Re: [CODE4LIB] Announcing the official Code4Lib Conference Website

[Roy Tennant]

Kudos to the team for a great job. The "CODE" play on the "LOVE" sculpture
and Franklin in sunglasses get a special mention. However, I wonder what
this might mean for preservation? In the past, when conferences have
created a we site for an individual conference they have often ended up
disappearing eventually. Did the team consider that? Are there any measures
being put in place to assure that it won't also eventually disappear? Just
wondering, as a speaker who has mourned the passing of past conference web
sites, as if they had never happened.
Roy

On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 8:36 AM, Shaun Ellis  wrote:

> Dear Code4Lib,
> We are happy to announce the official 2016 Code4Lib Conference Website!
>
> http://2016.code4lib.org
>
> It's important to note that the wiki is still there, and it will be used
> heavily, particularly by volunteers, documentarians, and organizers of the
> conference.  However, several issues prompted us to create a stand-alone
> conference site, which is focused towards our attendee and sponsor
> audiences.
>
> One reason for the new site is that many people have had difficulty
> finding information on the wiki, exacerbated by the wiki's often slow
> response time and the fact that the wiki and Drupal sites look very similar
> and can lead to confusion.  The wiki is an unconventional for the context,
> and is not optimized for mobile, which is becoming a necessity at
> conferences.
>
> Also, we want to put our best foot forward.  Sponsorships are the main way
> we can keep registration costs to a minimum and offer the best possible
> program.  We felt it was necessary to "level up our window display" for
> approaching new sponsors who may not be familiar with our community.
>
> This does not mean that we are shunning collaboration!  The site is a work
> in progress and hosted on GitHub, so we encourage everyone to help make it
> awesome.  If you see something that should be changed or could be better,
> create an issue.[1]  Better yet, read up on how to make a pull request and
> be a rock star![2]
>
> [1] https://github.com/code4lib/2016.code4lib.org/issues
> [2] https://github.com/code4lib/2016.code4lib.org/wiki
>
> A few final technical details about this site experiment:
>
> First, basic site styles and colors are built via Less, so these templates
> can be easily re-used for future conferences.  Also, the site uses Jekyll
> and much of the content (currently Speakers, Presentations, and
> Testimonials) is supplied via data files (.yml).  This could be extended to
> sponsors, registered attendees, etc.  So, we recommend committees gather
> structured data, instead of using the wiki, for anything they want to post
> to the site.  Furthermore, structured data will also be easier to load into
> the Diebold-o-matic voting app (do you really want to make Chris Beer have
> to cut and paste data in 2016?!?)! If you are on a committee that collects
> data, the Website Committee will be happy to help you set up your forms.
>
> Cheers,
> Shaun Ellis, on behalf of
> The 2016 Code4Lib Conference Website Committee:
>
>  Charlie Morris (Penn State)
>  Junior Tidal (New York City College of Technology)
>  Bill McMillin (Pratt Institute)
>  Shaun Ellis (Princeton University Library)
>  Eric Phetteplace (Cal College of the Arts)
>  Sarah Shealy (Greenville (SC) County Public Library)
>  Jennifer Colt (Cornell University Library)
>  Luke Aeschleman (UNC - Chapel Hill | Health Sciences Library)
>  Ryan Wick (OSU)
>  ... with thanks to Chad Nelson for his contributions too.
>
>
> --
> Shaun Ellis
> User Interface Developer, Digital Initiatives
> Princeton University Library
> 609.258.1698
>

[CODE4LIB] Announcing the official Code4Lib Conference Website

[Shaun Ellis]

Dear Code4Lib,
We are happy to announce the official 2016 Code4Lib Conference Website!

http://2016.code4lib.org

It's important to note that the wiki is still there, and it will be used 
heavily, particularly by volunteers, documentarians, and organizers of 
the conference.  However, several issues prompted us to create a 
stand-alone conference site, which is focused towards our attendee and 
sponsor audiences.


One reason for the new site is that many people have had difficulty 
finding information on the wiki, exacerbated by the wiki's often slow 
response time and the fact that the wiki and Drupal sites look very 
similar and can lead to confusion.  The wiki is an unconventional for 
the context, and is not optimized for mobile, which is becoming a 
necessity at conferences.


Also, we want to put our best foot forward.  Sponsorships are the main 
way we can keep registration costs to a minimum and offer the best 
possible program.  We felt it was necessary to "level up our window 
display" for approaching new sponsors who may not be familiar with our 
community.


