!
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*** Brueggar's -- Bagels
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*** Cosi -- Decent lunch spot
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*** Noodles & Company -- You guessed it.
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*** Potbelly's -- Right on the corner, grab n' go sandwiches
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*** Omi -- Sushi
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*** Sushi ya -- More Sushi
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*** Bell's Pizza -- Pizza
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*** Georgio's Pizza -- More Pizza
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* Other fun stuff
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==Programming Sign-up==
** If you're into jogging/running, [http://www.walkjogrun.net/routes/current_route.cfm?rid=A09A3886-E387-A5A7-0E612A10AEAE7398 check this running map] created by [http://twitter.com/kayiwa @kayiwa]
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===Programming===
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Share what you are working on! We would also love to hear some ideas for a Sunday morning workshop/hackfest. Add your name and a description below.
  
Share what you are working on! We are looking for 10-15 minute lightning talks, 30-60 minute in-depth talks, and 90-minute workshops. We would also love to hear some ideas for an afternoon hackfest. Add your name and a description of your talk below to sign up, or throw out an idea for hackfest.
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===Workshops/Hackfest===
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List your name and what you want to hack, teach, or see someone else teach.
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*Shawn Averkamp -- Linked Data Tool Share: Let's share tips and tricks for making/publishing/consuming linked data. How to set up a SPARQL server? How to use parsers and serializers? I don't have that many tricks up my sleeve yet, so add your name and comments here if you'd like to help organize: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VeKCVvg78vN6yk7_CEOjyFk9nQZu8AojX_ATDCQneQ0/edit?usp=sharing Linked Data Toolshare google doc]
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**Jason Stirnaman -- I don't have many tricks either, but I can help and/or do a short demo using the Ruby RDF gem to query and read VIVO-ish RDF.
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*Emily Shaw (UIowa) - CURATEcamp, anyone? An unconference-type event focused on digital curation, with discussion topics to be determined by the participants. Visit this [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nLzBDnsQjLAABpzgc1lvk85e2SFytAqwz-BNzrTMBHk/edit google doc]] for more info and to sign up.
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*Ian Mason (UIowa) -- Data Visualization Hackfest - If interested, please fill out the following survey: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hGb42aqpxQohicFuGCsyk0TFN_zPyQML_bCLOu_3yy4/viewform Data Visualization Survey]
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more...
  
==Schedule==
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===Presentations===
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15-20 minutes suggested, but feel free to propose a longer talk.
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# Mark McFate (Grinnell College) - The Status of Islandora and Digital.Grinnell -- Islandora and http://Digital.Grinnell.edu are evolving rapidly.  See what's new in Islandora and get a glimpse of how it’s used in Digital.Grinnell.
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# Jason Paulios (Iowa City Public Library) - ICPL Local Music Project -- http://music.icpl.org/
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# Brian Zelip (UIUC, GSLIS) - Building Networked Local Knowledge: [http://localwiki.org LocalWiki] & Library Engagement
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# Audrey Altman and Jen Wolfe (University of Iowa) - Curation that Counts: Assessing Digital Libraries with Usage Statistics
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# Sarah Park (Northwest Missouri State University - Developing Search All, An integrated discovery tool beyond Summon 2.0
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# Melody Dworak (Iowa City Public Library) - Code & Collaboration: The mixed up crazy world of digital libraries in public libraries -- http://history.icpl.org/
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# Sarah Park (Northwest Missouri State University) - Developing KnowBot, A Knowledge Database to Manage Reference and Beyond
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===Tuesday, July 24===
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===Lightning Talks===
  
====Coffee and schmooze-time (9:00am - 9:30am)====
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A Lightning Talk is a fast-paced, 5-minute talk on the topic of your choosing. You don’t need to make slides, but if you do, you only have time for a handful. If you're nervous about speaking in front of a crowd, don't worry! It'll be over quickly. It’s best to keep it focused, and try not to pack a 20-minute presentation into 5 minutes.
  
Get your name badge, drink some coffee, eat a snack, and meet some library nerds. Or cower in the corner in fear. Your call.
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Topics might include:
  
====Lightning Talks (9:30am - 10:30am):====
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*Let me tell you about my favorite piece of tech and why I love it
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*I want to do cool project X. Anyone want to help me?
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*I did this successful project. Here’s what I learned, and how you might benefit.
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*I did this unsuccessful project. Here’s what I learned, and how you might benefit.
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*I have a bone to pick about this thing.
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*I wish we would do more/less of X.
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*Here’s my prediction for the future of X.
  
