Re: [CODE4LIB] Linux Laptop
After reading the many responses to your question I just have to add to points to all that's been said: .- Regarding the hardware, I'm lately devoted to Dell, and (at least a few months ago) they have some models with Ubuntu you can buy (there are less configuration options, but you can get sure the hardware will work fine with Ubuntu). Take a look at their web. .- Regarding the Linux distros, besides Ubuntu (I also think it's a good option, but I'd suggest their LTS versions to be even less worried about tweaking) and Linux Mint (pushing very hard to be the best Linux Distro), I would suggest Debian, always Debian. Maybe you'll need to tweak a little bit (only in the cases MJ Ray told in his mail), but you'll get bulletproof ultra-stability. In fact, it's my main option, the Linux I have in the machine I don't want any problems with. Regards. En Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:31:03 +0100, Chris Fitzpatrick cf...@stanford.edu escribió: I just had a Howard Beale moment with Apple. I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore. I'm curious what people can suggest for linux laptop? Any suggestions for distros and hardware? thanks. b,chris. -- ..:: Iván V.G. ::..
[CODE4LIB] Final Code4Lib List of Participants
First, I would like to say thank you to all of you for your patience! Below the starred line is the list of participants going to Code4Lib. At this time, we have over 400 registrations for the 250 spots available. Again, thank you for your patience, Elizabeth -- Elizabeth Duell Orbis Cascade Alliance edu...@uoregon.edu (541) 346-1883 ** Legal Name: Aaron Collier Adam Chandler Adam Wead Alan Cornish Alex Wade Alexander Rolfe Amanda Vizedom Andrea Schurr Andreas Orphanides Andrew Darby Andrew Kohler Andrew Nagy Andrew Pasterfield Anjanette Young Anna Headley Annette Lagace Annie Cain Anoop Atre Antonio Barrera Becky Yoose Benjamin Shum Bernardo J Gomez Bethany Nowviskie Bill Kelm Birkin James Diana Bohyun Kim Bradley D. Westbrook Brian McBride Calvin Mah Camila Gabaldon-Winningham Carmen Mitchell Cary Gordon Chad Nelson Charles Morris Charlotte McGlohon Chela Weber Chelsea Lobdell Chick Markley Christina Morris Christopher Beer Christopher J. Stockwell Christopher Spalding Corey A Harper Cory Lown Cynthia r Harper Dan Suchy Dan Coughlin Daniel Lovins Daniel Brubaker Horst Daniel Chudnov Daniel Krech David Brunton David Bucknum David Drexler David Isaak David K Uspal David Lacy David Walker Declan J Fleming Demian Katz Dennis Schafroth Derek Merleaux Devon Smith Dhanushka Samarakoon Dileshni Jayasinghe Doris Munson Duncan Barth Edward Edward K Fugikawa Edward Summers Emily Lynema Eric James Eric Larson Erik Hatcher Erik Hetzner ernesto valencia Evviva Lajoie Francis Kayiwa Fujita Masae Fumihiro Kato Gabriel Farrell Gantulga Lkhagva Gary Thompson Genevieve Williams Godmar Back Gowoon Park Graham Triggs Gregory McClellan Gregory Michael Hagedon Gregory Schrank Hans Lauridsen Heather Pitts Hillel Arnold HSI-YEN CHEN Ian Walls Ikki Ohmukai Jacob Edward Reed James Robinson James Stuart Jason Casden jason clark Jason Ronallo Jason Stirnaman Jay Luker Jean Rainwater Jennifer B. Bowen Jennifer Turner Jennifer Weintraub Jeremy McWilliams Jeremy Nelson Jessie Keck Jodi Schneider Joel Richard John Pillans John Wynstra Jon Stroop Jonathan Gorman Jonathan Rochkind Jonathon Scott Jørn Thøgersen Joseph B. Atzberger Joseph Montibello Joshua Gomez Justin Coyne Kåre Fiedler Christiansen Karen A. Coombs Karen Estlund Karl Eriksen Katherine Zwaard Kathryn Harnish Keith Folsom Kelley McGrath Ken Varnum Keri Thompson Kevin Reiss Kevin S. Clarke Kirk Hess Kosuke Tanabe Kyle Banerjee Larry Dean Farrell Laura Smart Lawrence Olliffe Lisa Kurt Mads Villadsen Makoto Mang Sun Mao Tsunekawa Margaret Heller Margaret Mellinger Mark A. Matienzo Mark Baggett Mark Dahl Mark Feddersen Mark Mounts Mary Pickral Masao Takaku Matt Zumwalt Matthew Connolly Matthew Critchlow Matthew Hamilton Matthew Phillips Matthew T Carlson Michael B. Klein Michael Doran Michael Durbin Michael Flakus Michael Giarlo Michael Graves Michael Kreyche Michael Lindsey Michael North Michael Poltorak Nielsen Michelle Suranofsky Mike Schultz Mohammed Abuouda Naomi Dushay Nicholas N. Schiller Patrick Berry Paul Deschner Peter Green Peter Hornsby Peter Murray Ping Fu Rachel Frick Rajesh N Balekai Raymond Schwartz Richard Johnson Robert C. Haye Robert Fox Robert Haschart Robert Sandusky Roberta L. Fox Robin Chandler Robin Dean Robin Schaff Ronald Peterson Ryan Wick Ryuji Yoshimoto Sam Kome Samuel Alan Meister Sarah Johnston Scot Colford Scott Fisher Scott Hanrath Sean Crowe Sean Hannan Sean Purcell Sepehr Mavedati shahin ezzat sahebi Shana L. McDanold Shaun Ellis Shawn Averkamp Shawn M. Kiewel Sheree Fu Sibyl Schaefer Simon Spero Spencer David Lamm Stephanie Collett Stephanie Williams Stephen Meyer Stephen Westman Susan Chesley Perry Takanori Hayashi Tamar Sadeh Tammy Allgood Wolf Tania Fersenheim Terry Reese Thomas Andrew Jackson Thomas Johnson Thomas Keays Thomas W. Cox Tim Daniels Timothy A. Lepczyk Timothy Clarke Timothy J Shearer Tom Burton-West Tommy Ingulfsen Wayne Schneider Wendy Robertson William Gunn William Jordan Yuka Egusa Zinthia Briceño-Rosales
[CODE4LIB] Data Mining / Business Analytics in libraries
Are there any listservs, blogs, forums addressing data mining in libraries? I've taken some courses, and am now exploring software - I just tried our RapidMiner, which integrates with R and Weka, and has facility for data cleaning and storage. I'm interested to see if anyone is sharing their experiences with Business Analytics type products in libraries. Cindy Harper, Systems Librarian Colgate University Libraries char...@colgate.edu 315-228-7363
Re: [CODE4LIB] Linux Laptop
On Wednesday 14 December 2011 11:31:03 you wrote: I just had a Howard Beale moment with Apple. I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore. I'm curious what people can suggest for linux laptop? Any suggestions for distros and hardware? thanks. b,chris. Short version - download distros and try different ones before you get a computer to see which distro you like. imho First I usually try to find a laptop with the clear screen, lots of ram (the more the better), and NVDIA graphics card. I've run linux on several laptops: dell, sharp,alienware (pre dell ownership), and others. Most of the others are ones I boot from a linux disk to repair or recover files from them for other people. For the NVDIA driver, I always download it from the NVDIA WEB site and have not had any problem with that as opposed to package versions. I prefer Fedora having used redhat linux since version 0.98 about 1989. I would suggest that you download ISO files and burn those to DVD to install and test on an old machine to see what you like. Many you can download live editions and run straight from the disk. I like http://distrowatch.com because they have most every distribution there, even the unheard of ones. I love my MacBook and Fusion (vmware for mac). This is the only platform, to my knowledge, that you can run every OS on. Currently I have Windows 7, Fedora, GOS (Google Operating System, actually a linux dist), Android LIve, OpenSuse, React OS (a free Windows OS to run MS Windows programs),Koha, Solaris, and yesterday added Windows 8 developer edition. Some of these, like Koha, were VMs I downloaded. You can get a VMWare player program and download distros to see if you like them also. Thomas -- == Thomas McMillan Grant Bennett Appalachian State University Operations Systems AnalystP O Box 32026 University LibraryBoone, North Carolina 28608 (828) 262 6587 Library Systems Help Desk: https://www.library.appstate.edu/help/ ==
