Re: [CODE4LIB] C4L17 - Potential Venue Shift to LA and Call for Proposals

[Matt Sherman]

Given what I remember just from the work it took for the program
committee to do our little section I cannot imagine a local planning
committee pulling it off in less time than Brian has outlined, and it
is probably tricky to do it even in that time-frame.  Thanks Brian and
the Chattanooga folks for providing a good outline to move forward.

On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 4:22 PM, Edward M. Corrado  wrote:
> I support the timeline proposed by Brian.
>
> Edward
>
> On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 2:51 PM, Sarah H Shealy  wrote:
>
>> +1
>>
>>
>> I think the timeline provided by Brian is reasonable.
>>
>>
>> But it's TN, not NC.
>>
>>
>> Sarah
>>
>> 
>> From: Code for Libraries  on behalf of Jonathan
>> Rochkind 
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 3:38:27 PM
>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] C4L17 - Potential Venue Shift to LA and Call for
>> Proposals
>>
>> I wouldn't have even done a vote at all -- I think when we vote on
>> conference hosts, we are choosing people to steward the conference and make
>> sure it happens, as good as it can be using their judgement for what that
>> looks like and how to make it happen.  The fact that the NC folks are
>> attempting to make sure the torch can get passed instead of just throwing
>> up their hands and saying "it's back at you, community, we're no longer
>> involved" shows that stewardship was well-placed. I think it would have
>> been totally appropriate for them to simply pass the torch.
>>
>> But if votes are going to happen, they need to happen as quickly as
>> possible if you want the conf to actually come off, at least in the
>> spring.  How is "7 days after a credible proposal that includes financial
>> backing" not an "arbitrary deadline"?  Are you willing to wait forever for
>> such a "credible proposal" to show up? Who decides if it's "credible"?
>> Once a proposal shows up, anyone else that was trying to work on a proposal
>> now has exactly 7 days to get one in, but they had no idea what their
>> deadline was until the first proposal showed up, which hopefully they
>> noticed on the email list so they know what their deadline is now?  Or only
>> the first proposal to get in gets a yes/no vote, and anyone else doesn't
>> get included in the vote, first to get the proposal to email wins?
>>
>> There are a bunch of different ways it could be done, but calendar dates
>> are important for an orderly process, and speedy calendar dates are
>> important for the conf to actually happen, and I think nitpicking and
>> arguing over the process the NC folks have chosen is pointless, they were
>> entrusted to steward the thing, the process they've come up with is
>> reasonable, just go with it.
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Cary Gordon  wrote:
>>
>> > I think that we should avoid arbitrary limits such as a July 1st
>> deadline.
>> > We should open up any credible proposal that includes financial backing
>> to
>> > discussion and a vote closing seven days after the proposal is posted to
>> > this list.
>> >
>> > Cary
>> >
>> > > On Jun 15, 2016, at 12:05 PM, Brian Rogers 
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Greetings once more from the Chattanooga Local Planning Committee -
>> > >
>> > > We come with another update regarding the annual Code4Lib conference.
>> > After the announcement of our survey, two other groups immediately
>> reached
>> > out about the possibility of hosting the conference. Of those two, the
>> one
>> > that is the most confident about being able to secure a fiscal host and
>> > still pull off everything within the existing timeframe, is the LA-based
>> > C4L-SoCal. We spoke with three of their members earlier in the week -
>> Gary
>> > Thompson, Christina Salazar, and Joshua Gomez. After discussion, we
>> > collectively envision a collaboration between the two groups, given the
>> > effort, energy and commitment the Chattanooga group has already invested.
>> > The LA group would handle more of the venue and local arrangements, with
>> > the Chattanooga group helping spearhead other planning elements.
>> > >
>> > > Thus, the idea is to host the annual conference in the greater LA area.
>> > >
>> > > However, even though Chattanooga's proposal was the only one put forth
>> > for next year, since this suggestion does reflect a significant change,
>> and
>> > because LA is still working on securing a fiscal host, we are proposing
>> to
>> > the community the following:
>> > >
>> > > - Since a handful of individuals came forth w/alternative cities
>> > subsequent to my last update, any group who now wishes to put forth a
>> > proposal, do so by July 1st.
>> > > - Given the specter of timecrunch, we ask anyone, including LA, who
>> > would put forth another city, to only do so with written confirmation of
>> a
>> > fiscal host by that same deadline.
>> > > - If more than one city has 

Re: [CODE4LIB] C4L17 - Potential Venue Shift to LA and Call for Proposals

[Edward M. Corrado]

I support the timeline proposed by Brian.

