Re: [CODE4LIB] Formalizing Code4Lib?

[Tom Johnson]

> Does anyone else want to self-nominate, to join a group to investigate
> making Code4Lib fiscally sustainable? Does someone want to *organize* that
> group? (Put the group on some communications medium, make deadlines, keep
> people on task -- stuff like that.) To be clear: nobody is proposing that
> it be a decision-making body; it would just be a fact-finding group, who
> would write up a list of the options to present to the larger community
> (and maybe preside over some kind of vote? I don't know, I guess the group
> will decide how to get the community to make decisions, too).

I would like to be a member of this group. Let's do the legal due
diligence, put out
feelers for partner orgs, and agree on a voting procedure.

- Tom

On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 2:46 PM, Coral Sheldon-Hess 
wrote:

> If we wait to start talking about it until conference 2017, that means
> conference committee 2018 will have to find its own temporary fiscal agent.
> Or 2018 could just not happen at all, I guess.
>
> Even if we do all the pre-work and just wait to make the decision at the
> conference, that doesn't leave much wiggle room for 2018.
>
> Also, if we only talk about it in person, we leave out everyone who is
> unable to attend conference. That's potentially a lot of interested people.
> I'm not sure we want to become *that *kind of library organization; our
> virtual decision-making model is one of our most attractive features, in my
> opinion (speaking as someone with disabilities and an uneven budget over
> the last few years).
>
> So I would encourage anyone interested in exploring fiscal
> sponsorship/becoming a nonprofit/[other solutions?] to form a group/task
> force/committee/whatever and to start researching options now, with a
> reasonable deadline for communicating back out to the whole community, so
> that we can all take part in making an informed decision before the 2018
> conference committee needs to get started (if, indeed, our community's
> consensus is to do 2018).
>
> Chad volunteered to help, and his knowledge about the 2016 process and
> budgets will make him incredibly helpful. We should take him up on that. I
> volunteered to help, and my previous research on starting a nonprofit
> and/or finding a fiscal sponsor for a previous project will make me also
> potentially helpful. Maybe we should take me up on that, or maybe the
> committee should not have anyone *quite* as in favor of radical change (or
> as new to the community) as I am. I defer to the group on that, once it
> forms.
>
> Does anyone else want to self-nominate, to join a group to investigate
> making Code4Lib fiscally sustainable? Does someone want to *organize* that
> group? (Put the group on some communications medium, make deadlines, keep
> people on task -- stuff like that.) To be clear: nobody is proposing that
> it be a decision-making body; it would just be a fact-finding group, who
> would write up a list of the options to present to the larger community
> (and maybe preside over some kind of vote? I don't know, I guess the group
> will decide how to get the community to make decisions, too).
>
> - Coral
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib 2017 is dead; Long Live Code4lib 2017

[Tom Johnson]

+1 to a CFP

On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 12:02 PM, Francis Kayiwa  wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> We (Christina Harlow and I) are writing to follow up on the message to
> from Brian Rogers to Code4lib on 2016-06-07. Specifically the bit
> about
>
> ...
> 1. There is a host site that has contacted Chattanooga Planning
> Committee and informed us they are actively seeking a fiscal host and
> should know shortly
>
> Neither Christina or I are keen on scuppering their efforts if they
> have made significant progress. That said it is our hope that a
> conference *WILL* take place. We would like to work on a proposal to
> bring Code4lib to "The Empire State" in the summer of 2017 but will
> want to have close to a full year to prepare for this.
>
> Our request is can we have progress report from this other group?
> (Deadline?)
> Post a new call for proposals?
> Other?
>
>
> Cheers,
> ./fxk
>
> --
> Finagle's Fifth Law:
> Always draw your curves, then plot your readings.
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Formalizing Code4Lib? [diy]

[Tom Johnson]

Eric,

I appreciate that you're trying to make a call to action, but this latest
email is stunningly condescending.

As I'm sure you must know, people in this community do hold regional
meetings. These meetings take substantial effort to arrange. The wiki is
full of documentation, advice, and lessons learned the hard way by the many
people who have done this work over the years.

The result has been a vibrant community which has had an important
influence on technology practice in libraries and played a key role in
establishing the careers of some of the most talented people working in
this field. I can't see why you would want to erase that in favor of a
12-step guide to holding a meetup that you dashed together for an email.

We can debate the merits of holding a national conference, but let's not
begin that debate by pretending that the regional meetups are so easy to
hold that they just happen like magic. They don't, and they never have.

- Tom

On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 12:50 AM, Eric Lease Morgan  wrote:

> On Jun 9, 2016, at 7:55 PM, Coral Sheldon-Hess 
> wrote:
>
> > One note about what we're discussing: when we talk about just doing the
> > regional events (and I mean beyond 2017, which will be a special case if
> a
> > host city can't step in), we need to realize that we have a lot of
> members
> > who aren't in a Code4Lib region.
> >
> > You might think I'm talking about Alaska, because that's where I lived
> when
> > I first came to a Code4Lib conference. And that's certainly one place,
> > along with Hawaii, that would be left out.
> >
> > But even living in Pittsburgh, I'm not in a Code4Lib region, that I can
> > tell. Pittsburgh isn't in the midwest, and we also aren't part of the
> > tri-state region that Philly's in. I'm employed (part-time/remote) in the
> > DC/MD region, so if I can afford the drive and hotel, that's probably the
> > one I'd pick right now. I guess?
> >
> > So, even landlocked in the continental US, it's possible not to have a
> > region.
> >
> > More importantly, though: my understanding is that our international
> > members are fairly spread out -- maybe Code4Lib Japan being an exception?
> > -- so, even ignoring weird cases like Pittsburgh, we stand to lose some
> > really fantastic contributors to our community if we drop to
> regional-only.
> >
> > Just something else to consider.
> > - Coral
>
>
> Interesting. Consider searching one or more of the existing Code4Lib
> mailing list archives for things Pittsburg:
>
>   * https://www.mail-archive.com/code4lib@listserv.nd.edu/
>   * http://serials.infomotions.com/code4lib/
>   * https://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CODE4LIB
>
> I’d be willing to be you can identify six or seven Code4Lib’ers in the
> results. You could then suggest a “meet-up”, a get together over lunch, or
> to have them visit you in your space or a near-by public library. Even if
> there are only three of you, then things will get started, and it will grow
> from there. I promise. —Eric Morgan
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Formalizing Code4Lib?

[Tom Johnson]

> Can you say more about what you expect "the emotional and bureaucratic
expense" to be?

And especially, how it doesn't just reflect the existing costs of running
the conferences? Do we really believe there is overhead associated with
establishing a fiscal organization once, rather than doing it on the fly
each year?

- Tom

On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 1:53 PM, Mike Giarlo  wrote:

> Can you say more about what you expect "the emotional and bureaucratic
> expense" to be?
>
> -Mike
>
> 
> From: Code for Libraries  on behalf of Eric
> Lease Morgan 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 13:49
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Formalizing Code4Lib?
>
> > I'm also interested in investigating how to formalize Code4Lib as an
> > entity, for all of the reasons listed earlier in the thread…
>
>
> -1 because I don’t think the benefits will outweigh the emotional and
> bureaucratic expense. We already have enough rules.
>
> —
> ELM
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Update Regarding C4L17 in Chattanooga

[Tom Johnson]

My thanks to the Tennessee folks for handling this with such grace.

I can recall with visceral physicality the feeling of staring at the budget
commitments for 2015, in the days before registration opened. It's a deep
pit we dig ourselves into each year; and it's great that we reliably refill
it, but I think it's past time we as a community take responsibility for it
up-front.

- Tom

On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 12:27 PM, Coral Sheldon-Hess 
wrote:

> This can't have been an easy decision. Thank you, to the Chattanooga local
> committee, for all of the work you've already put in -- much of which will
> be, sadly, even more invisible, now that we are not holding the conference
> there.
>
> I'm not sad that we aren't holding the conference in Chattanooga--despite
> wanting to see the city and experience the conference that the locals would
> have planned!--because, finances aside, that legislation would have put
> some of our community members in a real bind, if it passed. I'm proud to
> see our community living its ideals.
>
> - Coral
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 1:43 PM, Schurr, Andrea 
> wrote:
>
> > Not only quite difficult, but fiscally irresponsible...  We'd be asking
> an
> > organization unaffiliated with Code4Lib to guarantee contracts for
> hundreds
> > of thousands of dollars -- when there is a legitimate concern that
> > Tennessee could pass legislation that would cause almost half of our
> > community to refuse to attend (not to mention the very real possibility
> of
> > being boycotted by entire municipalities/states).  In the end, we felt
> like
> > we made the only reasonable choice.
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> > Collier, Aaron
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 1:28 PM
> > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Update Regarding C4L17 in Chattanooga
> >
> > I would guess that the swing between "current" and "if passed" makes
> > securing the financial sponsor quite difficult.
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> > Matt Sherman
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 10:20 AM
> > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Update Regarding C4L17 in Chattanooga
> >
> > Just listening in, part of the discussion on Slack and IRC made it sound
> > like the financing was the bigger issue.
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 1:14 PM, Matt Connolly  wrote:
> > >
> > > On Jun 7, 2016, at 11:26 AM, Brian Rogers  pqb...@mocs.utc.edu>> wrote:
> > >
> > > We’ve determined that given this community’s commitment to providing a
> > safe and accommodating environment for all attendees, it is morally and
> > fiscally irresponsible to continue the effort of hosting the annual
> > conference in Chattanooga. This decision was not an easy one, and there
> > were hours of discussion as to the pros and cons of proceeding, informed
> by
> > your responses to the survey, as well as our individual opinions.
> > >
> > > The survey results clearly show that the vast majority of respondents
> > were not interested in boycotting Code4Lib Chattanooga. What number would
> > have inclined you to proceed, if a 75% affirmative vote wasn’t positive
> > enough?
> > >
> > > — Matt
> > >
> > >
> > > -
> > > Matt Connolly
> > > Applications developer, CUL-IT
> > > 218 Olin Library
> > > Cornell University
> > > (607) 255-0653
> >
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Formalizing Code4Lib?

[Tom Johnson]

Thanks Carol! And +1.

Apart from any concern for the the relative benefits or pitfalls of any
kind of *-ocracy, it seems abundantly clear that in order to continue to
hold a large scale national conference each year we need someone to "do" a
stable fiscal agent for that purpose. It would be wise for that fiscal
agent to operate in a way that we, as a community can agree establishes
appropriate accountability.

Count me in favor, as someone who can appreciate the amount of work and
responsibility undertaken by each years' host committee. I believe we can
do this and, if we do it well, Code4Lib (the conference) will be better for
it.

- Tom

On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Coral Sheldon-Hess 
wrote:

> I think this deserves its own thread--thanks for bringing it up, Christina!
>
> I'm also interested in investigating how to formalize Code4Lib as an
> entity, for all of the reasons listed earlier in the thread. I can't
> volunteer to be the leader/torch-bearer/main source of energy behind the
> investigation right now (sorry), but I'm happy to join any group that takes
> this on. I might be willing to *co*-lead, if that is what it takes to get
> the process started.
>
> And, yes, anyone who has talked to me or read my rants about the
> proliferation of library professional organizations is going to think my
> volunteering for this is really funny. But I think forming a group to
> gather information gives us the chance to determine, as a community,
> whether Code4Lib delivers enough value and has enough of a separate
> identity to be worth forming Yet Another Professional Organization (my gut
> answer, today? "yes"), or whether we would do better to fold into, or
> become a sub-entity of, some existing organization; or, (unlikely) should
> Code4Lib stop being A Big International Thing and just do regional stuff?
> Or some other option I haven't listed--I don't even know what all the
> options are, right now.
>
> One note on the "no, let's not organize" sentiment: the problem with a flat
> organization, or an anarchist collective, or a complete "do-ocracy," is
> that the decision-making structures aren't as obvious to newcomers, or even
> long-term members who aren't already part of those structures. There is
> value to formality, within reason. I mean... right now, I don't know how to
> go about getting "permission" to form this exploratory group, right? Having
> some kind of formal structure would help.
>
> So... how do we do that? Can we do that? Who wants to help?
>
> - Coral
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Salazar, Christina <
> christina.sala...@csuci.edu> wrote:
>
> > It's probably too late for a 2017 but I really do think it's time to
> > reopen the question of formalizing Code4Lib IF ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF
> > BEING THE FIDUCIARY AGENT for the annual conference.
> >
> > Local (and national) politics aside, it's very difficult to stand in
> front
> > of your boss (or worse, a total stranger) and ask them to be willing to
> > cover financial liability for an unaffiliated, purely voluntary
> > organization. In addition, we're no longer talking about a couple
> thousand
> > dollars financial liability, we are now getting into a HUNDRED THOUSAND
> > DOLLARS liability.
> >
> > I question the sustainability of this present system for the long term.
> >
> > PS (I know, everyone says no no no, we don't want to be organized, but my
> > feeling is that we need a better way to manage the funding part of the
> > conference... Or choose to go local only.)
> >
> >
> > Christina Salazar
> > Systems Librarian
> > John Spoor Broome Library
> > California State University, Channel Islands
> > 805/437-3198
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> > Brian Rogers
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 8:27 AM
> > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> > Subject: [CODE4LIB] Update Regarding C4L17 in Chattanooga
> >
> > Greetings from the Chattanooga C4L17 Planning Committee:
> >
> > This is a follow-up to Andrea Schurr’s May 18th email (
> > https://goo.gl/bs2au7) regarding the survey around potential impact on
> > attendance of the 2017 Code4Lib conference, given the host of
> > discriminatory/concerning legislation in Tennessee.
> >
> > Please see the summary of results below. We thank the individuals who
> took
> > the time to respond and provide thoughtful answers as to the issues at
> > hand, as well as suggest possible solutions. We met as a group last
> Tuesday
> > to decide how to proceed. As many pointed out, they were not easy
> > questions, and so predictably, there were no easy answers.
> >
> > We’ve determined that given this community’s commitment to providing a
> > safe and accommodating environment for all attendees, it is morally and
> > fiscally irresponsible to continue the effort of hosting the annual
> > conference in Chattanooga. This decision was not an easy one, and there
> > were hours of discussion as 

Re: [CODE4LIB] dublin core files [and unicorns]

[Tom Johnson]

Hi Eric,

It seems to me that what you are missing is Dublin Core Abstract Model[1],
and related DCMI concepts like Description Set Profiles and Application
Profiles.

DCAM is overwrought and out of date, at this point, but it might help
clarify what Dublin Core folks are talking about when they talk about
"records" (a document that serializes a "description set"). Informally, we
might call such a record that mainly or exclusively uses Dublin Core or QDC
a "Dublin Core" record.

When being introduced to DC in class, years back, I recall being asked to
write such a serialization in a format of my choosing; allowing for
everything from XML to CSV to simple, ad-hoc key-value formats.

- Tom

[1] http://dublincore.org/documents/2007/04/02/abstract-model/

On Nov 27, 2015 7:25 PM, "Eric Lease Morgan"  wrote:
>
> On Nov 24, 2015, at 8:20 PM, Eric Lease Morgan  wrote:
>
> >>> Do Dublin Core files exist, and if so, then can somebody show me one?
Put another way, can you point me to a DTD or schema denoting Dublin Core
XML? The closest I can come is the standard/default oai_dc description of
an OAI-PMH item.
> >>
> >> On Nov 24, 2015, at 8:11 PM, Benjamin Florin 
wrote:
> >>
> >> Sometimes the Dublin Core documentation uses "Dublin Core record" to
> >> describe XML records that use Dublin core vocabulary, for example:
> >> http://dublincore.org/documents/2003/04/02/dc-xml-guidelines/
> >>
> >> Those records do use the Simple and Qualified Dublin Core XML Schema <
> >> http://dublincore.org/schemas/xmls/>, which basically layout a list of
> >> simple elements with DC labels that may contain strings and possibly a
> >> language attribute.
> >
>
> > From one of the links above I see a viable schema:
> >
> > http://dublincore.org/schemas/xmls/qdc/2008/02/11/dc.xsd
> >
> > And yes, I haven’t seen any Dublin Core records “in the wild” either,
but based on the information above, they apparently can exist. Thank you.
>
>
> I take back what I said earlier. Dublin Core records don’t exist, and I
would like to re-enforce what was said by Benjamin, "Sometimes the Dublin
Core documentation uses 'Dublin Core record' to describe XML records that
use Dublin core vocabulary.” In this vane, I think think Dublin Core
records are similar to unicorns, and I wish Library Land would stop
alluding to them.
>
> Benjamin points to as many as three different XML schema describing the
implementation of Dublin Core:
>
>  1. http://dublincore.org/schemas/xmls/simpledc20021212.xsd
>  2. http://dublincore.org/schemas/xmls/qdc/2008/02/11/dc.xsd
>  3. http://dublincore.org/schemas/xmls/qdc/2008/02/11/dcterms.xsd
>
> None of these schema define a root element, and therefore it not possible
to create an XML file that both: 1) validates against any of the schema,
and 2) does not declare another schema to contain the Dublin Core data. If
a given XML file does validate then it will not validate against the Dublin
Core schema but instead the additional schema. An XML file must have one
and only one root element, and the schemas listed above do not define root
elements.
>
> One of my students identified a number of ways Dublin Core data could be
embedded in HTML [1], but again, such files are not Dublin Core files.
Instead, they are HTML files.
>
> The idea of a “Dublin Core record” probably stems from the idea of a
“MARC record” which is bad in and of itself. For example, how many times
have you seen a delimited version of MARC called a ‘MARC record’? The idea
of a "Dublin Core record” seems detrimental the understanding of what
Dublin Core is an how it is implemented.
>
> Dublin Core is a set of element names coupled with very loose definitions
of what those names are to contain and how they are to be applied.
>
> To what degree am I incorrect? What am I missing something?
>
> [1] DC-HTML - http://dublincore.org/documents/dc-html/
>
> —
> Eric Lease Morgan
> Artist- And Librarian-At-Large

Re: [CODE4LIB] "coders for libraries"

[Tom Johnson]

Eric, your suggestion simply won't do:
http://dp.la/item/e637ec0731c3129dc4f6ff4c5e528bda is a 404.

