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==Code4Lib Midwest 2011 Meeting==
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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.
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* Twitter hash tag: [http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23c4lmw #c4lmw]
  
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===Location===
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Code4Lib MidWest meeting will be hosted by [http://lib.uiowa.edu University of Iowa Libraries].
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* '''When''' - Sunday, October 13th - Monday, October 14th
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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).
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* '''Registration Cost''' - Free!
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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)
  
=== Registration ===
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===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]!
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* Lodging
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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.
  
List your name, email address, and affiliation here to register for the meeting:
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* Transportation
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** '''Bus -''' [http://www.greyhound.com/ Greyhound], [http://us.megabus.com/ Megabus] (routes to Iowa City from Chicago, Omaha, Des Moines)
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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.
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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).
  
* Eric Lease Morgan ( emorgan at nd.edu) - University of Notre Dame
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===Code of Conduct===
* Lauren Reno (renol at newberry.org ) - Newberry Library
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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]
* Rick Johnson (rick dot johnson at nd dot edu) - University of Notre Dame
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* Peter Schlumpf (pschlumpf at gmail.com) - Avanti Library Systems
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* Margaret Kipp (kipp at uwm.edu) - University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
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* Ken Irwin - Wittenberg University (Ohio)
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* Abigail Goben (agoben@uic.edu)--University of Illinois, Chicago
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* Francis Kayiwa (kayiwa@uic.edu) - University of Illinois, Chicago
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* Margaret Heller (mheller@dom.edu) - Dominican University, River Forest
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=== Basics ===
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==Programming Sign-up==
  
*July 28-29, 2011
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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.
Both days will be held at the University of Illinois-Chicago
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We will be at the Daley Library.
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=== Call for Presenters ===
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===Workshops/Hackfest===
Share what you are working on! We are looking for 20 minute talks, lightning talks, hour long talks, and a lengthier (90 minute) workshop style talk.
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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...
  
Please list your proposed topic below:
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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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*Name, Title, Topic
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===Lightning Talks===
  
* Eric Lease Morgan (Digital Projects Librarian, University of Notre Dame) and "Text Mining in 'Discovery Systems'" - This short presentation will describe what text mining is, and then it will demonstrate how text mining can be integrated into library "discovery systems". The goal of the presentation is to increase the awareness of digital humanities computing techniques and to encourage the library profession to embrace them as a way of making collections more useful.
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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.
  
* Peter Schlumpf (Avanti Library Systems) and "Avanti Nova: A Semantic Mapping System" - This presentation will introduce and demonstrate the latest work on Avanti Nova, a semantic mapping software.  Nova provides a new and useful way of doing some things.  The basic concepts, principles and how it works will be explained, and there will be a demonstration of the software implementing a library catalogue.
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Topics might include:
  
* Margaret Kipp (Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee) and "Teaching Linked Data and the Semantic Web to MLIS Students" - This short presentation will report on the scope, coverage and results of teaching a course on linked data in libraries to a group of MLIS students which encouraged them to explore aspects of information organisation through experimenting with library and non-library metadata, semantic web and web 2.0 tools for creating library mashups. One of the goals of the presentation is to start a conversation about what libraries are doing with linked data and the semantic web and how we can incorporate this knowledge into MLIS courses.
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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.
  
=== Hackfest topics ===
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You can sign up now or during the conference:
  
Got a problem that coders can solve? We will set aside time for a hackfest--post your issues now.
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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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==Schedule==
  
== (Completed) 2010 (Inaugural) Code4Lib Midwest Meeting ==
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===Sunday, October 13===
  
The Inaugural Code4Lib "Midwest" Meeting will be held at the University of Notre Dame:
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====Mingling (9:00am - 9:30am)====
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Bring your own coffee, tea, breakfast, etc.
  
