Pre-Conference Workshops
Half-day workshops will start at either 9:00 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.
Belt and Suspenders: Crafting Full Coverage Monitoring for Library Applications
We use the term “monitoring” to describe a collection of components that make up a system comprised of fault detection, metric collection, analytics, visualization, and notification. We will talk about our composable system, with modular design, combining several tools to fulfill the functions of each component.
We will look at... more
Time
1:30pm to 4:30pm
Eastern Time
Location
Hayes Hall, UB South Campus - Room 402
Fail4Lib X
Everyone experiences failure in their professional lives, but no one likes to talk about it. When we see failure approaching, we distance ourselves, avert our eyes, or – if we’re in its path – brace for the worst. But failure has intrinsic value and is an essential step on the... more
Time
1:30pm to 4:30pm
Eastern Time
Location
Hayes Hall, UB South Campus - Room 327
Getting the most out of Wikibase4Lib
This three hour session will provide an introduction to getting Wikibase, the software that powers Wikidata, configured on your local machine by way of Docker Desktop. The session includes an accessible and newbie friendly introduction to using Docker on your laptop, followed by a necessary (though not overly technical) delineation... more
Time
9:00am to 12:00pm
Eastern Time
Location
Hayes Hall, UB South Campus - Room 402
Including and Unleashing Everyone: Facilitation with Liberating Structures
Including everyone in a collaborative project can be a challenge in technology, as well as in many other fields. People may self-select out of conversations if they’re unsure that they can contribute. If you’re a manager or project leader, it can also feel intimidating to get people to start thinking... more
Time
9:00am to 12:00pm
Eastern Time
Location
Hayes Hall, UB South Campus - Room 401
Introduction to Figma
In this half-day workshop, we will introduce you to Figma, a collaborative interface design tool. We will cover:
- What is Figma? Why would I use it?
- How can I integrate it into my current workflow?
- Figma 101
- Introduction to the interface and useful keyboard shortcuts
- Frames, layers, and... more
Time
1:30pm to 4:30pm
Eastern Time
Location
Hayes Hall, UB South Campus - Room 328
Modern Alchemy: Turning data into information
In this hands-on workshop participants will first learn how to use a system called the Distant Reader to transform sets of unstructured data (like journal articles) into structured data affectionally called “study carrels”. These data sets are amenable to analysis by both people as well as computers. Second, participants will... more
Time
1:30pm to 4:30pm
Eastern Time
Location
Hayes Hall, UB South Campus - Room 401