[Eril-l] Core Classroom Event: CollectionBuilder: A Static Web Approach to Digital Projects in Librarie

[ALCTS-CE Announce]

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Core Classroom Event: CollectionBuilder: A Static Web Approach to Digital
Projects in Libraries

Core is pleased to introduce a new continuing education opportunity called
Core Classroom. It’s a hands-on virtual workshop that consists of two to
four live sessions with assignments and group discussion.

Dates: Monday, November 9, 2020 and Monday, November 16, 2020

These two Core classroom events will be held on the dates above for 90
minutes starting at 11 am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm
Eastern time.



Description: Looking for an agile, lightweight approach to developing
digital collections and scholarship projects? Join us for a hands-on deep
dive into CollectionBuilder, an open source project for generating digital
collection websites driven by metadata and powered by modern static web
technology.

Optimized for non-developers and simple hosting solutions,
CollectionBuilder allows librarians, researchers, and educators to take
ownership over their digital projects by lowering barriers to website
creation and customization: users need only create a spreadsheet of
metadata and corresponding directory of digital files to generate a digital
collection. Once these are uploaded to CollectionBuilder, the platform
employs a Jekyll static web generator to build a website for browsing and
contextualizing the collection.

As workshop participants engage with CollectionBuilder, they will learn
fundamental web and DH skills by working with plain text files, CSV data,
Markdown, GitHub, and GitHub Pages to create and customize their very own
digital collection. By the end of this workshop, participants will have
gained the knowledge and independence necessary to implement
CollectionBuilder in contexts that include creating and disseminating
research collections and custom digital exhibits, or teaching digital
libraries in the classroom. No programming experience is necessary;
beginners from any background are welcome. Participants should create a
Google Drive account and GitHub account prior to the session.


Learning outcomes:

Upon completion of this session, attendees will have:

   -

   An improved understanding of metadata and static web principles as they
   relate to web development and open data practices;
   -

   An introduction to Git- and GitHub-based workflow and project
   development practices; and
   -

   A brief introduction to GitHub Pages web hosting, Bootstrap development
   frameworks, Markdown markup language, and the Jekyll static web developer.

Who should attend?

Technically curious librarians

Technical Requirements for Attendees

Computer, internet connection, web browser, a GitHub account and a Google
Drive account.

Instructors:

Olivia Wikle is the Digital Initiatives Librarian at the University of
Idaho, where she coordinates the digitization of the University’s archival
material and builds digital collections that disseminate historical
resources. She also works closely with humanities faculty to create digital
scholarship projects and teach digital literacy skills to students.

Evan Peter Williamson is the Digital Infrastructure Librarian at the
University of Idaho Library, working with Data & Digital Services to bring
cool projects, enlightening workshops, and innovative services to life.
Despite a background in Art History, Classical Studies, and Archives, his
recent focus has been on data-driven, minimal infrastructure web
development, currently embodied in the CollectionBuilder project.

Devin Becker is the Director of the Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning
(CDIL) and the Head of Data & Digital Services at the University of Idaho
Library. Becker is also a writer. His most recent (static!) web project,
CTRL+Shift, provides visualizations and analyses of interviews he conducted
with prominent poets across the country.

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Registration Fees:  Core Member $79; Non-member $99

For additional information and access to registration links, please go to
the following website:

http://www.ala.org/core/ce/classroom

Core classrooms are recorded.  Registration includes unlimited access to
these recordings.

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration at ala.org

For all other questions or comments related to continuing education in
Core, please contact freuland at ala.org

Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.
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