* Erin Fisher: Makerspaces: What are they and why should they live in libraries?
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You can sign up now or during the conference:
* Matthew Reidsma: Guerrila analytics - uncovering user behavior with javascript and sneakery. (Watch it: [http://t.co/oNffvWD2 | Video])
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* Margaret Heller: What works for intranets and what doesn't (may be a hackfest question as well)
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====Talks (10:30am - 12:00pm)====
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# Logan Jewett -- ETD conversion project (Sunday)
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# Cole Hudson (Wayne State University) -- Omeka/Fedora Commons sync app
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# Kelly Thompson -- Batch-embedding metadata in PDFs for searchability and provenance
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# Julia Bauder (Grinnell College) -- How to Add Crowdsourced Transcription Capabilities to Any System in a Day
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# Peg Lawrence (Minnesota State University, Mankato) - Light-weight collection inventory
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# Jon Gorman (UIUC) - topic TBD
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# Aaron Collie (Michigan State) -- TBD
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# Ian Mason (UIowa) -- Interactive Online Course Tools
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# Jason Stirnaman (UKansas Med Center) -- Grokking EZProxy logs with Logstash, ElasticSearch, and Kibana
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* Eric Echeverri and Noah Botimer: Devise Authentication for Rails (for beginners)
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==Schedule==
* M Ryan Hess: Web Services project management and reporting using a custom-built Zoho ticketing application.
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====Lunch (12:00pm - 1:00pm)====
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===Sunday, October 13===
  
This is where you eat food.  
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====Mingling (9:00am - 9:30am)====
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Bring your own coffee, tea, breakfast, etc.
  
====Hackfest (1:00pm - 4:00pm)====
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====Workshops/Hackfest (9:30am - 12:00pm):====
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See descriptions above.
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* Linked Data Toolshare [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VeKCVvg78vN6yk7_CEOjyFk9nQZu8AojX_ATDCQneQ0/edit?usp=sharing google doc]]
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* CURATEcamp [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nLzBDnsQjLAABpzgc1lvk85e2SFytAqwz-BNzrTMBHk/edit?usp=sharing google doc]]
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* Data Visualization [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xuHkZjwsS7YnSDvjYO3dTAaYgAUDyCCHzngcW_uuAHY/edit?usp=sharing google doc - updated!]]
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* [your workshop here -- propose one above]
  
Pitch an idea you can work to solve in 3 hours or so, or join with someone else who has a project. Stuck on something at work? Find a buddy here to help you. Want to make something new and fun? Here's your chance for free labor. We'll have a hackfest idea basket at morning coffee, or you can leave your ideas on the wiki. Of course, you can also just show up with your idea. We're not the boss of you.
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====Lunch (12:00pm - 1:30pm)====
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Lunch on your own. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KVHIW0DZxtdf__myAWO7Yl8KQQSJ3FLgH9-b9LJLX_c/edit?usp=sharing Sign up on the Google Doc].
  
* Francis Kayiwa: Bring your CSS voodoo and dress up my ugly XTF interface.
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====Welcome! (1:30pm - 1:45pm)====
* Francis Kayiwa: Bring your CSS voodoo and dress up my Serial Solutions. (notice the trend? :-))
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* Margaret Heller: Learn how to do some more stuff with Facebook (https://developers.facebook.com/docs/guides/web/). I know, I know, Facebook is terrible. But literally every computer in my library has Facebook up on the screen while the student writes a paper on his or her laptop. (Seriously).
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* Margaret Heller: Make some bookmarklets (not sure what yet)
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* Margaret Heller: Make some cool augmented reality stuff (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aurasma-lite/id432526396?mt=8 as an example)
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* Patrick Roth and Mary Morgan: Edit entries for UnbraryIt, a library-jargon translator.
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* Ranti Junus: Anybody interested in creating a Twitter bot or code4lib's IRC plugin for zoia ? I'd love to learn some.
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====Social Outing (6:00pm? - can be moved earlier)====
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====Presentations (1:45pm - 3:00pm)====
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1:45 - 2:05 - Melody Dworak (Iowa City Public Library) - Code & Collaboration: The mixed up crazy world of digital libraries in public libraries -- http://history.icpl.org/  <br>
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2:05 - 2:25 - Brian Zelip (UIUC, GSLIS) - Building Networked Local Knowledge: LocalWiki & Library Engagement <br>
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2:25 - 2:45 - Sarah Park (Northwest Missouri State University - Developing Search All, An integrated discovery tool beyond Summon 2.0  <br>
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2:45 - 3:00 - Lightning Talks
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* Logan Jewett (Iowa State University)-- ETD conversion project
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* Peg Lawrence (Minnesota State University, Mankato) - Light-weight collection inventory
  
Dinner and such at Harpers' for those who are around.
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====Workshop Reports/Breakout Session Prep (3:00pm - 3:30pm)====
  
===Wednesday, July 25===
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====Break (3:30pm - 3:45pm)====
  
=====Coffee and schmooze-time/frantic hackfest finish time (9:00am - 9:30am)=====
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====Breakout Sessions (3:45pm - 4:45pm)====
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Post topic ideas on the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lvORMZFM9ogU4BKGNtiCwWkHXHOw_SNilvJ6OAyJHdY/edit?usp=sharing google doc]. We'll choose session topics from the list before each breakout.
  