- Tom

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 1:07 PM, Eric Phetteplace  wrote:

> "code4lib | e637ec0731c3129dc4f6ff4c5e528bda"
>
> In all seriousness, I think coming up with an inclusive tagline is a great
> idea. How about "people, libraries, code"?
>
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 12:25 PM Laura Smart 
> wrote:
>
> > Rotating slogans FTW.
> > Laura
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 12:03 PM, Sarah Shealy 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > +1 to both
> > >
> > > > Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 11:58:39 -0700
> > > > From: dei...@uw.edu
> > > > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] "coders for libraries"
> > > > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> > > >
> > > > Code4Lib | Libers for Codaries
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Kate Deibel, PhD | Web Applications Specialist
> > > > Information Technology Services
> > > > University of Washington Libraries
> > > > http://staff.washington.edu/deibel
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > "When Thor shows up, it's always deus ex machina."
> > > >
> > > > On 9/1/2015 11:39 AM, scott bacon wrote:
> > > > > Code4Lib | We Are The Wind Beneath Your Wings
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 2:31 PM, Wilhelmina Randtke <
> > rand...@gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> In general, it's not great to refer to people as nouns.  It's
> better
> > > to say
> > > > >> people with an adjective, so the person isn't replaced or given
> just
> > > one
> > > > >> identity.  I support not calling people coders or other noun.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> -Wilhelmina Randtke
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Eric Hellman 
> > > wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >>> Between September and November of 2008, the title attribute of
> the
> > > > >>> Code4lib homepage was changed from "code4lib | Code for
> Libraries"
> > to
> > > > >>> "code4lib | coders for libraries, libraries for coders".
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Dave Winer, who could be considered the inventor of the blog,
> > > recently
> > > > >>> tweeted about us:
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> "code4lib: coders for libraries, libraries for coders. (I really
> > > hate the
> > > > >>> word "coders.") code4lib.org "
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> As someone who feels that Code4Lib should welcome people who
> don't
> > > > >>> particularly identify as "coders", I would welcome a return to
> the
> > > > >> previous
> > > > >>> title attribute.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Eric Hellman
> > > > >>> President, Free Ebook Foundation
> > > > >>> Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/
> > > > >>> http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/
> > > > >>> twitter: @gluejar
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>
> > >
> >
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4lib 2016 location

[Tom Johnson]

 Then... we can vote on each city as equals.

Seriously?

There are two very nice host proposals.  They each seem pretty clear about
the plans of the host committees.  Read them, vote, get involved in the
planning with whichever group ends up in the hard (but rewarding) position
of making this happen for 2016.

The two proposals *are* equals and (sorry, but...) it's obnoxious to
suggest otherwise.

- Tom

On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 11:36 AM, Salazar, Christina 
christina.sala...@csuci.edu wrote:

 What Josh said:

 In a multi-track, you are forced to choose and never get to see what is
 going on in the areas that you've been forced to opt out of. Which I think
 would be a shame since some of the non-technical talks really NEED to be
 heard by those who are there purely for the tech.

 I do think someone from Philly needs to answer the original question: can
 they put on a single track conference if that's what the community wants.
 It will make a difference it seems, in the vote.

 Then if BOTH LA and Philly can do single track (or multitrack or some
 other permutation) we can vote on each city as equals.

 This way we don't need to debate the merits of single or multitrack at the
 same time as we're debating the merits of LA versus Philly.


 Christina Salazar
 Systems Librarian
 John Spoor Broome Library
 California State University, Channel Islands
 805/437-3198


 -Original Message-
 From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
 Joshua Gomez
 Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 11:31 AM
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4lib 2016 location

 Allowing for focus via multi-track also enables echo chambers in which
 people that could probably most benefit from non-code related talks never
 see them.

 As a possible solution, we could have a post-conference afternoon on
 Thursday where people could meet to dig deeper into themes that occurred
 during the general session. Similar to what happened this year with the
 breakouts at the end, but with a little more emphasis and organization.

 -Josh


 Joshua Gomez | Sr. Software Engineer
 Getty Research Institute | Los Angeles, CA
 310-440-7421

  Frumkin, Jeremy A - (frumkinj) frumk...@email.arizona.edu
  02/23/15 11:19 AM 
 A couple of thoughts:

 1) It takes a lot of effort to put these proposals together. Let's not
 lose sight that both proposals are good proposals, and that's why we have a
 vote. I'm sure there are various opinions on both proposals.

 2) Separate from either proposal, I was struck this year by a greater
 diversity in topic areas for code4lib than I have observed in the past.
 There definitely felt like there was interest in tracks that were not as
 code-focused (such as culture / community, management, etc.). With the
 conference growing to the size it has, I personally feel it might be
 interesting to try a hybrid of single / multi-track, to allow those
 attending an opportunity to have the ability to have some additional focus
 on some theme areas. When we started code4lib, the size of the conference
 was such that a single track made a lot of sense; as the event has grown,
 both in size and maturity, I'd like to suggest that it may be worth
 exploring having both single track sessions and multi-track sessions to
 allow deeper dives by different segments of the attendees.

 Just my $.02

 -- jaf

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 Libraries

 +1 520.626.7296
 j...@arizona.edu
 
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 Einstein




 On 2/23/15, 12:09 PM, Riley Childs rchi...@cucawarriors.com wrote:

 I agree, the appeal of code4lib is the single track.
 
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 Sent: 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Craft drink-up event Tuesday

[Tom Johnson]

You're both welcome to pass off your registration to anyone you like.
There's no formal process for this, just let us know.
On Feb 9, 2015 7:58 AM, Andromeda Yelton andromeda.yel...@gmail.com
wrote:

 I have the same issue as Tania. Who wants my drinkup spot, and how do I
 transfer it?

 (I should arrive Tuesday, but time has lost all meaning. It's my daughter's
 fifth snow day in two weeks, and we in Boston have always been at war with
 Noreasterasia.)

 On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 5:38 PM, Tania Fersenheim tan...@brandeis.edu
 wrote:

  I am in Boston, and given tomorrow's weather mess it's highly likely I
 will
  NOT make it to Portland on Monday.  If I make it on Tuesday I will arrive
  too late for the drink up.
 
  Are there any mechanisms to give my drink up spot to someone else?
 
  Tania, who has shoveled 3 feet of snow in the last week and doesn't want
 to
  shovel another foot tomorrow.
 
  --
 
  Tania Fersenheim
  Manager of Library Systems
 
  Brandeis University
  Library and Technology Services
 
  415 South Street, (MS 017/P.O. Box 549110)
  Waltham, MA 02454-9110
  Phone: 781.736.4698
  Fax: 781.736.4577
  email: tan...@brandeis.edu
 



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[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Registration Status

[Tom Johnson]

I'm pleased to announce that Code4Lib 2015 is entirely sold out.  We closed
registration as scheduled on the 1st of February, and sold the last open
registration spot

A rough count of attendees comes out to 452, with a few people sneaking in
past the cap.

The *preconference registrations are reopened*, after being initially
closed with the main registration.  We'll leave them open as long as there
is a reasonable amount of space, so feel free to register for the
preconference day right up through the weekend.

See you in Portland, Code4Libbers!

- Tom

Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference photography policy

[Tom Johnson]

This conversation moved fast!  The host committee is purchasing colored
lanyards (red, yellow, green) which can be used as photography consent
indicators.

Maybe someone can help us nail down a good policy and approach for
communicating it?

- Tom

On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 9:57 AM, Sarah Shealy sarah.she...@outlook.com
wrote:

 I see your point, nothing is 100% effective. Especially anywhere more than
 4 or 5 people gather. I would think the first year of implementation would
 be more of a 'let everyone know' type deal. And the MC can also point out
 any changes in policy (not just this one) during breaks.
 However, with the lanyards/whatnot, the instances of unwanted photographs
 should go down. If you don't wear a badge/lanyard/etc you won't really have
 to worry about it. I'd suggest we have an addition to the policy that
 basically reads We understand that many people will not know about this
 policy, and on a first incident someone taking an unwanted photograph is
 told about the policy. Afterwards, the case(s) will be handled as
 determined by x. There should also be a part that says If the
 lanyard/badge/whatnot is not clearly visible, the picture taker should be
 informed of the issue and remove the image from the phone/camera. No one
 can control what happens to participants outside of the venue,
 unfortunately, but hopefully other Code4Libbers would still abide by the
 policy.
 This isn't meant to restrict your freedom or get people in trouble. It's
 to protect those who feel they need protection. I wouldn't use a
 lanyard/badge/whatnot personally (if voluntary - if you have to choose a
 color on registration, obviously I would), but I'm not going to make others
 feel as though they're in the wrong for choosing to do it.
 Did all of that make sense?
 Sarah

  Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 08:52:18 -0800
  From: kyle.baner...@gmail.com
  Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference photography policy
  To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 
  On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 6:58 AM, Galen Charlton g...@esilibrary.com
 wrote:
 
   I would like to propose that C4L adopt a policy requiring that consent
   be explicitly given to be photographed or recorded, along the lines of
   a policy adopted by the Evergreen Project. [1]
  
 
  As a practical matter, this is functionally equivalent to prohibiting
  photography except for arranged photos which will need something simple
  (like pictures of  cameras and mikes with slashes through them posted
  throughout the venue) to communicate the policy. Differential badges,
  lanyards, etc will not always be visible, and not all people will notice
  them, be aware of what they mean, or can be assumed to be familiar with a
  written policy. On an aside note, a lot of activity occurs outside the
  official venues and it is in these areas where people might be most
  vulnerable to unwanted photos.
 
  kyle

Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference photography policy

[Tom Johnson]

Thank you, Tara and Ranti for taking this on.  I'm sure even many speakers
who have no problem being filmed will appreciate being notified and given
the opportunity to opt in/out.

- Tom

On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Ranti Junus ranti.ju...@gmail.com wrote:

 I agree that streaming crew should be free from doing the paperwork. Tara
 has volunteered to be the paperwork person and I'm volunteering to help
 her out.

 I think streaming crew, Tara, and I can discuss separately on things that
 are need to be done or information we should provide (e.g. list of those
 who opt-out, their talk schedule, etc.) to the streaming crew.


 thanks,
 ranti.

 On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 7:07 PM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote:

  To be clear, what I said or tried to say is that the streaming crew needs
  to know if he presenter does not wish to be shown, or if they do not want
  their presentation shown before they start presenting. At least one full
  minute before would be great. They can take our word that we will honor
  their wishes.
 
  I think that it is fair to say that nobody involved with the video wants
  anything to do with paperwork, and if anyone has the time and energy to
 do
  that, their time would be better spent actually working on the video
 crew,
  which at this point is virtually nonexistent.
 
  Every presenter should know that we will be putting up video of their
  session or talk on our YouTube channel with a CC license, unless they
  demure. We should have a small sign to that effect at the podium, as
 well.
 
 
  --
  Cary Gordon
  The Cherry Hill Company
  http://chillco.com
 



 --
 Bulk mail.  Postage paid.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4LibCon video (Was: Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference photography policy)

[Tom Johnson]

I can supply a Macbook.

Thanks Cary, for your offer to bring equipment.  My hope is that someone
will step forward to coordinate the stream; it should be something that we
can bring volunteers on board for if we can arrange for a
morning/handoff/afternoon cycle, rather than a multi-day commitment.

- Tom

On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 4:38 PM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote:

 Correction: We need a Mac, as my encoder is Thunderbolt.

 I will try to rebuild my MacBook Pro, if I gat a chance.


  On Jan 26, 2015, at 4:36 PM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote:
 
  Just to be clear, I am providing equipment and will set it up, but I do
 not believe that we have a streaming crew at this time.
 
  Riley and I spent almost every moment of the last Con doing this, so
 while I am willing to teach and help, I am not going to be the video guy
 again.
 
  We also need a decent computer. I am most familiar with Macs, but a PC
 will do. Linux is not an option.
 
  Thanks,
 
  Cary
 
  On Jan 26, 2015, at 4:26 PM, Ranti Junus ranti.ju...@gmail.com
 mailto:ranti.ju...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  I agree that streaming crew should be free from doing the paperwork.
 Tara
  has volunteered to be the paperwork person and I'm volunteering to
 help
  her out.
 
  I think streaming crew, Tara, and I can discuss separately on things
 that
  are need to be done or information we should provide (e.g. list of those
  who opt-out, their talk schedule, etc.) to the streaming crew.
 
 
  thanks,
  ranti.
 
  On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 7:07 PM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com
 mailto:listu...@chillco.com wrote:
 
  To be clear, what I said or tried to say is that the streaming crew
 needs
  to know if he presenter does not wish to be shown, or if they do not
 want
  their presentation shown before they start presenting. At least one
 full
  minute before would be great. They can take our word that we will honor
  their wishes.
 
  I think that it is fair to say that nobody involved with the video
 wants
  anything to do with paperwork, and if anyone has the time and energy
 to do
  that, their time would be better spent actually working on the video
 crew,
  which at this point is virtually nonexistent.
 
  Every presenter should know that we will be putting up video of their
  session or talk on our YouTube channel with a CC license, unless they
  demure. We should have a small sign to that effect at the podium, as
 well.
 
 
  --
  Cary Gordon
  The Cherry Hill Company
  http://chillco.com http://chillco.com/
 
 
 
 
  --
  Bulk mail.  Postage paid.
 

[CODE4LIB] 2015 Registration Reminder

[Tom Johnson]

Code4Lib 2015 PDX is a little more than a month from now.  This is your
courtesy reminder to make your plans and get registered.  Space is still
available, but time is running out!

http://code4lib.org/conference/2015

- Tom

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf triplestores

[Tom Johnson]

DPLA is working on moving to a more RDF-aware stack, including Marmotta[1]
as a triplestore, Linked Data Platform server, and Linked Data cache layer.

You can check out our data model[2], which we use as a common format for
special collections/archives/museum metadata aggregated from our partners.
Marmotta gives us RDF persistence with graph query via SPARQL, and a REST
interface via LDP[3].  Most/all of our actual interactions with the data
are mediated by ActiveTriples[4], an ORM-like interface to RDF resources.
From there, it's just like any other application, with the benefits (and
pitfalls) offered by a graph model, Open World, URIs, etc... becoming
tangible from time to time.

[1] http://marmotta.apache.org/
[2] http://dp.la/info/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DPLA-MAP-V3.1-2.pdf
[3] http://www.w3.org/TR/ldp/
[4] https://github.com/ActiveTriples/ActiveTriples

On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 7:32 AM, Forrest, Stuart sforr...@bcgov.net wrote:

 Thanks Jeff

 Interesting concept, can you give me any examples of their usage, what
 kinds of data etc.?

 Thanks


 
 Stuart Forrest PhD
 Library Systems Specialist
 Beaufort County Library
 843 255 6450
 sforr...@bcgov.net

 http://www.beaufortcountylibrary.org

 For Leisure, For Learning, For Life




 -Original Message-
 From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
 Mixter,Jeff
 Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 10:20 AM
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf triplestores

 A triplestore is basically a database backend for RDF triples. The major
 benefit is that it allows for SPARQL querying. You could imagine a
 triplestore as being the same thing as a relational database that can be
 queried with SQL.

 The drawback that I have run into is that unless you have unlimited
 hardware, triplestores can run into scaling problems (when you are looking
 at hundreds of millions or billions of triples). This is a problem when you
 want to search for data. For searching I use a hybrid Elasticsearch (i.e.
 Lucene) index for the string literals and the go out to the triplestore to
 query for the data.

 If you are looking to use a triplestore it is important to distinguish
 between search and query.

 Triplestore are really good for query but not so good for search. The
 basic problem with search is that is it mostly string based and this
 requires a regular expression query in SPARQL which is expensive from a
 hardware perspective.

 There are a few triple stores that use a hybrid model. In particular Jena
 Fuseki (http://jena.apache.org/documentation/query/text-query.html)

 Thanks,

 Jeff Mixter
 Research Support Specialist
 OCLC Research
 614-761-5159
 mixt...@oclc.org

 
 From: Code for Libraries CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU on behalf of Forrest,
 Stuart sforr...@bcgov.net
 Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 10:00 AM
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf triplestores

 Hi All

 My question is what do you guys use triplestores for?

