Great news on the library front! Three quick updates:
1. We now have a gorgeous confirmed space for a demo lab, on the main floor of the central DC Public Library.[1] It will tentatively be open five days a week from 2-5pm, and two days a week from 2-7pm. It has its own dedicated router for guaranteed high-speed connectivity, and a few hundred sqft of space.
2. We've found an architect renowned for their work with library and youth spaces, through Nate, who will lead the design process.[2] They have a particular interest in library spaces with small footprints.
3. We have set up a new Google group for LibLab discussions.[3] I'll move updates and discussion about the project there; those who are interested, please join the new group and introduce yourself there!
Thanks for all of the early support that's helped us move quickly on this idea. I spoke briefly about the LibLab concept to the audience at the Wikipedia in Higher Ed summit this past weekend at Simmons, which Katie and I attended. Four people came up to talk to me afterwards wanted to talk about that idea and getting their libraries involved. So whatever we accomplish is likely to have national visibility.
At this point we could use suggestions for hardware, software research tools, and use cases; design ideas for the architect to work with; projects wanting to use the lab, and volunteers to man it, for the ten weeks from August 1 to October 15.
Sam.
[1] http://www.dclibrary.org/mlk [2] http://www.nollandtam.com/ [3] http://groups.google.com/group/liblabs
I am a current member and former board member at the D.C. hackerspace, HacDC (hacdc.org).
Might you be interested in giving a presentation on the concept at HacDC?
This could be a good venue to recruit some volunteers.
Best wishes, Todd Fine
User:Tfine80
On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
Great news on the library front! Three quick updates:
- We now have a gorgeous confirmed space for a demo lab, on the main
floor of the central DC Public Library.[1] It will tentatively be open five days a week from 2-5pm, and two days a week from 2-7pm. It has its own dedicated router for guaranteed high-speed connectivity, and a few hundred sqft of space.
- We've found an architect renowned for their work with library and
youth spaces, through Nate, who will lead the design process.[2] They have a particular interest in library spaces with small footprints.
- We have set up a new Google group for LibLab discussions.[3] I'll
move updates and discussion about the project there; those who are interested, please join the new group and introduce yourself there!
Thanks for all of the early support that's helped us move quickly on this idea. I spoke briefly about the LibLab concept to the audience at the Wikipedia in Higher Ed summit this past weekend at Simmons, which Katie and I attended. Four people came up to talk to me afterwards wanted to talk about that idea and getting their libraries involved. So whatever we accomplish is likely to have national visibility.
At this point we could use suggestions for hardware, software research tools, and use cases; design ideas for the architect to work with; projects wanting to use the lab, and volunteers to man it, for the ten weeks from August 1 to October 15.
Sam.
[1] http://www.dclibrary.org/mlk [2] http://www.nollandtam.com/ [3] http://groups.google.com/group/liblabs
-- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
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Todd, sounds like a fine connection to make. We could also combine this with a general design meeting later this month.
Do you/HacDC know people from the new FabLab DC that got an Awesome Foundation grant last fall?
Sam.
2011/7/12 Todd Fine toddfine@projectkhalid.org:
I am a current member and former board member at the D.C. hackerspace, HacDC (hacdc.org).
Might you be interested in giving a presentation on the concept at HacDC?
This could be a good venue to recruit some volunteers.
Best wishes, Todd Fine
User:Tfine80
On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
Great news on the library front! Three quick updates:
- We now have a gorgeous confirmed space for a demo lab, on the main
floor of the central DC Public Library.[1] It will tentatively be open five days a week from 2-5pm, and two days a week from 2-7pm. It has its own dedicated router for guaranteed high-speed connectivity, and a few hundred sqft of space.
- We've found an architect renowned for their work with library and
youth spaces, through Nate, who will lead the design process.[2] They have a particular interest in library spaces with small footprints.
- We have set up a new Google group for LibLab discussions.[3] I'll
move updates and discussion about the project there; those who are interested, please join the new group and introduce yourself there!
Thanks for all of the early support that's helped us move quickly on this idea. I spoke briefly about the LibLab concept to the audience at the Wikipedia in Higher Ed summit this past weekend at Simmons, which Katie and I attended. Four people came up to talk to me afterwards wanted to talk about that idea and getting their libraries involved. So whatever we accomplish is likely to have national visibility.
