Or a LibraryBox! I've done a couple of workshops now where slides, data,
handouts, etc was all on my LibraryBox so we weren't relying on web to
get those files passed around.
Abigail
On 10/7/2015 1:46 PM, Katherine N. Deibel wrote:
And just to add to this, even if you provide the links beforehand,
presenters should bring a few thumb drives with the
software/files/etc. as well just in case something needs to be
reinstalled or there are a few slackers who didn't read their
pre-workshop e-mails.
Providing silly hats to wear while using the thumb drives is optional.
Kate Deibel, PhD | Web Applications Specialist
Information Technology Services
University of Washington Libraries
http://staff.washington.edu/deibel
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"When Thor shows up, it's always deus ex machina."
On 10/7/2015 11:17 AM, Fox, Bobbi wrote:
Hi, Christina!
I don't have a workshop to propose, but I *do* have a plea for any
workshop that is a hands-on-the-laptop experience:
That the presenter of said workshop provide links, in advance, to any
software needed. If the presenter would suggest the use of vagrant
or docker (or whatever else is out there), then links to those tools,
plus good, easy implementation instructions, should also be supplied
in advance. In addition, if the workshop is going to feature a
particular language or framework, that should be specified in advance
as well. (why no, I *don't* know how to spin up a web server on my
Windoze laptop; at work I do it in Linux!)
I have unfortunately been to too many workshops where the presenter
either assumed a crystal-clear, fast, internet connection for the 40
participants, or assumed a lot more vagrant/docker knowledge than I,
and several others, had.
(hmm, maybe I can find someone to propose an "everything you need to
learn, software package-wise, to take advantage of Code4Lib hands-on
workshops...)
Cheers,
Bobbi
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Information Services and Liaison Librarian
Assistant Professor
Library of the Health Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
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