Seriously? We did this yesterday. You should know what to do.
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====Breakout Reports (4:45pm - 5:00pm)====
  
====Lightning talks and Hackfest share (9:30am - 11:00am)====
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====Social Outing (5:30pm)====
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We have reserved the 3rd floor of [http://www.yelp.com/biz/clinton-street-social-club-iowa-city Clinton Street Social Club] for dinner, drinks and socializing. It's a relatively new spot in town, and has a variety of locally-sourced, made-from-scratch edibles, a nice bar, and a friendly, reclaimed vintage ambiance.
  
* Ken Irwin: Virtual Presentation via video: Deluxe screen-scraping with DOM parsing
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===Monday, October 14===
* Dave Widmer: Object-oriented CSS
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* M Ryan Hess: UnLibGuiding LibGuides - Using JQuery and CSS with Campus Guides to make LibGuides a real Web CMS
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====Lunch (11:00am - 12:30pm)====
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====Coffee (8:30am - 9:00am)====
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Get your name badge, drink some coffee, eat a snack, and meet some library folks.
  
I think we are going to walk somewhere? Bring an umbrella!
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====Lightning Talks (9:00am - 10:00pm)====
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* Cole Hudson (Wayne State University) -- Syncing Omeka and Fedora Commons
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* Kelly Thompson (Iowa State University) -- Batch-embedding metadata in PDFs for searchability and provenance
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* Julia Bauder (Grinnell College) -- How to Add Crowdsourced Transcription Capabilities to Any System in a Day
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* Jon Gorman (UIUC) - How my life became a cold war thriller: Trapped between the Chinese and the Russians on the EZProxy Front.
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* Aaron Collie (Michigan State) – Exposing navigation for bland content models
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* Ian Mason (UIowa) -- Interactive Online Course Tools
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* Jason Stirnaman (UKansas Med Center) -- Grokking EZProxy logs with Logstash, ElasticSearch, and Kibana
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* Drew Parker -- Tincr Tailors Site Design: Using Chrome Extension Tincr To Simplify CSS Writing And Debugging
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====More Talks (12:30pm - done)====
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====Ask Anything (10:00am - 10:30am)====
  
Let us know what you did/made for hackfest! Show us a demo if you can.
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====Break (10:30am - 10:45am)====
  
* Francis Kayiwa: Giving XTF an Admin interface
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====Presentations (10:45am - noon)====
* Matthew Reidsma: Dead-simple version control for your team with Git.
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10:45 - 11:05 - Audrey Altman and Jen Wolfe (University of Iowa) - Curation that Counts: Assessing Digital Libraries with Usage Statistics<br>
* Kyle Felker: Gamification Basics (30 mins + Q&A)
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11:05 - 11:25 - Mark McFate (Grinnell College) - The Status of Islandora and Digital.Grinnell -- Islandora and http://Digital.Grinnell.edu are evolving rapidly. See what's new in Islandora and get a glimpse of how it’s used in Digital.Grinnell.<br>
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11:25 - 11:45 - Sarah Park (Northwest Missouri State University) - Developing KnowBot, A Knowledge Database to Manage Reference and Beyond<br>
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11:45 - noon - morning wrap-up
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====Lunch (noon - 1:30pm)====
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Lunch on your own. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KVHIW0DZxtdf__myAWO7Yl8KQQSJ3FLgH9-b9LJLX_c/edit?usp=sharing Sign up on Google Doc].
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====Presentations (1:30pm - 2:30pm)====
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1:30 - 1:50 - Matt Marcukaitis (Olivet Nazarine)- DCOD(Dynamic Content on Demand) oss -- http://library.olivet.edu/opensource/dcod.php <br>
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1:50 - 2:10 - Jason Paulios and Brent Palmer (Iowa City Public Library) - ICPL Local Music Project -- http://music.icpl.org/ <br>
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2:10 - 2:30 - [open slot]
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====Breakout Sessions (2:30pm - 3:30pm)====
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Post topic ideas on the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lvORMZFM9ogU4BKGNtiCwWkHXHOw_SNilvJ6OAyJHdY/edit?usp=sharing google doc]. We'll choose session topics from the list before each breakout.
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====Breakout Reports (3:30pm - 3:45pm)====
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====Wrap-up (3:45pm - 4:00pm)====
  
