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+1 Birkin, this is a cool idea and the only additional request I'd make is can we have a page on the code4lib wiki that lists all the submissions? This seems like it could be a great resource for the community. We've been using peepcode (http://peepcode.com/) for training more and more often, and it would be great to have a similar resource for library-specific topics. Also, this would provide a forum for useful videos that don't meet the 10-minute rule. Bess On Jan 15, 2009, at 8:56 AM, Birkin James Diana wrote: > Folk, > > A while back Karen Schneider raised the issue of virtual lightning > talks [1]. We at Brown discussed the idea in one of our planning > meetings, but felt that trying this at the conference would be teasing > the gods of guaranteed-point-to-point-internet-access far too much. > > Shortly thereafter there was a great discussion sparked by Karen Coyle > that started out focusing on COinS [2]. It then took a turn with a > comment by Gabriel Farrell about unAPI [3]. I had always wanted to > educate myself about unAPI, and this thread did that. > > The proximity of these two threads made me think it would be cool to > see a 'blog-in-10-minutes' type video on unAPI, or on any number of > code4lib-related issues. "But there are already good blog-posts out > there!" Yes, there are. But anyone who's seen a (good) blog-in-10- > minutes video knows how inspiring these things can be. [4] > > So... THE IDEA... > > Here's a call to find existing internet videos on code4lib type issues > -- or CREATE YOUR OWN. They can range from 'blog-in-10-minutes' type > tutorials to pure talking-head rants about how SOA will save the > world. At some point we'll invite you to submit your favorites (can be > your own or others'), and during one of the two open 20-minute slots > we have in the conference, we'll show one or two depending on time. > > One wildly artificial rule for this particular exercise (aside from > the requirement that it be code4lib-related): length under 10 minutes. > > Admittedly this leaves out amazing content. But full throttle forward. > This can be a way for folk who can't attend the conference to > contribute; it can expand the great existing code4lib-tagged video > content (mostly at videos.google.com); and it'll help disseminate to a > wider community information and ideas our community finds compelling. > > -Birkin > > --- > Birkin James Diana > Programmer, Integrated Technology Services > Brown University Library > [log in to unmask] > > > [1] <http:[log in to unmask] > > > [2] <http:[log in to unmask] > > > [3] <http:[log in to unmask] > > > [4] The original: <http://showmedo.com/videos/video?name=rubyWeblogIn15Mins&fromSeriesID=29 >>