Less bacon. More Hydra, Solr, and ugly animals.
These are some of the presentations that stood out to me at this year’s Code4Lib Conference in Bloomington. The back button ate my first draft, so here’s the abbreviated version.
Hey, Dilbert. Where’s My Data?!
Enhancing the Mobile Experience: Mobile Library Services at Illinois
One Week, One Tool: Ultra-Rapid Open Source Development Among Strangers
VuFind Beyond MARC: Discovering Everything Else
A Community-Based Approach to Developing a Digital Exhibit at Notre Dame Using the Hydra Framework
Chicago Underground Library’s Community-Based Cataloging System
Let’s Get Small: A Microservices Approach to Library Websites
Building an Open Source Staff-Facing Tablet App for Library Assessment
Mendeley’s API and University Libraries: Three Examples to Create Value
Sharing Between Data Repositories
And, as always, the Lightning Talks showcased some of the most interesting projects and were frequently a laugh-riot. Danish guys are funny (http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/launchflash.html?format=MP4&folder=vic&filename=C4L2011_session_3b_20110209.mp4, 202:00).
More Power Later 