 Thanks
 Stuart



 
 Stuart Forrest PhD
 Library Systems Specialist
 Beaufort County Library
 843 255 6450
 sforr...@bcgov.net

 http://www.beaufortcountylibrary.org

 For Leisure, For Learning, For Life



 -Original Message-
 From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
 Stefano Bargioni
 Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 8:53 AM
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf triplestores

 My +1 for Joseki.
 sb

 On 11/nov/2013, at 06.12, Eric Lease Morgan wrote:

  What is your favorite RDF triplestore?
 
  I am able to convert numerous library-related metadata formats into
 RDF/XML. In a minimal way, I can then contribute to the Semantic Web by
 simply putting the resulting files on an HTTP file system. But if I were to
 import my RDF/XML into a triplestore, then I could do a lot more. Jena
 seems like a good option. So does Openlink Virtuoso.
 
  What experience do y'all have with these tools, and do you know how to
 import RDF/XML into them?
 
  --
  Eric Lease Morgan
 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2015 Registration Update [spots still available]

[Tom Johnson]

Just heard back from the Hilton on this. Things have shifted rapidly over
the last few days. We are now officially booked up on hotel rooms in the
original block.

The Hilton says they have expanded the block by 'a few' rooms for each day
of the conference.  I would continue to advise talking with someone there
directly if you are having trouble getting the block rate.

- Tom

On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Glen Horton glen.hor...@gmail.com wrote:

 Do we know yet if the hotel is going to expand the bank of rooms available
 for Code4Lib?  Today the website is only allowing reservations for Sunday
 and Monday night when using the group code.

 I called and left a message with the hotel's in-house reservation
 department, but haven't heard anything back yet.

 Glen

 On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Riley-Huff, Debra riley...@olemiss.edu
 wrote:
 
  I could never get a room for Thursday night, even on the first day the
  conference registration was open. Decided to just take a red-eye flight
  home instead. :(
 
  Debra Riley-Huff
  Head of Web Services  Associate Professor
  JD Williams Library
  University of Mississippi
  University, MS 38677
  662-915-7353
  riley...@olemiss.edu
 
  On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 9:20 AM, Robert Haschart rh...@virginia.edu
  wrote:
  
   When I originally reserved the room, I also encountered the problem of
 no
   availability on Thursday night.
   I called on Monday the 15th to try to add in Thursday night and was
 told
   that there are no rooms at that rate.
   Clearly there is a communication problems at the hotel, between the
  people
   the organizers have talked to and the people taking reservations.
  
   One problem the reservation lady seemed to be having is she would ask
 for
   the group code,   I'd say code4lib, and she'd confirm saying OK so the
  code
   is 4lib.
   She also had trouble finding the reservation I made through the Oregon
   State University Conference Services site and wanted to just make a new
   reservation, with a notation that it might be a duplicate.   Finally
  after
   telling her my name, address, email, arrival date  and acknowledgement
   number for a third time, she finally said Is your first name Robert?
  and
   found the original reservation. snark I guess she was confused by all
  the
   other people with the same last name as me. /snark  It may be that
 the
   lower room availability is due to several similarly duplicated
  reservations.
  
   -Robert Haschart
  
  
   On 12/16/2014 10:59 PM, Tom Johnson wrote:
  
   The word from the Hilton as of 6:00 PST is that we have rooms
 available
  at
   the following days:
  
2/7 - 4
2/8 - 11
2/9 - 19
2/10 - 9
2/11 - 5
2/12 - 2
2/13 - 0
  
   I can verify with them tomorrow and see what we can do about expanding
  the
   block.  We've only just met (or are about to meet?) our obligations,
 so
  we
   haven't been in a big hurry to bump up the numbers.
  
   I would encourage you to negotiate with the hotel directly if you're
   having
   trouble, and we'll do what we can on our end.
  
   - Tom
  
   On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 6:36 PM, Rainwater, Jean
  jean_rainwa...@brown.edu
   
   wrote:
  
I had the same experience -- got a reservation for Thursday but they
  said
   the block was sold out and I'd have to pay a higher rate.  -- jean
  
   On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 8:53 PM, Heidi P Frankh...@nyu.edu  wrote:
  
   Hi,
   I'm also needing Thursday night added.
  
   I had reserved my room about a week ago, and got Sunday-Wednesday
  nights
  
   at
  
   the conference rate, but couldn't get Thursday night at all.  So
 based
   on
   suggestions on the C4L email about the hotel, I called them directly
  to
  
   get
  
   Thursday night added.  They did add Thursday night onto my
  reservation,
  
   but
  
   only at the regular higher rate - they said the conference rate was
  not
   available for that night.  I had seen a message that people were
  working
  
   on
  
   expanding the blocks, but hadn't heard any updates.
  
   If the hotel block is expanded, especially for Thursday night, can
  
   someone
  
   confirm?   I still need to call the hotel back so they will change
 my
   Thursday night price to the conference rate.
  
   Thanks!
   heidi
  
   Heidi Frank
   Electronic Resources  Special Formats Cataloger
   New York University Libraries
   Knowledge Access  Resources Management Services
  
   20 Cooper Square, 3rd Floor
   New York, NY  10003
   212-998-2499 (office)
   212-995-4366 (fax)
   h...@nyu.edu
   Skype: hfrank71
  
   On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 8:30 PM, Betsy Coles
  bco...@library.caltech.edu
  
   wrote:
  
   I'm not panicking, but I just tried to reserve a hotel room for
  Sunday
   night through Wednesday night and the booking website says nothing
 is
   available (Sunday through Tuesday was OK).  Could someone please
  nudge
  
   the
  
   Hilton and get some more rooms added to the block

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2015 Registration Update [spots still available]

[Tom Johnson]

Thanks Heidi.  I'm passing that info along to the person who has been
communicating most with the Hotel.  I'll let you all know if/when I have
any answers on this.

On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 11:41 AM, Heidi P Frank h...@nyu.edu wrote:

 just an FYI... I talked with a lady named Jennifer this morning to see
 about getting the conference rate applied to my Thursday night reservation
 (Sunday-Wednesday nights did have the conference rate, but I originally was
 only able to get Thursday night reserved at the regular rate of $179.00)

 She told me that they had agreed to increase the blocks of rooms, but are
 doing so at $159.00 instead of $139.00 per night, and she changed my last
 night from the higher $179.00 to the $159.00 rate.

 Not sure what has happened before or after the time I talked to her though
 (around 10:45am EST this morning), or whether the extra rooms have already
 filled up again, or what.

 cheers,
 heidi

 Heidi Frank
 Electronic Resources  Special Formats Cataloger
 New York University Libraries
 Knowledge Access  Resources Management Services
 20 Cooper Square, 3rd Floor
 New York, NY  10003
 212-998-2499 (office)
 212-995-4366 (fax)
 h...@nyu.edu
 Skype: hfrank71

 On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Tom Johnson 
 johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com
  wrote:
 
  Just heard back from the Hilton on this. Things have shifted rapidly over
  the last few days. We are now officially booked up on hotel rooms in the
  original block.
 
  The Hilton says they have expanded the block by 'a few' rooms for each
 day
  of the conference.  I would continue to advise talking with someone there
  directly if you are having trouble getting the block rate.
 
  - Tom
 
  On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Glen Horton glen.hor...@gmail.com
  wrote:
 
   Do we know yet if the hotel is going to expand the bank of rooms
  available
   for Code4Lib?  Today the website is only allowing reservations for
 Sunday
   and Monday night when using the group code.
  
   I called and left a message with the hotel's in-house reservation
   department, but haven't heard anything back yet.
  
   Glen
  
   On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Riley-Huff, Debra 
 riley...@olemiss.edu
  
   wrote:
   
I could never get a room for Thursday night, even on the first day
 the
conference registration was open. Decided to just take a red-eye
 flight
home instead. :(
   
Debra Riley-Huff
Head of Web Services  Associate Professor
JD Williams Library
University of Mississippi
University, MS 38677
662-915-7353
riley...@olemiss.edu
   
On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 9:20 AM, Robert Haschart rh...@virginia.edu
 
wrote:

 When I originally reserved the room, I also encountered the problem
  of
   no
 availability on Thursday night.
 I called on Monday the 15th to try to add in Thursday night and was
   told
 that there are no rooms at that rate.
 Clearly there is a communication problems at the hotel, between the
people
 the organizers have talked to and the people taking reservations.

 One problem the reservation lady seemed to be having is she would
 ask
   for
 the group code,   I'd say code4lib, and she'd confirm saying OK so
  the
code
 is 4lib.
 She also had trouble finding the reservation I made through the
  Oregon
 State University Conference Services site and wanted to just make a
  new
 reservation, with a notation that it might be a duplicate.
  Finally
after
 telling her my name, address, email, arrival date  and
  acknowledgement
 number for a third time, she finally said Is your first name
  Robert?
and
 found the original reservation. snark I guess she was confused by
  all
the
 other people with the same last name as me. /snark  It may be
 that
   the
 lower room availability is due to several similarly duplicated
reservations.

 -Robert Haschart


 On 12/16/2014 10:59 PM, Tom Johnson wrote:

 The word from the Hilton as of 6:00 PST is that we have rooms
   available
at
 the following days:

  2/7 - 4
  2/8 - 11
  2/9 - 19
  2/10 - 9
  2/11 - 5
  2/12 - 2
  2/13 - 0

 I can verify with them tomorrow and see what we can do about
  expanding
the
 block.  We've only just met (or are about to meet?) our
 obligations,
   so
we
 haven't been in a big hurry to bump up the numbers.

 I would encourage you to negotiate with the hotel directly if
 you're
 having
 trouble, and we'll do what we can on our end.

 - Tom

 On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 6:36 PM, Rainwater, Jean
jean_rainwa...@brown.edu
 
 wrote:

  I had the same experience -- got a reservation for Thursday but
  they
said
 the block was sold out and I'd have to pay a higher rate.  --
 jean

 On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 8:53 PM, Heidi P Frankh...@nyu.edu
  wrote

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2015 Registration Update [spots still available]

[Tom Johnson]

It has come to my attention that the public perception is that Code4Lib
2015 is either sold out or at risk of selling out in the immediate future.

I'm here to tell you DON'T PANIC!  As of yesterday morning, there are at
least 100 places available for regular (non-speaker, non-scholarship)
attendees.  At my latest check in, there should still be hotel rooms
available at the conference rate, as well; and we have confidence that if
the hotel block *does* sell out, we can expand it at least a little for all
the conference days.

While there's no need to drag your feet (the earlier the host committee
knows rough final attendee numbers, the better!), you shouldn't be
concerned at this point if you are waiting for approval (or for after the
holidays) to register.

Our goal is to avoid turning anyone away, and we look to be on track to do
that.

Happy Holidays, and hoping to see you in Portland,

Tom Johnson, on behalf of the PDX host committee

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2015 Registration Update [spots still available]

[Tom Johnson]

The word from the Hilton as of 6:00 PST is that we have rooms available at
the following days:

2/7 - 4
2/8 - 11
2/9 - 19
2/10 - 9
2/11 - 5
2/12 - 2
2/13 - 0

I can verify with them tomorrow and see what we can do about expanding the
block.  We've only just met (or are about to meet?) our obligations, so we
haven't been in a big hurry to bump up the numbers.

I would encourage you to negotiate with the hotel directly if you're having
trouble, and we'll do what we can on our end.

- Tom

On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 6:36 PM, Rainwater, Jean jean_rainwa...@brown.edu
wrote:

 I had the same experience -- got a reservation for Thursday but they said
 the block was sold out and I'd have to pay a higher rate.  -- jean

 On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 8:53 PM, Heidi P Frank h...@nyu.edu wrote:
 
  Hi,
  I'm also needing Thursday night added.
 
  I had reserved my room about a week ago, and got Sunday-Wednesday nights
 at
  the conference rate, but couldn't get Thursday night at all.  So based on
  suggestions on the C4L email about the hotel, I called them directly to
 get
  Thursday night added.  They did add Thursday night onto my reservation,
 but
  only at the regular higher rate - they said the conference rate was not
  available for that night.  I had seen a message that people were working
 on
  expanding the blocks, but hadn't heard any updates.
 
  If the hotel block is expanded, especially for Thursday night, can
 someone
  confirm?   I still need to call the hotel back so they will change my
  Thursday night price to the conference rate.
 
  Thanks!
  heidi
 
  Heidi Frank
  Electronic Resources  Special Formats Cataloger
  New York University Libraries
  Knowledge Access  Resources Management Services
  20 Cooper Square, 3rd Floor
  New York, NY  10003
  212-998-2499 (office)
  212-995-4366 (fax)
  h...@nyu.edu
  Skype: hfrank71
 
  On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 8:30 PM, Betsy Coles bco...@library.caltech.edu
 
  wrote:
  
   I'm not panicking, but I just tried to reserve a hotel room for Sunday
   night through Wednesday night and the booking website says nothing is
   available (Sunday through Tuesday was OK).  Could someone please nudge
  the
   Hilton and get some more rooms added to the block, particularly for
   Wednesday night?
  
   Many thanks,
   Betsy Coles
   Caltech Library
   bco...@caltech.edu
  
   -Original Message-
   From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf
 Of
   Tom Johnson
   Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 1:39 PM
   To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
   Subject: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2015 Registration Update [spots still
   available]
  
   It has come to my attention that the public perception is that Code4Lib
   2015 is either sold out or at risk of selling out in the immediate
  future.
  
   I'm here to tell you DON'T PANIC!  As of yesterday morning, there are
 at
   least 100 places available for regular (non-speaker, non-scholarship)
   attendees.  At my latest check in, there should still be hotel rooms
   available at the conference rate, as well; and we have confidence that
 if
   the hotel block *does* sell out, we can expand it at least a little for
  all
   the conference days.
  
   While there's no need to drag your feet (the earlier the host committee
   knows rough final attendee numbers, the better!), you shouldn't be
   concerned at this point if you are waiting for approval (or for after
 the
   holidays) to register.
  
   Our goal is to avoid turning anyone away, and we look to be on track to
  do
   that.
  
   Happy Holidays, and hoping to see you in Portland,
  
   Tom Johnson, on behalf of the PDX host committee
  
 


 --
 Jean Rainwater
 Head, Integrated Technology Services
 Brown University Library
 10 Prospect Street / Box A
 Providence, Rhode Island 02912
 401.863.9031
 jean_rainwa...@brown.edu

Re: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland Oregon is NOW OPEN!

[Tom Johnson]

We're working hard to make sure that those scare quotes drop off of
unlimited.  Hopefully we can avoid the annual in-session wifi issues.

On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 10:54 AM, Terrell, Trey trey.terr...@oregonstate.edu
 wrote:

 Not sure if anybody has replied to this - yes! There will be free in-room
 wifi as well as “unlimited” conference Wi-Fi during the event.

 Trey Terrell
 Analyst Programmer
 trey.terr...@oregonstate.edu
 Oregon State University Libraries
 Corvallis, OR 97331





 On 12/8/14, 7:38 PM, Emily Lynema emilylyn...@gmail.com wrote:

 Anyone know if internet is included? I mean, it would be crazy if it's
 not,
 but just to make sure somebody thought about it...
 
 On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 3:35 PM, Mark A. Matienzo mark.matie...@gmail.com
 
 wrote:
 
  I made my reservation on Sunday, and I ran into the same snag. They
  suggested I wait an hour or so for the change to propagate throughout
 the
  system.
 
  Mark
 
  On Dec 8, 2014, at 2:22 PM, Mark Mounts mark.mou...@dartmouth.edu
 wrote:
 
   I just tried to check my hotel reservation that I made through the
 link
  on
   the registration page with the hotel directly and they couldn’t find
 my
   reservation - and now they claim to be out of rooms.
  
   Best to check yours!
  
   On 12/8/14, 1:46 PM, Tom Johnson johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com
  wrote:
  
   I'm also being told that you will likely get the block rate for the
   weekend
   if you call and ask.
  
   Again, we're working to make sure the edge dates stay available and
  ready
   to ask the hotel to expand any dates that fill up.
  
   We are closing in on sold out for Thursday, but trying to expand that
  day,
   Monday-Wednesday nights are still very available.
  
   On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Tom Johnson
   johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com
   wrote:
  
   I'm told we're not currently out of block space for any of
   Sunday-Thursday
   nights.
  
   If you're having trouble, calling the hotel directly is probably the
   best
   solution.
  
   We'll do our best to stay on top of the block status and expand it
  where
   needed.  The hotel has been very flexible thus far, and I get the
   impression they would be glad if we booked them solid.
  
   On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Tom Johnson 
   johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com wrote:
  
   Any chance we could get in touch with the hotel? It might not be
 that
   the hotel is booked up, but rather that it won't allow us to order
  that
   night on the block.
  
   That seems to be the case (i.e. the block for Thursday night is
 sold
   out). We're working on getting info and expanding the block as
 needed.
  
   On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Andreas Orphanides 
  akorp...@ncsu.edu
   wrote:
  
   Lack of Thursday overnight is going to be a big deal, especially
 with
   the
   west coast location. Any chance we could get in touch with the
 hotel?
   It
   might not be that the hotel is booked up, but rather that it won't
   allow
   us
   to order that night on the block.
  
   On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Collier, Aaron 
  acoll...@calstate.edu
   wrote:
  
   This is the problem I had. Tried to book through the weekend and
 it
   apparently wasn't available.
  