Edward

On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 2:51 PM, Sarah H Shealy  wrote:

> +1
>
>
> I think the timeline provided by Brian is reasonable.
>
>
> But it's TN, not NC.
>
>
> Sarah
>
> 
> From: Code for Libraries  on behalf of Jonathan
> Rochkind 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 3:38:27 PM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] C4L17 - Potential Venue Shift to LA and Call for
> Proposals
>
> I wouldn't have even done a vote at all -- I think when we vote on
> conference hosts, we are choosing people to steward the conference and make
> sure it happens, as good as it can be using their judgement for what that
> looks like and how to make it happen.  The fact that the NC folks are
> attempting to make sure the torch can get passed instead of just throwing
> up their hands and saying "it's back at you, community, we're no longer
> involved" shows that stewardship was well-placed. I think it would have
> been totally appropriate for them to simply pass the torch.
>
> But if votes are going to happen, they need to happen as quickly as
> possible if you want the conf to actually come off, at least in the
> spring.  How is "7 days after a credible proposal that includes financial
> backing" not an "arbitrary deadline"?  Are you willing to wait forever for
> such a "credible proposal" to show up? Who decides if it's "credible"?
> Once a proposal shows up, anyone else that was trying to work on a proposal
> now has exactly 7 days to get one in, but they had no idea what their
> deadline was until the first proposal showed up, which hopefully they
> noticed on the email list so they know what their deadline is now?  Or only
> the first proposal to get in gets a yes/no vote, and anyone else doesn't
> get included in the vote, first to get the proposal to email wins?
>
> There are a bunch of different ways it could be done, but calendar dates
> are important for an orderly process, and speedy calendar dates are
> important for the conf to actually happen, and I think nitpicking and
> arguing over the process the NC folks have chosen is pointless, they were
> entrusted to steward the thing, the process they've come up with is
> reasonable, just go with it.
>
> On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Cary Gordon  wrote:
>
> > I think that we should avoid arbitrary limits such as a July 1st
> deadline.
> > We should open up any credible proposal that includes financial backing
> to
> > discussion and a vote closing seven days after the proposal is posted to
> > this list.
> >
> > Cary
> >
> > > On Jun 15, 2016, at 12:05 PM, Brian Rogers 
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Greetings once more from the Chattanooga Local Planning Committee -
> > >
> > > We come with another update regarding the annual Code4Lib conference.
> > After the announcement of our survey, two other groups immediately
> reached
> > out about the possibility of hosting the conference. Of those two, the
> one
> > that is the most confident about being able to secure a fiscal host and
> > still pull off everything within the existing timeframe, is the LA-based
> > C4L-SoCal. We spoke with three of their members earlier in the week -
> Gary
> > Thompson, Christina Salazar, and Joshua Gomez. After discussion, we
> > collectively envision a collaboration between the two groups, given the
> > effort, energy and commitment the Chattanooga group has already invested.
> > The LA group would handle more of the venue and local arrangements, with
> > the Chattanooga group helping spearhead other planning elements.
> > >
> > > Thus, the idea is to host the annual conference in the greater LA area.
> > >
> > > However, even though Chattanooga's proposal was the only one put forth
> > for next year, since this suggestion does reflect a significant change,
> and
> > because LA is still working on securing a fiscal host, we are proposing
> to
> > the community the following:
> > >
> > > - Since a handful of individuals came forth w/alternative cities
> > subsequent to my last update, any group who now wishes to put forth a
> > proposal, do so by July 1st.
> > > - Given the specter of timecrunch, we ask anyone, including LA, who
> > would put forth another city, to only do so with written confirmation of
> a
> > fiscal host by that same deadline.
> > > - If more than one city has put forth a proposal and secured a fiscal
> > host within that window of time, we will put it to a community vote, with
> > polls being left up through July 15th.
> > >
> > > As always, comments and suggestions welcome. Thanks for all the
> existing
> > feedback, dialogue, various offers people have come forth with, and the
> > patience while we try to wrangle up a physical home for 2017.
> > >
> > > - Brian Rogers
> >
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] C4L17 - Potential Venue Shift to LA and Call for Proposals