 
==Registration==
 
==Registration==
  
List your name, email address, and affiliation here to register for the meeting:
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'''Registration is free.''' We have tables and chairs for about 50 people, but we have plenty of perimeter seating if you sign up too late. List your name, affiliation, and email address here to register for the meeting. If you signed up and are unable to attend please remove your name or contact us, so that we can make room for others.
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Contact Ryan Wick (ryanwick@gmail.com) with your preferred username to set up a Code4Lib wiki account, or ask Shawn Averkamp (shawn-averkamp@uiowa.edu) to add your name to this list if you prefer not to set up an account.:
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# Matthew Butler, University of Iowa, matthew-butler@uiowa.edu
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# Becky Yoose, Grinnell College, yoosebec at grinnell dot edu (maybe on Sunday, definitely on Monday)
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# Julia Bauder, Grinnell College, bauderj at grinnell dot edu
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# Samantha Helmick, Burlington Public Library, shelmick@burlington.lib.ia.us
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# Kelly Thompson, Iowa State University, kellyt@iastate.edu
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# Jason Stirnaman, University of Kansas Medical Center (KC), jstirnaman@kumc.edu
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# Sarah Park, Northwest Missouri State University, gopark at nwmissouri dot edu
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# Ian Mason, University of Iowa, ian-mason@uiowa.edu
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# Shannon Cody, University of Iowa, shannon-cody@uiowa.edu
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# Jillian Phillips, University of Iowa, jillian-phillips@uiowa.edu
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# Kathy Magarrell, University of Iowa, kathy-magarrell@uiowa.edu
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# Wendy Robertson, University of Iowa, wendy-robertson@uiowa.edu
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# Audrey Altman, University of Iowa, audrey-altman@uiowa.edu
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# Micah Bateman, University of Iowa, micah-bateman@uiowa.edu
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# Mark McFate, Grinnell College, mcfatem at grinnell dot edu
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# Robert Manaster, University of Illinois (UC), manaster at illinois dot edu
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# Brett Cloyd, University of Iowa, brett-cloyd@uiowa.edu
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# Sue Julich, University of Iowa, suzanne-julich@uiowa.edu
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# Melody Dworak, Iowa City Public Library, melody-dworak@icpl.org
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# Deana Greenfield, National Louis University Chicago, deana.greenfield@nl.edu
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# Ben Rodriguez, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, benrodriguez9@gmail.com
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# Christine Vivian, University of Iowa, christine-vivian@uiowa.edu
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# Roberto Arteaga, University of Iowa, roberto-arteaga@uiowa.edu
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# Beth Kamp, Freelance Librarian, beth-kamp@uiowa.edu
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# Jon Gorman, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, jtgorman@illinois.edu
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# Amy Weidner, Benedictine University, aweidner@ben.edu
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# Sara Pitcher, Coralville Public Library, spitcher@coralville.lib.ia.us
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# Amy LeFager, National Louis University, amy.lefager@nl.edu
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# Wesley Teal, University of Iowa, wesley-teal@uiowa.edu
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# Carol Marquardsen, carol.marquardsen@gmail.com
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# Peg Lawrence, Minnesota State University, Mankato margaret.lawrence@mnsu.edu
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# Graham Hukill, Wayne State University, graham.hukill@wayne.edu
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# Cole Hudson, Wayne State University, cole.hudson@wayne.edu
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# Lynne Weber, Minnesota State University, Mankato, lnweber@mnsu.edu
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# Amber Carlson, Davenport Public Library, acarlson@davenportlibrary.com
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# Stephen Wynn, Truman State University, swynn@truman.edu
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# Rebecca Pfenning, Dominican University & Calumet City Public Library, rebeccapfenning@gmail.com
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# Larry Palmquist, University of Kansas, l-palmquist@ku.edu
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# Benjamin Klahn, Joliet Public Library, bklahn@jolietlibrary.org
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# Torii Moré, McLean County Museum of History, TMore@mchistory.org
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# Logan Jewett, Iowa State University, lejewett@iastate.edu (Sunday only)
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# Brian Zelip, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, @bzelip, bzelip@illinois.edu
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# Thomas Keyser, Iowa Library Services, thomas.keyser@lib.state.ia.us
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# Andrew Holland, University of Iowa Libraries, andrew-holland@uiowa.edu
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# Steve Redmond, Davenport Public Library, sredmond@davenportlibrary.com
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# Madison Sullivan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, mesulli3@illinois.edu
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# Drew Parker, University of Iowa, andrew-parker-1@uiowa.edu
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# Matt Marcukaitis, Olivet Nazarene University, mwmarcukaitis@olivet.edu
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# Aaron Collie, Michigan State University, collie@msu.edu
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# Jen Wolfe, University of Iowa
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# Bradley Woodruff, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, bsw@illinois.edu
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# Jay Dougherty, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, doughert@uwp.edu
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# Stephanie Blalock, University of Iowa, stephanie-blalock@uiowa.edu
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# Patrick Curtis, University of Iowa, patrick-curtis@uiowa.edu
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# Brian Thompson, University of Iowa, brian-thompson@uiowa.edu
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The capacity of our venue requires us to cap participation at 60. Beyond that, please put your name, affiliation and email address on the wait list and we'll email you if a spot opens up for you.
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Waitlist:
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#
  
*Margaret Heller, mheller@dom.edu, Dominican University
 
*Matthew Reidsma, reidsmam@gvsu.edu, Grand Valley State University
 
*Francis Kayiwa, kayiwa@MyUniNext, University of Illinois at Chicago
 
*Ranti Junus, ranti.junus@gmail.com, Michigan State University
 
*Aaron Collie, collie@msu.edu, Michigan State University
 
*Bill Dueber, dueberb@umich.edu, University of Michigan
 
*Kyle Felker, felkerk@gvsu.edu, Grand Valley State University
 
*[''I will not be able to make it in person, but I would love to participate virtual to the extent possible: Ken Irwin, kirwin[at]wittenberg.edu, Wittenberg University (Ohio)'']
 
