Welcome to Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic, a Philadelphia Area/Tri-State chapter of the [http://code4lib.org/ Code4Lib] organization.
== Upcoming Events ==
The next meeting of Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic will be a day-long conference on October 16 at Falvey Library, Villanova University, as part of the "Tech Superfecta," a week-long series of four tech conferences held at Falvey Library.
[http://vustuff.org/vustuff/tech-superfecta Visit the Tech Superfecta Page] for more information about Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic and the other conferences during that week.
== Proposal to host 2016 National Conference in Philadelphia ==* Our proposal: [c4l-phl.github.io]* Please note a shared google docs folder has been created as a workspace. If you need to be added, please contact someone on the planning committee either directly or via the code4lib-midatlantic mailing list.* We meet on google hangouts using this link [https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/gzsx2gu7iazevjakorhovcfwuia] Background reading:* [[How To Plan A Code4LibCon]]* [[2014 Lessons Learned]]* [[Useful information from 2012]] == About == The official kick off of the chapter occurred on October 17th, 2012 at the Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic conference. As with the main code4lib organization, the goal of the Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic is to connect librarians, hackers, designers, architects, curators, catalogers, artists and instigators in the Philadelphia and greater Tri-State area (and if you're further out, that's cool too). Sign up for the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/code4lib-mid-atlantic Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic Google Group] as we work out the details there for future meetings and activities. === Governance & Contact Info === Because we're an informal group who share a common interest, there's no real Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic governance per-say. Decisions about meet-ups and activities generally work with someone pitching an idea on the mailing list. Therein, if you have an idea for a project, improvement or activity for the group, just send off a quick email to the Google Group, and before you know it, you'll most likely be "head" of said idea or activity. We're a good place to be an Experimentational Clearinghouse(tm), so don't hold back with ideas... With this in mind, we want to structure the regional meetings to tailor to what the community wants -- be it more formal meetings with talks, roundtables, etc or just evening informal meetups at a downtown pub. To this end, we want to hear from YOU (you've read this far, so you must be interested). To be heard, just contact [mailto:david.uspal@villanova.edu David Uspal] or jump onto the mailing list and send a post with your ideas. === Call for Volunteers ===We're looking for volunteers, both for general long-term organizational duties and to help plan future events. Positions that we know we need include a social media expert, an IRC guy/gal, and a social functions organizer. We also need volunteers to help us with needs we as yet don't know we need (and feel free to identify them). If you're interested in helping the chapter, sign up for the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/code4lib-mid-atlantic Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic Google Group] and post what you'd be interested in. We're a friendly bunch so don't be afraid to jump right in. === Host a Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic Meetup === As well as volunteers, we're definitely looking for future hosts for our Last Wednesday of the Month meet-ups. May, June and October 2013 are currently earmarked, but we're open after that. Typically, we meet in a conference room for one to two hours (having a projector and laptop/computer on hand recommended) and adjourn to a local restaurant or bar for a social hour. If you're interested in hosting, contact [mailto:david.uspal@villanova.edu David Uspal] and he'll get you on the calendar. To keep us "regionally diverse", we're trying to keep on a 3:1 (previously 2:1, since updated) host schedule -- i.e for every three events hosted in Philadelphia (the gravitational center of this region), we'd like to get one outside the city as well. As such, we're especially looking for hosts outside the Center City Philadelphia area. So far, our informal meet-ups have been "Quaker Style", aka anyone who has something to say gets up and presents (no formal time limits, but keeping it 10-15 minutes to be polite.) Feel free to plan your future meetup in this fashion or feel free to experiment with the formula. We're an easy-going bunch, so feel free to has as you'd like. == Past Conferences == For the October 17th kickoff meeting, the conference was located at [http://library.villanova.edu/ Falvey Memorial Library], [http://www1.villanova.edu/ Villanova University], and was held as part of the series of tech conferences, nicknamed the "Tech Trifecta", held at Falvey Library over the week of October 15th, 2012. Video, slide presentations, and abstract pages from this event coming soon(tm). Our first informal meetup was held at the end of November at the Landmark Americana in University City. January 20th, 2013 saw us meeting at the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. April 24th, 2013 saw us meeting at Samuel L. Paley Library, Temple University. May 29th, 2013 saw us meeting at the Jenkins Law Library in Philadelphia. June 26th, 2013 saw us meeting for a tour of Hive4A, a coworking/makerspace in Allentown, PA. August 28th, 2013 saw us meeting at Samuel L. Paley Library, Temple University. October 16, 2013 will see us meeting at Falvey Library at Villanova as part of the "Tech Superfecta" series of tech conferences. === Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic 2013 Schedule of Events ===
The following is the current schedule for the events on October 16, 2013:
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (Provided)
1:00 – 1:30 Beverly D. Charlot, Gaming: Engaging Students through Library Research
1:30 – 2:00 TBDDenise Mangold, Monitoring Systems for Maximum Efficiency and Quick Response to Issues
2:00 – 2:15 Breakout Planning
2:15 – 3:30 Breakout
5:00 Dinner at Gullifty’s (on your own)
Talk descriptions and speaker bios coming soon.
