Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib italy
I happen to be in Italy at the moment, having just attended a conference on digital libraries here. [1] My general impression is that actual coding in libraries is rare, but I could ask around among librarians I know here and see what they say. There are some libraries that have had to create their own systems, and this might be a good outlet for those folks. It could also bring out projects that aren't well known. kc [1] http://www.aib.it/attivita/congressi/c2014/fsr2014/ On 3/10/14, 7:54 PM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: I wonder whether there are enough people and enough interest to organize a Code4Lib Italy event. Hmmm... —Eric Lease Morgan -- Karen Coyle kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib italy
Salve! How many nuclear physics geniuses have you met? ;) Giuseppe Angilella has been a Koha user for ages, and his early participation spurred a tonne of other folks to adopt before OSILSs were cool. He probably doesn't consider himself a coder, but there are many people that now participate who certainly are. I bet you'd uncover quite a number of Code4Lib type folks at the University of Pisa. A long time ago when animals could talk, and I was an undergraduate, if I were on IRC in search of nerdy discussion at odd hours, the person at the other end usually had a unipi IP. There was a seminar for Koha in Pisa last April that drew about 100 folks. http://www.bfs.it/index.php?it/22/modulo-eventi/61/koha-open-source-ils-integrated-library-system-seminario Since you're in Rome, why don't you check out http://catalogo.pusc.it And that's just Koha. Surely Gli Azzurri demand cool code for sport. ;) Cheers, Brooke
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib italy
Eric Lease Morgan wrote: I wonder whether there are enough people and enough interest to organize a Code4Lib Italy event. Hmmm... —Eric Lease Morgan +1 maybe is an opportunity to start an italian c4l chapter. right now some people involved in library technologies use a dedicated list[1] from italian wikimedia association. there are ongoing discussions about revamping the national library catalog and generally about cooperation of glam professionals. [1] http://mailman.wikimedia.it/listinfo/bibliotecari -- raffaele, @atomotic
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib italy
This is great. As soon as there is a group convened, we can try to find some way to coordinate for a meeting between US and Italy. Then, of course, there is the rest of the globe to cover... ;-) kc On 3/11/14, 9:22 AM, Nicola Carboni wrote: Hi, I can surely say that the interest on the topic is very high, and there is a community (maybe not so big as in U.S.) that would definitively participate. I would definitively going on with this idea, also as a starting point to create a group of librarian/developer in Italy I will try to forward this to some people that are interested on the topic. Nicola -- Karen Coyle kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib italy
Hi guys, +1 for the idea :) But for my experience there are not enough people in Italy :( I mean, there are few companies actively involved in (open) development of software for libraries and even a smaller group of developers inside libraries. Like Raffaele said there's a list dedicated to libraries and wikipedia. Last october it was organized an event ( Bibliohackathon http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progetto:GLAM/Biblioteche/Bibliohackathon/Firenze,_26_ottobre_2013) were I expected a lot of dev and didn't see too much :( Also, in Italy there was an event called SoftXBIB during the annual conference Stelline www.convegnostelline.it/home.php, but in recent years no longer been organized for lack of interest. As far as I know there would be roughly 10-15 interested people for the entire nation. Cheers Giulio -- Giulio Bonanome @ Comperio Srl | http://www.comperio.it Phone: +39 0425 471482 FAX: +39 0425 1662008 Mail: supp...@comperiosrl.zendesk.com mailto:supp...@comperiosrl.zendesk.com Support: http://comperiosrl.zendesk.com/
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib italy
I'm for Italy, but if Giulio is correct that the Open Source development in Italy is a small group, one can look towards France as am alternative. There is a lot of activity there, at least in the Koha world. Edward On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 7:45 AM, Giulio Bonanome giu...@comperio.it wrote: Hi guys, +1 for the idea :) But for my experience there are not enough people in Italy :( I mean, there are few companies actively involved in (open) development of software for libraries and even a smaller group of developers inside libraries. Like Raffaele said there's a list dedicated to libraries and wikipedia. Last october it was organized an event ( Bibliohackathon http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progetto:GLAM/Biblioteche/ Bibliohackathon/Firenze,_26_ottobre_2013) were I expected a lot of dev and didn't see too much :( Also, in Italy there was an event called SoftXBIB during the annual conference Stelline www.convegnostelline.it/home.php, but in recent years no longer been organized for lack of interest. As far as I know there would be roughly 10-15 interested people for the entire nation. Cheers Giulio -- Giulio Bonanome @ Comperio Srl | http://www.comperio.it Phone: +39 0425 471482 FAX: +39 0425 1662008 Mail: supp...@comperiosrl.zendesk.com mailto:support@comperiosrl. zendesk.com Support: http://comperiosrl.zendesk.com/
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib italy
I’ve done a tiny bit of investigation, and as alluded to previously, there seems to be a higher concentration of Code4Lib-like activity around Bologna and Padua. And this sort of “event” is intended to be smaller and more informal rather than larger and more structured. It requires a time, a place, and a dozen or more people. Agendas are akin to the agendas of THATCamps or “unconferences”: * meet * drink coffee * introduce ourselves * in short presentations (less than thirty minutes), share experiences surrounding computers in libraries * eat lunch * discuss shared topics of interest * maybe go on a tour of something interesting * maybe hack * maybe install * maybe listen to additional experiences * take a group photograph * go home * document the experience * done The shared experiences can have anything to do with the work attendees do. Some of the topics of interest might include: library catalogs, digital humanities in libraries, linked data, balancing open source software, the definition of libraries in an Internet environment, open data (GLAM), institutional repositories, APIs, etc. But the primary purpose is face-to-face networking. — Eric Morgan University of Notre Dame United States
[CODE4LIB] code4lib italy
I wonder whether there are enough people and enough interest to organize a Code4Lib Italy event. Hmmm... —Eric Lease Morgan
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib italy
+1 I could do go for that! I might even be able to generate interest in the Balkans (where I currently hide out). Carol On Mar 10, 2014, at 7:54 PM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: I wonder whether there are enough people and enough interest to organize a Code4Lib Italy event. Hmmm... —Eric Lease Morgan