Re: [CODE4LIB] Data Mining / Business Analytics in libraries
Cindy, I asked this same question a few months ago[1]. We've been working with our campus Enterprise Analytics group to help us prioritize what we to measure and develop a BI strategy. They use QlikView http://www.qlikview.com/ as their analysis tool of choice. I like the idea of possibly using the Metridoc project for harvesting and modeling the data. I'm not sure we have enough data or flux to warrant fully automating the harvesting. 1. See thread http://www.mail-archive.com/code4lib@listserv.nd.edu/msg11280.html Jason On 12/15/2011 at 08:54 AM, in message CANc3e05ARd9J_tq49=b_dy-tfvjxg+nidp6f7dxrmrhi7s7...@mail.gmail.com, Cindy Harper char...@colgate.edu wrote: Are there any listservs, blogs, forums addressing data mining in libraries? I've taken some courses, and am now exploring software - I just tried our RapidMiner, which integrates with R and Weka, and has facility for data cleaning and storage. I'm interested to see if anyone is sharing their experiences with Business Analytics type products in libraries. Cindy Harper, Systems Librarian Colgate University Libraries char...@colgate.edu 315-228-7363
Re: [CODE4LIB] Linux Laptop
On 12/15/2011 09:57 AM, Thomas Bennett wrote: On Wednesday 14 December 2011 11:31:03 you wrote: I just had a Howard Beale moment with Apple. I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore. I'm curious what people can suggest for linux laptop? Any suggestions for distros and hardware? thanks. b,chris. Short version - download distros and try different ones before you get a computer to see which distro you like. imho First I usually try to find a laptop with the clear screen, lots of ram (the more the better), and NVDIA graphics card. I've run linux on several laptops: dell, sharp,alienware (pre dell ownership), and others. Most of the others are ones I boot from a linux disk to repair or recover files from them for other people. For the NVDIA driver, I always download it from the NVDIA WEB site and have not had any problem with that as opposed to package versions. I prefer Fedora having used redhat linux since version 0.98 about 1989. I would suggest that you download ISO files and burn those to DVD to install and test on an old machine to see what you like. Many you can download live editions and run straight from the disk. I like http://distrowatch.com because they have most every distribution there, even the unheard of ones. I love my MacBook and Fusion (vmware for mac). This is the only platform, to my knowledge, that you can run every OS on. Currently I have Windows 7, Fedora, GOS (Google Operating System, actually a linux dist), Android LIve, OpenSuse, React OS (a free Windows OS to run MS Windows programs),Koha, Solaris, and yesterday added Windows 8 developer edition. Some of these, like Koha, were VMs I downloaded. You can get a VMWare player program and download distros to see if you like them also. Thomas Finally, someone said something about Fedora. :) I started using it a couple of years ago instead of a dual boot on my workstation. I sysadmin a bunch of Redhat servers and I realized that Fedora is like a future version of what eventually will be on Redhat. It is a constant exercise to work with it and comprehend the direction they are trying to go with the init system for example. Think of it like a treadmill. You get something out of it. And I agree with the above, get a few 2G usb sticks and put a few live distros on and plug them in in the store. Distrowatch is frustrating because most of them say a variation on the same thing, Based on Ubuntu but made to be easy to use and reliable. or Based on Ubuntu and easy to install and use out of the box. PaulC
Re: [CODE4LIB] Linux Laptop
Then there is also, MINIX. A year or two ago they received a large grant to continue work on that OS. My understanding is that the main difference between MINIX and the others is that MINIX only loads modules when required instead of all on boot to minimize the memory footprint. Also, if a module crashes it can be restarted and not crash the entire system. http://www.minix3.org Thomas On Thursday 15 December 2011 10:35:45 you wrote: On 12/15/2011 09:57 AM, Thomas Bennett wrote: On Wednesday 14 December 2011 11:31:03 you wrote: I just had a Howard Beale moment with Apple. I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore. I'm curious what people can suggest for linux laptop? Any suggestions for distros and hardware? thanks. b,chris. Short version - download distros and try different ones before you get a computer to see which distro you like. imho First I usually try to find a laptop with the clear screen, lots of ram (the more the better), and NVDIA graphics card. I've run linux on several laptops: dell, sharp,alienware (pre dell ownership), and others. Most of the others are ones I boot from a linux disk to repair or recover files from them for other people. For the NVDIA driver, I always download it from the NVDIA WEB site and have not had any problem with that as opposed to package versions. I prefer Fedora having used redhat linux since version 0.98 about 1989. I would suggest that you download ISO files and burn those to DVD to install and test on an old machine to see what you like. Many you can download live editions and run straight from the disk. I like http://distrowatch.com because they have most every distribution there, even the unheard of ones. I love my MacBook and Fusion (vmware for mac). This is the only platform, to my knowledge, that you can run every OS on. Currently I have Windows 7, Fedora, GOS (Google Operating System, actually a linux dist), Android LIve, OpenSuse, React OS (a free Windows OS to run MS Windows programs),Koha, Solaris, and yesterday added Windows 8 developer edition. Some of these, like Koha, were VMs I downloaded. You can get a VMWare player program and download distros to see if you like them also. Thomas Finally, someone said something about Fedora. :) I started using it a couple of years ago instead of a dual boot on my workstation. I sysadmin a bunch of Redhat servers and I realized that Fedora is like a future version of what eventually will be on Redhat. It is a constant exercise to work with it and comprehend the direction they are trying to go with the init system for example. Think of it like a treadmill. You get something out of it. And I agree with the above, get a few 2G usb sticks and put a few live distros on and plug them in in the store. Distrowatch is frustrating because most of them say a variation on the same thing, Based on Ubuntu but made to be easy to use and reliable. or Based on Ubuntu and easy to install and use out of the box. PaulC -- == Thomas McMillan Grant Bennett Appalachian State University Operations Systems AnalystP O Box 32026 University LibraryBoone, North Carolina 28608 (828) 262 6587 Library Systems Help Desk: https://www.library.appstate.edu/help/ ==
Re: [CODE4LIB] Q: best practices for *simple* contributor IP/licensing management for open source?
