Re: [CODE4LIB] Question abt the code4libwomen idea
Robin ++. MJ - I can't barely respond to you. This is rather upsetting because the very group of people that want and need and are willing to gather to create such an initiative are being told no. I don't think a group that offers support and learning focused toward a marginalized membership base is discrimination. There are many women in tech groups and they exist for a reason and work well. People can't learn if they don't feel comfortable and safe. If people wonder why women feel intimidated and not part of things- it's this attitude right here. How sad. On 12/13/12 2:09 PM, Robin Schaaf robin.schaa...@nd.edu wrote: MJ, when you put everything under Equality, it dilutes each individual purpose. I find this type of response aggravating, actually (and enough that I'm actually sending an email (which I never do) about this!) Women have different issues than other groups - even stuff like when you have a kid and take a year off, how do you keep up on your mad programming skillz? Or program with pregnancy-brain? We often have different ways to look at things - obviously not less, but different. But in a predominantly male field it's easy to get lost or feel like an outsider (or heck, to be assumed in marketing!) If you want to be inclusive, you need to have a supportive environment. It's probably hard for anyone to imagine themselves a part of community when being outnumbered 20 to 1, especially with responses that dismiss something that multiple women are interested in. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of MJ Ray Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 7:26 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Question abt the code4libwomen idea On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 6:38 PM, Bess Sadler bess.sad...@gmail.com wrote: There have been some contradictory statements made about #libtechwomen because it was an emerging idea, and like code4lib, there is no formal power structure or authority. There is no requirement that one be female to participate, [...] That is good to know and a big improvement. The suggestion has been made that the name libtechwomen might not be welcoming to someone who wants to participate but does not identify as a woman. We have already discussed changing it and welcome suggestions. I suggest libtechEquality - any progress with other suggestions? Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com Are there folks out there who think that you can only be in one IRC room at a time? If I want to be in the #190cmtall room, nobody in #code4lib would know, nor would it be any of their business. Are there people here who really feel threatened by this? That's not really a similar thing, but might indicate other problems. Would we not be troubled by code4libanything, just because it could be kept hidden and you could use code4lib anyway? Regards, -- MJ Ray Setchey, Norfolk, England
Re: [CODE4LIB] #libtechwomen (was Re: Question abt the code4libwomen idea)
Great idea- thank you Lisa, Becky, Bohyun, and others for working to create a tech group for women. Long overdue. Count me in! -Lisa Kurt On Dec 7, 2012, at 11:07 AM, Lisa Rabey lra...@grcc.edu wrote: Good afternoon, Myself, Becky Yoose, and feelers out to a couple other people, are currently in the very early stages of thinking we should do something (tm) that is outside of Code4Lib. The idea is a group (for a lack of a better word) that is independent / inclusive that won't be segregated from the rest of library land. This should be encompassing for anyone who identifies themselves as female, and works in technology and in libraries. We're thinking: *Activism *Visibility *Mentorships *Inclusive *Independent of any existing organization, but should work with those organizations (ALA, LITA, ASIST, EDUCause, etc) (And that's what we came up with this morning.) If you're interested, please feel free to join us on #libtechwomen on IRC or email me privately or find me on twitter as @pnkrcklibrarian. Best, Lisa -- Lisa M. Rabey, MA, MLIS Systems Web Librarian Grand Rapids Community College p: 616.234.3786 | e: lra...@grcc.edu http://grcc.edu/library | http://grcc.edu/library/socialmedia
[CODE4LIB] ACRL 2013 Conference Call for Proposals
This may be of interest... Are you using new and emerging technologies in innovative ways to help your students and faculty? Adapting existing technologies to reach user needs? Here is an opportunity to share your innovations with your colleagues, library administrators, and others at ACRL 2013 in Indianapolis. The Cyber Zed Shed Committee is looking for proposals that document technology-related innovations in every area of the library. Cyber Zed Shed presentations provide an opportunity to share ideas that can inspire your colleagues to incorporate a new technology in their library or find a new application for an existing technology to address new and old problems in various library environments: • teaching in a classroom • providing answers to questions from patrons • acquiring, cataloging, processing or preserving materials • providing other library services Cyber Zed Shed presentations are 20 minutes, with 15 minutes to present a demonstration, and five additional minutes for audience questions. Presentations should document technology-related innovations in academic and research libraries. A computer, data projector, screen, microphone, and stage will be provided. You will be responsible for bringing all other equipment required for your demonstration, except as agreed to in advance. We invite you to submit your most innovative proposals. Submissions are due by November 9, 2013 and may be submitted via the online form available in the Call for Participationhttp://conference.acrl.org/program-pages-166.php. Questions should be directed to Margot Conahan at mcona...@ala.orgmailto:mcona...@ala.org or call (312) 280-2522tel:%28312%29%20280-2522. 2013 ACRL CyberZed Shed Committee: Lynn Sutton, Wake Forest University, (Co-Chair) Arlene Salazar, Texas State University, (Co-Chair) Meg Atwater-Singer, University of Evansville Roy Degler, Oklahoma State University Courtney Hoffner, UCLA Sue McFadden, Indiana University East Kathy Ray, University of Nevada Reno Jacqueline Sipes, George Mason University Danielle Skaggs, Danielle, CSU Northridge Tedford, Rosalind, Wake Forest University Rhianna Williams, Michigan Technological University Thank you. --- Arlene V. Salazar Instruction Reference Librarian Albert B. Alkek Library Texas State University - San Marcos Ph: 512.245.3844tel:512.245.3844 Instant Message - http://libguides.txstate.edu/profile/arleneattachment: image001.jpg