* '''Who''' - Anybody and everybody is invited, especially if you are interested in aspects of computers and librarianship
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====Workshops/Hackfest (9:30am - 12:00pm):====
* '''What''' - A Code4Lib "mini-conference"
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See descriptions above.
* '''When''' - Friday, June 11 starting at 10 o'clock until Saturday, June 12 around noon
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* Linked Data Toolshare [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VeKCVvg78vN6yk7_CEOjyFk9nQZu8AojX_ATDCQneQ0/edit?usp=sharing google doc]]
* '''Where''' - Room 248 Hesburgh Library, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame (Indiana) ([http://www.library.nd.edu/ home page], [http://map.nd.edu/ maps])
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* CURATEcamp [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nLzBDnsQjLAABpzgc1lvk85e2SFytAqwz-BNzrTMBHk/edit?usp=sharing google doc]]
* '''Why''' - Because community is a good thing, and communication is the key to our success
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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]
  
=== Agenda ===
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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].
  
The agenda is be very simple and includes things such as but not limited to:
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====Welcome! (1:30pm - 1:45pm)====
  
* introductions and agenda reformulation
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====Presentations (1:45pm - 3:00pm)====
* lightning talks
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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>
* show & tell
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2:05 - 2:25 - Brian Zelip (UIUC, GSLIS) - Building Networked Local Knowledge: LocalWiki & Library Engagement <br>
* lunch at the dinning hall
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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>
* tour of campus
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2:45 - 3:00 - Lightning Talks
* some sort of presentation to library faculty/staff where we will try to get a "Code4Lib Challenge" from the audience
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* Logan Jewett (Iowa State University)-- ETD conversion project
* hack sessions
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* Peg Lawrence (Minnesota State University, Mankato) - Light-weight collection inventory
* social event at Eric Morgan's house
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* more hacking
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=== Lightning Talks, Show & Tell, and Workshops ===
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====Workshop Reports/Breakout Session Prep (3:00pm - 3:30pm)====
  
If you would like to give a lightning talk, do a show & tell, or even give a more formal workshop, then please add your topic and name below. This will help others learn more about what the Meeting will have to offer.
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====Break (3:30pm - 3:45pm)====
  
* '''tei2epub''' - a lightning talk about converting TEI/XML into "ebook" files (Eric Morgan)
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====Breakout Sessions (3:45pm - 4:45pm)====
* '''XC''' - a description of what is happening with the XC (eXtensible Catalog) and ''maybe'' a demonstration of a local XC implementation (Eric Morgan)
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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.
* '''offline catalog''' for the [http://www.grinnell.edu/academic/prisonprogram Liberal Arts in Prison Program] - how to use XAMPP, VuFind, and a portable hard drive to create an offline version of the library catalog that can be used for courses taught to prisoners who aren't allowed to have Internet access (Julia Bauder) (This will be a show-and-tell if I can borrow a Windows machine to show it on - it doesn't run on Linux, and I don't own a Windows laptop.)
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* '''bilingual subject heading web service''' - LCSH in/Spanish version out. Currently under development for OCLC Connexion client. What would a more generalized standards based service look like? (Mike Kreyche)
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* '''FRBR, facets, and moving images''' - an [http://www.olacinc.org OLAC] project to create an improved interface for searching for film and video in libraries. (1) Overview of the project and its goals; (2) Discussion of strategies for extracting and normalizing FRBR-based data from existing MARC bibliographic records. (Kelley McGrath)
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* '''[http://bit.ly/9UaxGr Why Notre Dame Should Join the Big Ten From a Library Perspective]''' (Michael Witt)
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* '''jQuery + OPACs''' (Ken Irwin)
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** the good folks at Packt publishing are offering a code4lib discount on their jQuery books:
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:Special 15% off on the cover price of any jQuery print book, please use promotion code '''jqur76pr'''
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:Special 40% off on the cover price of any jQuery eBook, please use promotion code '''jqur76ebk'''
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:Customers purchasing the print and the eBook together automatically get a 10% off on the print and 85% off on the eBook.
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:A complete listing of our jQuery titles can be found here: http://www.packtpub.com/books/jquery
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:Customers have to add the jQuery book of their choice to the shopping cart and add the respective promotion code. Next they need to click the "Add Promotion Code" button for the discount to be applied.
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Please note that these promotion codes apply to all books under the jQuery category on PacktPub.com except Joomla! 1.5 JavaScript jQuery, as this book is in pre - order stage.
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====Breakout Reports (4:45pm - 5:00pm)====
* '''Preparing Hathi Trust and Project Gutenberg records for loading into local catalogs''' (Mike Kreyche)
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* '''Wanted: Tips for Unicode/MARC8 conversions''' (Mike Kreyche)
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* '''Some of our Drupal/Solr Hacking''' (Rob Casson, who is still tentative, but trying to make it)
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* '''Taverna Workflows for Digital Content''' - Go over thoughts on automating data transformations using Taverna to accelerate development time with less code and make work easily shareable, portable, and decoupled (Rick Johnson and Banu Lakshminarayanan)
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=== Affinity Groups ===
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====Social Outing (5:30pm)====
* [[Mobile Devices]]
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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.
* FRBR + Media
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* Repositories
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* EPUBs
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* [[jQuery intro]]
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=== Accommodations ===
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===Monday, October 14===
  