Does something along those lines end up working legally, or is it worthless, no better than just continuing to ignore the problem, so you might as well just continue to ignore the problem? Or if it is potentially workable, does anyone have examples of projects using such a system, ideally with some evidence some lawyer has said it’s worthwhile, including a lawyer-vetted digital contributor agreement? I'm not sure the extent of this risk for most small projects, esp. if you don't think you will ever want to relicense it. If I send you a pull request, and it is like a couple of characters different because there was a syntax error, or I add a couple of lines, and I don't bother to change the license and copyright statement, I don't think it is too unreasonable to accept the patch. If I write dozens of files for a new module that is sort of unrelated to the original code and I don't include the project's copyright statement in the code, then I could see you saying hey, can you clarify if you are granting me the copyright, or maybe you want to slap a copyright notice on that yourself before you accept the contribution. But maybe you could just make a statement in your README along the lines of If you send a pull request to this project or otherwise make a contribution of code you and your employer to grant a non-excluive royalty free perpetual redistribution license to Acme Inc and you represent that you have the rights to do so Maybe you could argue that the act of submission of the modified code is an implicit grant of the code consistent with the terms of the license of the original code. The cool thing about revision control, and accepting pull requests, is that it keeps a line by line record of who committed the code, so if there were a problem you might have a chance at extracting and re-writing the tainted contribution. Of course, I am not a lawyer; you probably need to talk to your contracts and grants people or OGC. THIS EMAIL IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
Re: [CODE4LIB] Linux Laptop
Hi Chris, congratulations on your decision. I went from DOS and Windows to Linux and Mac OS X, but after a few months I returned to Linux for good (firing up Windows only to fill out the occasional MS Word form that looks weird in LibreOffice). You have already received a lot of good advice, so as well as adding my own 2 cents, I will try to take that into account. Which Linux? My guess is that coming from Mac OS, Ubuntu will be the Linux distribution you will feel most comfortable with. It is the most popular Linux distro these days anyway, so you can hardly go wrong with it. I have used it almost exclusively in recent years, and I find it worth mentioning that the Ubuntu community is helpful and friendly indeed. You will not often find arrogant BOFH responses in Ubuntu forums because all Ubuntu contributors have signed a very reasonable code of conduct http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/conduct. As others have mentioned, you might want to try some Linux distributions and desktop environments in a virtual machine running on top of Mac OS X. VirtualBox is a popular and free, and works just as well the competition from VMware or Parallels. Which hardware? ___ You may not need new hardware at all. Since the MacBook (Pro) is considered by many the best laptop (hardware), you may want to use it for Linux (and Windows, if you must) as well. The Ubuntu guide for people switching from Mac OS X contains some dual boot advice: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromMacOSX I think it is fair to say that Linux runs on any laptop out there. If you want to make sure that every single feature is supported on the particular machine you have in mind, then take a look at the lists Chris Fitzpatrick provided (quoted below), or this one: http://tuxmobil.org/mylaptops.html Specifically for Ubuntu Linux, you will find compatibility reports on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport/Machines/Laptops which is now being replaced by this site: https://friendly.ubuntu.com/ I have installed Ubuntu on Asus EeePC netbooks, Dell laptops and desktops, and Fujitsu servers. Of these, the Dell computers have caused no trouble at all. I have also heard good things about Lenovo's Thinkpads. Enjoy! Christian On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 12:02:40PM -0500, Chris Gray wrote: It's worth Googling a bit. There are places that sell laptops with Linux pre-installed (which bypasses the Windows surtax on new PCs). It was easy to find these but I can't vouch for any of them. http://mcelrath.org/laptops.html - Linux Laptop Resellers http://www.linux-laptop.net/ - Linux on Laptops http://www.linuxcertified.com/linux_laptops.html - Linux Laptop - Fully Supported Configured High Performance Linux Laptops and Netbooks | LinuxCertified http://linuxpreloaded.com/ - Buy a Linux Computer -- Christian Pietsch http://purl.org/net/pietsch computational linguist, Bielefeld University, Germany signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: [CODE4LIB] Q: best practices for *simple* contributor IP/licensing management for open source?
Thanks! I wasn't wanting to invent something new, I was just having trouble finding any light weight processes via googling, thus I figured I'd ask you all. I'll definitely spend some time checking out the DCO process. Hopefully the documents used in it are licensed (creative commons or something?) such that other projects can re-use em? On 12/14/2011 9:56 PM, Dan Scott wrote: Trying to post inline in GroupWise, apologies if it ends up looking like crap... I*m imagining something where each contributor/accepted-pull-request-submitter basically just puts a digital file in the repo, once, that says something like *All the code I*ve contributed to this repo in past or future, I have the legal ability to release under license X, and I have done so.* And then I guess in the License file, instead of saying *copyright Original Author*, it would be like *copyright by various contributors, see files in ./contributors to see who.* I wouldn't suggest imagining new things when it comes to legal issues ;) I would suggest considering the Developer's Certificate of Originality (DCO) process as adopted by the Linux project and others (including Evergreen). When Evergreen was in the process of joining the Software Freedom Conservancy, that process was considered acceptable practice (IIRC, the Software Freedom Law Center did take a glance) - no doubt in part because it is a well-established practice. And talk about lightweight; using the git Signed-off-by tag indicates that you've read the DCO and agree to its terms. For a recent discussion and description of the DCO (in the context of the Project Harmony discussions which were focused primarily on the much heavier-weight CLA processes), see http://lists.harmonyagreements.org/pipermail/harmony-drafting/2011-August/99.html for example.
