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==Schedule==
 
==Schedule==
This is still flexible.
 
  
 
* 8:30
 
* 8:30
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*: start / welcome
 
*: start / welcome
 
* 9:15
 
* 9:15
*: lightning talks
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*: lightning talks (''see below'')
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* 10:30
 
* 10:30
*: break / order lunch
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*: break
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* 10:45
 
* 10:45
*: lightning talks (''see below'')
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*: lightning talks (''continued'')
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*: if lightning talks run short, we can commence with the Group Activity before lunch (''see below'')  
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* 12:00
 
* 12:00
*: lunch / group walk to cupcakes / getting to know one another / group photo
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*: group photo / lunch
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* 1:00
 
* 1:00
*: library tour
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*: library tour (''Meet in 1-470'')
 
* 1:30
 
* 1:30
*: hackathon breakout(s) / lightning talks / other breakouts / BOFs (in parallel)  (''see below'')
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*: Group activity; begin Breakout/Hackathon Sessions when complete (''see below'')  
* 3:00
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* 2:30
 
*: break
 
*: break
* 3:15
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*: more content, TBD
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* 2:45
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*: Breakout/Hackathon Sessions (''continued'')
 
* 4:15
 
* 4:15
*: wrap-up (sustaining energy & engagement?)
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*: wrap-up in 1-470 (sustaining energy & engagement?)
 
* 4:30
 
* 4:30
 
*: end
 
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==Breakout/Hackathon Sessions @1:30-3:00==
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==Group Activity==
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* We're planning to try something a little different: a group mind-map, to warm up for the Breakout sessions.
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* Write down on the specified Post-It color (provided): Your name, and one of the following topics:
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** Green: the thing which made me most proud this week
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** Yellow: the library technology I'm most excited about right now
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** Pink: the most annoying thing about my library's website
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** Blue: something I'd like to see at the next Chicago Code4Lib meetup
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* Stick your post-it on the whiteboard in 1-470, ''close to another topic which you consider related''.  Please feel free to move other peoples' post-it notes around!
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* Talk amongst yourselves.
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==Breakout/Hackathon Sessions==
 
* Up for debate: these are just some possible topics. We need four total.
 
* Up for debate: these are just some possible topics. We need four total.
 
* If you have an idea, add it to the list!  If we end up with more than four, we will conduct a straw poll to determine the most relevant/popular.
 
* If you have an idea, add it to the list!  If we end up with more than four, we will conduct a straw poll to determine the most relevant/popular.
 
* For inspiration, [http://wiki.code4lib.org/2015_Preconference_Proposals here is the list of pre-conference workshops] at the last national Code4Lib
 
* For inspiration, [http://wiki.code4lib.org/2015_Preconference_Proposals here is the list of pre-conference workshops] at the last national Code4Lib
 
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# Headless CMSs (Wordpress, Drupal)?
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===Meteor.js tutorial===
# Meteor.js tutorial?
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* In web dev circles, Meteor is the new hotness.  It lets you make single-page apps which synchronize automatically between clients/users and the cloud/server.  It also lets you kick out iOS and Android apps easily. It's pretty slick.
# DocumentCloud?
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* Let's get a Meteor.js installation up and running.  Be prepared for things not to work; let's figure them out together!
# Metadata/data hackathon? - A discussion around tools and workflows for cleaning up messy data; bring your own data sets to work on if you like
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* No prior experience necessary, although familiarity with JavaScript will be useful.  Allan's leading this one; he's not an expert or anything, and would welcome your input.
# -
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* Macintosh/Linux only, unless you have experience using Cygwin on Windows.
# -
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===Metadata/data hackathon===
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*A discussion around tools and workflows for cleaning up messy data; bring your own data sets to work on if you like
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===???===
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* -
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===???===
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==3:15: more content, TBD (??)==
 
* What content do '''you''' want during this slot?
 
  
 
==UIC Environs: Lunch and Parking==
 
==UIC Environs: Lunch and Parking==

Revision as of 17:29, 10 November 2015

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

Resources

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


Fall 2015 Meeting

  • November 23, 2015
  • Daley Library, UIC, Room 1-470
  • Watch this space for details.
  • Register via EventBrite
    At this point, all tickets are taken; you are welcome to sign up for the waitlist. Allan will let you know as soon as anyone cancels.

