David K UspalPACSCL, February 5, 2013

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What is code4lib?• code4lib doesn’t actually exist– And not in that “Illuminati” way

• ...mostly– Collection of likeminded people– A Listserv (2003)– A Yearly Gathering (2005)– A Journal (2007)– Local Chapters (various)

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How is it run?• Volunteer-driven collective• “Join” by joining the listserv• Run in true democratic form– No hierarchical structure (no officers, etc)– Volunteering/Stepping up to lead– Direct, open voting– Discussion and agreement on the listsev

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“Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune”

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Involvement• Who: Hackers, Designers, Architects, Curators,

Catalogers, Artists, Instigators• Where: Everywhere• What: Largely work for and with libraries,

archives and museums, on technology "stuff.“• Why: Overarching community, agnostic

towards any particular language or technology

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And code4lib Mid-Atlantic?• The Philadelphia Area/Tri-State chapter• Founded in October 2012• Meeting once a month-ish– Formal meet-up– Social meet-up– Lightly structured, then social meet-up

• In Philly for two months, suburbs one month

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What can we do for PACSCL?• An open forum where technology “stuff”

(from the practical to the fanciful) can be discussed.

• A place where great and glorious project plans can be shared, scrutinized and advised.

• A place where questions both large and small can be answered.

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Mailing List:code4lib Mid-Atlantic Google Group

Info:http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Code4lib_Mid-Atlantic

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