At this point we could use suggestions for hardware, software research tools, and use cases; design ideas for the architect to work with; projects wanting to use the lab, and volunteers to man it, for the ten weeks from August 1 to October 15.
Sam.
[1] http://www.dclibrary.org/mlk [2] http://www.nollandtam.com/ [3] http://groups.google.com/group/liblabs
-- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
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-- Todd Fine Director, Project Khalid toddfine@projectkhalid.org +1 857.234.0920
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Yes, we have had a lot of contact with Phyllis Klein, and I could introduce you to people who know what is going on with that.
And as long as you work with a member for the scheduling, you are certainly free to use HacDC as a meeting place at any time. I have been involved with Project Gutenberg, Wikipedia, and increasingly Wikisource for years now so I would be enthusiastic about scheduling a meeting at HacDC.
Todd
On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
Todd, sounds like a fine connection to make. We could also combine this with a general design meeting later this month.
Do you/HacDC know people from the new FabLab DC that got an Awesome Foundation grant last fall?
Sam.
2011/7/12 Todd Fine toddfine@projectkhalid.org:
I am a current member and former board member at the D.C. hackerspace,
HacDC
(hacdc.org).
Might you be interested in giving a presentation on the concept at HacDC?
This could be a good venue to recruit some volunteers.
Best wishes, Todd Fine
User:Tfine80
On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
Great news on the library front! Three quick updates:
- We now have a gorgeous confirmed space for a demo lab, on the main
floor of the central DC Public Library.[1] It will tentatively be open five days a week from 2-5pm, and two days a week from 2-7pm. It has its own dedicated router for guaranteed high-speed connectivity, and a few hundred sqft of space.
- We've found an architect renowned for their work with library and
youth spaces, through Nate, who will lead the design process.[2] They have a particular interest in library spaces with small footprints.
- We have set up a new Google group for LibLab discussions.[3] I'll
move updates and discussion about the project there; those who are interested, please join the new group and introduce yourself there!
Thanks for all of the early support that's helped us move quickly on this idea. I spoke briefly about the LibLab concept to the audience at the Wikipedia in Higher Ed summit this past weekend at Simmons, which Katie and I attended. Four people came up to talk to me afterwards wanted to talk about that idea and getting their libraries involved. So whatever we accomplish is likely to have national visibility.
At this point we could use suggestions for hardware, software research tools, and use cases; design ideas for the architect to work with; projects wanting to use the lab, and volunteers to man it, for the ten weeks from August 1 to October 15.
Sam.
[1] http://www.dclibrary.org/mlk [2] http://www.nollandtam.com/ [3] http://groups.google.com/group/liblabs
-- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617
529
4266
Wikimedia-DC mailing list Wikimedia-DC@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-dc
-- Todd Fine Director, Project Khalid toddfine@projectkhalid.org +1 857.234.0920
Wikimedia-DC mailing list Wikimedia-DC@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-dc
-- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
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2011/7/12 Todd Fine toddfine@projectkhalid.org:
Yes, we have had a lot of contact with Phyllis Klein, and I could introduce you to people who know what is going on with that.
And as long as you work with a member for the scheduling, you are certainly free to use HacDC as a meeting place at any time. I have been involved with Project Gutenberg, Wikipedia, and increasingly Wikisource for years now so I would be enthusiastic about scheduling a meeting at HacDC.
Awesome, thank you Todd! Please do - and likewise feel free to come hold a session in the library in this new space once it is available. One thing we'd like to start soon is making / borrowing a high-throughput DIY scanner, and defining an OCR toolchain and workflow for its output.
SJ
Todd, revisiting this - I will be in DC tomorrow for a meeting at the DCPL, from 3-4pm. This will be the first meeting with all of the staff involved (quite a number of library staff are interested!) Would you or someone else from HacDC be interested in joining for the event?
We are looking for more local technologists to get involved in the coming weeks.
I will also be around that evening, at which point there will likely be interesting things to discuss.
Sam. 617 529 4266
2011/7/12 Todd Fine toddfine@projectkhalid.org:
I am a current member and former board member at the D.C. hackerspace, HacDC (hacdc.org).
Might you be interested in giving a presentation on the concept at HacDC?
This could be a good venue to recruit some volunteers.
Best wishes, Todd Fine
User:Tfine80
wikimedia-dc@lists.wikimedia.org