Schedule

  • 8:30
    assemble / coffee
  • 9:00
    start / welcome
  • 9:15
    lightning talks (see below)
  • 10:30
    break
  • 10:45
    lightning talks (continued)
    if lightning talks run short, we can commence with the Group Activity before lunch (see below)
  • 12:00
    group photo / lunch
  • 1:00
    library tour (Meet in 1-470)
  • 1:30
    Group activity; begin Breakout/Hackathon Sessions when complete (see below)
  • 2:30
    break

Lightning Talks

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

Slots

  • 9:15-9:20
    -
  • 9:20-9:25
    -
  • 9:25-9:30
    -
  • 9:35-9:40
    -
  • 9:40-9:45
    -
  • 9:45-9:50
    -
  • 9:50-9:55
    -
  • 9:55-10:00
    -
  • 10:00-10:05
    -
  • 10:05-10:10
    -
  • 10:10-10:15
    -

Break

  • 10:45-10:50
    Distant reading of texts from the HathiTrust, JSTOR, and/or EEBO
    Eric Lease Morgan (Librarian-At-Large)
  • 10:50-10:55
    On EAD
    Esther Verreau, UIC
  • 10:55-11:00
    Creating Simple Event Displays from an RSS Feed using JavaScript
    Paul Keith, Chicago Public Library
  • 11:00-11:05
    Explore Chicago Collections
    Tracy Seneca and Kate Flynn, UIC
  • 11:05-11:10
    TopicHub: identify content of interest in one repository and deposit it in another
    Jeremy Prevost, MIT
  • 11:10-11:15
    -
  • 11:15-11:20
    -
  • 11:20-11:25
    -
  • 11:25-11:30
    -
  • 11:30-11:35
    -
  • 11:35-11:40
    -
  • 11:40-11:45
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Group Activity

  • We're planning to try something a little different: a group mind-map, to warm up for the Breakout sessions.
  • Write down on the specified Post-It color (provided): Your name, and one of the following topics:
    • Green: the thing which made me most proud this week
    • Yellow: the library technology I'm most excited about right now
    • Pink: the most annoying thing about my library's website
    • Blue: something I'd like to see at the next Chicago Code4Lib meetup
  • Stick your post-it on the whiteboard in 1-470, close to another topic which you consider related. Please feel free to move other peoples' post-it notes around!
  • Talk amongst yourselves.


Breakout/Hackathon Sessions

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


Meteor.js tutorial

  • In web dev circles, Meteor is the new hotness. It lets you make single-page apps which synchronize automatically between clients/users and the cloud/server. It also lets you kick out iOS and Android apps easily. It's pretty slick.
  • Let's get a Meteor.js installation up and running. Be prepared for things not to work; let's figure them out together!
  • No prior experience necessary, although familiarity with JavaScript will be useful. Allan's leading this one; he's not an expert or anything, and would welcome your input.
  • Macintosh/Linux only, unless you have experience using Cygwin on Windows.

Metadata/data hackathon

  • A discussion around tools and workflows for cleaning up messy data; bring your own data sets to work on if you like

???

  • -

???

  • -


UIC Environs: Lunch and Parking

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

Evening social

  • Join us at Jak's Tap at 5:00pm, for beer and further discussion!
    Jak's is within walking distance of UIC, a block or two north, across the freeway. Parking can be challenging up there, although meters are usually available on Jackson Blvd.

Getting to UIC

  • Public Transit: Take the Blue Line west from the Loop; get off at the UIC-Halsted stop. Walk south.
  • More information on visiting UIC, including (better) mass-transit directions
  • Parking in a UIC lot will cost $13 for a full day.
  • If you're driving, there are several parking lots available (marked on the above map); I recommend the one south of campus (1135 Morgan). Note that no streets connect Harrison with Taylor, including Morgan, between Racine and Halsted; to reach the south lot, come up Morgan from Roosevelt.

Circle Interchange difficulties

  • Circle Interchange (the confluence of I-90 and I-290 just NE of campus) construction is ongoing.
  • Construction is causing traffic havoc nearby, especially near the corner of Harrison and Halsted. The Harrison bridge over I-90 doesn't currently exist. Best to avoid this area if possible.
  • The Morgan street exit from I-290 has been closed for some time. According to IDOT:
    • Exiting access is prohibited from Westbound I-290/Congress Parkway
    • From Southbound I-90/94 - exit Adams Street
    • From Northbound I-90/94 - exit Ashland Avenue, backtrack east via Jackson Boulevard or Harrison Street