[Jonathan Rochkind]

I wouldn't have even done a vote at all -- I think when we vote on
conference hosts, we are choosing people to steward the conference and make
sure it happens, as good as it can be using their judgement for what that
looks like and how to make it happen.  The fact that the NC folks are
attempting to make sure the torch can get passed instead of just throwing
up their hands and saying "it's back at you, community, we're no longer
involved" shows that stewardship was well-placed. I think it would have
been totally appropriate for them to simply pass the torch.

But if votes are going to happen, they need to happen as quickly as
possible if you want the conf to actually come off, at least in the
spring.  How is "7 days after a credible proposal that includes financial
backing" not an "arbitrary deadline"?  Are you willing to wait forever for
such a "credible proposal" to show up? Who decides if it's "credible"?
Once a proposal shows up, anyone else that was trying to work on a proposal
now has exactly 7 days to get one in, but they had no idea what their
deadline was until the first proposal showed up, which hopefully they
noticed on the email list so they know what their deadline is now?  Or only
the first proposal to get in gets a yes/no vote, and anyone else doesn't
get included in the vote, first to get the proposal to email wins?

There are a bunch of different ways it could be done, but calendar dates
are important for an orderly process, and speedy calendar dates are
important for the conf to actually happen, and I think nitpicking and
arguing over the process the NC folks have chosen is pointless, they were
entrusted to steward the thing, the process they've come up with is
reasonable, just go with it.

On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Cary Gordon  wrote:

> I think that we should avoid arbitrary limits such as a July 1st deadline.
> We should open up any credible proposal that includes financial backing to
> discussion and a vote closing seven days after the proposal is posted to
> this list.
>
> Cary
>
> > On Jun 15, 2016, at 12:05 PM, Brian Rogers  wrote:
> >
> > Greetings once more from the Chattanooga Local Planning Committee -
> >
> > We come with another update regarding the annual Code4Lib conference.
> After the announcement of our survey, two other groups immediately reached
> out about the possibility of hosting the conference. Of those two, the one
> that is the most confident about being able to secure a fiscal host and
> still pull off everything within the existing timeframe, is the LA-based
> C4L-SoCal. We spoke with three of their members earlier in the week - Gary
> Thompson, Christina Salazar, and Joshua Gomez. After discussion, we
> collectively envision a collaboration between the two groups, given the
> effort, energy and commitment the Chattanooga group has already invested.
> The LA group would handle more of the venue and local arrangements, with
> the Chattanooga group helping spearhead other planning elements.
> >
> > Thus, the idea is to host the annual conference in the greater LA area.
> >
> > However, even though Chattanooga's proposal was the only one put forth
> for next year, since this suggestion does reflect a significant change, and
> because LA is still working on securing a fiscal host, we are proposing to
> the community the following:
> >
> > - Since a handful of individuals came forth w/alternative cities
> subsequent to my last update, any group who now wishes to put forth a
> proposal, do so by July 1st.
> > - Given the specter of timecrunch, we ask anyone, including LA, who
> would put forth another city, to only do so with written confirmation of a
> fiscal host by that same deadline.
> > - If more than one city has put forth a proposal and secured a fiscal
> host within that window of time, we will put it to a community vote, with
> polls being left up through July 15th.
> >
> > As always, comments and suggestions welcome. Thanks for all the existing
> feedback, dialogue, various offers people have come forth with, and the
> patience while we try to wrangle up a physical home for 2017.
> >
> > - Brian Rogers
>

[CODE4LIB] Job: Systems Integration Specialist at SWITCH Library Consortium

[jobs]

Systems Integration Specialist
SWITCH Library Consortium
Milwaukee

The SWITCH Library Consortium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is currently seeking to
fill a full time position with a candidate possessing strong technical skills
to serve as the systems administrator for the organization and oversee the
library system shared by its eight member libraries. The individual will have
a desire to learn and grow with SWITCH; and an ability to work in a
collaborative service environment.