*M Ryan Hess, mhess8@depaul.edu, DePaul University
 
*Mary Morgan, morganm@gvsu.edu, Grand Valley State University
 
*Linda Ballinger, ballingerl at newberry.org, Newberry Library (Chicago)
 
*Kelly Sattler, sattler9@msu.edu, Michigan State University
 
*Esther Verreau, everreau@skokielibrary.info, Skokie Public Library
 
*Dave Widmer, dwidmer@bgsu.edu, Bowling Green State University
 
*Albert Bertram, bertrama@umich.edu, University of Michigan
 
*Jeremy Morse, jgmorse@umich.edu, University of Michigan
 
*Steve Meyer, steve_meyer@oclc.org, OCLC
 
*Joshua Neds-Fox, jnf@wayne.edu, Wayne State University
 
*Elliot Polak, elliot.polak@wayne.edu Wayne State University
 
*Graham Hukill, graham.hukill@wayne.edu, Wayne State University
 
*Leah Black, blackl@mail.lib.msu.edu, Michigan State University
 
*Christine Tobias, tobiasc@msu.edu, Michigan State University
 
*Jenny Brandon, jbrandon@msu.edu, Michigan State University
 
*Emily Sanford, sanfor79@msu.edu, Michigan State University.
 
*Patrick Roth, rothpa@gvsu.edu, Grand Valley State University
 
*Kim Pierce, piercek@mail.lib.msu.edu, Michigan State University [Tuesday only]
 
*Nathan Collins, colli372@mail.lib.msu.edu, Michigan State University [Tuesday only]
 
*Stephen Schrauger, schraug1@mail.lib.msu.edu, Michigan State University [Tuesday only]
 
*Eric Echeverri, ericeche@umich.edu, University of Michigan
 
*Ben Reiter, reiterbe@mail.lib.msu.edu, Michigan State University
 
* Noah Botimer, ???, University of Michigan
 
* Ryan Eby, ryaneby at gmail, AADL (tentative)
 
* Jeremy Friesen, jfriesen@nd.edu, University of Notre Dame
 
* Sheryl Cormicle Knox, knoxs@cadl.org, Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI public library) [just Tuesday through lunch]
 
*Erin Fisher, fisherin@gvsu.edu, Grand Valley State University
 
*Megan O'Neill, moneill@albion.edu, Albion College
 
* Don Brower, dbrower@nd.edu, University of Notre Dame
 
 
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== Cookie recipe ==
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[http://www.thesugarpixie.net/2010/11/28/peanut-butter-sriracha-cookies/ Original Version]
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Vegan version (easy): replace ingredients with vegan substitutes. Sriracha from Huy Fong is [http://www.isitvegan.com/2010/10/09/is-sriracha-sauce-vegan/ vegan].
  
 
== Previous C4L Midwest Regional Meetings ==
 
== Previous C4L Midwest Regional Meetings ==
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* [[2010 (Inaugural) Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]
 
* [[2010 (Inaugural) Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]
 
* [[2011 Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]
 
* [[2011 Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]
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* [[2012 Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]
  
 
== Mailing list ==
 
== Mailing list ==
  
 
For better or for worse, Code4Lib "Midwest" has low-traffic [http://groups.google.com/group/code4lib-midwest mailing list/Google group]. Consider subscribing.
 
For better or for worse, Code4Lib "Midwest" has low-traffic [http://groups.google.com/group/code4lib-midwest mailing list/Google group]. Consider subscribing.

Latest revision as of 17:04, 4 April 2014

Code4Lib Midwest 2013

Please join us Sunday, October 13, and Monday, October 14, in Iowa City for the Code4Lib Midwest 2013 conference! This informal conference will feature short lightning talks, longer presentations, workshops, and breakout discussion sessions covering technology in libraries, archives and museums in the Midwest. Each Code4Lib conference is different; take a look through the main Code4Lib Wiki to learn more about this volunteer-driven collective.

Location

Code4Lib MidWest meeting will be hosted by University of Iowa Libraries.

  • When - Sunday, October 13th - Monday, October 14th
  • Where - John Pappajohn Business Building, University of Iowa, Room W401. The elevator to the room is on the West wing of the building, on the West side of the atrium (to the left of the giant portrait of Henry Tippie).
  • Registration Cost - Free!
  • Planning Committee - Emily Shaw (emily-f-shaw@uiowa.edu), Shawn Averkamp (shawn-averkamp@uiowa.edu), Becky Yoose(YOOSEBEC@grinnell.edu), Julia Bauder (BAUDERJ@grinnell.edu), Wendy Robertson (wendy-robertson@uiowa.edu), Matthew Butler (matthew-butler@uiowa.edu)

