Yesterday I attended a Free and Open Source Software for Librarians program by Scott Dexter and Samir Chopra, based on their book Decoding Liberation: The Promise of Free and Open Source Software. Before you read my report back, you should know that the content is familiar territory to me. My spouse, Eric Goldhagen, gives a similar talk in his half of our "Radical Reference: Community Librarianship and Free/Open Source Technology" (and other talks) road show.
Free and Open Source Software for Librarians
with Scott Dexter and Samir Chopra, authors of the book Decoding Liberation: The Promise of Free and Open Source Software and Associate Professors of Computer and Information Science at Brooklyn College
Thursday, July 10 @ 10:30 am
New York City College of Technology (City Tech) Faculty Lounge
Atrium 632 300 Jay St., Brooklyn
I hate hate hate the winter and never feel like leaving the house. Then along comes May and all of a sudden there are a million things I want to do outside of the comfort of my own (or Eric's) home.
It's Drupal BarCamp time, once again in NYC, and as usual, I'll be out of town. But if I weren't going to be at WAM, I'd be at Brooklyn Polytechnic learning how to make this site (and others, notably Radical Reference) better.
Sign up now, they're capping registration at 120. It's free. You'll learn the same kind of stuff other groups might charge you $1200 for.
The East Village's skankiest bar is collaborating with its neighborhood library, the Tompkins Square Park branch of NYPL on an art exhibit: "22 Years on Marz: A Retrospective of Artists from Marz Bar Since 1986." ...
From the NYC Anarchists discussion list:
Halloween Rocks!
Celebrate Early at the
4th Annual Really Really Free Market
St. Mark's Church on Sunday, October 28th
between noon and 5 p.m.!
I am involved with TWO zine readings this month in NYC!
Wednesday, October 10, 8-10pm at Think Coffee, 248 Mercer Street http://barnardzines.livejournal.com/17695.html
Thursday, October 18, 7-9pm at ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington Street http://barnardzines.livejournal.com/17514.html
Literary Magazines Go Electronic: Now Where’s the Print Edition in the Library? National Book Critics Circle panel at Housing Works Thursday, September 13 at 7p.
126 Crosby Street, between Houston & Prince.
The Circus is Coming!! The Circus is Coming!! The Circus is Coming!!
CIRCUS AMOK STARTING THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND! IN YOUR PARK! FREE!