== About =='''Modern Development Best Practices : Testing, Continuous Integration & Automated Builds Chad Nelson, Jenkins Law Library'''
The official kick off This presentation will provide overview of the chapter occurred on October 17th, 2012 at the Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic conferencesome benefits and drawbacks of some current best practice trends in modern software development. As with the main code4lib organizationSpecifically, I'll be talking about methods for testing your code to prevent bugs, the goal what and why of the Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic is to connect librarianscontinuous integration, hackers, designers, architects, curators, catalogers, artists and instigators in the Philadelphia about automating deployments across your environments to increase uniformity and greater Tri-State area (and if you're further out, that's cool too)reduce "works on my machine" type problems.
Sign up for the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/code4libChad Nelson is a Librarian, Developer, and Oft-middo-atlantic Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic Google Group] as we work out the details there for future meetings and activitieswell at Jenkins Law Library.
== Call for Volunteers ==
We're looking for volunteers, both for general long-term organizational duties and to help plan future events. Positions that we know we need include a social media expert, an IRC guy/gal, and a social functions organizer. We also need volunteers to help us with needs we as yet don't know we need (and feel free to identify them). If you're interested in helping the chapter, sign up for the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/code4lib-mid-atlantic Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic Google Group] and post what you'd be interested in. We're a friendly bunch so don't be afraid to jump right in.
== Host a Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic Meetup =='''Bootcamp – A Primer on Responsive Design David Uspal and Chris Hallberg, Villanova University'''
As well as volunteersExpanding on the short talk from our last Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic Meet-up, we're definitely looking for future hosts for our Last Wednesday David Uspal and Chris Hallberg will discuss the integration of Bootstrap into the Month meet-ups. Mayvarious programs and content management systems (specifically, Concrete5, WordPress, June and October VuFind) at Falvey Library over the summer of 2013 are currently earmarked, but we're open after that. TypicallyThis discussion will focus on responsive design principles, we meet in a conference room for one to two hours (having a projector and laptop/computer on hand recommended) tips and adjourn tricks to a local restaurant or bar get your current content ready for a social hour. If you're interested in hostingresponsive design, some pitfalls we encountered along the way, contact [mailto:david.uspal@villanova.edu David Uspal] and he'll get you on the calendarthings to consider when beginning a responsive design project.
To keep us "regionally diverse"David Uspal is a member of the Villanova University’s Falvey Memorial Library Technology Development Team, we're trying which works to keep on a 3:1 (previously 2:1create and implement research technology that make research easier for faculty, since updated) host schedule -- istudents and staff.e for every three events hosted in Philadelphia (Chris Hallberg is the gravitational center of this region), we'd like graduated Villanova grad assistant and resident front-end engineer to get one outside the city as well. As such, we're especially looking for hosts outside the Center City Philadelphia areaVuFind and VuDL.
So far, our informal meet-ups have been "Quaker Style", aka anyone who has something to say gets up and presents (no formal time limits, but keeping it 10-15 minutes to be polite.) Feel free to plan your future meetup in this fashion or feel free to experiment with the formula. We're an easy-going bunch, so feel free to has as you'd like.
