Bohyun -- Thanks for taking a risk and posting your question. open_discussion++
I don't have a good answer for you. I think there is common agreement that ways are needed to bring new people into the Code4Lib community. I don't have a good sense as to whether generalized community-orientation-guidance will help anyone/everyone feel welcome or whether targeted mentoring will help Code4Lib find a diversity and balance of viewpoints. The only thing I know to try to do is start with the general and see where that gets us. Peter On Dec 7, 2012, at 11:13 AM, Bohyun Kim <k...@fiu.edu> wrote: > Hi all, > > I might upset some people with this, but I wanted to bring up this question. > First, let me say that I think it is a terrific idea to have a code4lib > learning group with or without a mentoring program. > > But from what I read from the listserv, it seemed to me that there were > interests in a space for women, NOT as a separate group from code4lib BUT > more as just a small support and discussion group for just women, INSIDE the > c4l community not OUTSIDE of it. (Like an IG inside LITA or something like > that...). > > I just wanted to know if there are still women in code4lib who are interested > in this idea because gender-specific issues won't be addressed by a code4lib > learning group. (If this is the case, I am still interested in participating, > and I already set up #code4libwomen IRC channel.) Or, do we think that the > initial needs that led to the talk of code4libwomen will be sufficiently met > by having a learning group instead? Personally, I don't see why we can have > both code4libwomen and code4liblearn inside code4lib if there are enough > people who think that these would make code4lib more useful to them and if > this makes code4lib serve more diverse interests of their members. > > So I am looking forward to hearing form other women in c4l on this! :) > > Cheers, > ~Bohyun -- Peter Murray Assistant Director, Technology Services Development LYRASIS peter.mur...@lyrasis.org +1 678-235-2955 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 800.999.8558 Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org LYRASIS: Great Libraries. Strong Communities. Innovative Answers.