This does not mean that we are shunning collaboration!  The site is a 
work in progress and hosted on GitHub, so we encourage everyone to help 
make it awesome.  If you see something that should be changed or could 
be better, create an issue.[1]  Better yet, read up on how to make a 
pull request and be a rock star![2]


[1] https://github.com/code4lib/2016.code4lib.org/issues
[2] https://github.com/code4lib/2016.code4lib.org/wiki

A few final technical details about this site experiment:

First, basic site styles and colors are built via Less, so these 
templates can be easily re-used for future conferences.  Also, the site 
uses Jekyll and much of the content (currently Speakers, Presentations, 
and Testimonials) is supplied via data files (.yml).  This could be 
extended to sponsors, registered attendees, etc.  So, we recommend 
committees gather structured data, instead of using the wiki, for 
anything they want to post to the site.  Furthermore, structured data 
will also be easier to load into the Diebold-o-matic voting app (do you 
really want to make Chris Beer have to cut and paste data in 2016?!?)! 
If you are on a committee that collects data, the Website Committee will 
be happy to help you set up your forms.


Cheers,
Shaun Ellis, on behalf of
The 2016 Code4Lib Conference Website Committee:

 Charlie Morris (Penn State)
 Junior Tidal (New York City College of Technology)
 Bill McMillin (Pratt Institute)
 Shaun Ellis (Princeton University Library)
 Eric Phetteplace (Cal College of the Arts)
 Sarah Shealy (Greenville (SC) County Public Library)
 Jennifer Colt (Cornell University Library)
 Luke Aeschleman (UNC - Chapel Hill | Health Sciences Library)
 Ryan Wick (OSU)
 ... with thanks to Chad Nelson for his contributions too.


--
Shaun Ellis
User Interface Developer, Digital Initiatives
Princeton University Library
609.258.1698

Re: [CODE4LIB] Announcing the official Code4Lib Conference Website

[Roy Tennant]

I think the fact that it is on github under the code4lib path is a good
enough solution. I was just worried about sites being kept by random
organizations who then lose interest in keeping the sites going. This has
happened with the Access Conference, for example. The more we can integrate
with the overall Code4Lib community the better, which I now see you have
done. Thanks,
Roy

On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 11:10 AM, Shaun Ellis  wrote:

> Hi Roy,
> Thanks for the kind words! It was very much a collaborative effort.
>
> As for the preservation issue, the topic has come up although I'm not sure
> it's in the same sense that you're speaking. Is there a preservation policy
> for the current site that we should be aware of?
>
> This conference site (and presumably future ones in the same vein) exists
> as a Github repository, so making a backup of the entire site would be as
> easy as cloning it. 2016.code4lib.org will not be going anywhere, and
> next year's could be 2017.code4lib.org, etc. Regionals for the year could
> even live in subdirectories (2016.code4lib.org/northwest, etc.).
>
> Does that answer your question?
>
> -Shaun
>
>
> On 9/14/15 11:54 AM, Roy Tennant wrote:
>
>> Kudos to the team for a great job. The "CODE" play on the "LOVE" sculpture
>> and Franklin in sunglasses get a special mention. However, I wonder what
>> this might mean for preservation? In the past, when conferences have
>> created a we site for an individual conference they have often ended up
>> disappearing eventually. Did the team consider that? Are there any
>> measures
>> being put in place to assure that it won't also eventually disappear? Just
>> wondering, as a speaker who has mourned the passing of past conference web
>> sites, as if they had never happened.
>> Roy
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 8:36 AM, Shaun Ellis 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Code4Lib,
>>> We are happy to announce the official 2016 Code4Lib Conference Website!
>>>
>>> http://2016.code4lib.org
>>>
>>> It's important to note that the wiki is still there, and it will be used
>>> heavily, particularly by volunteers, documentarians, and organizers of
>>> the
>>> conference.  However, several issues prompted us to create a stand-alone
>>> conference site, which is focused towards our attendee and sponsor
>>> audiences.
>>>
>>> One reason for the new site is that many people have had difficulty
>>> finding information on the wiki, exacerbated by the wiki's often slow
>>> response time and the fact that the wiki and Drupal sites look very
>>> similar
>>> and can lead to confusion.  The wiki is an unconventional for the
>>> context,
>>> and is not optimized for mobile, which is becoming a necessity at
>>> conferences.
>>>
>>> Also, we want to put our best foot forward.  Sponsorships are the main
>>> way
>>> we can keep registration costs to a minimum and offer the best possible
>>> program.  We felt it was necessary to "level up our window display" for
>>> approaching new sponsors who may not be familiar with our community.
>>>
>>> This does not mean that we are shunning collaboration!  The site is a
>>> work
>>> in progress and hosted on GitHub, so we encourage everyone to help make
>>> it
>>> awesome.  If you see something that should be changed or could be better,
>>> create an issue.[1]  Better yet, read up on how to make a pull request
>>> and
>>> be a rock star![2]
>>>
>>> [1] https://github.com/code4lib/2016.code4lib.org/issues
>>> [2] https://github.com/code4lib/2016.code4lib.org/wiki
>>>
>>> A few final technical details about this site experiment:
>>>
>>> First, basic site styles and colors are built via Less, so these
>>> templates
>>> can be easily re-used for future conferences.  Also, the site uses Jekyll
>>> and much of the content (currently Speakers, Presentations, and
>>> Testimonials) is supplied via data files (.yml).  This could be extended
>>> to
>>> sponsors, registered attendees, etc.  So, we recommend committees gather
>>> structured data, instead of using the wiki, for anything they want to
>>> post
>>> to the site.  Furthermore, structured data will also be easier to load
>>> into
>>> the Diebold-o-matic voting app (do you really want to make Chris Beer
>>> have
>>> to cut and paste data in 2016?!?)! If you are on a committee that
>>> collects
>>> data, the Website Committee will be happy to help you set up your forms.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Shaun Ellis, on behalf of
>>> The 2016 Code4Lib Conference Website Committee:
>>>
>>>   Charlie Morris (Penn State)
>>>   Junior Tidal (New York City College of Technology)
>>>   Bill McMillin (Pratt Institute)
>>>   Shaun Ellis (Princeton University Library)
>>>   Eric Phetteplace (Cal College of the Arts)
>>>   Sarah Shealy (Greenville (SC) County Public Library)
>>>   Jennifer Colt (Cornell University Library)
>>>   Luke Aeschleman (UNC - Chapel Hill | Health Sciences Library)
>>>   Ryan Wick (OSU)
>>>   ... with thanks to Chad Nelson for his contributions too.
>>>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Announcing the official Code4Lib Conference Website