== Past Conferences ==
For the October 17th kickoff meeting, the conference was located at [http'''Omeka_a11y://library.villanova.edu/ Falvey Memorial Library]Developing for Digital Exhibits with Accessibility in Mind Katherine Lynch, [http://www1.villanova.edu/ Villanova Temple University], and was held as part of the series of tech conferences, nicknamed the "Tech Trifecta", held at Falvey Library over the week of October 15th, 2012. Video, slide presentations, and abstract pages from this event coming soon(tm).Libraries'''
Our first informal meetup was held at In recent years, many institutions have become interested in building online exhibits to spotlight digital preservation efforts and special collections materials. Additionally, web accessibility, or design and coding measures taken to ensure that websites, tools, and interfaces are understandable and operable by disabled users, is also a growing concern in Higher Education, and the end Libraries community specifically. For online exhibits, there is Omeka, an Open Source content management system designed to act as a user-friendly solution for compiling items into a digital archive with recognized metadata standards, and making them available in highly customizable exhibit websites, no coding required. This year, Temple University Libraries has begun experimenting with Omeka for possible use with online exhibits and other needs. However, in terms of November at the Landmark Americana web accessibility, Omeka lacks critical features in its core to be considered truly accessible. In order to use Omeka’s easy-to-adopt software without sacrificing the user experience for disabled students, Temple University CityLibraries has developed “Omeka_a11y,” an accessible forked version of Omeka. Omeka_a11y features front-end interface improvements that make it easier for disabled users to perceive, understand, and navigate across Omeka sites. This presentation will cover the following points of the project, and of web accessibility as it relates to libraries and the digital humanities: - What is web accessibility? - What are the responsibilities of nonprofit organizations and Higher Education institutions? - Understanding Web Accessibility Policies - Using Omeka for Online Exhibits - Accessibility testing practices - Creating an enhancement path for inaccessible software - Developing “Omeka_a11y” - Impact on the Omeka user community.
January 20th, 2013 saw us meeting Katherine Lynch is the Senior Digital Library Applications Developer at Temple University Libraries in Philadelphia. She works in the Penn Museum Digital Library Initiatives Department, developing and maintaining software solutions that aid in the creation, storage, and preservation of Archaeology digitally-archived materials. Over the course of her career, she has also earned a national reputation for her research and presentation efforts related to educating software and web developers on how to design and Anthropologyprogram for web accessibility for disabled users.
April 24th, 2013 saw us meeting at Samuel L. Paley Library, Temple University.
May 29th, 2013 saw us meeting at the Jenkins Law Library in Philadelphia.
June 26th, 2013 saw us meeting for a tour of Hive4A, a coworking/makerspace in Allentown'''Gaming: Engaging Students through Library Research Beverly D. Charlot, PADelaware State University - William C.Jason Library'''
August 28thThis talk will present and demonstrate an interactive library research (ILR) game designed for incoming freshmen students. The ILR game was developed to engage student participation and measure learning outcomes at the conclusion of each information literacy session provided during the school year. First-Year University Seminar and English Composition I students are taught basic research and critical thinking skills utilizing the established guidelines from the Association of College and Research Libraries. The structure is very similar to interactive games used by students today. Accessible online, 2013 saw us meeting the game also provides an additional opportunity to review library information at Samuel Ltheir leisure, reinforcing the goals and objectives covered during the IL session. Paley LibraryIn today’s global environment, Temple Universitythese skills are imperative as technology continues to evolve and information increasingly overwhelms society via the Internet, print, electronic and digital formats.
October 16, 2013 will see us meeting Beverly D. Charlot is the Coordinator of Technical Services at Falvey Delaware State University, William C. Jason Library at Villanova as part of . This Department includes Acquisitions, Cataloging, Digitization, Circulation Access, Serials and Resource Sharing. Prior to my current position Beverly was the "Tech Superfecta" series of tech conferencesSystems and Resource Sharing Librarian with a Master’s Degrees in Library and Information Science (MLIS) and Management Science (MSM).
== Governance & Contact Info ==
Because we're an informal group who share a common interest, there's no real Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic governance per-say. Decisions about meet-ups and activities generally work with someone pitching an idea on the mailing list. Therein, if you have an idea for a project, improvement or activity for the group, just send off a quick email to the Google Group, and before you know it, you'll most likely be "head" of said idea or activity. We're a good place to be an Experimentational Clearinghouse(tm), so don't hold back with ideas...
With this in mind'''Monitoring Systems for Maximum Efficiency and Quick Response to Issues Denise Mangold, Villanova University''' This presentation will go over how we want monitor our systems at Villanova University and how we respond to structure the regional meetings potential and actual problems to tailor minimize impact to what the user community wants -- be it more formal meetings with talks, roundtables, etc or just evening informal meetups . Denise Mangold is a UNIX systems administrator at Villanova University, and before that was a downtown pub. To this endSenior Engineer with Comcast supporting mission critical systems such as SAP, we want to hear from YOU (you've read this far, so you must be interested)Billing and Human resource systems. To be heardDenise was lead engineer for high availability systems, just contact [mailto:david.uspal@villanova.edu David Uspal] or jump onto the mailing list company SME on Clustering and send site to site replication, and also worked as a post with your ideasdisaster recovery specialist consultant for Sungard for a number of years.
