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
>>
>
>
>
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> Maura Carbone
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