I think both of those sound like great ideas, and I would be willing to help with bootcamp planning.
On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 9:59 AM, McCanna, Terran < tmcca...@georgialibraries.org> wrote: > I'm with Jim - all good ideas, but personally I would LOVE to attend a > developer bootcamp. Each time I look at the code I learn something new > about how it works, but I'm sure I could contribute a lot more if I had > several solid days of training. > > > Terran McCanna > PINES Program Manager > Georgia Public Library Service > 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 > Atlanta, GA 30345 > 404-235-7138 > tmcca...@georgialibraries.org > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Taylor" <jtay...@jtdata.com> > To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" < > open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org> > Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 5:33:17 PM > Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Knight Foundation Grant > > All of them sound like good ideas but I am ESPECIALLY interested in the > bootcamp idea (and options to avoid having to install Evergreen for such > purposes). I would probably even be willing to pay my own way so > definitely would attend if travel was covered. I would like to contribute > code but so far all of my other commitments have kept me from sorting it > out on my own. If I had a place to go so I could get away from my desk for > a few days and learn how the process works I would definitely show up. > > Jim > > > My questions related to the bootcamp idea are: > > * Does this sounds like a good idea? > * Are there people who would be willing to help out as instructors/mentors > for the bootcamp? This isn't a firm commitment, but, if I hear crickets on > this question, I know it's not something we should pursue further. Also, > please note, my idea is that any travel expenses related to the bootcamp > would be covered by the grant. > * I also would love to have some volunteers willing to help me plan for > the bootcamp, but, if there is sufficient interest in the first set of > volunteers, I will also tap people directly with this request. > * If we get positive answers from the first two questions, are there ways > we can improve upon this idea? > > Thanks to everyone who read this far in my e-mail. I look forward to > hearing your thoughts! > > Kathy > > > -- Sarah Childs Technical Services Department Head Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library 250 North Fifth Street Zionsville, IN 46077 317-873-3149 x13330 sar...@zionsvillelibrary.org