Logistics

  • MAP of Iowa City Restaurants, Attractions, and Conference-Related Locations
    • We've plotted our favorites, but we probably missed some of yours. Contribute to our editable google map!
  • Lodging
    • We have blocked off rooms for 10/13 & 10/14 at the Sheraton Iowa City as the official hotel. The group name is "Code4Lib". You can either call and let them know you're part of this group, or book online through this event registration page. These rooms are available at a discounted rate ($99/night, wifi included), and are held on a first come first served basis. Reservations must be booked by September 14, 2013 or the rooms will be released back to the public. It's a pretty nice hotel, and a pleasant, easy walk through downtown Iowa City to the room where we'll be meeting. The Sheraton has an attached parking garage; ask about parking when you call to reserve a room.
  • Transportation
    • Bus - Greyhound, Megabus (routes to Iowa City from Chicago, Omaha, Des Moines)
    • Air - Eastern Iowa Airport(CID, in Cedar Rapids) is the closest airport (22 miles); Cedar Rapids Airport Shuttle can get you to and from the airport (reserve in advance). Quad City International Airport (MLI) is 66 miles away, but flights are often cheaper; unfortunately, a shuttle or taxi to/from there might cost you almost as much as your flight.
    • Driving - Iowa City is off of I-80, which every Midwesterner should know how to get to :) There are several public parking structures around campus, in easy walking distance to both the Sheraton (conference hotel) and Pappajohn Business Building (meeting room).

Code of Conduct

Code4Lib Midwest is dedicated to a harassment-free conference experience for everyone. Our anti-harassment policy can be found at: C4LMW Code of Conduct

Programming Sign-up

Share what you are working on! We would also love to hear some ideas for a Sunday morning workshop/hackfest. Add your name and a description below.

Workshops/Hackfest

List your name and what you want to hack, teach, or see someone else teach.

  • Shawn Averkamp -- Linked Data Tool Share: Let's share tips and tricks for making/publishing/consuming linked data. How to set up a SPARQL server? How to use parsers and serializers? I don't have that many tricks up my sleeve yet, so add your name and comments here if you'd like to help organize: Linked Data Toolshare google doc
    • Jason Stirnaman -- I don't have many tricks either, but I can help and/or do a short demo using the Ruby RDF gem to query and read VIVO-ish RDF.
  • Emily Shaw (UIowa) - CURATEcamp, anyone? An unconference-type event focused on digital curation, with discussion topics to be determined by the participants. Visit this [google doc] for more info and to sign up.
  • Ian Mason (UIowa) -- Data Visualization Hackfest - If interested, please fill out the following survey: Data Visualization Survey

more...

Presentations

15-20 minutes suggested, but feel free to propose a longer talk.

  1. Mark McFate (Grinnell College) - The Status of Islandora and Digital.Grinnell -- Islandora and http://Digital.Grinnell.edu are evolving rapidly. See what's new in Islandora and get a glimpse of how it’s used in Digital.Grinnell.
  2. Jason Paulios (Iowa City Public Library) - ICPL Local Music Project -- http://music.icpl.org/
  3. Brian Zelip (UIUC, GSLIS) - Building Networked Local Knowledge: LocalWiki & Library Engagement
  4. Audrey Altman and Jen Wolfe (University of Iowa) - Curation that Counts: Assessing Digital Libraries with Usage Statistics
  5. Sarah Park (Northwest Missouri State University - Developing Search All, An integrated discovery tool beyond Summon 2.0
  6. Melody Dworak (Iowa City Public Library) - Code & Collaboration: The mixed up crazy world of digital libraries in public libraries -- http://history.icpl.org/
  7. Sarah Park (Northwest Missouri State University) - Developing KnowBot, A Knowledge Database to Manage Reference and Beyond

Lightning Talks

A Lightning Talk is a fast-paced, 5-minute talk on the topic of your choosing. You don’t need to make slides, but if you do, you only have time for a handful. If you're nervous about speaking in front of a crowd, don't worry! It'll be over quickly. It’s best to keep it focused, and try not to pack a 20-minute presentation into 5 minutes.

Topics might include:

  • Let me tell you about my favorite piece of tech and why I love it
  • I want to do cool project X. Anyone want to help me?
  • I did this successful project. Here’s what I learned, and how you might benefit.
  • I did this unsuccessful project. Here’s what I learned, and how you might benefit.
  • I have a bone to pick about this thing.
  • I wish we would do more/less of X.
  • Here’s my prediction for the future of X.

You can sign up now or during the conference:

  1. Logan Jewett -- ETD conversion project (Sunday)
  2. Cole Hudson (Wayne State University) -- Omeka/Fedora Commons sync app
  3. Kelly Thompson -- Batch-embedding metadata in PDFs for searchability and provenance
  4. Julia Bauder (Grinnell College) -- How to Add Crowdsourced Transcription Capabilities to Any System in a Day
  5. Peg Lawrence (Minnesota State University, Mankato) - Light-weight collection inventory
  6. Jon Gorman (UIUC) - topic TBD
  7. Aaron Collie (Michigan State) -- TBD
  8. Ian Mason (UIowa) -- Interactive Online Course Tools
  9. Jason Stirnaman (UKansas Med Center) -- Grokking EZProxy logs with Logstash, ElasticSearch, and Kibana

Schedule

Sunday, October 13

Mingling (9:00am - 9:30am)

Bring your own coffee, tea, breakfast, etc.