[CODE4LIB] Citation Style Language
I'm attempting to create a .csl style file for the journal Polar Record. I've managed to get book, book chapter, and article looking right, but I'm stumped on thesis and not sure that there's a solution supported in CSL 1.0. From the stylesheet: Unpublished theses or dissertations must include the department and university in which they were accepted, for example (Smith, J.L.. 1990. TITLE. Unpublished PhD dissertation. University of Cambridge: Scott Polar Research Institute). I'm using Zotero to test out my citations (the professor for whom I'm developing this style uses Papers 2 for the Macintosh) and when I enter a thesis it doesn't have a field for department. I don't know if Papers does or not. As far as I can tell, CSL doesn't have a department field either. (http://citationstyles.org/downloads/specification.html) The Zotero field for university seems to map to CSL's publisher field. I could do an ugly fix and tell the professor to enter the department in the place field, but I'd like to avoid that if possible. Can anyone offer some insight? Thanks. Ellen -- Ellen Knowlton Wilson Instructional Services Librarian Room 250, University Library University of South Alabama 5901 USA Drive North Mobile, AL 36688 (251) 460-6045 ewil...@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Kindle Lending Programs
Great article, thanks for sharing your experience! -- Cheryl Kohen | Emerging Technology Librarian | Daytona State College On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Patrick Berry pbe...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I was recently charged with re-vamping our Kindle lending program. In the middle of this my 6 Kindles updated to the 3.3 firmware which threw a gigantic DRM wrench into my workflow. So, if you are thinking about doing Kindles (not Fires by the way) you might want to give this a read: http://code4lib.org/node/426 Questions, corrections, comments all welcome. Thanks, Pat
Re: [CODE4LIB] Any ideas for free pdf to excel conversion?
On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 02:19:43PM -0600, Jon Gorman wrote: pdftotext - some cut paste / sed / regex - open in excel? You might need to fiddle with the pdftotext settings, but I've been pretty successful with that before doing something else. This is how I use pdftotext for this purpose: pdftotext -nopgbrk -layout input.pdf output.txt For those who wonder what this is: pdftotext is a command-line tool from the poppler-utils package (this is how it is called in Debian and Ubuntu Linux; see http://poppler.freedesktop.org for source code). The Windows version is here: http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/download.html The resulting file, here called output.txt, contains plain text with the formatting approximately left intact. Now you can (manually or otherwise) save the tables from this file into files with .csv, .tsv or .dat endings, and with any luck, R's read.table() function and other statistics software as well as most spreadsheet software will be able to open this file and make sense of it. Otherwise, you will need to do some postprocessing/postediting. Cheers, Christian -- Christian Pietsch http://purl.org/net/pietsch signature.asc Description: Digital signature
[CODE4LIB] Registration open for DigCCurr Professional Institute 2012
*** Please excuse cross postings *** Registration Now Open DigCCurr Professional Institute: Curation Practices for the Digital Object Lifecycle Supported by IMLS Grant Award #RE-05-08-0060-08 and the School of Information and Library Science, UNC-Chapel Hill May 20-25, 2012 January 7-8, 2013 (One price for two sessions) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Visit http://ils.unc.edu/digccurr/institute.html for more information. REGISTRATION LINK: http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1event=612E21BE7477F79D361921C40901D94BE49885E1 The Institute consists of one five-day session in May 2012 and a two-day follow-up session and a day-long symposium in January 2013. Each day of the summer session will include lectures, discussion and hands-on lab components. A course pack and a private, online discussion space will be provided to supplement learning and application of the material. An opening reception dinner on Sunday, Continental breakfast, break time snacks and coffee, and a dinner on Thursday will also be included. This institute is designed to foster skills, knowledge and community-building among professionals responsible for the curation of digital materials. Registration: * Regular registration : $950 * Late registration (after April 15, 2012): $1,050 * Summer Institute accommodations (includes 5 nights of a private room in a 4 room/2 bath dorm suite on the UNC campus, with kitchen, linens, and internet access): $300* *We highly recommend that you choose the on-campus accommodations but many area hotels will be available. This fee covers accommodations for May 2012 only. If you are a grant recipient working on a digital project, we recommend that you check with your program officer to request approval to use available grant funds to attend the institute. Institute Instructors Include: * From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Dr. Cal Lee, Dr. Richard Marciano, Dr. Helen Tibbo. * Dr. Nancy McGovern, from the University of Michigan. * Dr. Seamus Ross, from the University of Toronto. * Dr. Carolyn Hank, McGill University. Institute Components: (may be subject to some revisions and reorganization) * Overview of digital curation definition, scope and main functions * Where you see yourself in the digital curation landscape * Digital curation program development * Engendering Trust: Processes, Procedures and Forms of Evidence * LAB - DRAMBORA in action * Strategies for engaging data communities * Characterizing, analyzing and evaluating the producer information environment * Submission and transfer scenarios – push and pull (illustrative examples) * Defining submission agreements and policies * Strategies for writing policies that can be expressed as rules and rules that can automatically executed * LAB - Making requirements machine-actionable * Importance of infrastructure independence * Overview of digital preservation challenges and opportunities * Managing in response to technological change * Detaching Bits from their Physical Media: Considerations, Tools and Methods * LAB - Curation of Unidentified Files * Returning to First Principles: Core Professional Principles to Drive Digital Curation * Characterization of digital objects * LAB - Assessing File Format Robustness * Access and use considerations * Access and user interface examples * How and why to conduct research on digital collection needs * LAB - Analyzing server logs and developing strategies based on what you find * Overview and characterization of existing tools * LAB - Evaluating set of software options to support a given digital curation workflow * Formulating your six-month action plan - task for each individual, with instructors available to provide guidance * Summary of action plans * Clarifying roles and expectations for the next six months January 7-8, 2013 Participants in the May event will return to Chapel Hill in Jan. 2013 to discuss their experiences in implementing what they have learned in their own work environments. Participants will compare experiences, lessons learned and strategies for continuing progress. Friday, January 4th will be a public symposium, free to the Institute participants. (Accommodations for January will be the responsibility of the attendee.) Visit http://ils.unc.edu/digccurr/institute.html for more information. For more information, contact Angela Murillo (amuri...@email.unc.edu) for Institute questions or Wakefield Harper (whar...@email.unc.edu) for payment or registration questions. We look forward to seeing you there! -Helen Dr. Helen R. Tibbo, Alumni Distinguished Professor President, 2010-2011 Fellow, Society of American Archivists School of Information and Library Science 201 Manning Hall CB#3360 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360 Phone: (919) 962-8063 Fax: (919) 962-8071 ti...@email.unc.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
As someone who's never been to Code4Lib, really wants to go, tried on Black Wednesday but unfortunately had meetings all morning that prevented her from getting to it until it was too late-- When do wait list people usually find out they're in, if they get in? Plane reservations get more expensive as time goes on, and much as I love cross-country driving, February's not the best time for it. Wondering if I should gamble now... Laura Laura Akerman Technology and Metadata Librarian Room 128, Robert W. Woodruff Library Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. 30322 (404) 727-6888 lib...@emory.edu -Original Message- From: Cary Gordon [mailto:listu...@chillco.com] Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 5:32 PM Subject: Re: conference voting and registration While I understand your frustration, I have come around to accepting the system we have. Many of the folks who attend every year hold the conference as one of their key annual events, and plan to register the instant that tickets become available. I know that it sells out fast, but the folks who are there on the dot pretty much always get in. The alternative, of course is to present, although that can be rolling the dice, or volunteer, which I did this year. If you are on the waiting list, bear in mind that plans frequently change, and waiting list requests often get filled. Cary -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments).
