Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Galvan, Angela
I have an unhealthy love for William Gibson's latest novel, _The Peripheral_. Like Andromeda, I thought _Her_ was incredible. Not from this year, but _MISS DMZ_ found here: http://www.yhchang.com/MISS_DMZ.html. I learned about this from a talk Seo-Young Chu gave on representation of the DMZ

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Galvan, Angela
Shoot, I forgot _The girl with two left breasts_ which is a collection of short fiction by Daryl Glenn. In particular, _That Will Be Then and This Is Now_. Just stunning writing. -Angela -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of

Re: [CODE4LIB] Update on Code4Lib 2015 registration info

2014-12-01 Thread Galvan, Angela
Like others, I am not on the committee, but Portland's public transit is one of the best systems in the world. Apps, schedules, tickets here: http://trimet.org/. You can even purchase tickets with your smart phone now! -Angela Galvan From: Code for

Re: [CODE4LIB] College Question!

2014-05-29 Thread Galvan, Angela
I think you'll find tech-oriented librarians come from a variety of backgrounds. What we have in common is a sense of actionable curiosity, and we all seem to enjoy breaking things (I think, because we learn so much putting them back together). My programming background is entirely self-taught.