Workshops/Hackfest (9:30am - 12:00pm):

See descriptions above.

Lunch (12:00pm - 1:30pm)

Lunch on your own. Sign up on the Google Doc.

Welcome! (1:30pm - 1:45pm)

Presentations (1:45pm - 3:00pm)

1:45 - 2:05 - Melody Dworak (Iowa City Public Library) - Code & Collaboration: The mixed up crazy world of digital libraries in public libraries -- http://history.icpl.org/
2:05 - 2:25 - Brian Zelip (UIUC, GSLIS) - Building Networked Local Knowledge: LocalWiki & Library Engagement
2:25 - 2:45 - Sarah Park (Northwest Missouri State University - Developing Search All, An integrated discovery tool beyond Summon 2.0
2:45 - 3:00 - Lightning Talks

  • Logan Jewett (Iowa State University)-- ETD conversion project
  • Peg Lawrence (Minnesota State University, Mankato) - Light-weight collection inventory

Workshop Reports/Breakout Session Prep (3:00pm - 3:30pm)

Break (3:30pm - 3:45pm)

Breakout Sessions (3:45pm - 4:45pm)

Post topic ideas on the google doc. We'll choose session topics from the list before each breakout.

Breakout Reports (4:45pm - 5:00pm)

Social Outing (5:30pm)

We have reserved the 3rd floor of Clinton Street Social Club for dinner, drinks and socializing. It's a relatively new spot in town, and has a variety of locally-sourced, made-from-scratch edibles, a nice bar, and a friendly, reclaimed vintage ambiance.

Monday, October 14

Coffee (8:30am - 9:00am)

Get your name badge, drink some coffee, eat a snack, and meet some library folks.

Lightning Talks (9:00am - 10:00pm)

  • Cole Hudson (Wayne State University) -- Syncing Omeka and Fedora Commons
  • Kelly Thompson (Iowa State University) -- Batch-embedding metadata in PDFs for searchability and provenance
  • Julia Bauder (Grinnell College) -- How to Add Crowdsourced Transcription Capabilities to Any System in a Day
  • Jon Gorman (UIUC) - How my life became a cold war thriller: Trapped between the Chinese and the Russians on the EZProxy Front.
  • Aaron Collie (Michigan State) – Exposing navigation for bland content models
  • Ian Mason (UIowa) -- Interactive Online Course Tools
  • Jason Stirnaman (UKansas Med Center) -- Grokking EZProxy logs with Logstash, ElasticSearch, and Kibana
  • Drew Parker -- Tincr Tailors Site Design: Using Chrome Extension Tincr To Simplify CSS Writing And Debugging

Ask Anything (10:00am - 10:30am)

Break (10:30am - 10:45am)

Presentations (10:45am - noon)

10:45 - 11:05 - Audrey Altman and Jen Wolfe (University of Iowa) - Curation that Counts: Assessing Digital Libraries with Usage Statistics
11:05 - 11:25 - Mark McFate (Grinnell College) - The Status of Islandora and Digital.Grinnell -- Islandora and http://Digital.Grinnell.edu are evolving rapidly. See what's new in Islandora and get a glimpse of how it’s used in Digital.Grinnell.
11:25 - 11:45 - Sarah Park (Northwest Missouri State University) - Developing KnowBot, A Knowledge Database to Manage Reference and Beyond
11:45 - noon - morning wrap-up

Lunch (noon - 1:30pm)

Lunch on your own. Sign up on Google Doc.

Presentations (1:30pm - 2:30pm)

1:30 - 1:50 - Matt Marcukaitis (Olivet Nazarine)- DCOD(Dynamic Content on Demand) oss -- http://library.olivet.edu/opensource/dcod.php
1:50 - 2:10 - Jason Paulios and Brent Palmer (Iowa City Public Library) - ICPL Local Music Project -- http://music.icpl.org/
2:10 - 2:30 - [open slot]

Breakout Sessions (2:30pm - 3:30pm)

Post topic ideas on the google doc. We'll choose session topics from the list before each breakout.

Breakout Reports (3:30pm - 3:45pm)

Wrap-up (3:45pm - 4:00pm)

Registration

Registration is free. We have tables and chairs for about 50 people, but we have plenty of perimeter seating if you sign up too late. List your name, affiliation, and email address here to register for the meeting. If you signed up and are unable to attend please remove your name or contact us, so that we can make room for others.

