Code4Lib Northwest schedule is posted

[Kyle Banerjee]

Howdy all,

If you weren't able to make it last year, Code4lib Northwest is a highly interactive environment where you can share ideas with a group of fun and innovative library technologists. You don't need to be a programmer to attend, but interest in making things work is a must. You are encouraged to join the google group at http://groups.google.com/group/pnwcode4lib/web/code4lib-northwest-2010

This year's schedule has a bit of something for everyone -- cloud computing, harvesting data from the web, creating integrated search tools, designing forms that offer users choices as they type, digital archiving, shared systems, and nurturing digital initiatives programs. Soon, we'll announce something fun for the many attendees who arrive the night before. 

There are still a few slots available but don't wait too long to register because space is limited!

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Draft Schedule 

Date: June 7, 2010

Location: White Stag building, Portland, OR

08:00 – 09:00 Registration

09:00 – 09:20  Welcome/Opening Remarks

 

09:20 – 10:20

·         09:20 – 09:40

A Look at Cloud Computing and the Library

Michael Klein

Oregon State University

 

Michael Klein, the Oregon State University Libraries new Digital Applications Librarian, will take a closer look at application development in the Cloud.  If you'd like to know more about Cloud computing, the current available solutions and how these solutions will impact the library community in the present and beyond, please plan on attending.  Be sure to come with your curiosity and your questions.

·         09:40 – 10:00

Introducing Needle™

Shirley Lincicum

Western Oregon University

 

Needle™ http://www.needlebase.com/ is a new web-based application that supports harvesting, aggregating, analyzing and publishing data compiled from multiple sources. It provides an interface that allows non-programmers to create custom database models and automatically collect data from web pages or structured data files (such as csv and xml). Needle™ also provides sophisticated support for merging, deduplication and clean-up of aggregated data, and edits persist even after data is refreshed from the original source. Once compiled, published data can be accessed via API or exported for use in other applications. This presentation will demonstrate key features and hopefully inspire people to think about cool stuff they could do with an application like this.

·         10:00 – 10:20

Serials Solutions 360 Link API: The Willamette Test Drive

Michael Spalti

Willamette University

 

Willamette University recently subscribed to the Serials Solutions link resolver (360 Link) and initially chose to use the vendor's API to create a mashup between Serials Solution data, data exported from our catalog, and the OCLC xISSN service.   The API is complete with one exception that we are exploring with Serials Solutions.  According to the company, we are the only library using the API, which raises the question of why, and whether we should do more to encourage adoption among Serials Solutions customers.

10:20 – 10:40  Break

 

10:40 – 11:20

·         10:40 – 11:00

Dropping ACID: Wrapping Your Mind Around NoSQL Databases

Kyle Banerjee

Orbis Cascade Alliance




Web apps have different needs -- flexible schemas, low cost scalability, minimal latency, geographic distribution -- than relational databases were designed for. At the same time, they typically don't require ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability) properties or support for powerful but unnecessary functions that kill performance while making it awkward to store data about complex objects. This session provides a gentle introduction to nonrelational databases focusing on document stores that can be accessed using javascript for potential library applications.

·         11:00 – 11:20

UnSystems for Preserving Electronic Records

Karen Estlund

University of Oregon




Libraries must preserve electronic records, but tools that do this well aren't mature yet. Rather than trap this information in systems that will soon be obsolete, it's safer and more effective to address the management and preservation problem by intelligently exploiting functionality built into all file systems. By using simple but effective structures and naming conventions, materials can be indefinitely maintained in a format that can easily be migrated when suitable technologies become available. 

11:30 – 12:00  Lightning Talks #1

 

12:00 – 01:00  Lunch

 

01:00 – 01:15  Raffle Goodness

 

01:20 – 02:00

·         01:20 – 01:40

LCSH Autocomplete and other Power Toys:

Al Cornish & John Scott

Washington State University

 

The new Summit catalog has many useful features, but it still lacks some that staff and patrons alike find highly useful such as LCSH and title autocomplete. This session demonstrates how this sort of functionality can easily be added to the Summit catalog  using harvested data and the WorldCat API.

·         01:40 – 02:00

Transitioning to Evergreen

Beth Longwell, Sage System Administrator
Eastern Oregon University
 
In March 2010, the Sage Council unanimously voted to migrate their 76 member libraries from a III Millennium system to Evergreen. It is expected that most if not all of the libraries will be migrated in December 2010. This session discusses the technical, organizational, and service challenges of a large scale migration that affects staff and patrons in many institutions.

·         02:00 – 02:20

Developing a Digital Initiatives Program at a Liberal Arts College

Mark Dahl

Lewis and Clark College




At Watzek Library we believe that digital initiatives should reach out beyond library centric endeavors and engage in collaborative projects that further faculty research and teaching interests. In this session, I'll share the results of a broad survey of faculty interests in digital library work at Lewis & Clark.  I'll discuss potential future projects as well as ideas surrounding our embryonic digital initiatives program, including ways that we are restructuring our staff to support the program.

 

02:20 – 02:40 – Break

 

02:40 – 03:20

·         02:40 – 03:00

Creating a Statewide Digital Collection


Terry Reese


Oregon State University





Oregon State University is presently embarking on the creation of a Statewide digital library portal.  This includes the development a statewide portal for information (essentially an electronic public library) and a search engine for querying all digitally produced content in the state.  

·         03:00 – 03:20

The Future of Code4Lib Northwest


All Members




What about this conference works and what doesn't in terms of format, content, size, participation, timing, facilities, and logistics? Should the conference continue, and if so, how can we make it better? This is your chance to help ensure that code4lib is as worthwhile as it can be.

03:30 – 04:00  Lightning Talks #2

 

4:00 – 4:20  Raffle/Closing 

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Kyle Banerjee
Digital Services Program Manager
Orbis Cascade Alliance
bane...@uoregon.edu / 503.999.9787

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