There are quite a number of hotels in the immediate area, but the following two are recommended in priority order:
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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.
  
# [http://www.innatsaintmarys.com Inn at St. Mary's] - Close. Inexpensive. Gets very good recommendations. Probably serves a breakfast. Within walking distance, but also hosts a shuttle service
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====Lightning Talks (9:00am - 10:00pm)====
# [http://morrisinn.nd.edu/ Morris Inn] - On campus and therefore very close. A bit pricey. A nice hotel.
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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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=== Registration ===
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====Ask Anything (10:00am - 10:30am)====
  
Registration will make it easier for us to plan as well as get you wireless access while you are here. To register, simply send [mailto:emorgan@nd.edu Eric Morgan] an email message, and he will keep track of things.
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====Break (10:30am - 10:45am)====
  
=== Fees ===
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====Presentations (10:45am - noon)====
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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>
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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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There are no fees with the exception of your hotel and travel costs. At least one lunch and one dinner will be provided.
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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].
  
=== Mailing list ===
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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]
  
For better or for worse, Code4Lib "Midwest" has low-traffic [http://groups.google.com/group/code4lib-midwest mailing list/Google group]. Consider subscribing.
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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.
  
=== Summary ===
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====Breakout Reports (3:30pm - 3:45pm)====
  
The Inaugural Code4Lib "Midwest" Regional Meeting (June 11 & 12, 2010 at the University of Notre Dame) was a qualified success.
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====Wrap-up (3:45pm - 4:00pm)====
  
About twenty-six people attended. (At least that was the number of people who went to lunch.) They came from Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Indiana, and Illinois. Julia Bauder won the prize for coming the furthest distance away — Grinnell, Iowa.
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==Registration==
  
We began with Lightning Talks:
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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.
  
* ePub files by Michael Kreyche
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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.:
* FRBR and MARC data by Kelly McGrath
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* Great Books by Eric Lease Morgan
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* jQuery and the OPAC by Ken Irwin
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* Notre Dame and the Big Ten by Michael Witt
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* Solr & Drupal by Rob Casson
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* Subject headings via a Web Service by Michael Kreyche
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* Taverna by Rick Johnson and Banu Lakshminarayanan
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* VUFind on a hard disk by Julia Bauder
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We dined in the University's South Dining Hall, and toured a bit of the campus on the way back taking in the "giant marble", the Architecture Library, and the Dome.
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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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In the afternoon we broke up into smaller groups and discussed things including institutional repositories, mobile devices & interfaces, ePub files, and FRBR. In the evening we enjoyed varieties of North Carolina barbecue, and then retreated to the campus bar (Legend's) for a few beers.
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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:
  
The Code4Lib Challenge was not successful. Us hackers were either to engrossed to notice whether or not anybody came to the event, or nobody showed up to challenge us. Maybe next time.
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There were fewer participants on Day #2. We spent the time listening to Ken elaborate on the uses and benefits of jQuery. Eric hacked at something I'm calling "The Great Books Survey".
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The event was successful in that it provided plenty of opportunity to discuss shared problems and solutions. A good time was had by all, and it is quite possible the next "Midwest" Regional Meeting will be hosted by the folks in Chicago.
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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].
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== Previous C4L Midwest Regional Meetings ==
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* [[2010 (Inaugural) Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]
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* [[2011 Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]
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* [[2012 Code4Lib Midwest Meeting]]
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== Mailing list ==
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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.