Monthly Archives: February 2009

code4lib – standards rule

By mitcheet | Published: February 25, 2009

Sebastian Hammer started out the second full day of Code4Lib with a discussion f the origin of open source software. After talking for a few minutes about the growing challenge for libraries to remain relevant in a changing informaiton economy, he bridged to the concept of builidng things not through api use but rather by [...]

Posted in 2009 code4lib | Leave a comment

code4lib – day 2

By mitcheet | Published: February 24, 2009

The first full day at code4lib included a slew of 20 minute talks on various library and coding topics today. The opening speaker stefano mazzocchi pushed on the idea about how the change to digital will impact how we encode and transport information. The interesting angle on this discussion was the representation of the reduction [...]

Posted in 2009 code4lib | Comments closed

Cablecar theater

By mitcheet | Published: February 23, 2009

My second night in providence found me at the cablecar theater watching a movie as part if the French film festival.
After a dinner at the RISD cafeteria it just seemed like the right thing to do.

Posted in code4lib2009 | Tagged | Leave a comment

code4lib 2009 – Vufind

By mitcheet | Published: February 23, 2009

This morning kicked off code4lib 2009 with a series of pre-conferences. Both Kevin and I attended the Vufind preconference session which included an overview of vufind, install exercise, and a q&a session on vufind features and issues.
I documented lots of notes & tips on our Vufind project page in the library wiki and once we [...]

Posted in 2009 code4lib | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Heading to pvr

By mitcheet | Published: February 22, 2009

Sitting in the Dulles airport looking at lots of folks heading places. As soon as the gate. Clears out I am finding a jack for some power!

Posted in code4lib2009 | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Prepping for code4lib

By mitcheet | Published: February 21, 2009

It has been a busy morning of record loading, packing, and getting ready for a day of play before I head up for code4lib 2009 tomorrow.

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Erik, Leslie, Linda E attend Change management workshop

By mitcheet | Published: February 12, 2009

This morning, Leslie, Linda E. and Erik attended a change management workshop offered through the professional development center. The workshop touched on a variety of issues surrounding approaching change, managing change in work settings, and working with colleagues to address issues surrounding change in the workplace.
From the initial discussion of participants it was clear that [...]

Posted in Professional Development Center | Tagged | 2 Comments

Hello world!

By Erik | Published: February 10, 2009

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment