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+1 I suspect a few of us from OCLC would attend. Ralph > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Scott Garrison > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 8:37 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Midwest? > > +1 > > ELM, I'm happy to help coordinate in whatever way you need. > > Also, if we can find a drummer, we could do a blues trio (count me in on bass). I > could bring our band's drummer (a HUGE ND fan) down for a day or two if > needed--he's awesome. > > --SG > WMU in Kalamazoo > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Lease Morgan" <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2010 4:38:53 PM > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Midwest? > > On Mar 4, 2010, at 3:29 PM, Jonathan Brinley wrote: > > >> 2. share demonstrations > > > > I'd like to see this be something like a blend between lightning talks > > and the ask anything session at the last conference.... > > This certainly works for me, and the length of time of each "talk" would/could be > directly proportional to the number of people who attend. > > > >> 4. give a presentation to library staff > > > > What sort of presentation did you have in mind, Eric? > > > > This also raises the issue of weekday vs. weekend. I'm game for > > either. Anyone else have a preference? > > What I was thinking here was a possible presentation to library faculty/staff > and/or computing faculty/staff from across campus. The presentation could be > one or two cool hacks or solutions that solved wider, less geeky problems. > Instead of "tweaking Solr's term-weighting algorithms to index OAI-harvested > content" it would be "making journal articles easier to find". This would be an > opportunity to show off the good work done by institutions outside Notre Dame. > A prophet in their own land is not as convincing as the expert from afar. > > I was thinking it would happen on a weekday. There would be more stuff going > on here on campus, as well as give everybody a break from their normal work > week. More specifically, I would suggest such an event take place on a Friday > so the poeple who stayed over night would not have to take so many days off of > work. > > > >> 5. have a hack session > > > > It would be good to have 2 or 3 projects we can/should work on decided > > ahead of time (in case no one has any good ideas at the time), and > > perhaps a couple more inspired by the earlier presentations. > > > > True. > > -- > ELM > University of Notre Dame