**POSITION SUMMARY: **The Systems Integration Specialist provides network and 
overall technical support of a small consortium's library systems to keep them 
at peak operating effectiveness and reliability. In addition, the Systems 
Integration Specialist acts as technical consultant and collaborator to member 
institutions in their development and use of library related information 
technologies. The position requires an individual capable of interfacing with 
on-site servers, customizing database elements, integrating connected 
applications, generating code or writing applications for small projects; and 
handling web design and content management for organizational sites. Also 
important to this position is involvement in regular report writing against a 
shared library database and office operations tasks in collaboration with the 
Consortium & Learning Coordinator.  
  
**REPORTS TO: Consortium & Learning Coordinator**  


**POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:**

**Systems administration & maintenance:**  
--Maintains the organization's network operations and an internal DNS;  
--Manages the on-site Linux servers used for data storage, file-sharing and 
application development;  
--Troubleshoots, updates, and installs software as needed for the 
organization's hardware;  
--Performs scripting, programming, application development for integrated 
functions and services;  
--Handles the addition and upkeep of institutional IP addresses;  
--Responsible for proxy configuration and the maintenance of remote access 
management software;  
--Deploys open source applications for in house servers and on a virtual server 
environment;  
--Responsible for emergency outage procedures and disaster recovery planning;  
--Maintains the organization's web security certificates and stays informed 
about the managed firewall  
service it subscribes to;

--Oversees remote system backups;  
--Works with and exports data from remote usage or tracking logs;  
--Serves as the technical representative to WiscNet, the organization's vendor 
for networking services;

**Lead day-to-day system operations and shared database support:**  
--Directs operations and configuration for a self-hosted, open source library 
automation system (Koha)  
--Communicates regularly with the consortium's support vendors to ensure 
reliability and performance of library system software and to troubleshoot 
tickets;  
--Works closely with library personnel to identify, prioritize and implement 
needed improvements for the  
integrated library system (ILS);

--Routinely loads and exports records of all types into and out of the ILS;  
--Compiles and interprets statistics and prepares reports for member libraries; 
 
--Generates code or writes applications for small projects;  
--Manages the circulation parameters for member libraries;  
--Leads library system software upgrades and bug testing;  
--Periodically inventories consortium hardware and equipment;  
--Manages SWITCH's shared communications tools including Office 365 email; 
SWITCH mailing lists, and Wordpress server maintenance;  
--Assists in the set up and maintenance of web-based library resources 
including an openURL link resolver;  
--Updating passwords and staff authorizations  
--Responsible for the desktop environment of two office computers;  
--Technical collaboration with consortium tech support;

**General:**  
--Communicates effectively and courteously with library personnel and any 
committee;  
--Shares in the responsibility of researching products and providing end-user 
software support;  
--Attends staff meetings and professional conferences;  
--Holds an interest in continuous improvement of technical skills & emerging 
information technologies;  
--Remains involved in professional organizations on a state, regional, and/or 
national level;  
--Participates in strategic planning and budget input as it relates to 
technology services;  
--Performs other reasonable duties as assigned;

**REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:**  
--Minimum of 2 years of programming experience in at least one major scripting 
language (PERL, PHP, Python);  
--Minimum of two years of experience with UNIX/Linux systems administration 
skills, including command line experience;  
--Excellent understanding of TCP/IP;  
--Knowledge of NAT and DNS administration;  
--Experience writing SQL queries;  
--Experience with version control software (e.g., Git, SVN);  
--Ability to configure Apache;  
--Demonstrated experience with 

[CODE4LIB] C4L17 - Potential Venue Shift to LA and Call for Proposals

[Brian Rogers]

Greetings once more from the Chattanooga Local Planning Committee -

We come with another update regarding the annual Code4Lib conference. After the 
announcement of our survey, two other groups immediately reached out about the 
possibility of hosting the conference. Of those two, the one that is the most 
confident about being able to secure a fiscal host and still pull off 
everything within the existing timeframe, is the LA-based C4L-SoCal. We spoke 
with three of their members earlier in the week - Gary Thompson, Christina 
Salazar, and Joshua Gomez. After discussion, we collectively envision a 
collaboration between the two groups, given the effort, energy and commitment 
the Chattanooga group has already invested. The LA group would handle more of 
the venue and local arrangements, with the Chattanooga group helping spearhead 
other planning elements.

