Re: [CODE4LIB] New England code4lib gathering
We could swing something here just about any day of the week, but it has to be during library hours. That means we're outta here by 9pm Monday through Thursday, or 5pm Friday through Sunday. -- Michael B. Klein Digital Initiatives Technology Librarian Boston Public Library (617) 859-2391 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Jay Luker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Code for Libraries CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 14:39:11 -0400 To: Code for Libraries CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] New England code4lib gathering On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Edward M. Corrado [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The location effects when I am available. For instance, due to costs, if it is in Boston, I am probably never available. If it is in Western Mass, I can make it any day of the week [1], while if it is further east, I am probably only available on a Monday or Friday because I can't justify the added time off for travel. Hi Ed, OK, point taken. I was working under the assumption that the date and day-of-week might constrain or influence where we can meet--which of course it could--but maybe it would be easier to pick the spot 1st and _then_ confirm that we can actually book the place. Going by what's been added to the wiki page, the locations that seem to have the highest degree of confirm-ability are: * Northampton, MA - location provided by Forbes library * Portland, ME - location provided or arranged by LibraryThing or jonvw @ UofSM * Concord, NH - location arranged by Mr. Bisson Let's not get to the +1/-1's just yet though. Boston belongs in that list too, but no one's stepped forward yet and committed to arranging or providing a space (/me nudges mbklien). --jay
[CODE4LIB] PKP Conference: Call for Papers
Hi folks. If you were at Access on the Saturday morning you heard Lynn Copeland's mention of the PKP Conference next summer in Vancouver. PKP is the Public Knowledge Project, the umbrella organization under which live various open source publishing tools such as OJS. Software developers and system administrators will be one audience stream at the conference, and they're definitely interested in proposals for papers of a more techie flavour. More info below. * Quick link to 2nd International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference Website: http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009 SECOND INTERNATIONAL PKP SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING CONFERENCE PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT The Public Knowledge Project is pleased to announce that the second international PKP conference will be held from July 8 – 10, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The first PKP conference was an overwhelming success with presentations and participants from around the world. A selected set of conference papers was subsequently published in the October 2007 issue of First Monday. The conference will appeal not just to members of the PKP community, but to anyone interested in trends and developments for scholarly publishing and communication. There will be a wide range of topical sessions on new reading and publishing technologies; open access initiatives; alternative publishing and funding models; national and international collaborative projects; new roles and partnerships for libraries, scholarly publishers and others; and sustainability for open access publishing and open source software. Prospective and first time users of OJS and other PKP software will be able to learn more about the systems and establish contacts with the PKP community. Experienced implementers, developers, and system administrators will have an opportunity to participate in technical sessions and exchange information. The conference will commence with an opening keynote session on the evening of July 8 convened by John Willinsky, the founder of the Public Knowledge Project. There will be several pre-conference workshops on July 8, and the main conference program will present a combination of concurrent and single track sessions during on July 9 and 10. The conference will conclude with three special symposia on community and network building intended for each of the core PKP constituents: journal editors and publishers; librarians; and software developers. The conference will be hosted at Simon Fraser University’s downtown campus and will be adjacent to a wide range of accommodations, restaurants, and other popular tourist destinations. Please mark the July 8 – 10 dates on your 2009 calendars. The PKP partners look forward to welcoming you to the second PKP conference. Session proposals will be accepted until January 15, 2009 and conference registration opens October 15, 2008. For more information, please visit the conference web site: http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/ index.php/pkp2009 The Public Knowledge Project is a federally funded research initiative at Simon Fraser University, Stanford University, and the University of British Columbia. It seeks to improve the scholarly and public quality of academic research through the development of innovative online environments. PKP has developed free, open source software for the management, publishing, and indexing of journals and current conferences. The PKP software suite is comprised of three modules in production: Open Archives Harvester, Open Journal Systems, and Open Conference Systems, and two in development: Lemon8-XML and Open Monograph Press. CALL FOR PAPERS The Public Knowledge Project is pleased to announce that the second international PKP conference will be held from July 8 – 10, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The first PKP conference was an overwhelming success with presentations and participants from around the world. A selected set of conference papers was subsequently published in the October 2007 issue of First Monday. The conference will consist of a mixture of plenary talks and parallel conference streams intended for the following groups: - journal editors and publishers - researchers in scholarly publishing - librarians and information specialists - open source software developers and system administrators Papers and presentation proposals that address one or more of the following topics are especially encouraged: - New reading and publishing technologies, e.g. integration of Web 2.0 features; - Open access initiatives; - Alternative publishing and funding models; - National and international collaborative projects; - New roles and partnerships for libraries, scholarly publishers, and others; - Sustainability for open access publishing and open source
Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Source Discovery Portal Camp - November 6 - Philadelphia
I couldn't find anything for Thurs night, but I did find some BBs for Wed night. http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/philadelphia-pennsylvania.html A friend told me he saw, on travelocity: Comfort Inn Downtown. It is on the Delaware River (which unfortunately is the wrong river for your conference), but it doesn't look too far from the subway station, so you could commute to palinet via subway. - Naomi On Oct 7, 2008, at 3:55 PM, Lovins, Daniel wrote: Wow. I just checked a bunch of hotels, and couldn't find anything available for Nov. 5th. I guess I'll try to catch an early morning train from New Haven. If anyone finds a hotel with vacancies, though, let me know. / Daniel -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Nagy Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 1:26 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Source Discovery Portal Camp - November 6 - Philadelphia I updated the wiki for the conference with a link of nearby hotels that are suggested by PALINET. Here is the link: http://www.palinet.org/ourorg_directions_hotels.aspx Andrew -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Lease Morgan Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 12:34 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Source Discovery Portal Camp - November 6 - Philadelphia It looks as if the University of Pennsylvania is having an event on or around the same time as the VUFind event, and that is why things are filling/full up. FYI. I believe it is better make reservations sooner rather than later. -- ELM Naomi Dushay [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Source Discovery Portal Camp - November 6 - Philadelphia
Thanks, Naomi. I'll take a look at these. / Daniel -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Naomi Dushay Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 5:32 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Source Discovery Portal Camp - November 6 - Philadelphia I couldn't find anything for Thurs night, but I did find some BBs for Wed night. http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/philadelphia-pennsylvania.html A friend told me he saw, on travelocity: Comfort Inn Downtown. It is on the Delaware River (which unfortunately is the wrong river for your conference), but it doesn't look too far from the subway station, so you could commute to palinet via subway. - Naomi On Oct 7, 2008, at 3:55 PM, Lovins, Daniel wrote: Wow. I just checked a bunch of hotels, and couldn't find anything available for Nov. 5th. I guess I'll try to catch an early morning train from New Haven. If anyone finds a hotel with vacancies, though, let me know. / Daniel -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Nagy Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 1:26 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Source Discovery Portal Camp - November 6 - Philadelphia I updated the wiki for the conference with a link of nearby hotels that are suggested by PALINET. Here is the link: http://www.palinet.org/ourorg_directions_hotels.aspx Andrew -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Lease Morgan Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 12:34 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Source Discovery Portal Camp - November 6 - Philadelphia It looks as if the University of Pennsylvania is having an event on or around the same time as the VUFind event, and that is why things are filling/full up. FYI. I believe it is better make reservations sooner rather than later. -- ELM Naomi Dushay [EMAIL PROTECTED]