  
  
  
  ---
   ---
   Aaron Collier
   Digital Repository Services Manager
   Systemwide Digital Library Services, California State University
   
   From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
   Joshua
   Gomez [jgo...@getty.edu]
   Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 10:10 AM
   To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
   Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in
 Portland
   Oregon
   is NOW OPEN!
  
   I had trouble as well, but when I restricted my reservation to
 only
   Sunday-Wed nights, it then allowed me to reserve rooms. It
 appears
   that
   there are no rooms available for Thursday or Friday after the
   conference.
  
   -Josh
  
  
   Joshua Gomez | Sr. Software Engineer
   Getty Research Institute | Los Angeles, CA
   310-440-7421
  
   Louisa Kwasigroch lkwasigr...@clir.org 12/08/14 10:07 AM
 
   I just tried the link from the registration page:
  
  
  
  https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_neweventID=117148
   45
   ,
   and then clicked on łmake a reservation˛, and it allowed me to
   select
   dates and get a room.
  
   On 12/8/14, 1:00 PM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu
  wrote:
  
   Can someone from the conference check with the hotel about our
 room
   block?
   It seems weird that we've got a link to a special event page but
   that
   it's
   returning no results on the day of registration
  
   On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Dana Jemison
   dana.jemi...@ucop.edu
   wrote:
  
   Looks like the recommended hotel is already filled up.  Are
 there
   any
   other options close by?
  
   Thanks!
  
   Dana
  
   Dana Jemison
   Principal Metadata Analyst
   California Digital

Re: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland Oregon is NOW OPEN!

[Tom Johnson]

 Kudos to everyone who is working on this!

 In the registration process I noticed the questions about accessibility
needs and dietary restrictions. I also appreciate the work that was done to
figure out childcare. I'm super excited about the program and also noticed
that both keynotes are women and more than half the speakers are women.

 Our community isn't perfect, but I really appreciate the work that
everyone is doing to identify barriers and figure out how to make
improvements.

 I love learning with you folks.

I'm not sure anyone acknowledged this.  Thanks for chiming in on this.  It
speaks well about the community that diversity in the program has become a
standard.  Here's hoping we can continue this positive trend--and identify
areas where we are lacking--in future years.

This might be a good place to point out that the committee is taking
accessibility needs very seriously.  Potential attendees who have specific
needs should feel free to contact us directly, as well as registering with
confidence that we will do what we can to make the conference a good
experience.  This is something that we could have done a better job of
communicating earlier in the process, but I hope the community can help us
invite anyone who may be uncertain that Code4Lib is a place for them.

- Tom

On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Tom Johnson johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 We're working hard to make sure that those scare quotes drop off of
 unlimited.  Hopefully we can avoid the annual in-session wifi issues.

 On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 10:54 AM, Terrell, Trey 
 trey.terr...@oregonstate.edu wrote:

 Not sure if anybody has replied to this - yes! There will be free in-room
 wifi as well as “unlimited” conference Wi-Fi during the event.

 Trey Terrell
 Analyst Programmer
 trey.terr...@oregonstate.edu
 Oregon State University Libraries
 Corvallis, OR 97331





 On 12/8/14, 7:38 PM, Emily Lynema emilylyn...@gmail.com wrote:

 Anyone know if internet is included? I mean, it would be crazy if it's
 not,
 but just to make sure somebody thought about it...
 
 On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 3:35 PM, Mark A. Matienzo 
 mark.matie...@gmail.com
 wrote:
 
  I made my reservation on Sunday, and I ran into the same snag. They
  suggested I wait an hour or so for the change to propagate throughout
 the
  system.
 
  Mark
 
  On Dec 8, 2014, at 2:22 PM, Mark Mounts mark.mou...@dartmouth.edu
 wrote:
 
   I just tried to check my hotel reservation that I made through the
 link
  on
   the registration page with the hotel directly and they couldn’t find
 my
   reservation - and now they claim to be out of rooms.
  
   Best to check yours!
  
   On 12/8/14, 1:46 PM, Tom Johnson johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com
  wrote:
  
   I'm also being told that you will likely get the block rate for the
   weekend
   if you call and ask.
  
   Again, we're working to make sure the edge dates stay available and
  ready
   to ask the hotel to expand any dates that fill up.
  
   We are closing in on sold out for Thursday, but trying to expand
 that
  day,
   Monday-Wednesday nights are still very available.
  
   On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Tom Johnson
   johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com
   wrote:
  
   I'm told we're not currently out of block space for any of
   Sunday-Thursday
   nights.
  
   If you're having trouble, calling the hotel directly is probably
 the
   best
   solution.
  
   We'll do our best to stay on top of the block status and expand it
  where
   needed.  The hotel has been very flexible thus far, and I get the
   impression they would be glad if we booked them solid.
  
   On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Tom Johnson 
   johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com wrote:
  
   Any chance we could get in touch with the hotel? It might not be
 that
   the hotel is booked up, but rather that it won't allow us to order
  that
   night on the block.
  
   That seems to be the case (i.e. the block for Thursday night is
 sold
   out). We're working on getting info and expanding the block as
 needed.
  
   On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Andreas Orphanides 
  akorp...@ncsu.edu
   wrote:
  
   Lack of Thursday overnight is going to be a big deal, especially
 with
   the
   west coast location. Any chance we could get in touch with the
 hotel?
   It
   might not be that the hotel is booked up, but rather that it
 won't
   allow
   us
   to order that night on the block.
  
   On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Collier, Aaron 
  acoll...@calstate.edu
   wrote:
  
   This is the problem I had. Tried to book through the weekend and
 it
   apparently wasn't available.
  
  
  
  
  ---
   ---
   Aaron Collier
   Digital Repository Services Manager
   Systemwide Digital Library Services, California State University
   
   From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf
 Of
   Joshua
   Gomez [jgo...@getty.edu]
   Sent: Monday, December 08

Re: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland Oregon is NOW OPEN!

[Tom Johnson]

The block rates aren't available for Friday (they are Sunday night through
Thursday night), so if you are selecting Friday, you might be hitting a
snag.

It's also possible that the block is filled for thursday. We can contact
the hotel about expanding the block, and getting a current report on where
we stand.  Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday's blocks are larger than the
number of currently registered attendees, so you should still be able to
book then.

I would also recommend giving the hotel a call and seeing what they can do
for you about good rates for the weekend.

- Tom

On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Collier, Aaron acoll...@calstate.edu
wrote:

 This is the problem I had. Tried to book through the weekend and it
 apparently wasn't available.

 --
 Aaron Collier
 Digital Repository Services Manager
 Systemwide Digital Library Services, California State University
 
 From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Joshua
 Gomez [jgo...@getty.edu]
 Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 10:10 AM
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland Oregon
 is NOW OPEN!

 I had trouble as well, but when I restricted my reservation to only
 Sunday-Wed nights, it then allowed me to reserve rooms. It appears that
 there are no rooms available for Thursday or Friday after the
 conference.

 -Josh


 Joshua Gomez | Sr. Software Engineer
 Getty Research Institute | Los Angeles, CA
 310-440-7421

  Louisa Kwasigroch lkwasigr...@clir.org 12/08/14 10:07 AM 
 I just tried the link from the registration page:
 https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_neweventID=11714845,
 and then clicked on łmake a reservation˛, and it allowed me to select
 dates and get a room.

 On 12/8/14, 1:00 PM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu wrote:

 Can someone from the conference check with the hotel about our room
 block?
 It seems weird that we've got a link to a special event page but that
 it's
 returning no results on the day of registration
 
 On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Dana Jemison dana.jemi...@ucop.edu
 wrote:
 
  Looks like the recommended hotel is already filled up.  Are there any
  other options close by?
 
  Thanks!
 
  Dana
 
  Dana Jemison
  Principal Metadata Analyst
  California Digital Library
  University of California, Office of the President
  415 20th Street, 4th Floor, Office 424B
  Oakland, CA 94612-2901
  Tel: 510.987.0832
  Email: dana.jemi...@ucop.edu
 
  -Original Message-
  From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf
 Of
  Wick, Ryan
  Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 9:00 AM
  To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
  Subject: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland Oregon
 is
  NOW OPEN!
 
  Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland Oregon is now open!
 
  To register for Code4Lib 2015, please visit:
 http://c4l2015.eventbrite.com
 
  Code4Lib will be held at the Hilton Portland  Executive Tower
 located
 in
  downtown Portland. Rooms are $139 a night for single/double rooms.
 Please
  use this link for reservations:
  https://aws.passkey.com/event/11714845/owner/4173/landing
 
  Preconferences begin on February 9, with the main conference running
 from
  February 10-12.
 
  The full schedule for Code4Lib is here:
  http://code4lib.org/conference/2015/schedule
 
  Details on the preconference offerings can be found here:
  http://wiki.code4lib.org/2015_Preconference_Proposals
 
  Code4Lib plans to offer on-site childcare in 2015. Please let us know
 how
  many children you expect to bring with you and their ages at the time
 of
  registration. We are seeking sponsors to offset childcare costs, but
 for
  now, you should plan for $200/child/day for a 0-2 year old and $100
 for
 a
  3+ year old.
 
  There are also a variety of social activities around Code4Lib -
 please
  visit http://wiki.code4lib.org/2015_Social_Activities for more
  information about the Craft Brew Drinkup, the Newcomer Dinners and a
 list
  of a variety of events scheduled that week.
 
  We're really looking forward to having all of you join us in Portland
 this
  February.
 
  The Local Program Planning Committee
 
  Evviva Weinraub
  Tom Johnson
  Ryan Wick
  Trey Terrell
  Mike Eaton
  Hui Zhang
 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland Oregon is NOW OPEN!

[Tom Johnson]

 Any chance we could get in touch with the hotel? It might not be that the
hotel is booked up, but rather that it won't allow us to order that night
on the block.

That seems to be the case (i.e. the block for Thursday night is sold out).
We're working on getting info and expanding the block as needed.

On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu
wrote:

 Lack of Thursday overnight is going to be a big deal, especially with the
 west coast location. Any chance we could get in touch with the hotel? It
 might not be that the hotel is booked up, but rather that it won't allow us
 to order that night on the block.

 On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Collier, Aaron acoll...@calstate.edu
 wrote:

  This is the problem I had. Tried to book through the weekend and it
  apparently wasn't available.
 
 
 --
  Aaron Collier
  Digital Repository Services Manager
  Systemwide Digital Library Services, California State University
  
  From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Joshua
  Gomez [jgo...@getty.edu]
  Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 10:10 AM
  To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
  Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland Oregon
  is NOW OPEN!
 
  I had trouble as well, but when I restricted my reservation to only
  Sunday-Wed nights, it then allowed me to reserve rooms. It appears that
  there are no rooms available for Thursday or Friday after the
  conference.
 
  -Josh
 
 
  Joshua Gomez | Sr. Software Engineer
  Getty Research Institute | Los Angeles, CA
  310-440-7421
 
   Louisa Kwasigroch lkwasigr...@clir.org 12/08/14 10:07 AM 
  I just tried the link from the registration page:
 
 https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_neweventID=11714845,
  and then clicked on łmake a reservation˛, and it allowed me to select
  dates and get a room.
 
  On 12/8/14, 1:00 PM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu wrote:
 
  Can someone from the conference check with the hotel about our room
  block?
  It seems weird that we've got a link to a special event page but that
  it's
  returning no results on the day of registration
  
  On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Dana Jemison dana.jemi...@ucop.edu
  wrote:
  
   Looks like the recommended hotel is already filled up.  Are there any
   other options close by?
  
   Thanks!
  
   Dana
  
   Dana Jemison
   Principal Metadata Analyst
   California Digital Library
   University of California, Office of the President
   415 20th Street, 4th Floor, Office 424B
   Oakland, CA 94612-2901
   Tel: 510.987.0832
   Email: dana.jemi...@ucop.edu
  
   -Original Message-
   From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf
  Of
   Wick, Ryan
   Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 9:00 AM
   To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
   Subject: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland Oregon
  is
   NOW OPEN!
  
   Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland Oregon is now open!
  
   To register for Code4Lib 2015, please visit:
  http://c4l2015.eventbrite.com
  
   Code4Lib will be held at the Hilton Portland  Executive Tower
  located
  in
   downtown Portland. Rooms are $139 a night for single/double rooms.
  Please
   use this link for reservations:
   https://aws.passkey.com/event/11714845/owner/4173/landing
  
   Preconferences begin on February 9, with the main conference running
  from
   February 10-12.
  
   The full schedule for Code4Lib is here:
   http://code4lib.org/conference/2015/schedule
  
   Details on the preconference offerings can be found here:
   http://wiki.code4lib.org/2015_Preconference_Proposals
  
   Code4Lib plans to offer on-site childcare in 2015. Please let us know
  how
   many children you expect to bring with you and their ages at the time
  of
   registration. We are seeking sponsors to offset childcare costs, but
  for
   now, you should plan for $200/child/day for a 0-2 year old and $100
  for
  a
   3+ year old.
  
   There are also a variety of social activities around Code4Lib -
  please
   visit http://wiki.code4lib.org/2015_Social_Activities for more
   information about the Craft Brew Drinkup, the Newcomer Dinners and a
  list
   of a variety of events scheduled that week.
  
   We're really looking forward to having all of you join us in Portland
  this
   February.
  
   The Local Program Planning Committee
  
   Evviva Weinraub
   Tom Johnson
   Ryan Wick
   Trey Terrell
   Mike Eaton
   Hui Zhang
  
 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland Oregon is NOW OPEN!

[Tom Johnson]

I'm told we're not currently out of block space for any of Sunday-Thursday
nights.

If you're having trouble, calling the hotel directly is probably the best
solution.

We'll do our best to stay on top of the block status and expand it where
needed.  The hotel has been very flexible thus far, and I get the
impression they would be glad if we booked them solid.

On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Tom Johnson johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com
 wrote:

  Any chance we could get in touch with the hotel? It might not be that
 the hotel is booked up, but rather that it won't allow us to order that
 night on the block.

 That seems to be the case (i.e. the block for Thursday night is sold out).
 We're working on getting info and expanding the block as needed.

 On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu
 wrote:

 Lack of Thursday overnight is going to be a big deal, especially with the
 west coast location. Any chance we could get in touch with the hotel? It
 might not be that the hotel is booked up, but rather that it won't allow
 us
 to order that night on the block.

 On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Collier, Aaron acoll...@calstate.edu
 wrote:

  This is the problem I had. Tried to book through the weekend and it
  apparently wasn't available.
 
 
 --
  Aaron Collier
  Digital Repository Services Manager
  Systemwide Digital Library Services, California State University
  
  From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Joshua
  Gomez [jgo...@getty.edu]
  Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 10:10 AM
  To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
  Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland
 Oregon
  is NOW OPEN!
 
  I had trouble as well, but when I restricted my reservation to only
  Sunday-Wed nights, it then allowed me to reserve rooms. It appears that
  there are no rooms available for Thursday or Friday after the
  conference.
 
  -Josh
 
 
  Joshua Gomez | Sr. Software Engineer
  Getty Research Institute | Los Angeles, CA
  310-440-7421
 
   Louisa Kwasigroch lkwasigr...@clir.org 12/08/14 10:07 AM 
  I just tried the link from the registration page:
 
 https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_neweventID=11714845
 ,
  and then clicked on łmake a reservation˛, and it allowed me to select
  dates and get a room.
 
  On 12/8/14, 1:00 PM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu wrote:
 
  Can someone from the conference check with the hotel about our room
  block?
  It seems weird that we've got a link to a special event page but that
  it's
  returning no results on the day of registration
  
  On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Dana Jemison dana.jemi...@ucop.edu
  wrote:
  
   Looks like the recommended hotel is already filled up.  Are there any
   other options close by?
  
   Thanks!
  
   Dana
  
   Dana Jemison
   Principal Metadata Analyst
   California Digital Library
   University of California, Office of the President
   415 20th Street, 4th Floor, Office 424B
   Oakland, CA 94612-2901
   Tel: 510.987.0832
   Email: dana.jemi...@ucop.edu
  
   -Original Message-
   From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf
  Of
   Wick, Ryan
   Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 9:00 AM
   To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
   Subject: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland Oregon
  is
   NOW OPEN!
  
   Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland Oregon is now open!
  
   To register for Code4Lib 2015, please visit:
  http://c4l2015.eventbrite.com
  
   Code4Lib will be held at the Hilton Portland  Executive Tower
  located
  in
   downtown Portland. Rooms are $139 a night for single/double rooms.
  Please
   use this link for reservations:
   https://aws.passkey.com/event/11714845/owner/4173/landing
  
   Preconferences begin on February 9, with the main conference running
  from
   February 10-12.
  
   The full schedule for Code4Lib is here:
   http://code4lib.org/conference/2015/schedule
  
   Details on the preconference offerings can be found here:
   http://wiki.code4lib.org/2015_Preconference_Proposals
  
   Code4Lib plans to offer on-site childcare in 2015. Please let us know
  how
   many children you expect to bring with you and their ages at the time
  of
   registration. We are seeking sponsors to offset childcare costs, but
  for
   now, you should plan for $200/child/day for a 0-2 year old and $100
  for
  a
   3+ year old.
  
   There are also a variety of social activities around Code4Lib -
  please
   visit http://wiki.code4lib.org/2015_Social_Activities for more
   information about the Craft Brew Drinkup, the Newcomer Dinners and a
  list
   of a variety of events scheduled that week.
  