Thus, the idea is to host the annual conference in the greater LA area.

However, even though Chattanooga's proposal was the only one put forth for next 
year, since this suggestion does reflect a significant change, and because LA 
is still working on securing a fiscal host, we are proposing to the community 
the following:

- Since a handful of individuals came forth w/alternative cities subsequent to 
my last update, any group who now wishes to put forth a proposal, do so by July 
1st.
- Given the specter of timecrunch, we ask anyone, including LA, who would put 
forth another city, to only do so with written confirmation of a fiscal host by 
that same deadline.
- If more than one city has put forth a proposal and secured a fiscal host 
within that window of time, we will put it to a community vote, with polls 
being left up through July 15th.

As always, comments and suggestions welcome. Thanks for all the existing 
feedback, dialogue, various offers people have come forth with, and the 
patience while we try to wrangle up a physical home for 2017.

- Brian Rogers

Re: [CODE4LIB] Formalizing Code4Lib?

[Cary Gordon]

I could be a resource for this conversation. I have been slow to jump into this 
conversation, as I have been involved in many past discussions on this topic, 
to no end.

I was deeply involved in the organizing of DrupalCons and the formation and 
governance of the Drupal Association. I don’t propose the DA or DrupalCon as a 
model or template for c4l or the con, but my peculiar skill set — I produced 
over 1,800 live events in a previous job/lifetime, may be of use.

Cary

> On Jun 14, 2016, at 3:51 PM, Beatrice Pulliam  wrote:
> 
> I have some experience being on the fiscal agent side of an MOU arrangement 
> and hammering those out, and would like to help.
> 
> Beatrice
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jun 14, 2016, at 4:42 PM, Eric Lease Morgan  wrote:
>> 
>>> On Jun 14, 2016, at 8:01 PM, Coral Sheldon-Hess  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Now, there kind of is. By my count, we have 4 volunteers. Chad, Tom, Galen,
>>> and me. Anyone else?
>> 
>> Coral, please sign me up. I’d like to learn more. —Eric Lease Morgan

[CODE4LIB] Job: Kaplanoff Librarian for American History at Yale University Library

[jobs]

Kaplanoff Librarian for American History
Yale University Library
New Haven

Yale University offers exciting opportunities for achievement and growth in
New Haven, Connecticut. Conveniently located between Boston
and New York, New Haven is the creative capital of Connecticut with cultural
resources that include two major art museums, a critically-acclaimed repertory
theater, state-of-the-art concert hall, and world-renowned schools of
Architecture, Art, Drama, and Music.

  
**Position Focus: **Reporting to the Head of Humanities Collections and 
Research Education, the Kaplanoff Librarian facilitates access to collections 
and services in a complex, multi-faceted research library environment through 
direct contact with library patrons and the development and promotion of 
services and collections.  
  
The Kaplanoff Librarian provides research support to students and faculty in
the Departments of African American Studies, and History and the program of
American Studies through extensive one-on-one research consultations, class
instruction, and virtual reference services; raises awareness of research
resources through blogs, mailing lists, and workshops; engages with students
and faculty to support exhibits, digital projects, conferences, and other
academic efforts; creates and maintains research guides and other research
support tools. The librarian also collaborates with other
library subject specialists, special collections librarians and archivists,
and digital humanities specialists in support of a rich and varied research
program.

  
The librarian is responsible for selection of materials in all formats (analog
and digital) covering the following subject areas: American
History, American Studies, and African American Studies.
The incumbent is also responsible for the management of collection development
funds.

