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Exciting opportunity. I bet we could get several people from the Ball State Library IT shop up to ND for this. Jim +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ James Hammons, M.L.S. Head of Library Technologies Library Information Technology Services voice: (765) 285-8032 Bracken Library fax: (765) 285-1096 Ball State University e-mail: [log in to unmask] Muncie, IN 47306 http://www.bsu.edu/library U.S.A. Ball State University Libraries A destination for research, learning, and friends +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > LeVan,Ralph > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 9:53 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Midwest? > > +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