Archive for the ‘Code4Lib’ Category
Code4Lib Epiphany
I had a bit of an epiphany lately in my thinking about Code4Lib (what it is, what it should be, etc.) It’s all thanks to a post by Ed (who has the ability to shift my thinking every now and then).
I’ve always been of the mind that Code4Lib is an experiment… that it shouldn’t [...]
No Matter, Nevermind
Regarding my last post… on the other hand, if I look at the conference as an outgrowth of Code4Lib (like the journal is an outgrowth) what does it matter? As long as the issue isn’t should (or shouldn’t) we formalize the Code4Lib group, but just should (or shouldn’t) we formalize the conference do I [...]
Small Coders, Loosely Joined
The Code4Lib conference is fast approaching and, as people start to spend more time thinking about it, there is the question of how things should be done differently over the coming year. It’s a good question and one that Code4Lib does well to ask itself. Any “organization” that doesn’t question whether it’s doing [...]
Code4libmobile
There have been chats of late in the code4lib IRC channel about what code4lib is. I think the people involved have always described it as an informal collection of librarians and library programmers (the topics range from musical tastes, locker room humor (hopefully not too much and hopefully the bad stuff doesn’t go unanswered), kids [...]