   We're really looking forward to having all of you join us in Portland
  this
   February.
  
   The Local Program Planning Committee
  
   Evviva Weinraub
   Tom Johnson
   Ryan Wick
   Trey Terrell

Re: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland Oregon is NOW OPEN!

[Tom Johnson]

I'm also being told that you will likely get the block rate for the weekend
if you call and ask.

Again, we're working to make sure the edge dates stay available and ready
to ask the hotel to expand any dates that fill up.

We are closing in on sold out for Thursday, but trying to expand that day,
Monday-Wednesday nights are still very available.

On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Tom Johnson johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 I'm told we're not currently out of block space for any of Sunday-Thursday
 nights.

 If you're having trouble, calling the hotel directly is probably the best
 solution.

 We'll do our best to stay on top of the block status and expand it where
 needed.  The hotel has been very flexible thus far, and I get the
 impression they would be glad if we booked them solid.

 On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Tom Johnson 
 johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com wrote:

  Any chance we could get in touch with the hotel? It might not be that
 the hotel is booked up, but rather that it won't allow us to order that
 night on the block.

 That seems to be the case (i.e. the block for Thursday night is sold
 out). We're working on getting info and expanding the block as needed.

 On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu
 wrote:

 Lack of Thursday overnight is going to be a big deal, especially with the
 west coast location. Any chance we could get in touch with the hotel? It
 might not be that the hotel is booked up, but rather that it won't allow
 us
 to order that night on the block.

 On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Collier, Aaron acoll...@calstate.edu
 wrote:

  This is the problem I had. Tried to book through the weekend and it
  apparently wasn't available.
 
 
 --
  Aaron Collier
  Digital Repository Services Manager
  Systemwide Digital Library Services, California State University
  
  From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
 Joshua
  Gomez [jgo...@getty.edu]
  Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 10:10 AM
  To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
  Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland
 Oregon
  is NOW OPEN!
 
  I had trouble as well, but when I restricted my reservation to only
  Sunday-Wed nights, it then allowed me to reserve rooms. It appears that
  there are no rooms available for Thursday or Friday after the
  conference.
 
  -Josh
 
 
  Joshua Gomez | Sr. Software Engineer
  Getty Research Institute | Los Angeles, CA
  310-440-7421
 
   Louisa Kwasigroch lkwasigr...@clir.org 12/08/14 10:07 AM 
  I just tried the link from the registration page:
 
 https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_neweventID=11714845
 ,
  and then clicked on łmake a reservation˛, and it allowed me to select
  dates and get a room.
 
  On 12/8/14, 1:00 PM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu wrote:
 
  Can someone from the conference check with the hotel about our room
  block?
  It seems weird that we've got a link to a special event page but that
  it's
  returning no results on the day of registration
  
  On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Dana Jemison dana.jemi...@ucop.edu
  wrote:
  
   Looks like the recommended hotel is already filled up.  Are there
 any
   other options close by?
  
   Thanks!
  
   Dana
  
   Dana Jemison
   Principal Metadata Analyst
   California Digital Library
   University of California, Office of the President
   415 20th Street, 4th Floor, Office 424B
   Oakland, CA 94612-2901
   Tel: 510.987.0832
   Email: dana.jemi...@ucop.edu
  
   -Original Message-
   From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On
 Behalf
  Of
   Wick, Ryan
   Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 9:00 AM
   To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
   Subject: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland
 Oregon
  is
   NOW OPEN!
  
   Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland Oregon is now open!
  
   To register for Code4Lib 2015, please visit:
  http://c4l2015.eventbrite.com
  
   Code4Lib will be held at the Hilton Portland  Executive Tower
  located
  in
   downtown Portland. Rooms are $139 a night for single/double rooms.
  Please
   use this link for reservations:
   https://aws.passkey.com/event/11714845/owner/4173/landing
  
   Preconferences begin on February 9, with the main conference running
  from
   February 10-12.
  
   The full schedule for Code4Lib is here:
   http://code4lib.org/conference/2015/schedule
  
   Details on the preconference offerings can be found here:
   http://wiki.code4lib.org/2015_Preconference_Proposals
  
   Code4Lib plans to offer on-site childcare in 2015. Please let us
 know
  how
   many children you expect to bring with you and their ages at the
 time
  of
   registration. We are seeking sponsors to offset childcare costs, but
  for
   now, you should plan for $200/child/day for a 0-2 year old and $100
  for
  a
   3+ year old.
  
   There are also a variety

Re: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland Oregon is NOW OPEN!

[Tom Johnson]

We are following up on this.  We are currently below 50% capacity for our
planned block, so the hotel *should not* be turning you away.

On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 11:46 AM, Salazar, Christina 
christina.sala...@csuci.edu wrote:

 Yep, me too. With the exception that Oh you're in luck, there's still
 rooms available (wow, thanks, since I wasn't the one who lost my
 reservation). Also be warned that the conference room confirmation number
 is NOT the hotel's confirmation number.


 Christina Salazar
 Systems Librarian
 John Spoor Broome Library
 California State University, Channel Islands
 805/437-3198


 -Original Message-
 From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
 Mark Mounts
 Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 11:22 AM
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in Portland Oregon
 is NOW OPEN!

 I just tried to check my hotel reservation that I made through the link on
 the registration page with the hotel directly and they couldn’t find my
 reservation - and now they claim to be out of rooms.

 Best to check yours!

 On 12/8/14, 1:46 PM, Tom Johnson johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com wrote:

 I'm also being told that you will likely get the block rate for the
 weekend if you call and ask.
 
 Again, we're working to make sure the edge dates stay available and
 ready to ask the hotel to expand any dates that fill up.
 
 We are closing in on sold out for Thursday, but trying to expand that
 day, Monday-Wednesday nights are still very available.
 
 On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Tom Johnson
 johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com
  wrote:
 
  I'm told we're not currently out of block space for any of
 Sunday-Thursday  nights.
 
  If you're having trouble, calling the hotel directly is probably the
 best  solution.
 
  We'll do our best to stay on top of the block status and expand it
  where needed.  The hotel has been very flexible thus far, and I get
  the impression they would be glad if we booked them solid.
 
  On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Tom Johnson 
  johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com wrote:
 
   Any chance we could get in touch with the hotel? It might not be
   that
  the hotel is booked up, but rather that it won't allow us to order
  that night on the block.
 
  That seems to be the case (i.e. the block for Thursday night is sold
  out). We're working on getting info and expanding the block as needed.
 
  On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Andreas Orphanides
  akorp...@ncsu.edu
  wrote:
 
  Lack of Thursday overnight is going to be a big deal, especially
 with the  west coast location. Any chance we could get in touch with
 the hotel?
 It
  might not be that the hotel is booked up, but rather that it won't
 allow  us  to order that night on the block.
 
  On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Collier, Aaron
  acoll...@calstate.edu
  wrote:
 
   This is the problem I had. Tried to book through the weekend and
   it apparently wasn't available.
  
  
 
 
 ---
 ---
   Aaron Collier
   Digital Repository Services Manager Systemwide Digital Library
   Services, California State University
   
   From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
  Joshua
   Gomez [jgo...@getty.edu]
   Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 10:10 AM
   To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
   Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2015 in
   Portland
  Oregon
   is NOW OPEN!
  
   I had trouble as well, but when I restricted my reservation to
   only Sunday-Wed nights, it then allowed me to reserve rooms. It
   appears
 that
   there are no rooms available for Thursday or Friday after the
   conference.
  
   -Josh
  
  
   Joshua Gomez | Sr. Software Engineer Getty Research Institute |
   Los Angeles, CA
   310-440-7421
  
Louisa Kwasigroch lkwasigr...@clir.org 12/08/14 10:07 AM

   I just tried the link from the registration page:
  
 
 https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_neweventID=117
 148
 45
  ,
   and then clicked on łmake a reservation˛, and it allowed me to
 select
   dates and get a room.
  
   On 12/8/14, 1:00 PM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu
 wrote:
  
   Can someone from the conference check with the hotel about our
   room
   block?
   It seems weird that we've got a link to a special event page but
 that
   it's
   returning no results on the day of registration
   
   On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Dana Jemison
 dana.jemi...@ucop.edu
   wrote:
   
Looks like the recommended hotel is already filled up.  Are
there
  any
other options close by?
   
Thanks!
   
Dana
   
Dana Jemison
Principal Metadata Analyst
California Digital Library
University of California, Office of the President
415 20th Street, 4th Floor, Office 424B Oakland, CA 94612-2901
Tel: 510.987.0832
Email: dana.jemi...@ucop.edu
   
-Original Message-
From: Code

Re: [CODE4LIB] Update on Code4Lib 2015 registration info

[Tom Johnson]

We're pinning it to $175 for main conference registration, $30 for
preconference (full day), and $15 for preconference (half day).

On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 7:49 AM, Matthew Sherman matt.r.sher...@gmail.com
wrote:

 Has the registration price been settled on yet?  My department wants exact
 numbers before they will process the travel request so it would be helpful
 to know.

 On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 6:54 PM, Tom Johnson 
 johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com
 wrote:

  I'll update the conference page to include all of the below:
 
  1. The block rate for the conference hotel is $129/night for a single or
  double.  That rate is available Sunday through Thursday nights, and the
  link/info for the hotel rate will be included in the registration form.
 
  2. The registration will be under $200; hopefully substantially under.
  We're busy finalizing this.
 
  3. TriMet's MAX Red Line runs between the airport and a few blocks from
 the
  hotel every 15 minutes from 5 am to 11:30 pm. There is also a downtown
  shuttle that can be booked for extended hours right to the Hilton for $14
  one-way or $24 round trip
  http://www.bluestarbus.com/downtown-shuttle-schedule.php.
 
  4. Registration is planned to open Dec. 8th (next Monday).  I will
 include
  a time in what I post to the conference page.
 
  5. Beyond the vote link posted previously, the program committee is
  scheduled to meet later this week to finalize the schedule and presenter
  list. The local committee will work with them to get a final presentation
  list up before the 8th.
 
  We are capping the registration numbers higher than in previous years
  (450-500), and our hope is not to sell out (or rather, to sell out
 exactly
  and turn not a soul away).
 
  Thanks for prodding us to get this information out!
 
  - Tom
 
 
  On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Esmé Cowles escow...@ticklefish.org
  wrote:
 
   Also not on the committee, but I can help with #3: getting to the
   conference is very easy by train: there's a train from the airport to
   downtown Portland, which stops less than 1/4 mile from the hotel, and
  costs
   $2.50 each way.
  
   -Esme
  
On Dec 1, 2014, at 5:10 PM, Coral Sheldon-Hess 
 co...@sheldon-hess.org
  
   wrote:
   
I'm not on the committee, but I can help with #5:
http://vote.code4lib.org/election/results/33
   
(Also here are the keynotes:
   http://vote.code4lib.org/election/results/31)
   
- Coral
   
On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 4:50 PM, Emily Lynema emily_lyn...@ncsu.edu
   wrote:
   
I suspect that it is time to start planning travel requests for
  Code4Lib
2015. Can the organizing committee provide some more info than what
 is
currently available at http://code4lib.org/conference/2015/ such
 as:
   
1. Hotel price
2. Estimated registration (I know you don't know for sure yet!)
3. Travel info (are there buses, shuttles, public transit, etc.)
4. Date registration will open (again, just an idea of the timeline
  will
help us plan for travel requests)
5. An easy link to the proposals that were submitted / results of
   voting.
   
This would be immensely helpful.
   
Thanks!!
   
   
   
--
Emily Lynema
Associate Department Head
Information Technology, NCSU Libraries
919-513-8031
emily_lyn...@ncsu.edu
   
  
 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Update on Code4Lib 2015 registration info

[Tom Johnson]

If you want to give more, we'd take it.  ;)

On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 1:41 PM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote:

 Crazy low, but who am I to complain?

  On Dec 5, 2014, at 1:08 PM, Tom Johnson johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com
 wrote:
 
  We're pinning it to $175 for main conference registration, $30 for
  preconference (full day), and $15 for preconference (half day).
 
  On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 7:49 AM, Matthew Sherman 
 matt.r.sher...@gmail.com
  wrote:
 
  Has the registration price been settled on yet?  My department wants
 exact
  numbers before they will process the travel request so it would be
 helpful
  to know.
 
  On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 6:54 PM, Tom Johnson 
  johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com
  wrote:
 
  I'll update the conference page to include all of the below:
 
  1. The block rate for the conference hotel is $129/night for a single
 or
  double.  That rate is available Sunday through Thursday nights, and the
  link/info for the hotel rate will be included in the registration form.
 
  2. The registration will be under $200; hopefully substantially under.
  We're busy finalizing this.
 
  3. TriMet's MAX Red Line runs between the airport and a few blocks from
  the
  hotel every 15 minutes from 5 am to 11:30 pm. There is also a downtown
  shuttle that can be booked for extended hours right to the Hilton for
 $14
  one-way or $24 round trip
  http://www.bluestarbus.com/downtown-shuttle-schedule.php.
 
  4. Registration is planned to open Dec. 8th (next Monday).  I will
  include
  a time in what I post to the conference page.
 
  5. Beyond the vote link posted previously, the program committee is
  scheduled to meet later this week to finalize the schedule and
 presenter
  list. The local committee will work with them to get a final
 presentation
  list up before the 8th.
 
  We are capping the registration numbers higher than in previous years
  (450-500), and our hope is not to sell out (or rather, to sell out
  exactly
  and turn not a soul away).
 
  Thanks for prodding us to get this information out!
 
  - Tom
 
 
  On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Esmé Cowles escow...@ticklefish.org
  wrote:
 
  Also not on the committee, but I can help with #3: getting to the
  conference is very easy by train: there's a train from the airport to
  downtown Portland, which stops less than 1/4 mile from the hotel, and
  costs
  $2.50 each way.
 
  -Esme
 
  On Dec 1, 2014, at 5:10 PM, Coral Sheldon-Hess 
  co...@sheldon-hess.org
 
  wrote:
 
  I'm not on the committee, but I can help with #5:
  http://vote.code4lib.org/election/results/33
 
  (Also here are the keynotes:
  http://vote.code4lib.org/election/results/31)
 
  - Coral
 
  On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 4:50 PM, Emily Lynema emily_lyn...@ncsu.edu
  wrote:
 
  I suspect that it is time to start planning travel requests for
  Code4Lib
  2015. Can the organizing committee provide some more info than what
  is
  currently available at http://code4lib.org/conference/2015/ such
  as:
 
  1. Hotel price
  2. Estimated registration (I know you don't know for sure yet!)
  3. Travel info (are there buses, shuttles, public transit, etc.)
  4. Date registration will open (again, just an idea of the timeline
  will
  help us plan for travel requests)
  5. An easy link to the proposals that were submitted / results of
  voting.
 
  This would be immensely helpful.
 
  Thanks!!
 
 
 
  --
  Emily Lynema
  Associate Department Head
  Information Technology, NCSU Libraries
  919-513-8031
  emily_lyn...@ncsu.edu
 
 
 
 

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2015 Details Draft Schedule

[Tom Johnson]

Conference information and the draft schedule are now available at the
conference page:

http://code4lib.org/conference/2015

Registration opens at 9 am PST on Monday.

See you in Portland!

[CODE4LIB] A Final Call for Sponsorships

[Tom Johnson]

We're coming down to the wire on when we need to finalize the draft budget
and set registration costs for Code4Lib 2015.

If you know of an organization that might be interested in sponsoring, now
is the time to do the final follow up.  The host committee has been in
contact with the usual suspects and many others, so it's likely your
organization has a prospectus (attached).  A little nagging from the
community members closest to them may push some organizations over the
edge.  Go get'em folks!

The current confirmed sponsors are*:

Gold: Oregon State University
Silver: Penn State University
Bronze: LYRASIS, UC San Diego, Blacklight
Sponsor: Cherry Hill Company, ArchiveSpace

Scholarships: Equinox, Angel Fund (currently ~$1700), [an individual
community member who put up $1000!]

*conversations in progress excluded for maximum shame

[apologies for crosspost to code4libcon]

- Tom Johnson, on behalf of the local host committee

Re: [CODE4LIB] Update on Code4Lib 2015 registration info

[Tom Johnson]

I'll update the conference page to include all of the below:

1. The block rate for the conference hotel is $129/night for a single or
double.  That rate is available Sunday through Thursday nights, and the
link/info for the hotel rate will be included in the registration form.

2. The registration will be under $200; hopefully substantially under.
We're busy finalizing this.

3. TriMet's MAX Red Line runs between the airport and a few blocks from the
hotel every 15 minutes from 5 am to 11:30 pm. There is also a downtown
shuttle that can be booked for extended hours right to the Hilton for $14
one-way or $24 round trip
http://www.bluestarbus.com/downtown-shuttle-schedule.php.

4. Registration is planned to open Dec. 8th (next Monday).  I will include
a time in what I post to the conference page.

5. Beyond the vote link posted previously, the program committee is
scheduled to meet later this week to finalize the schedule and presenter
list. The local committee will work with them to get a final presentation
list up before the 8th.

We are capping the registration numbers higher than in previous years
(450-500), and our hope is not to sell out (or rather, to sell out exactly
and turn not a soul away).

Thanks for prodding us to get this information out!

