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On Nov 13, 2009, at 8:47 AM, Erik Hatcher wrote: > +1, Bess! I'm especially psyched for the kata demonstrations and > sparring matches we'll have at the end of the session :) > > I'll tinker with the advanced session description a bit when I can, > but let's run with that for the time being. I'm happy to have Noami > join me however she likes. I'll be the eye candy! > > Erik > > > On Nov 13, 2009, at 11:25 AM, Bess Sadler wrote: > >> Hey, how about this? I've been discussing this off list with Erik >> and Naomi and this is what we came up with (I also added it to the >> wiki): >> >> This is a proposal for several pre-conference sessions that would >> fit together nicely for people interested in implementing a next- >> gen catalog system. >> >> 1. Morning session - solr white belt >> Instructor: Bess Sadler (anyone else want to join me?) >> The journey of solr mastery begins with installation. We will then >> proceed to data types, indexing, querying, and inner harmony. You >> will leave this session with enough information to start running a >> solr service with your own data. >> >> 2. Morning session - solr black belt >> Instructors: Erik Hatcher (and Naomi Dushay? she has offered to >> help, if that's of interest) >> Amaze your friends with your ability to combine boolean and >> weighted searching. Confound your enemies with your mastery of the >> secrets of dismax. Leave slow queries in the dust as you >> performance tune solr within an inch of its life. [We should >> probably add more specific advanced topics here... suggestions >> welcome] >> >> 3. Afternoon session - Blacklight >> Instructors: Naomi Dushay, Jessie Keck, and Bess Sadler >> Apply your solr skills to running Blacklight as a front end for >> your library catalog, institutional repository, or anything you can >> index into solr. We'll cover installation, source control with git, >> local modifications, test driving development, and writing object- >> specific behaviors. You'll leave this workshop ready to >> revolutionize discovery at your library. Solr white belts or black >> belts are welcome. >> >> And then anyone else who had a topic that built on solr (e.g., >> vufind?) could add it in the afternoon. Obviously I'm biased, but I >> really do think the topic of implementing a next gen catalog is >> meaty enough for a half day and I know people are asking me about >> it and eager to attend such a thing. >> >> What do you think, folks? >> >> Bess >> >> On 12-Nov-09, at 4:10 PM, Gabriel Farrell wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 02:47:42PM +0000, Jodi Schneider wrote: >>>> If you'd be up for it Erik, I'd envision a basic session in the >>>> morning. >>>> Some of us (like me) have never gotten Solr up and running. >>>> >>>> Then the afternoon could break off for an advanced session. >>>> >>>> Though I like Bess's idea, too! Would that be suitable for a >>>> conference >>>> breakout? Not sure I'd want to pit it against Solr advanced >>>> session! >>> >>> The preconfs should be as inclusive as possible, but I'm wondering >>> if >>> the Solr session might be more beneficial if we dive into the >>> particulars right off the bat in the morning. There are only a few >>> steps to get Solr up and running -- it's in the configuration for >>> our >>> custom needs that the advice of a certain Mr. Hatcher can really be >>> helpful. >>> >>> You're right, though, that the NGC thing sounds more like a BOF >>> session. >>> I'd support that in order to attend a full preconf day of Solr. >>> >>> >>> Gabriel >> >> Elizabeth (Bess) Sadler >> Chief Architect for the Online Library Environment >> Box 400129 >> Alderman Library >> University of Virginia >> Charlottesville, VA 22904 >> >> [log in to unmask] >> (434) 243-2305 >>