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Dang, if I had know that THAT camp was at the end of my I wouldn't have scheduled a trip then. None the less thanks everyone for your suggestions, these have been really helpful and I think give me a enough ideas I can act on. Thanks again. Matt Sherman On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Maura Carbone <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Another good one might be THATCamp--I went to UConn's last year and got to > learn quite a bit about Omeka. It's being held at BU this year: > http://newengland2014.thatcamp.org/ > > There isn't a set schedule, but you can follow what people are proposing to > present on and see if any of it appeals to you. > > Also, I will second the BootCamp, if only because Storrs is very nice in > the summer. Swing by the dairy bar if you make the trip! But on a more > 'professional' note I have heard from co-workers it is both fun and > informative! > > Depending on the repositories you work with, you could also try checking > out events focused on those. Duraspace hosts some pretty good webinars > about DSpace and Fedora (older ones are archived online), and there's going > to be a Hydra camp in the northeast this fall (TBD) that might be useful if > you're interested in using Hydra/Fedora. ASERL has also had some good > webinars on open access and scholarly communications. > > > On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 10:47 AM, David Lowe <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > >> Thanks for the plug, David! Registration just opened yesterday for June >> 11-13 in lovely Storrs, CT: >> http://guides.library.umass.edu/BootCamp2014/ >> --DBL >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of >> Bigwood, David >> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 10:16 AM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Professional Development Suggestions? >> >> If you deal mostly with the sciences the New England Science Boot Camp >> might be useful. I've always thought they looked interesting. I think the >> Data Scientist Training for Librarians looks amazing. I don't see a session >> scheduled. You might contact them and see if they have one planned and >> figure a way to encumber the funds. It is a weekly class, so you would have >> to be with driving or T distance to Cambridge. >> >> Sincerely, >> David Bigwood >> [log in to unmask] >> Lunar and Planetary Institute >> >> Twitter @LPI_Library >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of >> Matthew Sherman >> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 8:26 AM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Professional Development Suggestions? >> >> Hi Code4Libbers, >> >> I wanted to solicit some ideas from the community. I was recently told I >> have about 500 bucks in professional development funds I can make use of, >> but the deadline to submit things for approval for this budget year is in >> the front half of next week. As such I wanted to find out from the group >> if they knew of any good webinars, work shops, or small conferences in the >> northeast that could be helpful to a librarian who works with repositories >> and digital collections. Or if people know of other good ways to make use >> of professional development funds. I would like to make good use of these >> to grow, but I am at a loss as to where I could apply them with the time I >> have to look. I appreciate any thoughts people can provide. Thanks and I >> hope everyone has a good day. >> >> Matt Sherman >> > > > > -- > Maura Carbone > Digital Initiatives Librarian > Brandeis University > Library and Technology Services > (781) 736-4659 > 415 South Street, (MS 017/P.O. Box 549110) > Waltham, MA 02454-9110 > > email: [log in to unmask]