- Tom


On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Esmé Cowles escow...@ticklefish.org wrote:

 Also not on the committee, but I can help with #3: getting to the
 conference is very easy by train: there's a train from the airport to
 downtown Portland, which stops less than 1/4 mile from the hotel, and costs
 $2.50 each way.

 -Esme

  On Dec 1, 2014, at 5:10 PM, Coral Sheldon-Hess co...@sheldon-hess.org
 wrote:
 
  I'm not on the committee, but I can help with #5:
  http://vote.code4lib.org/election/results/33
 
  (Also here are the keynotes:
 http://vote.code4lib.org/election/results/31)
 
  - Coral
 
  On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 4:50 PM, Emily Lynema emily_lyn...@ncsu.edu
 wrote:
 
  I suspect that it is time to start planning travel requests for Code4Lib
  2015. Can the organizing committee provide some more info than what is
  currently available at http://code4lib.org/conference/2015/ such as:
 
  1. Hotel price
  2. Estimated registration (I know you don't know for sure yet!)
  3. Travel info (are there buses, shuttles, public transit, etc.)
  4. Date registration will open (again, just an idea of the timeline will
  help us plan for travel requests)
  5. An easy link to the proposals that were submitted / results of
 voting.
 
  This would be immensely helpful.
 
  Thanks!!
 
 
 
  --
  Emily Lynema
  Associate Department Head
  Information Technology, NCSU Libraries
  919-513-8031
  emily_lyn...@ncsu.edu
 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Angel Funding for Code4lib 2015

[Tom Johnson]

Thanks to everyone who has helped fund this already.  We passed $1000 a few
hours ago, which ensures that the community will be able to fund 1
scholarship.

Just now, DPLA came through with $300 to get us started toward a second
$1000. Let's see if we can deliver!

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/code4lib-angel-fund/x/2903483

- Tom

On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Tom Johnson 
johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com wrote:

 I can confirm that contributions are tax deductible, and the host
 committee will send a letter to each contributor after the close of the
 campaign with the details.

 - Tom

 On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Francis Kayiwa kay...@pobox.com wrote:

 On 11/17/14 5:11 PM, Cary Gordon wrote:

 I wouldn't eschew making a donation were it not tax deductible, however
 some folks might be inclined to donate more if it were.


 Well this is all swings and roundabouts now inn'it? I said below. If
 people like this can wait until after December 17th OR (heck do contact me
 directly - I was co-opted into the Sponsorship committee) we will ensure
 that they can donate and get their tax breaks.

 Cheers,

 ./fxk



  Cary

  On Nov 17, 2014, at 1:45 PM, Francis Kayiwa kay...@pobox.com wrote:

 On 11/17/14 4:32 PM, Edward M. Corrado wrote:

 Donations to CLIR are tax deductible (according to various websites
 that specialize in this type of thing) so it would be great if they
 can make donations to this cause tax-deductible. I'm not a tax lawyer
 so I have no idea how that would work, but it would be great if it
 did.


 Okay perhaps I jumped the gun there in setting this up and it wasn't
 until Cary's note that it dawned on me that I could have done that.

 You are right DLF is tax indeed deductible. Now we have two problems
 however -one which you readily admit you have no idea how to solve.

 As it is, I will work with CLIR/DLF to set this up but it will be in
 the Dec. 17 (after the Indiegogo one expires) You are welcome to wait until
 then to make your donations. For the handful of people who have already
 donated my mea culpa and will work on correcting that -assuming possible.

 Meantime thanks for boosting the signal if you can.

 Cheers,
 ./fxk


 --
 You'll never see all the places, or read all the books, but fortunately,
 they're not all recommended.


 --
 You'll never see all the places, or read all the books, but fortunately,
 they're not all recommended.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Angel Funding for Code4lib 2015

[Tom Johnson]

I can confirm that contributions are tax deductible, and the host committee
will send a letter to each contributor after the close of the campaign with
the details.

- Tom

On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Francis Kayiwa kay...@pobox.com wrote:

 On 11/17/14 5:11 PM, Cary Gordon wrote:

 I wouldn't eschew making a donation were it not tax deductible, however
 some folks might be inclined to donate more if it were.


 Well this is all swings and roundabouts now inn'it? I said below. If
 people like this can wait until after December 17th OR (heck do contact me
 directly - I was co-opted into the Sponsorship committee) we will ensure
 that they can donate and get their tax breaks.

 Cheers,

 ./fxk



  Cary

  On Nov 17, 2014, at 1:45 PM, Francis Kayiwa kay...@pobox.com wrote:

 On 11/17/14 4:32 PM, Edward M. Corrado wrote:

 Donations to CLIR are tax deductible (according to various websites
 that specialize in this type of thing) so it would be great if they
 can make donations to this cause tax-deductible. I'm not a tax lawyer
 so I have no idea how that would work, but it would be great if it
 did.


 Okay perhaps I jumped the gun there in setting this up and it wasn't
 until Cary's note that it dawned on me that I could have done that.

 You are right DLF is tax indeed deductible. Now we have two problems
 however -one which you readily admit you have no idea how to solve.

 As it is, I will work with CLIR/DLF to set this up but it will be in the
 Dec. 17 (after the Indiegogo one expires) You are welcome to wait until
 then to make your donations. For the handful of people who have already
 donated my mea culpa and will work on correcting that -assuming possible.

 Meantime thanks for boosting the signal if you can.

 Cheers,
 ./fxk


 --
 You'll never see all the places, or read all the books, but fortunately,
 they're not all recommended.


 --
 You'll never see all the places, or read all the books, but fortunately,
 they're not all recommended.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Angel Funding for Code4lib 2015

[Tom Johnson]

Thanks Cary,

The Portland host committee is using DLF as fiscal agent, and any money
collected through this campaign will be routed through them, at some
point.  I'd be happy to touch base with CLIR/DLF about the tax status of
donations.

As to the question of whether Code4Lib should be permanently affiliated
with any existing organization, or create its own... I'll leave that for
others to sort out.

- Tom

On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote:

 I think that this is by and large a good idea, but if we want to expand
 it, we really should find a 501c3 to act as fiscal agent so that donations
 can be tax deductible. I don't think that we are ready to start our own,
 but feel free to prove me wrong.

 Thanks,

 Cary

  On Nov 17, 2014, at 12:13 PM, Francis Kayiwa kay...@pobox.com wrote:
 
  Hello,
 
  This has been discussed in the past and I recall Eric Morgan, Mike
 Giarlo and Eric Hellman pull this off in 2011. So we are aiming to do this
 again this year. What's that? you ask? Good question! ;-)
 
  Our goal is to raise enough money to add at least one more scholarship
 recipient to the Diversity pool. What does this mean for you dear reader?
 It is our hope that not much. It is our hope that you can donate to make
 this happen.
 
  http://igg.me/p/code4lib-angel-fund/x/9163101
 
  Thanks for spreading this word or otherwise boosting this signal.
 
  Cheers,
 
  ./fxk and Tom Johnson
 
  --
  You'll never see all the places, or read all the books, but fortunately,
  they're not all recommended.

Re: [CODE4LIB] ACTION REQUESTED: Volunteer for 2015 Conference Committees

[Tom Johnson]

Feb. 9-12. See you in Portland!

http://code4lib.org/conference/2015
On Aug 12, 2014 6:52 PM, Karen Coyle li...@kcoyle.net wrote:

 Hi, Tom. I guess we've got OSU as the place, but what are the dates? - kc

 On 8/12/14, 3:35 PM, Tom Johnson wrote:

 The 2015 Code4Lib annual conference may seem like a long way away, but
 it's
 already time for various volunteer committees to start work on the
 planning. As you know, the conference happens each year thanks to the work
 of the community at large; please take the time to sign up for confrence
 committees here:

 *http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees
 http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees*

 *We especially need people for the Keynote Speakers and Sponsorship
 committees.* These groups need to begin work ASAP and are short on
 membership.

 Thanks to everyone who has already signed up to help!

 --
 Tom Johnson
 on behalf of the C4L15 PDX Team


 --
 Karen Coyle
 kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net
 m: +1-510-435-8234
 skype: kcoylenet/+1-510-984-3600

Re: [CODE4LIB] ACTION REQUESTED: Volunteer for 2015 Conference Committees

[Tom Johnson]

Sara: that is a fabulous idea!

Do you mind if I add you (and Chirstina?) to the wiki page under a new
'childcare committee' heading?  That way the host committee can communicate
with you about assessing needs and feasibility.

- Tom


On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 2:44 PM, Terry Reese ree...@gmail.com wrote:

 So, I realize we are a great volunteer organization with lots of
 trustworthy
 folks -- but this is something where if you are going to be offering child
 care, it cannot be by committee or volunteer.  For an event like this, you
 will need to use someone that has been background checked and would need to
 be someone trained to deal with medical issues and handling special needs.
 Fortunately, the Oregon State University Library has a relationship with a
 group that offers child care to students while they are in the library --
 I'm wondering if that group could be hired to provide care for this event
 if
 this was something folks wanted.

 --TR

 -Original Message-
 From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
 Salazar, Christina
 Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 5:40 PM
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] ACTION REQUESTED: Volunteer for 2015 Conference
 Committees

 YESSS! Anyone else?

 And I am willing to help out in whatever capacity. (You probably don't want
 me taking care of your kids though.)

 The typical obstacle that I've seen in helping/offering childcare has been
 insurance stuff. Just for whatever THAT'S worth...

 Christina Salazar
 Systems Librarian
 John Spoor Broome Library
 California State University, Channel Islands
 805/437-3198

 -Original Message-
 From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
 sara
 amato
 Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 5:54 AM
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] ACTION REQUESTED: Volunteer for 2015 Conference
 Committees

 Quick question for those planning to attend Code4Lib 2015 -  Would the
 availability of childcare make a difference in your being able to attend?
 If so I'll propose and lead a childcare committee (seeing as I'm almost
 local to it.)


 On Aug 12, 2014, at 3:35 PM, Tom Johnson wrote:

  The 2015 Code4Lib annual conference may seem like a long way away, but
  it's already time for various volunteer committees to start work on
  the planning. As you know, the conference happens each year thanks to
  the work of the community at large; please take the time to sign up
  for confrence committees here:
 
  *http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees
  http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees*
 
  *We especially need people for the Keynote Speakers and Sponsorship
  committees.* These groups need to begin work ASAP and are short on
  membership.
 
  Thanks to everyone who has already signed up to help!
 
  --
  Tom Johnson
  on behalf of the C4L15 PDX Team

Re: [CODE4LIB] ACTION REQUESTED: Volunteer for 2015 Conference Committees

[Tom Johnson]

Thanks Christina. I'll send a message to those two committees tomorrow, and
share the local group's timeline and venue info on the code4lib-con group.

- Tom


On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 4:00 PM, Christina Marie Harlow 
cmh2...@columbia.edu wrote:

 Thanks Tom for the message! I was wondering about this today. I may be
 jumping the gun, but I'm hoping to start t-shirt and pre-conferences
 planning very soon (now?).

 As regards t-shirts, do we change printers/shirt types/colors each
 year? Should we look for a PDX-based printer to support local
 business? PDX people tell me if you prefer a color. Otherwise, expect
 the call for tshirts designs to go out in the next few weeks, with
 voting happening in late November. We can work out the other questions
 in the committee.

 As regards pre-conferences, can someone give me an idea of what
 space(s) they might be in? How many we could have? In the next few
 weeks we can also put out the first call for pre-conf proposals, which
 can also give us an idea of tech/infrastructure needed.

 If I can help otherwise please let me know. I'm looking forward to c4l
 2015.

 Christina



 Sent from my iPhone

  On Aug 12, 2014, at 6:39 PM, Tom Johnson johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com
 wrote:
 
  The 2015 Code4Lib annual conference may seem like a long way away, but
 it's
  already time for various volunteer committees to start work on the
  planning. As you know, the conference happens each year thanks to the
 work
  of the community at large; please take the time to sign up for confrence
  committees here:
 
  *http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees
  http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees*
 
  *We especially need people for the Keynote Speakers and Sponsorship
  committees.* These groups need to begin work ASAP and are short on
  membership.
 
  Thanks to everyone who has already signed up to help!
 
  --
  Tom Johnson
  on behalf of the C4L15 PDX Team

Re: [CODE4LIB] Job Interview : A Libcoder's Helpful Advices

[Tom Johnson]

Thanks Christina,

The bias you're talking about is a major hazard in tech jobs, where there
are too often broad, unexamined prejudices about what kinds of people are
technically skilled.

There's plenty of writing out there about the problems with hiring for
personality or culture fit.  I recommend this blog post by Shanley Kane:
https://medium.com/about-work/e8ab06c3b75f#0ebf

At the very least, if you're going to hire for personality traits, you need
to do some very serious thinking about whether and why you think those
traits will actually make the person more effective at their job.  Do the
reasons amount to prejudice?  Are they exploitative in some other way?

- Tom


On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Salazar, Christina 
christina.sala...@csuci.edu wrote:

 While I really do agree - you can train skills, but you can't train
 personality (well, unless you're a parent, but that's another story), I
 also think on both sides of the table, we need to be aware that there will
 always be a bias.

 If we let personability—some indefinable, prerational intuition,
 magnified by the Fundamental Attribution Error—bias the hiring process
 today, then all we will have done is replace the old-boy network, where you
 hired your nephew, with the new-boy network, where you hire whoever
 impressed you most when you shook his hand. Social progress, unless we’re
 careful, can merely be the means by which we replace the obviously
 arbitrary with the not so obviously arbitrary.
 http://gladwell.com/the-new-boy-network/

 (I read this as some small consolation for all the interviews that I've
 been on for jobs that I was turned down for.)

 (PS despite the use of the word boy I don't necessarily think Gladwell's
 referring to a GENDER bias... or is he?)

 Christina Salazar
 christina.sala...@csuci.edu
 Systems Librarian
 California State University Channel Islands
 
 From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Roy
 Tennant [roytenn...@gmail.com]
 Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 10:26 AM
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Job Interview : A Libcoder's Helpful Advices

 On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Kyle Banerjee kyle.baner...@gmail.com
 wrote:

  Hiring someone is the most important/expensive thing that organizations
 do.
 

 I couldn't agree more[1]. And that's why I advocate that organizations hire
 based on personality traits, not experience. I realize that justifications
 must be given in terms of the candidate's qualifications vis. a vis. the
 position description, but if you aren't paying attention to personality
 traits then you are missing the boat.
 Roy

 [1] http://roytennant.com/column/?fetch=data/101.xml

Re: [CODE4LIB] New Zealand Chapter

[Tom Johnson]

Code4Lib NZ++

I hope we'll see some of your contingent in Portland next year. Let the
list know if there's anything we can do to help or if you have any
questions. We're all making this up as we go along and want to help anyone
joining in.
On Apr 9, 2014 5:51 PM, Roy Tennant roytenn...@gmail.com wrote:

 If it were my head instead of MARC, catalogers everywhere would get it as
 a tattoo -- prison or no.
 Roy

  On Apr 9, 2014, at 5:39 PM, Simon Spero sesunc...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  If DEATH were holding the severed head of MARC I would get this as a
 prison
  tattoo.
 
 
  On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 5:20 PM, Jay Gattuso jay.gatt...@dia.govt.nz
 wrote:
 
  Luckily we made the graphic in such a way we can easily change the
  text Any of the text.
 
  The maker is on leave exploring Europe, but I will check.
 
  -Original Message-
  From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
  Stuart Yeates
  Sent: Thursday, 10 April 2014 9:14 a.m.
  To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
  Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] New Zealand Chapter
 
  Nice.
 
  The real question is whether that's U+2163, like it should be.
 
  cheers
  stuart
 
  On 04/10/2014 07:17 AM, Jay Gattuso wrote:
  Hi all,
 
  Long time listener, first time caller.
 
  We don't have a C4L chapter over here in New Zealand, and I wondered
  what we would need to do to align the small group of Lib  / GLAM coders
  with the broader C4L group.
 
  One of my colleagues did make this: http://i.imgur.com/XgGP9vX.jpg
 
  We are  also setting up a two day code/hack fest, focusing on our
  Digital Preservation concerns, in June.
 
  I'd also really like to run the hackfest under a C4L banner.
 
  Any thoughts?
 
  J
 
  Jay Gattuso | Digital Preservation Analyst | Preservation, Research
  and Consultancy National Library of New Zealand | Te Puna Mātauranga o
  Aotearoa PO Box 1467 Wellington 6140 New Zealand | +64 (0)4 474 3064
  jay.gatt...@dia.govt.nzmailto:jay.gatt...@natlib.govt.nz
 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for proposals to host Code4Lib Conference in 2015

[Tom Johnson]

The host committee will choose a date depending on the details and costs of
booking the conference.  We will be working to get I info nailed down as
soon as possible, once we're back from Raleigh.
The proposal lists 3 potential weeks. How will the timing be determined?
How can those of us with preferences state them?

Thanks!
Anna



On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 2:44 PM, Tom Johnson johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 Thanks Becky!

 The local committee already has wheels turning.  Trey Terrell, Ryan Wick,
 Hui Zhang, and I will all be in Raleigh, and happy to chat with you all
 about our plans for next year.

