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
>



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