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
Elizabeth is out, so I'll have to substitute for a straight from the horse's mouth answer for now. Everyone who's in has been informed, so if you haven't heard that you're in by now, no news is unfortunately bad news. One topic that would probably be worth discussing for future conferences would be the registration process as the current one only worked for people who knew to expect a mad rush and were available during a very specific window. Seems like a lottery or some other mechanism may have done a better job of being fair and making the event accessible to a diverse group. kyle On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Akerman, Laura lib...@emory.edu wrote: As someone who's never been to Code4Lib, really wants to go, tried on Black Wednesday but unfortunately had meetings all morning that prevented her from getting to it until it was too late-- When do wait list people usually find out they're in, if they get in? Plane reservations get more expensive as time goes on, and much as I love cross-country driving, February's not the best time for it. Wondering if I should gamble now... Laura Laura Akerman Technology and Metadata Librarian Room 128, Robert W. Woodruff Library Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. 30322 (404) 727-6888 lib...@emory.edu -Original Message- From: Cary Gordon [mailto:listu...@chillco.com] Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 5:32 PM Subject: Re: conference voting and registration While I understand your frustration, I have come around to accepting the system we have. Many of the folks who attend every year hold the conference as one of their key annual events, and plan to register the instant that tickets become available. I know that it sells out fast, but the folks who are there on the dot pretty much always get in. The alternative, of course is to present, although that can be rolling the dice, or volunteer, which I did this year. If you are on the waiting list, bear in mind that plans frequently change, and waiting list requests often get filled. Cary -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). -- -- Kyle Banerjee Digital Services Program Manager Orbis Cascade Alliance baner...@uoregon.edu / 503.877.9773
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
If you really, positively, absolutely have to be at Code4Lib, volunteer. Cary On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Kyle Banerjee baner...@uoregon.edu wrote: Elizabeth is out, so I'll have to substitute for a straight from the horse's mouth answer for now. Everyone who's in has been informed, so if you haven't heard that you're in by now, no news is unfortunately bad news. One topic that would probably be worth discussing for future conferences would be the registration process as the current one only worked for people who knew to expect a mad rush and were available during a very specific window. Seems like a lottery or some other mechanism may have done a better job of being fair and making the event accessible to a diverse group. kyle On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Akerman, Laura lib...@emory.edu wrote: As someone who's never been to Code4Lib, really wants to go, tried on Black Wednesday but unfortunately had meetings all morning that prevented her from getting to it until it was too late-- When do wait list people usually find out they're in, if they get in? Plane reservations get more expensive as time goes on, and much as I love cross-country driving, February's not the best time for it. Wondering if I should gamble now... Laura Laura Akerman Technology and Metadata Librarian Room 128, Robert W. Woodruff Library Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. 30322 (404) 727-6888 lib...@emory.edu -Original Message- From: Cary Gordon [mailto:listu...@chillco.com] Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 5:32 PM Subject: Re: conference voting and registration While I understand your frustration, I have come around to accepting the system we have. Many of the folks who attend every year hold the conference as one of their key annual events, and plan to register the instant that tickets become available. I know that it sells out fast, but the folks who are there on the dot pretty much always get in. The alternative, of course is to present, although that can be rolling the dice, or volunteer, which I did this year. If you are on the waiting list, bear in mind that plans frequently change, and waiting list requests often get filled. Cary -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). -- -- Kyle Banerjee Digital Services Program Manager Orbis Cascade Alliance baner...@uoregon.edu / 503.877.9773 -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
If there is this much interest why not pick bigger venues? I have beenfollowing this conversation for weeks and wondered why that hadn't already happened. - Wilfred (Bill) Drew, M.S., B.S., A.S. Assistant Professor Librarian, Systems and Tech Services Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) Library: http://www.tc3.edu/library/ Dryden, N.Y. 13053-0139 E-mail: dr...@tc3.edu Phone: 607-844-8222 ext.4406 AOL Instant Messenger:BillDrew4 Online Identity: http://claimID.com/billdrew StrengthsQuest: Ideation, Input, Learner, Activator, Communication http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill_Drew/ From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kyle Banerjee [baner...@uoregon.edu] Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 5:48 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration Elizabeth is out, so I'll have to substitute for a straight from the horse's mouth answer for now. Everyone who's in has been informed, so if you haven't heard that you're in by now, no news is unfortunately bad news. One topic that would probably be worth discussing for future conferences would be the registration process as the current one only worked for people who knew to expect a mad rush and were available during a very specific window. Seems like a lottery or some other mechanism may have done a better job of being fair and making the event accessible to a diverse group. kyle On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Akerman, Laura lib...@emory.edu wrote: As someone who's never been to Code4Lib, really wants to go, tried on Black Wednesday but unfortunately had meetings all morning that prevented her from getting to it until it was too late-- When do wait list people usually find out they're in, if they get in? Plane reservations get more expensive as time goes on, and much as I love cross-country driving, February's not the best time for it. Wondering if I should gamble now... Laura Laura Akerman Technology and Metadata Librarian Room 128, Robert W. Woodruff Library Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. 30322 (404) 727-6888 lib...@emory.edu -Original Message- From: Cary Gordon [mailto:listu...@chillco.com] Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 5:32 PM Subject: Re: conference voting and registration While I understand your frustration, I have come around to accepting the system we have. Many of the folks who attend every year hold the conference as one of their key annual events, and plan to register the instant that tickets become available. I know that it sells out fast, but the folks who are there on the dot pretty much always get in. The alternative, of course is to present, although that can be rolling the dice, or volunteer, which I did this year. If you are on the waiting list, bear in mind that plans frequently change, and waiting list requests often get filled. Cary -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.comhttp://chillco.com/ This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). -- -- Kyle Banerjee Digital Services Program Manager Orbis Cascade Alliance baner...@uoregon.edu / 503.877.9773
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