 Tom Johnson
 Digital Applications Librarian
 Oregon State University Libraries  Press


 On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 11:41 AM, Becky Yoose b.yo...@gmail.com wrote:

  Hello everyone,
 
  The LA contingency fought the good fight, but alas it was not meant to
be
  for #c4l15. The remaining proposal from the Portland contingency[1]
still
  stands, and the Portland folks are ready to start planning.
 
  Congratulations to Portland, and we'll see you there in 2015!
 
  Thanks,
  Becky
 
  [1] http://osulp.github.io/code4lib-pdx/
 
  On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 8:17 AM, Becky Yoose b.yo...@gmail.com wrote:
 
   Hi everyone,
  
   We have an update on the call for conference hosting proposals for
  #c4l15!
   Currently we have one and a half proposals. The half proposal is from
 LA,
   where the hard working folks have hit this thing called Red Tape. We
  have
   been asked to give a small extension to them to cut through said Red
  Tape,
   which the general consensus on the code4libcon list was a +1 to
 moving
   their deadline to Tuesday, March 18th.
  
   We're looking at opening up voting around Wednesday, March 19th. In
the
   meantime, we'll keep you updated if there's any new information.
  
   Happy Pi Day,
   Becky
  
   -- Forwarded message --
  
   Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for proposals to host Code4Lib Conference
 in
   2015
   To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu
  
  
  
   Hi Friends,
  
   Just a friendly reminder that the deadline to submit proposals for
  Code4Lib
   2015 is midnight PST March 12th. So if you haven't gotten your
 proposals
  in
   you still have a month. Information for submitting a proposal is
below.
  
   Thanks
   Rosy
   On Jan 29, 2014 4:05 PM, Rosalyn Metz rosalynm...@gmail.com wrote:
  
The Code4Lib Community is calling for proposals to host the tenth
  annual
Code4Lib Conference in 2015. Prior to submitting a proposal we
  recommend
reviewing the conference hosting web page [1] and How To Plan a
   Code4LibCon
on the wiki [2] to learn more about the kind of venue the community
  seeks
and the responsibilities involved with hosting the conference.
   
The deadline for proposals is midnight PST Wednesday March 12th,
 2014.
   The
decision will be made by a popular vote. Voting will begin on or
 around
Friday March 14th, 2014 and will continue until midnight PST March
  26th,
2014. The results of the vote will be announced Thursday morning at
 the
Code4Lib conference 2014 and emailed out to the listserv.
   
You can apply by making your pitch to the Code4Lib Conference
 Planning
list [3] and linking to your proposal on the 2015 Hosting Proposals
  wiki
page [4]; attention to the criteria listed on the conference hosting
  page
is appreciated. Good luck!
   
   
---
Have a look at past proposals for ideas.
   
2014 Winner:
   
   
  
 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1amxzn4xs26ILszZek5nIEEfd4qHNfLjp1BAc5CU5YKw
   
2013 Winner:
http://tigger.uic.edu/~kayiwa/code4lib.html
   
2012 Winner:
https://sites.google.com/site/code4lib2012seattle
   
Footnotes
1. http://code4lib.org/conference/hosting
2. http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/How_To_Plan_A_Code4LibCon
3. code4lib...@googlegroups.com
4. http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Hosting_Proposals
   
  
  
 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for proposals to host Code4Lib Conference in 2015

[Tom Johnson]

Thanks Becky!

The local committee already has wheels turning.  Trey Terrell, Ryan Wick,
Hui Zhang, and I will all be in Raleigh, and happy to chat with you all
about our plans for next year.

Tom Johnson
Digital Applications Librarian
Oregon State University Libraries  Press


On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 11:41 AM, Becky Yoose b.yo...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hello everyone,

 The LA contingency fought the good fight, but alas it was not meant to be
 for #c4l15. The remaining proposal from the Portland contingency[1] still
 stands, and the Portland folks are ready to start planning.

 Congratulations to Portland, and we'll see you there in 2015!

 Thanks,
 Becky

 [1] http://osulp.github.io/code4lib-pdx/

 On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 8:17 AM, Becky Yoose b.yo...@gmail.com wrote:

  Hi everyone,
 
  We have an update on the call for conference hosting proposals for
 #c4l15!
  Currently we have one and a half proposals. The half proposal is from LA,
  where the hard working folks have hit this thing called Red Tape. We
 have
  been asked to give a small extension to them to cut through said Red
 Tape,
  which the general consensus on the code4libcon list was a +1 to moving
  their deadline to Tuesday, March 18th.
 
  We're looking at opening up voting around Wednesday, March 19th. In the
  meantime, we'll keep you updated if there's any new information.
 
  Happy Pi Day,
  Becky
 
  -- Forwarded message --
 
  Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for proposals to host Code4Lib Conference in
  2015
  To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu
 
 
 
  Hi Friends,
 
  Just a friendly reminder that the deadline to submit proposals for
 Code4Lib
  2015 is midnight PST March 12th. So if you haven't gotten your proposals
 in
  you still have a month. Information for submitting a proposal is below.
 
  Thanks
  Rosy
  On Jan 29, 2014 4:05 PM, Rosalyn Metz rosalynm...@gmail.com wrote:
 
   The Code4Lib Community is calling for proposals to host the tenth
 annual
   Code4Lib Conference in 2015. Prior to submitting a proposal we
 recommend
   reviewing the conference hosting web page [1] and How To Plan a
  Code4LibCon
   on the wiki [2] to learn more about the kind of venue the community
 seeks
   and the responsibilities involved with hosting the conference.
  
   The deadline for proposals is midnight PST Wednesday March 12th, 2014.
  The
   decision will be made by a popular vote. Voting will begin on or around
   Friday March 14th, 2014 and will continue until midnight PST March
 26th,
   2014. The results of the vote will be announced Thursday morning at the
   Code4Lib conference 2014 and emailed out to the listserv.
  
   You can apply by making your pitch to the Code4Lib Conference Planning
   list [3] and linking to your proposal on the 2015 Hosting Proposals
 wiki
   page [4]; attention to the criteria listed on the conference hosting
 page
   is appreciated. Good luck!
  
  
   ---
   Have a look at past proposals for ideas.
  
   2014 Winner:
  
  
 
 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1amxzn4xs26ILszZek5nIEEfd4qHNfLjp1BAc5CU5YKw
  
   2013 Winner:
   http://tigger.uic.edu/~kayiwa/code4lib.html
  
   2012 Winner:
   https://sites.google.com/site/code4lib2012seattle
  
   Footnotes
   1. http://code4lib.org/conference/hosting
   2. http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/How_To_Plan_A_Code4LibCon
   3. code4lib...@googlegroups.com
   4. http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Hosting_Proposals
  
 
 

[CODE4LIB] Bring Code4Lib to PDX in 2015

[Tom Johnson]

Oregon State University hosted the first Code4Lib conference in Corvallis,
Oregon in 2005. In the spirit of celebrating the conference's 10th year,
OSU wants to bring Code4Lib back to Oregon!

Details are up at http://osulp.github.io/code4lib-pdx/.  The prospective
host committee members will try to be available to answer questions and
hear your feedback.   If our proposal is selected, we look forward to
working with the community to make 2015 a great conference.

- Tom Johnson

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf triplestores

[Tom Johnson]

We use 4Store at Oregon State University. I recommend it as very easy to
put up.

I've gone so far as to launch it live in a 20 minute talk.

- Tom


On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Kevin Ford k...@3windmills.com wrote:

 I'll second Richard on this.   4store is fairly quick to set up and get
 going.  It comes with command-line tools and an HTTP option.

 FWIW, ID.LOC.GOV uses 4store in its stack.

 Yours,
 Kevin



 On 11/11/2013 01:17 AM, Richard Wallis wrote:

 I've had some success with 4Store: http://4store.org

 Used it on mac laptop to load the WorldCat most highly held resources:
 http://dataliberate.com/2012/08/putting-worldcat-data-into-
 a-triple-store/

 As to the point about loading RDF/XML, especially if you have a large
 amount of data.

 - Triplestores much prefer raw triples for large amounts of data
 - Chopping up files of triples into smaller chunks is also often
 beneficial as it reduces memory footprints and can take advantage of
 multithreading.  It is also far easier to recover from errors such as
 bad
 data etc.
 - A bit of unix command line wizardry (split followed a simple
 for-loop)
 is fairly standard practice

 Also raw triples are often easier to produce - none of that mucking about
 producing correctly formatted XML - and you can chop, sort, and play about
 with them using powerful unix command line tools.

 ~Richard.


 On 11 November 2013 18:19, Scott Turnbull scott.turnb...@aptrust.org
 wrote:

  I've primarily used Sesame myself.  The http based queries made it pretty
 easy to script against.

 http://www.openrdf.org/


 On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 12:12 AM, Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edu
 wrote:

  What is your favorite RDF triplestore?

 I am able to convert numerous library-related metadata formats into
 RDF/XML. In a minimal way, I can then contribute to the Semantic Web by
 simply putting the resulting files on an HTTP file system. But if I were

 to

 import my RDF/XML into a triplestore, then I could do a lot more. Jena
 seems like a good option. So does Openlink Virtuoso.

 What experience do y'all have with these tools, and do you know how to
 import RDF/XML into them?

 --
 Eric Lease Morgan




 --
 *Scott Turnbull*
 APTrust Technical Lead
 scott.turnb...@aptrust.org
 www.aptrust.org
 678-379-9488

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Northwest

[Tom Johnson]

There certainly is.

We held a Code4Lib NW a few years ago in Portland. It was well attended. I
think it would be great we could get better organized about an annual(?)
event.

I've also been batting around the idea of doing a regional LODLAM Summit
event for the West/Northwest. I'm hoping to have that put together for
early next year.

- Tom


On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Amy Vecchione amyvecchi...@boisestate.edu
 wrote:

 Hi!

 I was just looking at the Code4Libraries site for the regions and saw that
 the Northwest link went to an old google group:
 https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/pnwcode4lib

 Is there anyone active in coding for libraries in the Northwest in a new
 discussion group/conference/etc?

 Thanks in advance!

 Amy

 --
 Amy Vecchione, Digital Access Librarian/Assistant Professor
 http://works.bepress.com/amy_vecchione/
 Albertsons Library, Boise State University, L212
 http://library.boisestate.edu
 (208) 426-1625

Re: [CODE4LIB] WorldCat Implements Content-Negotiation for Linked Data

[Tom Johnson]

I also get a good response from that, Karen.

I've seen this error in the past when DNS doesn't resolve. Possibly you're
having connectivity issues.


On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 3:42 PM, Kyle Banerjee kyle.baner...@gmail.comwrote:

 What you've provided looks like it will work. My money is that the quotes
 and/or hyphens aren't legit due to the copy/paste operation.

 Manually typing at the prompt should work just fine.

 kyle


 On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 3:21 PM, Karen Coyle li...@kcoyle.net wrote:

  Probably something I'm doing wrong, since I'm just copying and pasting,
  but the command from the blog post:
 
  curl -L -H Accept: text/turtle http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/**41266045
 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41266045
 
  gets me:
 
  curl: (6) Could not resolve host: text; nodename nor servname provided,
 or
  not known
 
  kc
 
  On 6/3/13 12:00 PM, Richard Wallis wrote:
 
  The Linked Data for the millions of resources in WorldCat.org is now
  available as RDF/XML, JSON-LD, Turtle, and Triples via
  content-negotiation.
 
  Details:
 
 http://dataliberate.com/2013/**06/content-negotiation-for-**
  worldcat/
 http://dataliberate.com/2013/06/content-negotiation-for-worldcat/
 
  ~Richard.
 
 
  --
  Karen Coyle
  kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net
  ph: 1-510-540-7596
  m: 1-510-435-8234
  skype: kcoylenet
 

Re: [CODE4LIB] On-going support for DL projects

[Tom Johnson]

That doesn't sound like an easy answer at all! Given that we all try to
play nice with institutional funding, all you've said is that in an ideal
world some other group will have a similar mandate. It doesn't get us (in
all seriousness) anywhere. Hopefully our institutions have higher
preservation goals! collections policy doesn't help at all--and may take
us backward.


On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 1:39 PM, stuart yeates stuart.yea...@vuw.ac.nzwrote:

 On 18/05/13 01:51, Tim McGeary wrote:

 There is no easy answer for this, so I'm looking for discussion.

 - Should we begin considering a cooperative project that focuses on
 emulation, where we could archive projects that emulate the system
 environment they were built?
 - Do we set policy that these types of projects last for as long as
 they
 can, and once they break they are pulled down?
 - Do we set policy that supports these projects for a certain period
 of
 time and then deliver the application, files, and databases to the
 faculty
 member to find their own support?
 - Do we look for a solution like the Way Back Machine of the Internet
 Archive to try to present some static / flat presentation of these
 project?


 Actually, there is an easy answer to this.

 Make sure that the collection is aligned with broader institutional
 priorities to ensure that if/when staff and funding priorities move
 elsewhere that there is some group / community with a clear interest and/or
 mandate in keeping the collection at least on life support, if not thriving.

 Google collections policy for what written statements of this might look
 like.

 cheers
 stuart
 --
 Stuart Yeates
 Library Technology Services 
 http://www.victoria.ac.nz/**library/http://www.victoria.ac.nz/library/

Re: [CODE4LIB] ElasticSearch

[Tom Johnson]

I would add that it generally does better for realtime applications. If
your index is updated often, ES *might* perform much better than Solr.

http://blog.socialcast.com/realtime-search-solr-vs-elasticsearch/

On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Ross Singer rossfsin...@gmail.com wrote:

 So the main advantages to ES over Solr that I can think of offhand are the
 fact that you can store and search on complex JSON documents (that is,
 documents with nested objects, etc.) making it an effective standalone
 document database and the fact that it will automatically replicate and
 shard to other instances using zeroconf.

 -Ross.

 On Mar 14, 2013, at 3:10 PM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote:

  I am trying to decide whether we should evaluate it and possibly do a
  Drupal integration.
 
  I know that this is not a trivial question, but, being lazy, I would like
  to know in what ways it provides services that I can't get from Solr. I
  have looked at the comparo cheatsheet — http://solr-vs-elasticsearch.com
 
  Cary
 
  On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 11:59 AM, MJ Suhonos m...@suhonos.ca wrote:
 
  Likewise, I've been using it since mid-2010 (0.6.0).  What do you want
 to
  know about it?
 
  MJ
 
 
 
 
  --
  Cary Gordon
  The Cherry Hill Company
  http://chillco.com

Re: [CODE4LIB] GitHub Myths (was thanks and poetry)

[Tom Johnson]

Devon:

I don't think anyone is asking you to accommodate them in your choice of
tools or even approve of what they see as barriers. This conversation
started because of an understanding that the poetry folks *do want* to
accommodate others' needs and preferences. Taking that assumption in hand,
I don't think it's useful to dictate what counts as legitimate barriers for
other people. Their participation will be prevented to the same extent
whatever we think of their reasons.

That aside, I can think off-hand of a handful of reasons, near-and-dear to
FOSS, why a project contributor might not want identifying information
associated with their commits, and why the project coordinators might want
to make sure they don't have to. I might be contributing in my personal
time, but concerned that my employer would try to make copyright claims if
they could trace the code back to me. I might be contributing to security
projects like Tor or Whisper Systems, which has been known to cause trouble
at US borders for some people. Or, I might live under an oppressive
government which would object even more strongly to my choice of project.

These issues matter to a lot of us.

- Tom

On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 7:10 AM, Devon dec...@gmail.com wrote:

 If you're not willing to provide even your name to make use of a free
 service, then I dare say you are erecting your own barriers. Such is your
 choice, of course, but I don't think others need to be compelled
 to accommodate the barriers you create for yourself.

 And just because the terms of use are not unconditional, or perfectly to
 your liking, does not mean you're not welcome to use it. You are.

 /dev


 On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 9:34 AM, MJ Ray m...@phonecoop.coop wrote:

  Shaun Ellis sha...@princeton.edu
   * Myth #1 : GitHub creates a barrier to entry.
 
  That's a fact, not a myth.  Myself, I won't give GitHub my full legal
  name and I suspect there are others who won't.  So, we're not welcome
  there and if we lie to register, all our work would be subject to
  deletion at an arbitrary future point.
 
  There's a couple of other things in the terms which aren't simple, too.
 
  [...]
   * Myth #4 : GitHub is monopolizing open source software development.
 ... to its unfortunate centralizing of so much free/open
 source software on one platform.)
  
   Convergence is not always a bad thing. GitHub provides a great, free
   service with lots of helpful collaboration tools beyond version
 control.
 It's natural that people would flock there, despite having lots of
   other options.
 
  Whether or not it's a deliberate monopolising attempt, I don't think
  that's the full reason.  It's not only natural effect.  There's a
  sneaky lock-in effect of having one open tool (git hosting) which is
  fairly easy to move in and out and interoperate with, linked to other
  closed tools (such as their issues tracker and their non-git pull
  requests system) which are harder to move out or interoperate.
 
  Use github if you like.  Just don't expect everyone to do so.
 
