Would it be sacrilege to replace "COBOL" with "CODE4LIB". On the one hand, Hopper. On the other hand, Cobol. It burns!
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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Doran, Michael D
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 6:34 AM
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster (subtler version)
Hi Bess,
> LOVE the poster idea!
Thanks!
> +1 to removing the male/female symbols, though, I agree with Jonathan
> that a subtler message is more effective.
Easily done, see the new subtler version below. (And higher res version available at http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/code4lib/2013poster.html)
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-- Michael
[1] Higher res at http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/code4lib/2013poster.html
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Bess Sadler
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 6:36 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster
>
> LOVE the poster idea!
>
> +1 to removing the male/female symbols, though, I agree with Jonathan
> that a subtler message is more effective.
>
> Bess
>
> On Dec 6, 2012, at 3:39 PM, Jonathan Rochkind <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
> > I like the picture a lot, but I'd take the male/female symbols out of
> it, I think they're cheesy and the point is better made more subtly and
> implicitly just by the image itself, rather than beating people over the
> head with it with the gender symbols.
> >
> > But I also have no idea why "open up the door" is apropos.
> >
> > On 12/6/2012 6:24 PM, Doran, Michael D wrote:
> >> I have come up with an unofficial Code4lib 2013 conference poster.
> It was inspired by the recent discussions exploring ways to be more
> gender inclusive in our community, to "open up the door".
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Although often unacknowledged, women have been coders since the
> beginning. The photo is from the Computer History Museum website, which
> states "In 1952, mathematician Grace Hopper completed what is considered
> to be the first compiler, a program that allows a computer user to use
> English-like words instead of numbers." [1] Props there! The photo was
> actually taken in 1961 and shows Ms. Hopper in front of UNIVAC magnetic
> tape drives and holding a COBOL programming manual [2].
> >>
> >> [cid:[log in to unmask]]<mailto:[cid:[log in to unmask]]>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Bonus points for knowing additional reasons why "open up the door" is
> apropos.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -- Michael
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> [1] http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1952
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> [2] http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/accession/102635875
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Also see terms of use: http://www.computerhistory.org/terms/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> # Michael Doran, Systems Librarian
> >>
> >> # University of Texas at Arlington
> >>
> >> # 817-272-5326 office
> >>
> >> # 817-688-1926 mobile
> >>
> >> # [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> >>
> >> # http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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