On 12/15/11 5:01 PM, Wilfred Drew wrote: If there is this much interest why not pick bigger venues? I have beenfollowing this conversation for weeks and wondered why that hadn't already happened. Bigger usually means more costly. Administrative, Space, Bandwidth etc., I have only been to a one of these before and the principal attraction for me was precisely that. A small conference where if I needed to corner someone I listened to a talk it only took gathering all my social skills I've accumulated over time and... who am I kidding. It was extremely easy because (in part perhaps) of the intimate setting. Perhaps it has reached a point where regional ones will be the way to go as more and more people get left out. I say if you get left out. Plan to run your $local code4lib to make up for it. ;-) ./fxk -- TFMotD: Archive::Tar (3p) - module for manipulations of tar archives
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
I'm confused, what type of volunteering guarantees you a spot? I can think of being a part of the hosting committee (maybe?), sponsorship, or having a talk proposal accepted. Ryan Wick -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cary Gordon Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 2:59 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration If you really, positively, absolutely have to be at Code4Lib, volunteer. Cary On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Kyle Banerjee baner...@uoregon.edu wrote: Elizabeth is out, so I'll have to substitute for a straight from the horse's mouth answer for now. Everyone who's in has been informed, so if you haven't heard that you're in by now, no news is unfortunately bad news. One topic that would probably be worth discussing for future conferences would be the registration process as the current one only worked for people who knew to expect a mad rush and were available during a very specific window. Seems like a lottery or some other mechanism may have done a better job of being fair and making the event accessible to a diverse group. kyle On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Akerman, Laura lib...@emory.edu wrote: As someone who's never been to Code4Lib, really wants to go, tried on Black Wednesday but unfortunately had meetings all morning that prevented her from getting to it until it was too late-- When do wait list people usually find out they're in, if they get in? Plane reservations get more expensive as time goes on, and much as I love cross-country driving, February's not the best time for it. Wondering if I should gamble now... Laura Laura Akerman Technology and Metadata Librarian Room 128, Robert W. Woodruff Library Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. 30322 (404) 727-6888 lib...@emory.edu -Original Message- From: Cary Gordon [mailto:listu...@chillco.com] Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 5:32 PM Subject: Re: conference voting and registration While I understand your frustration, I have come around to accepting the system we have. Many of the folks who attend every year hold the conference as one of their key annual events, and plan to register the instant that tickets become available. I know that it sells out fast, but the folks who are there on the dot pretty much always get in. The alternative, of course is to present, although that can be rolling the dice, or volunteer, which I did this year. If you are on the waiting list, bear in mind that plans frequently change, and waiting list requests often get filled. Cary -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). -- -- Kyle Banerjee Digital Services Program Manager Orbis Cascade Alliance baner...@uoregon.edu / 503.877.9773 -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Francis Kayiwa kay...@uic.edu wrote: On 12/15/11 5:01 PM, Wilfred Drew wrote: If there is this much interest why not pick bigger venues? I have beenfollowing this conversation for weeks and wondered why that hadn't already happened. Bigger usually means more costly. Administrative, Space, Bandwidth etc., Correct. Cost on a per capita basis is significantly higher because the number of places that have this kind of capacity is limited. Although this is a community undertaking, the sponsoring institution/organization has to absorb the financial risk. As the penalties of guessing incorrectly are a function of size, it's not as simple as just getting a venue that can handle 500 people. kyle -- -- Kyle Banerjee Digital Services Program Manager Orbis Cascade Alliance baner...@uoregon.edu / 503.877.9773
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
On 12/15/2011 6:07 PM, Francis Kayiwa wrote: Perhaps it has reached a point where regional ones will be the way to go as more and more people get left out. I say if you get left out. Plan to run your $local code4lib to make up for it. Yep, that'd be the party line. You know Code4Lib was started only, what, 6 years ago, by a bunch of random coders who just said Hey, let's put on a conference, why not? It's gotten harder to put on since then, but the first one was pretty seat of the pants (I understand, I wasn't there, although i was at the 2nd). If you're unhappy that you can't get into code4lib, start your own that you can get into!
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
Pretty much any volunteer position guarantees you a spot. It is up to the organizers to figure out what they need help with. Cary On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Wick, Ryan ryan.w...@oregonstate.edu wrote: I'm confused, what type of volunteering guarantees you a spot? I can think of being a part of the hosting committee (maybe?), sponsorship, or having a talk proposal accepted. Ryan Wick -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cary Gordon Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 2:59 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration If you really, positively, absolutely have to be at Code4Lib, volunteer. Cary On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Kyle Banerjee baner...@uoregon.edu wrote: Elizabeth is out, so I'll have to substitute for a straight from the horse's mouth answer for now. Everyone who's in has been informed, so if you haven't heard that you're in by now, no news is unfortunately bad news. One topic that would probably be worth discussing for future conferences would be the registration process as the current one only worked for people who knew to expect a mad rush and were available during a very specific window. Seems like a lottery or some other mechanism may have done a better job of being fair and making the event accessible to a diverse group. kyle On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Akerman, Laura lib...@emory.edu wrote: As someone who's never been to Code4Lib, really wants to go, tried on Black Wednesday but unfortunately had meetings all morning that prevented her from getting to it until it was too late-- When do wait list people usually find out they're in, if they get in? Plane reservations get more expensive as time goes on, and much as I love cross-country driving, February's not the best time for it. Wondering if I should gamble now... Laura Laura Akerman Technology and Metadata Librarian Room 128, Robert W. Woodruff Library Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. 30322 (404) 727-6888 lib...@emory.edu -Original Message- From: Cary Gordon [mailto:listu...@chillco.com] Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 5:32 PM Subject: Re: conference voting and registration While I understand your frustration, I have come around to accepting the system we have. Many of the folks who attend every year hold the conference as one of their key annual events, and plan to register the instant that tickets become available. I know that it sells out fast, but the folks who are there on the dot pretty much always get in. The alternative, of course is to present, although that can be rolling the dice, or volunteer, which I did this year. If you are on the waiting list, bear in mind that plans frequently change, and waiting list requests often get filled. Cary -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). -- -- Kyle Banerjee Digital Services Program Manager Orbis Cascade Alliance baner...@uoregon.edu / 503.877.9773 -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
On 12/15/2011 6:32 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: Pretty much any volunteer position guarantees you a spot. It is up to the organizers to figure out what they need help with. I do not think this is true. Pretty sure Kyle just said as much for this year. I don't think it's been true in past years either. But I think the old record for selling out was 4 days, not one hour, so anyone involved in volunteering probably just signed up the usual way and got in in the past.