  Hope that explains,
  --
  MJ Ray (slef), member of www.software.coop, a for-more-than-profit
 co-op.
  http://koha-community.org supporter, web and library systems developer.
  In My Opinion Only: see http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html
  Available for hire (including development) at http://www.software.coop/
 



 --
 Sent from my GMail account.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Full Legal Names on the Web, was GitHub Myths (was thanks and poetry)

[Tom Johnson]

It took me a minute to find this--remembering it from when it made the
rounds a few years ago. Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names. It's
a useful reality check for anyone who thinks they can find and record
someone's real name.

http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/

Perhaps PS4 should consider using VIAF. :)

- Tom

On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 10:36 AM, MJ Ray m...@phonecoop.coop wrote:

 Michael Schofield mschofi...@nova.edu
  [...] This split topic I'd like to see maybe in another thread is
  about giving full legal names to web services. If anyone watched the
  PS4 reveal last night, you might have noticed that PS4 is giving up
  gamertags (read: aliases) for full names to easily integrate with
  other social platforms. [...]

 Anyone know how they're going to handle namespace collisions, and the
 various sexual and racial harrassment that will happen in some games
 once you can make assumptions about people from their full names?

 Hopefully, they only need be names and not legal full names.

 This might amuse some of you: I'm not even the first (or in the first
 ten) calling themselves MJ Ray on one popular web service - the ones
 before me are a diverse bunch, too; and I namespace-collided with
 myself at least twice while I was both staff for different departments
 and a student at an expanding university - the user database required
 full names and required them to be unique... oops!  I don't think
 that's the case any longer... ;-)

 Regards,
 --
 MJ Ray (slef), member of www.software.coop, a for-more-than-profit co-op.
 http://koha-community.org supporter, web and library systems developer.
 In My Opinion Only: see http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html
 Available for hire (including development) at http://www.software.coop/

Re: [CODE4LIB] GitHub Myths (was thanks and poetry)

[Tom Johnson]

 But while I get the argument for utility, there does seem to be
barrier-to-entry there for someone just wanting to submit a poem.

The original suggestion wasn't about utility, but about modes of writing.
Git repositories would make for poems which are easily shared, copied,
forked, and merged back together. I'm interested in the relationship this
has to the idea of an oral tradition. Especially given that a git
poetry tradition would record its own history in the medium.

I agree that wordpress is much more accessible. It seems obvious to me that
we could post poems where we see fit and aggregate them. Written and oral
is even more accessible than that. It seems obvious to me that we could
write down and/or recite poems, pass them around, and commit them to
memory. I think we should do all these things--and maybe play around with
git, too.

For me, the important take away from this discussion is that git art
shouldn't be the dominant form of expression or the raison d'etre for the
'nerd poetry' idea.

As an aside: I share the concerns about GitHub. I resisted joining for
years because of exactly this issue. If Facebook is a man-in-the-middle
exploit on social interaction, then surely GitHub is the same on Free
Software development. I thought the FOSS community would be better served
if we all put up our git repositories in our own ways, and tried to build
tools for collaboration. As it turns out, GitHub has done wonders for code
sharing and collaborative development and the company has been good to us,
which is why I'm there now. I still worry about ways the our platform
dependence could go badly. Luckily, the risk is mitigated by gits
distributed and portable nature.

- Tom


On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Jason Stirnaman jstirna...@kumc.eduwrote:

 Another option might be to set it up like the Planet. Where individuals
 just post their poetry to their own blogs, Tumblrs, etc., tag them, and
 have $PLANET_NERD_POETS aggregate them.

 Git and Github are great. But while I get the argument for utility, there
 does seem to be barrier-to-entry there for someone just wanting to submit a
 poem.

 Jason

 Jason Stirnaman
 Digital Projects Librarian
 A.R. Dykes Library
 University of Kansas Medical Center
 913-588-7319

 
 From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Karen
 Coyle [li...@kcoyle.net]
 Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 10:42 AM
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] GitHub Myths (was thanks and poetry)

 Shaun, you cannot decide whether github is a barrier to entry FOR ME (or
 anyone else), any more than you can decide whether or not my foot hurts.
 I'm telling you github is NOT what I want to use. Period.

 I'm actually thinking that a blog format would be nice. It could be
 pretty (poetry and beauty go together). Poems tend to be short, so
 they'd make a nice blog post. They could appear in the Planet blog roll.
 They could be coded by author and topic. There could be comments! Even
 poems as comments! The only down-side is managing users. Anyone have
 ideas on that?

 kc


 On 2/20/13 8:20 AM, Shaun Ellis wrote:
   (As a general rule, for every programmer who prefers tool A, and says
   that everybody should use it, there’s a programmer who disparages tool
   A, and advocates tool B. So take what we say with a grain of salt!)
 
  It doesn't matter what tools you use, as long as you and your team are
  able to participate easily, if you want to.  But if you want to
  attract  contributions from a given development community, then
  choices should be balanced between the preferences of that community
  and what best serve the project.
 
  From what I've been hearing, I think there is a lot of confusion about
  GitHub.  Heck, I am constantly learning about new GitHub features,
  APIs, and best practices myself. But I find it to be an incredibly
  powerful platform for moving open source, distributed software
  development forward.  I am not telling anyone to use GitHub if they
  don't want to, but I want to dispel a few myths I've heard recently:
 
  
 
  * Myth #1 : GitHub creates a barrier to entry.
  * To contribute to a project on GitHub, you need to use the
  command-line. It's not for non-coders.
 
  GitHub != git.  While GitHub was initially built for publishing and
  sharing code via integration with git, all GitHub functionality can be
  performed directly through the web gui.  In fact, GitHub can even be
  used as your sole coding environment. There are other tools in the
  eco-system that allow non-coders to contribute documentation, issue
  reporting, and more to a project.
 
  
 
  * Myth #2 : GitHub is for sharing/publishing code.
  * I would be fun to have a wiki for more durable poetry (github
  unfortunately would be a barrier to many).
 
  GitHub can be used to collaborate on and publish other types of
  content as well.  For example, GitHub has a great wiki component* (as
  

Re: [CODE4LIB] GitHub Myths (was thanks and poetry)

[Tom Johnson]

 but it would be difficult to replace the social network around the
projects.

Especially difficult now that GitHub is where the community is. It's
technically possible to build a social web that works on a decentralized
basis, but it may no longer be culturally possible. Platforms are hard to
get down from.

On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Benjamin Armintor armin...@gmail.comwrote:

 You are definitely insulated from loss of material by the distributed
 character of git, but it would be difficult to replace the social network
 around the projects. You really see this when you work with a non-Github
 git repository: Getting a copy of it is trivial, but you have no mechanism
 for alerting the original repository (much less its network) of potentially
 valuable changes. Of course, there's the old-fashioned splash-pages and
 contact emails, but the relative triviality of advertising changes to a
 Github repository (and accepting them, for that matter) is pretty
 groundbreaking.

 - Ben


 On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 2:04 PM, Tom Johnson 
 johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com
  wrote:

   But while I get the argument for utility, there does seem to be
  barrier-to-entry there for someone just wanting to submit a poem.
 
  The original suggestion wasn't about utility, but about modes of writing.
  Git repositories would make for poems which are easily shared, copied,
  forked, and merged back together. I'm interested in the relationship
 this
  has to the idea of an oral tradition. Especially given that a git
  poetry tradition would record its own history in the medium.
 
  I agree that wordpress is much more accessible. It seems obvious to me
 that
  we could post poems where we see fit and aggregate them. Written and oral
  is even more accessible than that. It seems obvious to me that we could
  write down and/or recite poems, pass them around, and commit them to
  memory. I think we should do all these things--and maybe play around with
  git, too.
 
  For me, the important take away from this discussion is that git art
  shouldn't be the dominant form of expression or the raison d'etre for the
  'nerd poetry' idea.
 
  As an aside: I share the concerns about GitHub. I resisted joining for
  years because of exactly this issue. If Facebook is a man-in-the-middle
  exploit on social interaction, then surely GitHub is the same on Free
  Software development. I thought the FOSS community would be better served
  if we all put up our git repositories in our own ways, and tried to build
  tools for collaboration. As it turns out, GitHub has done wonders for
 code
  sharing and collaborative development and the company has been good to
 us,
  which is why I'm there now. I still worry about ways the our platform
  dependence could go badly. Luckily, the risk is mitigated by gits
  distributed and portable nature.
 
  - Tom
 
 
  On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Jason Stirnaman jstirna...@kumc.edu
  wrote:
 
   Another option might be to set it up like the Planet. Where individuals
   just post their poetry to their own blogs, Tumblrs, etc., tag them, and
   have $PLANET_NERD_POETS aggregate them.
  
   Git and Github are great. But while I get the argument for utility,
 there
   does seem to be barrier-to-entry there for someone just wanting to
  submit a
   poem.
  
   Jason
  
   Jason Stirnaman
   Digital Projects Librarian
   A.R. Dykes Library
   University of Kansas Medical Center
   913-588-7319
  
   
   From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Karen
   Coyle [li...@kcoyle.net]
   Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 10:42 AM
   To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
   Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] GitHub Myths (was thanks and poetry)
  
   Shaun, you cannot decide whether github is a barrier to entry FOR ME
 (or
   anyone else), any more than you can decide whether or not my foot
 hurts.
   I'm telling you github is NOT what I want to use. Period.
  
   I'm actually thinking that a blog format would be nice. It could be
   pretty (poetry and beauty go together). Poems tend to be short, so
   they'd make a nice blog post. They could appear in the Planet blog
 roll.
   They could be coded by author and topic. There could be comments! Even
   poems as comments! The only down-side is managing users. Anyone have
   ideas on that?
  
   kc
  
  
   On 2/20/13 8:20 AM, Shaun Ellis wrote:
 (As a general rule, for every programmer who prefers tool A, and
 says
 that everybody should use it, there’s a programmer who disparages
  tool
 A, and advocates tool B. So take what we say with a grain of salt!)
   
It doesn't matter what tools you use, as long as you and your team
 are
able to participate easily, if you want to.  But if you want to
attract  contributions from a given development community, then
choices should be balanced between the preferences of that community
and what best serve the project.
   
From what I've been hearing, I

Re: [CODE4LIB] thanks and poetry

[Tom Johnson]

I think Karen is right in essence.

There *are* windows GUI clients. I haven't used them, and couldn't speak to
how easy they are to setup, understand, and use.

Something about Git (and GitHub) captures a hacker's spirit of sharing,
cooperation, and even the oft missing openness to criticism. Take your bug
reports and accept pull requests.

My impulse is to want to share this with people who hack in other ways;
through art, craft, culture, or otherwise. I'm not sure if we have the
tools to do that in a way that is accessible, but Karen's right that the
default tools aren't them.

- Tom

On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 6:42 AM, Karen Coyle li...@kcoyle.net wrote:

 gitHub may have excellent startup documentation, but that startup
 documentation describes git in programming terms mainly using *nx commands.
 If you have never had to use a version control system (e.g. if you do not
 write code, especially in a shared environment), clone push pull are
 very poorly described. The documentation is all in terms of *nx commands.
 Honestly, anything where this is in the documentation:

 On Windows systems, Git looks for the |.gitconfig| file in the |$HOME|
 directory (|%USERPROFILE%| in Windows’ environment), which is |C:\Documents
 and Settings\$USER| or |C:\Users\$USER| for most people, depending on
 version (|$USER| is |%USERNAME%| in Windows’ environment).

 is not going to work for anyone who doesn't work in Windows at the command
 line.

 No, git is NOT for non-coders.

 kc


 On 2/16/13 4:25 AM, Sharp, Chris wrote:

 - Original Message -

 From: Karen Coyle li...@kcoyle.net
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 6:38:53 PM
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] thanks and poetry
 (github unfortunately would be a barrier to many)

 GitHub fortunately has excellent startup documentation for new users:

 https://help.github.com/**articles/set-up-githttps://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git

 I recommend GitHub as an entry point to using git (or to coding for
 that matter).

 Hope that's helpful,

 Chris


 --
 Karen Coyle
 kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net
 ph: 1-510-540-7596
 m: 1-510-435-8234
 skype: kcoylenet

Re: [CODE4LIB] thanks and poetry

[Tom Johnson]

relevant: http://everything2.com/title/Ode+To+Lynx

I like Karen's proposal of establishing an oral tradition. But I've also
been thinking about version controlled poetry in github or on a wiki, and
hyperlinked/linked data poetry. For that matter, does IRC poetry count as
oral if the channel is unlogged?

- Tom

On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Karen Coyle li...@kcoyle.net wrote:

 Yeah, Joshua! That DEFINITELY qualifies as nerd poetry IMO. I hope your
 darling can appreciate it!

 kc


 On 2/15/13 10:26 AM, Joshua Gomez wrote:

 I'm sitting at the hotel waiting for my airport shuttle and I'm looking
 over the list of great presentations that were given at the conference
 this
 year. Thanks to all the presenters and the hosts. As always, code4lib was
 a
 fun, engaging and inspiring event.

 Karen Coyle's nerd poetry was a fun idea from out of left field.  I
 decided
 to give it a try while I wait for the shuttle. I believe her idea was to
 write poetry about coding, but I was inspired by the proximity of
 Valentine's day to instead write a cheesy love poem in code.

 if (roses == 'red'  love == True):
  print 'Hello My Darling'
  self.append(you)

 See you all next year...I hope.

 -Josh

 Joshua Gomez
 Digital Library Programmer Analyst
 George Washington University Libraries
 2130 H St, NW Washington, DC 20052
 (202) 994-8267


 --
 Karen Coyle
 kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net
 ph: 1-510-540-7596
 m: 1-510-435-8234
 skype: kcoylenet

Re: [CODE4LIB] Adding authority control to IR's that don't have it built in

[Tom Johnson]

If you're interested using SKOS.

We are working up a system for DSpace name authority in SKOS/FOAF at Oregon
State. We have a simple django application prototype for editing the data,
and are working up a plugin for DSpace to access it over SPARQL. I'm
working on this substantially over the next week or so, and am happy to
share details over email or at Code4Lib.

Things Ed mentioned that we aren't doing yet:

  - Embedded metadata in HTML pages (we're just using djubby, but would be
interested in improving it to include RDFa
http://data.library.oregonstate.edu/person/f8d7)
  - JSON-LD (would be neat, but not a high priority for us, our data is
open and ntriples works for our current use-cases)
  - We don't have much (any?) external linking.
  - OpenSearch API. (this would be amazing to have).

Thanks for the ideas, Ed.

- Tom

On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 3:01 AM, Ed Summers e...@pobox.com wrote:

 Of course after sending that I noticed a mistake, the curl example
 should look like:

   curl -i --header Accept: application/json
 http://id.library.osu.edu/person/123
   HTTP/1.1 303 See Other
   date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:47:44 GMT
   server: Apache/2.2.14 (Ubuntu)
   location: http://id.library.osu.edu/person/123.json
   vary: Accept-Encoding

 I didn't have it redirecting to the JSON previously.

 //Ed

 On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Phillips, Mark mark.phill...@unt.edu
 wrote:
  Thanks for the prompt Ed,
 
  We've had a stupid simple vocabulary app for a few years now which we use
  to manage all of our controlled vocabularies [1].  These are represented
 in our
  metadata editing application as drop-downs and type ahead values as
 described
  in the first email in this thread.  Nothing too exciting.  The entire
 vocabulary app
  is available to our systems as xml, python or json objects. When we
 export our
  records as RDF we try and use the links for these values instead of the
 strings.
 
  We are currently working on another simple app to manage names for our
 system
  (UNT Name App). It takes into account some of the use cases described in
 this thread such as
  disambiguation, variant names, and the all important linking to other
 vocabularies
  of which VIAF, LC, and Wikipedia are the primary expected targets. Once
 populated
  it is to be integrated into the metadata editing system to provide
 auto-complete
  functions to the various name fields in our repository.
 
  As far as technology we've tried to crib off the Chronicling America
 site as much
  as possible and follow the pattern of using the suggestions extension of
 OpenSearch [2]
  to provide the API.
 
  Mark
 
 
 
  [1] http://digital2.library.unt.edu/vocabularies/
  [2]
 http://www.opensearch.org/Specifications/OpenSearch/Extensions/Suggestions/1.1
 
 
 
  
  From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Ed
 Summers [e...@pobox.com]
  Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 2:15 PM
  To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
  Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Adding authority control to IR's that don't have
 it built in
 
  On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Kyle Banerjee kyle.baner...@gmail.com
 wrote:
  This would certainly be a possibility for other projects, but the use
 case
  we're immediately concerned with requires an authority file that's
  maintained by our local archives. It contains all kinds of information
  about people (degrees, nicknames, etc) as well as terminology which is
 not
  technically kosher but which we know people use.
 
  Just as an aside really, I think there's a real opportunity for
  libraries and archives to make their local thesauri and name indexes
  available for integration into other applications both inside and
  outside their institutional walls. Wikipedia, Freebase, VIAF are
  great, but their notability guidelines don't always the greatest match
  for cultural heritage organizations. So seriously consider putting a
  little web app around the information you have, using it for
  maintaining the data, making it available programatically (API), and
  linking it out to other databases (VIAF, etc) as needed.
 
  A briefer/pithier way of saying this is to quote Mark Matienzo [1]
 
Sooner or later, everyone needs a vocabulary management app.
 
  :-)
 
  //Ed
 
  PS. I think Mark Phillips has done some interesting work in this area
  at UNT. But I don't have anything to point you at, maybe Mark is tuned
  in, and can chime in.
 
  [1] https://twitter.com/anarchivist/status/269654403701682176