  
The incumbent participates in research and instruction program planning and
implementation, Yale Library strategic planning, committees, and task forces,
and campus, regional, and national professional collaborative activities.

  
The librarian participates in professional activities outside of Yale and
monitors developments and best practices elsewhere to help ensure the
excellence of the Yale humanities collections and research support services.
May be required to assist with disaster recovery efforts.

  
**Required Education, Skills and Experience:**  
• Master's degree from an ALA-accredited library school. In selected
instances, a post-graduate degree in a related discipline may be required or
substituted for a master's degree in library science.
Advanced degree in American History required, preferably a PhD

• Demonstrated excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communications and
analytical ability.

• Demonstrated teaching ability in a library or academic setting.

• Demonstrated record of designing projects and bringing them to a conclusion
in a timely fashion.

• Experience working collegially and cooperatively within and across
organizations.

• Experience working collaboratively and independently with varied groups
within a complex organization and rapidly changing, team environment.

• Demonstrated skill with digital tools and applications for academic research

• Demonstrated excellence in public service provision, preferably in an
academic library setting. Strong service orientation.

  
Yale University assigns ranks to librarian positions based on a combination of
professional experience and accomplishments. Librarian ranking information can
be found at: http://www.library.yale.edu/about/departments/lhr/rank.html.

  
**Preferred Education, Skills and Experience:**  
• PhD in American History

• Experience advising undergraduate and graduate researchers

• Experience developing web content

• Knowledge of emerging technologies

• Knowledge of and/or experience in digital humanities.

  
**The University and the Library**  
The Yale University Library, as one of the world's leading research libraries,
collects, organizes, preserves, and provides access to and services for a rich
and unique record of human thought and creativity. It fosters intellectual
growth and supports the teaching and research missions of Yale University and
scholarly communities worldwide. A distinctive strength is its rich spectrum
of resources, including around 12.8 million volumes and information in all
media, ranging from ancient papyri to early printed books to electronic
databases. The Library is engaging in numerous projects to expand access to
its physical and digital collections. Housed in eighteen buildings including
the Sterling Memorial Library, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library,
the Center for Science and Social Science Information, and the Bass Library,
it employs a dynamic and diverse staff of approximately five hundred who offer
innovative and flexible services to library readers. For
additional information on the Yale University Library, please visit the
Library's web 

[CODE4LIB] Attending ALA? Join the CRC Serials Standards Forum for Cleaning Up Your Data After You Migrate

[Katherine Hill]

Apologies for Cross-Posting.
The ALCTS CRC Standards Committee would love for you to join us at our ALA
Forum.  Description of content is below.

Following on the migration theme of the last ALCTS CRS Midwinter forum,
Kate Hill, the Electronic Resources and Distance Education Librarian at the
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, will share information on using
OpenRefine to help with data cleanup after an ILS migration.  Specifically,
Kate will talk about how she has used OpenRefine to perform data cleanup
after her library migrated to OCLC Worldshare from Sirsi.  She will discuss
how to fix common data migration issues with a focus on serials knowledge
base data, though most of these techniques can be applied to many types of
library collection data.

The forum also will feature a standards update from NISO. Join us Sunday, June
26 from 10:30 -- 11:30 am in OCCC W109A.

Hope to see you there!
Kate Hill
Electronic Resources and Distance Education Librarian
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Libraries
Email: kmhi...@uncg.edu
Phone: 1-336-334-4300

[CODE4LIB] Hydra Connect 2016 Registration Now Open

[Anderson, Steven]

Come one! Come all! Registration is now open for Hydra Connect 2016 which will 
take place in Boston from October 3rd to October 6th.

All details, including the registration and hotel info, can be found here: 
https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/hydra/Hydra+Connect+2016.

Last year we sold out at 200 attendees and thus have increased the number of 
spots to 280 this year to meet demand. Don't delay in getting your ticket!


What is Hydra Connect?

Hydra Connect (#hydraconnect) is a chance for Hydra Project participants to 
gather in one place at one time, with an emphasis on synchronizing efforts, 
technical development, plans, and community links. The meeting program is aimed 
at existing users, managers and developers and at new folks who may be just 
"kicking the tires" on Hydra and who want to know more. Hydra advertises this 
yearly conference with the slogan "as a Hydra Partner or user, if you can only 
make it to one Hydra meeting this academic year, this is the one to attend!"