[Shaun Ellis]

Hi Roy,
Thanks for the kind words! It was very much a collaborative effort.

As for the preservation issue, the topic has come up although I'm not 
sure it's in the same sense that you're speaking. Is there a 
preservation policy for the current site that we should be aware of?


This conference site (and presumably future ones in the same vein) 
exists as a Github repository, so making a backup of the entire site 
would be as easy as cloning it. 2016.code4lib.org will not be going 
anywhere, and next year's could be 2017.code4lib.org, etc. Regionals for 
the year could even live in subdirectories (2016.code4lib.org/northwest, 
etc.).


Does that answer your question?

-Shaun

On 9/14/15 11:54 AM, Roy Tennant wrote:

Kudos to the team for a great job. The "CODE" play on the "LOVE" sculpture
and Franklin in sunglasses get a special mention. However, I wonder what
this might mean for preservation? In the past, when conferences have
created a we site for an individual conference they have often ended up
disappearing eventually. Did the team consider that? Are there any measures
being put in place to assure that it won't also eventually disappear? Just
wondering, as a speaker who has mourned the passing of past conference web
sites, as if they had never happened.
Roy

On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 8:36 AM, Shaun Ellis  wrote:


Dear Code4Lib,
We are happy to announce the official 2016 Code4Lib Conference Website!

http://2016.code4lib.org

It's important to note that the wiki is still there, and it will be used
heavily, particularly by volunteers, documentarians, and organizers of the
conference.  However, several issues prompted us to create a stand-alone
conference site, which is focused towards our attendee and sponsor
audiences.

One reason for the new site is that many people have had difficulty
finding information on the wiki, exacerbated by the wiki's often slow
response time and the fact that the wiki and Drupal sites look very similar
and can lead to confusion.  The wiki is an unconventional for the context,
and is not optimized for mobile, which is becoming a necessity at
conferences.

Also, we want to put our best foot forward.  Sponsorships are the main way
we can keep registration costs to a minimum and offer the best possible
program.  We felt it was necessary to "level up our window display" for
approaching new sponsors who may not be familiar with our community.

This does not mean that we are shunning collaboration!  The site is a work
in progress and hosted on GitHub, so we encourage everyone to help make it
awesome.  If you see something that should be changed or could be better,
create an issue.[1]  Better yet, read up on how to make a pull request and
be a rock star![2]

[1] https://github.com/code4lib/2016.code4lib.org/issues
[2] https://github.com/code4lib/2016.code4lib.org/wiki

A few final technical details about this site experiment:

First, basic site styles and colors are built via Less, so these templates
can be easily re-used for future conferences.  Also, the site uses Jekyll
and much of the content (currently Speakers, Presentations, and
Testimonials) is supplied via data files (.yml).  This could be extended to
sponsors, registered attendees, etc.  So, we recommend committees gather
structured data, instead of using the wiki, for anything they want to post
to the site.  Furthermore, structured data will also be easier to load into
the Diebold-o-matic voting app (do you really want to make Chris Beer have
to cut and paste data in 2016?!?)! If you are on a committee that collects
data, the Website Committee will be happy to help you set up your forms.

Cheers,
Shaun Ellis, on behalf of
The 2016 Code4Lib Conference Website Committee:

  Charlie Morris (Penn State)
  Junior Tidal (New York City College of Technology)
  Bill McMillin (Pratt Institute)
  Shaun Ellis (Princeton University Library)
  Eric Phetteplace (Cal College of the Arts)
  Sarah Shealy (Greenville (SC) County Public Library)
  Jennifer Colt (Cornell University Library)
  Luke Aeschleman (UNC - Chapel Hill | Health Sciences Library)
  Ryan Wick (OSU)
  ... with thanks to Chad Nelson for his contributions too.


--
Shaun Ellis
User Interface Developer, Digital Initiatives
Princeton University Library
609.258.1698