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
Umm, no volunteering does not guarantee attendance. Neither member of the tshirt committee is attending and one is from the hosting institution. Unless you mean volunteering for the actual conference. Ann On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote: Pretty much any volunteer position guarantees you a spot. It is up to the organizers to figure out what they need help with. Cary On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Wick, Ryan ryan.w...@oregonstate.edu wrote: I'm confused, what type of volunteering guarantees you a spot? I can think of being a part of the hosting committee (maybe?), sponsorship, or having a talk proposal accepted. Ryan Wick -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cary Gordon Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 2:59 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration If you really, positively, absolutely have to be at Code4Lib, volunteer. Cary On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Kyle Banerjee baner...@uoregon.edu wrote: Elizabeth is out, so I'll have to substitute for a straight from the horse's mouth answer for now. Everyone who's in has been informed, so if you haven't heard that you're in by now, no news is unfortunately bad news. One topic that would probably be worth discussing for future conferences would be the registration process as the current one only worked for people who knew to expect a mad rush and were available during a very specific window. Seems like a lottery or some other mechanism may have done a better job of being fair and making the event accessible to a diverse group. kyle On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Akerman, Laura lib...@emory.edu wrote: As someone who's never been to Code4Lib, really wants to go, tried on Black Wednesday but unfortunately had meetings all morning that prevented her from getting to it until it was too late-- When do wait list people usually find out they're in, if they get in? Plane reservations get more expensive as time goes on, and much as I love cross-country driving, February's not the best time for it. Wondering if I should gamble now... Laura Laura Akerman Technology and Metadata Librarian Room 128, Robert W. Woodruff Library Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. 30322 (404) 727-6888 lib...@emory.edu -Original Message- From: Cary Gordon [mailto:listu...@chillco.com] Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 5:32 PM Subject: Re: conference voting and registration While I understand your frustration, I have come around to accepting the system we have. Many of the folks who attend every year hold the conference as one of their key annual events, and plan to register the instant that tickets become available. I know that it sells out fast, but the folks who are there on the dot pretty much always get in. The alternative, of course is to present, although that can be rolling the dice, or volunteer, which I did this year. If you are on the waiting list, bear in mind that plans frequently change, and waiting list requests often get filled. Cary -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). -- -- Kyle Banerjee Digital Services Program Manager Orbis Cascade Alliance baner...@uoregon.edu / 503.877.9773 -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
On Dec 15, 2011, at 3:37 PM, Jonathan Rochkind wrote: On 12/15/2011 6:32 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: Pretty much any volunteer position guarantees you a spot. It is up to the organizers to figure out what they need help with. I do not think this is true. Pretty sure Kyle just said as much for this year. I don't think it's been true in past years either. But I think the old record for selling out was 4 days, not one hour, so anyone involved in volunteering probably just signed up the usual way and got in in the past. 'tis true. Several of us from the sponsoring library didn't get in and we're all doing some work w/ the event planning. --Jennifer
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu wrote: On 12/15/2011 6:07 PM, Francis Kayiwa wrote: as more and more people get left out. I say if you get left out. Plan to run your $local code4lib to make up for it. ... If you're unhappy that you can't get into code4lib, start your own that you can get into! This seems like a great idea. Is it legit to use the code4lib name, logo, wiki, and existing web resources to organize and run local events? Kam
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
Sure. You can see what other local/regional groups have done before: http://code4lib.org/local Also: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Main_Page#Local_.2F_Regional_Groups Ryan Wick -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kam Woods Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 4:29 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu wrote: On 12/15/2011 6:07 PM, Francis Kayiwa wrote: as more and more people get left out. I say if you get left out. Plan to run your $local code4lib to make up for it. ... If you're unhappy that you can't get into code4lib, start your own that you can get into! This seems like a great idea. Is it legit to use the code4lib name, logo, wiki, and existing web resources to organize and run local events? Kam
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
Cary, I don't remember this ever being the case. Can someone confirm this practice for this or any other year? (There are dozens of volunteers -- surely they didn't all get guaranteed spots, just for putting their names on a wiki?) AFAIK, there are two ways to get into a code4lib conference: 1) give a talk/pre-conf, or 2) register. -Mike On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 18:32, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote: Pretty much any volunteer position guarantees you a spot. It is up to the organizers to figure out what they need help with. Cary On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Wick, Ryan ryan.w...@oregonstate.edu wrote: I'm confused, what type of volunteering guarantees you a spot? I can think of being a part of the hosting committee (maybe?), sponsorship, or having a talk proposal accepted. Ryan Wick -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cary Gordon Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 2:59 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration If you really, positively, absolutely have to be at Code4Lib, volunteer. Cary On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Kyle Banerjee baner...@uoregon.edu wrote: Elizabeth is out, so I'll have to substitute for a straight from the horse's mouth answer for now. Everyone who's in has been informed, so if you haven't heard that you're in by now, no news is unfortunately bad news. One topic that would probably be worth discussing for future conferences would be the registration process as the current one only worked for people who knew to expect a mad rush and were available during a very specific window. Seems like a lottery or some other mechanism may have done a better job of being fair and making the event accessible to a diverse group. kyle On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Akerman, Laura lib...@emory.edu wrote: As someone who's never been to Code4Lib, really wants to go, tried on Black Wednesday but unfortunately had meetings all morning that prevented her from getting to it until it was too late-- When do wait list people usually find out they're in, if they get in? Plane reservations get more expensive as time goes on, and much as I love cross-country driving, February's not the best time for it. Wondering if I should gamble now... Laura Laura Akerman Technology and Metadata Librarian Room 128, Robert W. Woodruff Library Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. 30322 (404) 727-6888 lib...@emory.edu -Original Message- From: Cary Gordon [mailto:listu...@chillco.com] Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 5:32 PM Subject: Re: conference voting and registration While I understand your frustration, I have come around to accepting the system we have. Many of the folks who attend every year hold the conference as one of their key annual events, and plan to register the instant that tickets become available. I know that it sells out fast, but the folks who are there on the dot pretty much always get in. The alternative, of course is to present, although that can be rolling the dice, or volunteer, which I did this year. If you are on the waiting list, bear in mind that plans frequently change, and waiting list requests often get filled. Cary -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). -- -- Kyle Banerjee Digital Services Program Manager Orbis Cascade Alliance baner...@uoregon.edu / 503.877.9773 -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