An evolving list of suggested topics at this conference can be found at: 
https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/hydra/Suggestions+for+HC2016+program. 
(Suggestions encouraged!)


Location / Hosts

Hydra Connect 2016 is being organized by Boston Public Library, Northeastern 
University, WGBH, Tufts University, and DPLA. The primary location will be 
Boston Public Library (700 Boylston St), with a few workshops and breakout 
spaces at nearby Northeastern University (360 Huntington Ave).


Hotel

The official conference hotel is the 4-star Sheraton Boston 
(http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=430),
 where we have negotiated a special rate of $219/night. The hotel is located 
0.5 miles from both the Boston Public Library and Northeastern University. 
There is also a page for those looking to share a room to reduce their expenses 
-- see the wiki page for details.

The information for claiming this discounted hotel price will be included as 
part of your Eventbrite confirmation page and receipt email to help restrict 
the code from getting out.


Scholarship

This year we are pleased to offer a small number of scholarship to the 
conference for people who need it. The scholarship will provide support for 
registration and hotel costs via a competitive application process. Applicants 
submitting a paper or talk for the conference will be given priority 
consideration for funding (please provide details of your submission in the 
application form).

Please note: the scholarship does not cover other costs such as travel, and 
subsistence. It is anticipated that the applicant's home institution will 
provide financial support to supplement the Hydra Connect Scholarship Award.

Application form: 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1EoF2kWHMT4abBXOVeQdyeThN6Fkg4dDeI9GY2jSI3TM/viewform?ts=57519218

The deadline for scholarship applications is July 13, 2016.


Further Information

For additional information on the conference (including eventual details on the 
conference stream and social activities as they materialize), please see: 
https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/hydra/Hydra+Connect+2016


See you in Boston!

Hydra Connect 2016 Host Committee
Hydra Connect 2016 Scholarship Committee

[CODE4LIB] NKOS Workshop - Second Call for Presentations and Demos

[DCMI Announce]

===Please excuse the cross-posting===

*NKOS Workshop: Second Call for Presentations and Demos*

*The 16th European NKOS workshop will take place on Saturday 15th October
as part of the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata
Applications 2016 (DC 2016) in Copenhagen, Denmark.*


*:: Submission deadline:* Friday, 8 July 2016 *(now extended!)*
*:: Notification of acceptance:* Tuesday, 16th August 2016
*:: Email proposal submissions to:* koraljka.go...@lnu.se
*:: Additional Workshop information:*
https://at-web1.comp.glam.ac.uk/pages/research/hypermedia/nkos/nkos2016-dc/call-for-papers.html

*:: DC-2016 Conference website:*
http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/dc-2016


*Proposals are invited for the following:*

a) *Presentations* (typically 20 minutes plus discussion time, potentially
longer if warranted) on work related to the themes of the workshop (see
below). An option for a short 5 minute project report presentation is also
possible.

b) *Demos* on work related to the themes of the workshop (see below).


*Please email proposals* (maximum 1000 words for presentations and 500
words for demos, including aims, methods, main findings and underlying
work, relevance to themes of workshop) to Koraljka Golub (
koraljka.go...@lnu.se). Proposals will be peer-reviewed by the program
committee. At least one presentation author needs to register for the
workshop (this is a strict requirement).


*Themes for the 16th NKOS workshop will be:*

(1) KOS Alignment. KOS alignment or terminology mapping plays a vital role
in NKOS for many years. This year we want to sort out the needs (use cases)
of KOS alignments in the new environment of Linked Open Data. We plan to
collect methodologies, best practices, guidelines and tools. This includes
manual and automatic alignments.
(2) KOS Linked Open Data. Recent years have seen an increasing trend to
publication of KOS as Linked Data vocabularies. We need discussion of
practical initiatives to link between congruent vocabularies and provide
effective web services and APIs so that applications can build upon them.
(3) Subject metadata for research data. With increasing recognition of the
need to manage research data as part of universities research output,
subject metadata represent particular challenges that need to be addressed
from theoretical as well as practical perspectives. We plan to discuss
existing issues, especially in terms of interoperability across disciplines
as well as applications, and strive towards establishment of best practices
and guidelines.