Contact Ryan Wick (ryanwick@gmail.com) with your preferred username to set up a Code4Lib wiki account, or ask Shawn Averkamp (shawn-averkamp@uiowa.edu) to add your name to this list if you prefer not to set up an account.:

  1. Matthew Butler, University of Iowa, matthew-butler@uiowa.edu
  2. Becky Yoose, Grinnell College, yoosebec at grinnell dot edu (maybe on Sunday, definitely on Monday)
  3. Julia Bauder, Grinnell College, bauderj at grinnell dot edu
  4. Samantha Helmick, Burlington Public Library, shelmick@burlington.lib.ia.us
  5. Kelly Thompson, Iowa State University, kellyt@iastate.edu
  6. Jason Stirnaman, University of Kansas Medical Center (KC), jstirnaman@kumc.edu
  7. Sarah Park, Northwest Missouri State University, gopark at nwmissouri dot edu
  8. Ian Mason, University of Iowa, ian-mason@uiowa.edu
  9. Shannon Cody, University of Iowa, shannon-cody@uiowa.edu
  10. Jillian Phillips, University of Iowa, jillian-phillips@uiowa.edu
  11. Kathy Magarrell, University of Iowa, kathy-magarrell@uiowa.edu
  12. Wendy Robertson, University of Iowa, wendy-robertson@uiowa.edu
  13. Audrey Altman, University of Iowa, audrey-altman@uiowa.edu
  14. Micah Bateman, University of Iowa, micah-bateman@uiowa.edu
  15. Mark McFate, Grinnell College, mcfatem at grinnell dot edu
  16. Robert Manaster, University of Illinois (UC), manaster at illinois dot edu
  17. Brett Cloyd, University of Iowa, brett-cloyd@uiowa.edu
  18. Sue Julich, University of Iowa, suzanne-julich@uiowa.edu
  19. Melody Dworak, Iowa City Public Library, melody-dworak@icpl.org
  20. Deana Greenfield, National Louis University Chicago, deana.greenfield@nl.edu
  21. Ben Rodriguez, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, benrodriguez9@gmail.com
  22. Christine Vivian, University of Iowa, christine-vivian@uiowa.edu
  23. Roberto Arteaga, University of Iowa, roberto-arteaga@uiowa.edu
  24. Beth Kamp, Freelance Librarian, beth-kamp@uiowa.edu
  25. Jon Gorman, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, jtgorman@illinois.edu
  26. Amy Weidner, Benedictine University, aweidner@ben.edu
  27. Sara Pitcher, Coralville Public Library, spitcher@coralville.lib.ia.us
  28. Amy LeFager, National Louis University, amy.lefager@nl.edu
  29. Wesley Teal, University of Iowa, wesley-teal@uiowa.edu
  30. Carol Marquardsen, carol.marquardsen@gmail.com
  31. Peg Lawrence, Minnesota State University, Mankato margaret.lawrence@mnsu.edu
  32. Graham Hukill, Wayne State University, graham.hukill@wayne.edu
  33. Cole Hudson, Wayne State University, cole.hudson@wayne.edu
  34. Lynne Weber, Minnesota State University, Mankato, lnweber@mnsu.edu
  35. Amber Carlson, Davenport Public Library, acarlson@davenportlibrary.com
  36. Stephen Wynn, Truman State University, swynn@truman.edu
  37. Rebecca Pfenning, Dominican University & Calumet City Public Library, rebeccapfenning@gmail.com
  38. Larry Palmquist, University of Kansas, l-palmquist@ku.edu
  39. Benjamin Klahn, Joliet Public Library, bklahn@jolietlibrary.org
  40. Torii Moré, McLean County Museum of History, TMore@mchistory.org
  41. Logan Jewett, Iowa State University, lejewett@iastate.edu (Sunday only)
  42. Brian Zelip, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, @bzelip, bzelip@illinois.edu
  43. Thomas Keyser, Iowa Library Services, thomas.keyser@lib.state.ia.us
  44. Andrew Holland, University of Iowa Libraries, andrew-holland@uiowa.edu
  45. Steve Redmond, Davenport Public Library, sredmond@davenportlibrary.com
  46. Madison Sullivan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, mesulli3@illinois.edu
  47. Drew Parker, University of Iowa, andrew-parker-1@uiowa.edu
  48. Matt Marcukaitis, Olivet Nazarene University, mwmarcukaitis@olivet.edu
  49. Aaron Collie, Michigan State University, collie@msu.edu
  50. Jen Wolfe, University of Iowa
  51. Bradley Woodruff, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, bsw@illinois.edu
  52. Jay Dougherty, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, doughert@uwp.edu
  53. Stephanie Blalock, University of Iowa, stephanie-blalock@uiowa.edu
  54. Patrick Curtis, University of Iowa, patrick-curtis@uiowa.edu
  55. Brian Thompson, University of Iowa, brian-thompson@uiowa.edu

The capacity of our venue requires us to cap participation at 60. Beyond that, please put your name, affiliation and email address on the wait list and we'll email you if a spot opens up for you.


Waitlist:


Cookie recipe

Original Version

Vegan version (easy): replace ingredients with vegan substitutes. Sriracha from Huy Fong is vegan.

Previous C4L Midwest Regional Meetings

Mailing list

For better or for worse, Code4Lib "Midwest" has low-traffic mailing list/Google group. Consider subscribing.