[CODE4LIB] Invitation to the Opening Data – Opening Doors Workshop, Manchester (UK), 18th April
*How can we gain bigger audiences for our scholarly and cultural resources and enhance services for researchers, teachers and learners?* In 2010, the JISC and RLUK Resource Discovery Taskforce (RDTF), involving national stakeholders from libraries, archives and museums, set out a vision for making the most of UK scholarly and cultural resources. JISC and their RDTF partners have now committed to a programme of activity to help fulfil the vision – building critical mass through opening up data, exploring and demonstrating what open data makes possible, and actively sharing learning points with the wider community. *The ‘Opening Data – Opening Doors’ event marks the starting point of this journey. * ** *We are looking for developers/tech-interested people to contribute to this event - tell us:* * * - * How you can use data describing these resources - what innovative services or products could be delivered? * - * What things can be done in terms of format/licensing/apis to make exploiting this data as easy as possible? * - * Do you have data you can contribute? Are there any barriers to contributing data (technical or other), and how could these be overcome? * - * What excites/would excite you about this attempt to open up scholarly/cultural resources and enhance services? * (you can get a flavour of what is already happening from this newsletter http://rdtf.mimas.ac.uk/newsletter/rdtfnewsletter01-march2011.pdf) Come to the event to: · Hear from services that are opening up their data including what’s happening in the new RDTF projects that have just been commissioned · Help to shape the messages, advice and support offered during the 2011 programme and beyond · Help to develop practical and engaging approaches to exploiting our data Venue: Malmaison Manchester, Piccadilly, Manchester, M1 1LZ Date: Monday 18th April 2011, 10.00am to 4.00pm *Who should attend?* Managers, practitioners, developers and advocates from libraries, archives, museums, associated publishers and interested organisations who want early involvement in clarifying, expanding and challenging the realities of exposing, sharing and exploiting the resource description data held by our institutions. *Register at:* http://rdtf-opening-doors.eventbrite.com/ There is already a lot happening. To find out more download a copy of the first RDTF newsletter at: http://rdtf.mimas.ac.uk/newsletter/rdtfnewsletter01-march2011.pdf For more information on the JISC and RLUK Resource Discovery Taskforce, visit: http://rdtf.mimas.ac.uk -- Owen Stephens Owen Stephens Consulting Web: http://www.ostephens.com Email: o...@ostephens.com
[CODE4LIB] Register now for code4lib Northwest!
REGISTER NOW at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CS6KQ5F EVENT INFORMATION: When: Monday June 13th, 2011 Start: 9 AM End: 4:00 PM, with evening gathering for those interested at one of Portland's many local pubs/establishments Where: White Stag, Portland, Oregon Cost: $60 for early registration (primarily to cover snacks, refreshments and lunch for the group) Size: Facility can accommodate approximately 60 participants. Website: http://sites.google.com/site/code4libnorthwest/ PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES When: Sunday, June 12th, 2011 Start: 6 PM End: ??? Where: TBA BACKGROUND: Code4Lib Northwest connects innovators and problem solvers so they can share information about projects, trends and technologies. Most importantly, it seeks to develop a community where people share information and experience and collaborate on work towards common goals. You don't have to be a programmer to attend, but you shouldn't be surprised if a couple presenters toss a little illustrative code on the screens. If you weren't able to attend last year or are unfamiliar with the format, you're in for a treat. Mix it up with some the best library technologists in the PNW! If you want to find out what people are up to, this is the place. FORMAT: The Code4Lib Northwest meeting is a one day conference in traditional Code4Lib style. It will feature a series of 20 minute sessions and two periods of lightning talks. By keeping the group size low and presentations short in a highly interactive environment, it's easy for busy people to share their ideas so you get to learn about what really interests you. PRESENTATIONS: In preparation for Code4Lib PNW, a small number of presentations have been pre-solicited and are available with the draft schedule here: http://sites.google.com/site/code4libnorthwest/ Ideas for 20 minute presentations can be submitted to http://goo.gl/cTp3H A laptop with an internet connection and a data projector will be provided. ATTENDEES AND REGISTRATION: Code4Lib Northwest 2011 event will be capped at 60 participants. Early registration is $60 (after April 29, it becomes $75), and lunch as well as refreshments throughout the day will be provided. The price has risen due to increased costs for putting on the conference. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS: If you have questions, you can post them to the Google Group at http://groups.google.com/group/pnwcode4lib or send them to the code4lib NW coordinators (Ken Guidry kgui...@mail.ewu.edu, Mike Flakus mflakus@pdx.eduand Doug Eriksen eriks...@seattleu.edu)
[CODE4LIB] thatcamp
The following announcement describes a THATCamp event taking place at the end of April in East Lansing (Michigan). --ELM Announcing Great Lakes THATCamp 2011 Held on the campus of Michigan State University on April 30th and May 1st, Great Lakes THATCamp (The Humanities And Technology Camp) is a user-generated unconference on digital humanities originally inspired by the Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University. Who Should Attend? Anyone interested in studying, supporting, teaching, researching, creating or otherwise shaping digital humanities, humanistic social sciences, information sciences, new media, and any other allied fields. You can be an academic, a librarian, an archivist, a developer, a writer, a student (grad or undergrad), a curator, a designer, an educator, a public historian, an archaeologist, an independent scholar, or any combination thereof (as most of us are). You can be an expert or a newbie; as long as you have something to talk about and things you want to learn regarding the intersection and integration of the humanities and technology, this is the place to be. The list of who should attend is as broad as the field of digital humanities itself. So, No Suits, No Papers... What Do You do? Show, tell, collaborate, share, and walk away inspired. Sessions at Great Lakes THATCamp will range from software demos to training sessions to discussions of research findings to half-baked rants. The only real thing we don't want to see is people standing up and reading a full blown paper, this isn't your typical academic conference – we're not here to read or be read to. Submitting a Proposal Submitting a proposal to Great Lakes THATCamp is easy. Just fill out the Application form on the website (http://greatlakesthatcamp.org). No formal (lengthy) proposal is required - just a brief description of what you would like to talk about. Unfortunately, we can only accept a max of 100 people, so we're going to have to do some vetting. Deadline for submitting is March 11th, 2010. How Much Does Great Lakes THATCamp Cost? THATCamp isn't your average academic conference, so you aren't going to have to pay an expensive conference registration fee. All we ask is that all attendees pay $25 to cover meals (attendees will be provided breakfast lunch during the event), as well as a t-shirt to commemorate the event. For more information on Great Lakes THATCamp, go to http://greatlakesthatcamp.org. Any questions can be sent directly to Ethan Watrall (watr...@msu.edu)
Re: [CODE4LIB] Register now for code4lib Northwest!
With Code4Lib North in early May, and Code4Lib Northwest in mid-June, we now need Code4Lib North by Northwest in late May, with Cary Grant running through a field escaping a plane attempting to dust him with poisonous, badly formed MARC records. Bill -- William Denton, Toronto : miskatonic.org www.frbr.org openfrbr.org