*Further timely presentations/demonstrations will be selected from the
following topics in the CfP:*

(4) KOS-based recommender systems. The suggestion of the right meaningful
concepts is a mission critical phase for searchers in modern DL.
(5) Meaningful Concept Display and Meaningful Visualization of KOS.
(6) Standards developments.
(7) Evaluation of KOS-based systems – methods and practical experience.

*KOS applications are a regular and important part of NKOS workshops.
Example topics include:*

(8) KOS in e-Research metadata contexts - intersection between research
data, KOS, Semantic web.
(9) Social tagging. What is the role of social tagging and informal
knowledge structures versus established KOS? (How) can tagging be guided
and informed by KOS?
(10) Users interaction with KOS in the online environment.
(11) KOS and learning. What is required to use KOS effectively to convey
meaning, to assist users to express their information needs to assist in
sense making and learning?
(12) Multilingual and Interdisciplinary KOS applications and tools.
(13) Specific domains, such as environmental, medical, new application
contexts, etc.

After the workshop, copies of both proposals and presentations will be made
available on both the workshop website and the DC-2016 conference website.
Submissions are subject to the DCMI copyright provisions (
http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/dc-2016/about/submissions#copyrightNotice).
Presentations from the workshop may be encouraged to be submitted as
extended papers for a peer reviewed journal publication.

Best regards,
*NKOS workshop organizing committee*

*:: Koraljka Golub* (primary contact), Department of Library and
Information Science, School of Cultural Sciences, Faculty of Arts and
Humanities, Linnaeus University | 351 95 Växjö | Sweden | Tel: +46 (0) 470
70 8909 | Fax: +46 (0) 470 751888 | E-mail: koraljka.go...@lnu.se |
http://koraljka.info
*:: Joacim Hansson*, Department of Library and Information Science, School
of Cultural Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Linnaeus University,
Sweden
*:: Maria Johnsson*, Section of Scholarly Communication, Lund University
Library, Lund University, Sweden
*:: Monica Lassi*, Section of Scholarly Communication, Lund University
Library, Lund University, Sweden
*:: Douglas Tudhope*, 

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list [clir]

[Eric Lease Morgan]

On Jun 7, 2016, at 10:11 AM, Eric Lease Morgan  wrote:

>>> Alas, the Code4Lib mailing list software will most likely need to be 
>>> migrated before the end of summer, and I’m proposing a number possible 
>>> options for the lists continued existence...
>> 
>> Our list — Code4Lib — will be migrating to the Digital Library Federation 
>> (DLF) sometime in the near future. 
> 
> This is a gentle reminder that the Code4Lib mailing list will be migrating to 
> a different address sometime in the very near future. Specifically, it will 
> be migrating to the Digital Library Federation. I suspect this work will be 
> finished in less than thirty days, and when I know the exact address of the 
> new list, I will share it here.
> 
> Thanks go to the DLF in general, and specifically Wayne Graham and Bethany 
> Nowviskie for enabling this to happen. “Thanks!”


Yet again, this is a reminder that the mailing list will be moving, and I think 
the list's address will be associated with CLIR (Council on Library and 
Information Resources), which is the host of the DLF (Digital Library 
Federation). [1, 2]

Wayne Graham & I (actually, mostly Wayne) have been practicing with the 
migration process. We have managed to move the archives and the subscriber list 
(complete with subscription preferences) to a new machine. We — Wayne & I — now 
need to coordinate to do the move for real. To do so we will put the mailing 
list on “hold”, copy things from one computer to another, and then “release” 
the new implementation. The only things that will get lost in the migration 
process are messages sent to the older implementation. Consequently, people 
will need to start sending messages to a new address. I’m not sure, but this 
migration might start happening very early next week — June 20. 

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming (all puns intended).

[1] CLIR - http://clir.org
[2] DLF - https://www.diglib.org

—
Eric Lease Morgan