Re: [CODE4LIB] Maker Spaces and Academic Libraries
I think some folks have already responded to 'why' pretty well, but I figured I would add to the discussion from our perspective on the ground at UNR in the DeLaMare Library and answer Edward's question too. As far as why we are developing a makerspace or why we have 3D printers in the library- I think Jason hit on two really important points - curriculum and research support. In the library we hardly question buying journals that cost upwards of $15K that may only support one department and in some cases just one individual researcher. The 3D printer is already supporting several schools and departments in terms of both research and curriculum. There is a 3D printer in a department on our campus but the problem is- the department keeps it under lock and key and students only get access to that printer if they take a certain class within that specific department. Here in the academic library- we are available to everyone on campus- no lock and key, no special hours...we provide access to a much needed service. Even over the summer- we've had faculty from Engineering, Chemistry, and Art jumping in and working this service into their curriculum even further now that they have access to the production machine- it's a total win. Previously a number of students and faculty has been sending their files out to be printed at a rather high cost and turnaround time. This eliminates that and allows our community to prototype more quickly and more often. Chemistry has really gone far with this- one faculty remarked that this has changed the way he does research now. Rapid prototyping is critical. As for equipment that is more dangerous to use- I've worked closely with the local makerspace here in Reno, Bridgewire, and they've created a student membership. They have and are going to continue to do workshops for us here and they hold all kinds of workshops and events in their own space. Anything that may be considered a liability is done on their property and they have insurance. More recently, we are looking into partnering with the campus machine shop. Again- they are well suited to this kind of thing and take the necessary precautions. I see the library as a bridge between a lot of these resources- we communicate regularly with various groups to make sure students and faculty get whatever resources they need- whether that's an article, a book, a 3D printer, or access to a CNC machine. My interest is in getting what our community needs, so while I keep an eye out for how the laws will change in relation to these technologies, I focus on serving the users and building the community. It's been transformative here from when we were a building full of lots of print books with very few people at all to now where we have open collaborative space, 3D printers, button makers, poster printers, AR Drones, various software, etcand a LOT more users. We've seen the highest numbers of users in this building that we've ever seen here. We have also heard from several professors from different areas in full support of what we are doing and praise the changes we've made here. At one point not too long ago if you asked me what would happen to this library, I probably would have said that it would be closed in the not too distant future; we've totally turned that around because we've embraced our community and given them something irresistible. The students graduating from here will have had experience with technologies and learning in an environment that encourages creating, which many other students across the country don't have access to. I think it gives our students an advantage in a number of industries where companies will be creating new kinds of jobs that we can't yet imagine. Our staff are the same existing staff that were here previously. No one is specially trained- everyone has printed on the 3D printer- including all of our student workers. It's fun, so it hasn't been a hard sell to anyone to make something and learn...which is pretty cool. We set up the 3D Touch printer ourselves- in fact the students busted open the box the second it arrived, set it up and started printing. I wasn't even in the building when that all happened- they took it on and I'm happy about that. The production machine we have - the Uprint SE needed setup from the vendor. He did a fairly quick rundown of how it all works and did the machine setup for us. Since then it's been going non-stop without much maintenance. Out of both of the machines, the hobbyist machine has needed more maintenance from us in terms of keeping it going well. The higher end machine has been invaluable in that it runs without lots of care and feeding. We have a couple of different options available for 3D software and we have a number of students and student workers who are already well-versed in creating with these tools. We are asking them to teach others and give workshops- this works well as most of our students prefer to learn from other students in a
Re: [CODE4LIB] Maker Spaces and Academic Libraries
Hi Edward, Throughout the past year we have been working toward transforming the DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library into a library makerspace at the University of Nevada, Reno. It started with the purchase of a button maker and holding mini maker breaks and has grown with bigger events, workshops, the purchase or repurpose of numerous tools and equipment. We've also made changes to the space to create the kind of environment where our community wants to create. Though we are in name a science and engineering library- we work across many departments and colleges with several faculty and students to bring together computer scientists, designers, engineers, artists, and others to promote a really creative, exploratory learning space. Today, in the DeLaMare Library we have 2 3D printers, a 3D scanner, 2 button makers, about a dozen arduino kits, soldering kits, AR Drones, and more. We've converted a lot of the space that once held books to make room for collaborative space and entire walls painted