Thanks! I don't see a group for south/southeast US yet. Something maybe I can help with. Also (related), we have have various people who are code4lib veterans coming to CurateGear in Chapel Hill on Jan 6 - registration is inexpensive and still open for anyone who wants to participate (especially those nearby). http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1event=0BF752F1B4AAAFBDA9ADD3FBB8F60650B71FD2AB \shamelessplug Kam On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Wick, Ryan ryan.w...@oregonstate.edu wrote: Sure. You can see what other local/regional groups have done before: http://code4lib.org/local Also: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Main_Page#Local_.2F_Regional_Groups Ryan Wick -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kam Woods Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 4:29 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu wrote: On 12/15/2011 6:07 PM, Francis Kayiwa wrote: as more and more people get left out. I say if you get left out. Plan to run your $local code4lib to make up for it. ... If you're unhappy that you can't get into code4lib, start your own that you can get into! This seems like a great idea. Is it legit to use the code4lib name, logo, wiki, and existing web resources to organize and run local events? Kam
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
*jumps in a little late* It's totally cool to use the name and localize it. We've run a couple of really successful c4l north's up here in Canadaland. It provides a great opportunity to expose folks to the community, network (natch as adr would say), and provide a venue for professional development. Confidence building, and hanging out really amazing with like minded people at its best! -nruest On 2011-12-15, at 20:09, Kam Woods kamwo...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks! I don't see a group for south/southeast US yet. Something maybe I can help with. Also (related), we have have various people who are code4lib veterans coming to CurateGear in Chapel Hill on Jan 6 - registration is inexpensive and still open for anyone who wants to participate (especially those nearby). http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1event=0BF752F1B4AAAFBDA9ADD3FBB8F60650B71FD2AB \shamelessplug Kam On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Wick, Ryan ryan.w...@oregonstate.edu wrote: Sure. You can see what other local/regional groups have done before: http://code4lib.org/local Also: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Main_Page#Local_.2F_Regional_Groups Ryan Wick -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kam Woods Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 4:29 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu wrote: On 12/15/2011 6:07 PM, Francis Kayiwa wrote: as more and more people get left out. I say if you get left out. Plan to run your $local code4lib to make up for it. ... If you're unhappy that you can't get into code4lib, start your own that you can get into! This seems like a great idea. Is it legit to use the code4lib name, logo, wiki, and existing web resources to organize and run local events? Kam
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
I seem to recall a statement to that effect that folks who volunteered time -- not just put their names on a wiki -- from the organizing committee some months ago. I don't think that it would be fair to expect that someone would spend half a day at a registration table and not allow to buy a ticket. Cary On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Michael J. Giarlo leftw...@alumni.rutgers.edu wrote: Cary, I don't remember this ever being the case. Can someone confirm this practice for this or any other year? (There are dozens of volunteers -- surely they didn't all get guaranteed spots, just for putting their names on a wiki?) AFAIK, there are two ways to get into a code4lib conference: 1) give a talk/pre-conf, or 2) register. -Mike On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 18:32, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote: Pretty much any volunteer position guarantees you a spot. It is up to the organizers to figure out what they need help with. Cary On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Wick, Ryan ryan.w...@oregonstate.edu wrote: I'm confused, what type of volunteering guarantees you a spot? I can think of being a part of the hosting committee (maybe?), sponsorship, or having a talk proposal accepted. Ryan Wick -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cary Gordon Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 2:59 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration If you really, positively, absolutely have to be at Code4Lib, volunteer. Cary On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Kyle Banerjee baner...@uoregon.edu wrote: Elizabeth is out, so I'll have to substitute for a straight from the horse's mouth answer for now. Everyone who's in has been informed, so if you haven't heard that you're in by now, no news is unfortunately bad news. One topic that would probably be worth discussing for future conferences would be the registration process as the current one only worked for people who knew to expect a mad rush and were available during a very specific window. Seems like a lottery or some other mechanism may have done a better job of being fair and making the event accessible to a diverse group. kyle On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Akerman, Laura lib...@emory.edu wrote: As someone who's never been to Code4Lib, really wants to go, tried on Black Wednesday but unfortunately had meetings all morning that prevented her from getting to it until it was too late-- When do wait list people usually find out they're in, if they get in? Plane reservations get more expensive as time goes on, and much as I love cross-country driving, February's not the best time for it. Wondering if I should gamble now... Laura Laura Akerman Technology and Metadata Librarian Room 128, Robert W. Woodruff Library Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. 30322 (404) 727-6888 lib...@emory.edu -Original Message- From: Cary Gordon [mailto:listu...@chillco.com] Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 5:32 PM Subject: Re: conference voting and registration While I understand your frustration, I have come around to accepting the system we have. Many of the folks who attend every year hold the conference as one of their key annual events, and plan to register the instant that tickets become available. I know that it sells out fast, but the folks who are there on the dot pretty much always get in. The alternative, of course is to present, although that can be rolling the dice, or volunteer, which I did this year. If you are on the waiting list, bear in mind that plans frequently change, and waiting list requests often get filled. Cary -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). -- -- Kyle Banerjee Digital Services Program Manager Orbis Cascade Alliance baner...@uoregon.edu / 503.877.9773 -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
The appalachia group turned into a southeast group at one point, but it was never successful getting enough interest to have a local meetup in appalachia or the southeast. I have an interest in a regional southeast code4lib so I'd be glad to help out if someone else takes the lead... Thanks for reminding me about CurateGear! I've been approved for it by mpow but haven't filled out any paperwork yet (registration, etc.) Kevin On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 8:09 PM, Kam Woods kamwo...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks! I don't see a group for south/southeast US yet. Something maybe I can help with. Also (related), we have have various people who are code4lib veterans coming to CurateGear in Chapel Hill on Jan 6 - registration is inexpensive and still open for anyone who wants to participate (especially those nearby). http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1event=0BF752F1B4AAAFBDA9ADD3FBB8F60650B71FD2AB \shamelessplug Kam On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Wick, Ryan ryan.w...@oregonstate.edu wrote: Sure. You can see what other local/regional groups have done before: http://code4lib.org/local Also: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Main_Page#Local_.2F_Regional_Groups Ryan Wick -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kam Woods Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 4:29 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu wrote: On 12/15/2011 6:07 PM, Francis Kayiwa wrote: as more and more people get left out. I say if you get left out. Plan to run your $local code4lib to make up for it. ... If you're unhappy that you can't get into code4lib, start your own that you can get into! This seems like a great idea. Is it legit to use the code4lib name, logo, wiki, and existing web resources to organize and run local events? Kam