in whiteboard paint. We've held a lockpicking workshop in partnership with Reno's local makerspace, Bridgewire: http://www.renobridgewire.org/, here in the library where over 80 people attended. We worked with them to offer a student membership as well. Bill Nye is coming to our campus and we're heavily involved in the science fair planned for that day, showcasing all of the great resources we have available and student projects done in the library. We collaborate regularly with both Bridgewire and the local co-working space, The Reno Collective: http://renocollective.com/. We also have been involved with Reno's WordPress group and have hosted WordCamp the past couple of years. We wrote up a post talking more specifically about the 3D printer and the setup here: http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/?p=1403 You can also see some of the photos of stuff we've done here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr We're working on collaborating more with various departments and showcasing all kinds of things here: http://www.kclabs.org There is a lot to say about what we've been busy doing but I hope this glimpse helps- let me know if you have questions or need more information- thanks! Lisa Lisa Kurt Engineering and Emerging Technologies Librarian DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library University of Nevada, Reno phone: 775.682.5706 On 8/24/12 5:03 AM, Edward Iglesias edwardigles...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Jason! Ab Fab indeed! Edward Iglesias On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Jason Griffey grif...@gmail.com wrote: In my last Library tech report, I included a chapter on 3D printing (chapter 4, please excuse the title, I had to) that spoke a bit to why libraries needed to be in the space, which certainly overlaps with the Makerspace convo: http://alatechsource.metapress.com/content/rpl5883j3620/?p=5b1da8d73bec46 918808d4fb69a73abepi=2 Full text is available there...the whole work is CC licensed, so feel free to grab a copy. :-) Jason On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 1:55 PM, David Brightbill dbrightb...@cclaflorida.org wrote: I'm leading the effort to build a makerspace in my local community and have some thoughts around the role of established institutions (libraries, EDC's, government, etc.) in making this happen. I'd be happy to have a telephone or G+ chat with you about this if you wish. Cheers, Dave Brightbill Manager of Research and Development Florida Virtual Campus -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Edward Iglesias Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:11 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Maker Spaces and Academic Libraries Hello All, A colleague and I are going to be presenting at code4lib NE on the subject of makerspaces in academic libraries. Are any of you doing this? If so I would love to pick your brains a little. Edward Iglesias
Re: [CODE4LIB] Job: Web Developer Ninja at Springshare
Cary, It looks like this is a telecommuting job- location would be anywhere: * Working from home (yes, you heard it right, though slackers need not apply - see the point above about needing to be a self-starter and self-motivator) On 3/21/12 6:49 AM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote: It would be great if job listings could include location, particularly where the work is to be performed onsite. Thanks, Cary On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 2:02 PM, j...@code4lib.org wrote: Howdy, code4lib-ers! Springshare ([http://springshare.com](http://springshare.com)) is looking for web developers with mad skills and thirst for innovation. We create web tools that libraries love, and we need your help to carry out our mission of creating awesome web software and providing even awesome-r service to our libraries. This is what we'd need from you: * LAMP skills of the ninja caliber, including: * 3+ years PHP / MySQL experience * Unix / Apache skills * Experience in scaling web infrastructure * Front-end JS programming experience (e.g. jQuery or dojo) * Bonus: worked with Nginx, Mobile tech, or Solr? Experience with any of these is a plus. Worked with all three? Where have you been all our lives?? * You need to be a self-starter and self-motivating type. We work in a typical startup fashion so you'll be wearing many hats and doing a lot of things - at once - hence having great organizational and multitasking skills is essential In a typical week, you'll: * Create front- and back-end interfaces for new or existing products, letting your creative juices run free * Work with our partners (other library-centric companies) to integrate their tools with Springshare and vice versa * Dream up new ideas that will rock the library (software) world * Every one us (including our CEO himself) also helps with support and making sure our customers' needs are taken care of, so you'll be talking with our customers regularly, troubleshooting bug fixes and such We offer: * Great pay and benefits (health, dental, 401K, etc.) * Very flexible vacations/time off policy * Working from home (yes, you heard it right, though slackers need not apply - see the point above about needing to be a self-starter and self-motivator) * A very supportive, library-centric environment (half of our team is librarians). If this sounds like your dream gig, please send your resume to sa...@springshare.com and let us know what makes you awesome. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/864/ -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
Re: [CODE4LIB] C4L2012 Hackfest
That would be great- I'm interested! _ Lisa Kurt Emerging Technologies Librarian Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center/0322 University of Nevada, Reno phone: 775.682.5706 email: lk...@unr.edu From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Fowler, Jason [jason.fow...@ubc.ca] Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 12:43 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] C4L2012 Hackfest Anyone interested in having a hackfest on the pre-conference day? Something like last year's CURATEcamp or the Access hackfests? There's a proposal on the wiki: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2012_preconference_proposals And a link to topics from there. Hopefully a coffee house will sponsor the event. .. Jason
