[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Knight Foundation Grant

[Sarah Childs]

I think both of those sound like great ideas, and I would be willing to
help with bootcamp planning.

On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 9:59 AM, McCanna, Terran <
tmccanna at georgialibraries.org> wrote:

> I'm with Jim - all good ideas, but personally I would LOVE to attend a
> developer bootcamp. Each time I look at the code I learn something new
> about how it works, but I'm sure I could contribute a lot more if I had
> several solid days of training.
>
>
> Terran McCanna
> PINES Program Manager
> Georgia Public Library Service
> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
> Atlanta, GA 30345
> 404-235-7138
> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Taylor" <jtaylor at jtdata.com>
> To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" <
> open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 5:33:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Knight Foundation Grant
>
> All of them sound like good ideas but I am ESPECIALLY interested in the
> bootcamp idea (and options to avoid having to install Evergreen for such
> purposes).  I would probably even be willing to pay my own way so
> definitely would attend if travel was covered.  I would like to contribute
> code but so far all of my other commitments have kept me from sorting it
> out on my own.  If I had a place to go so I could get away from my desk for
> a few days and learn how the process works I would definitely show up.
>
> Jim
>
>
> My questions related to the bootcamp idea are:
>
> * Does this sounds like a good idea?
> * Are there people who would be willing to help out as instructors/mentors
> for the bootcamp? This isn't a firm commitment, but, if I hear crickets on
> this question, I know it's not something we should pursue further. Also,
> please note, my idea is that any travel expenses related to the bootcamp
> would be covered by the grant.
> * I also would love to have some volunteers willing to help me plan for
> the bootcamp, but, if there is sufficient interest in the first set of
> volunteers, I will also tap people directly with this request.
> * If we get positive answers from the first two questions, are there ways
> we can improve upon this idea?
>
> Thanks to everyone who read this far in my e-mail. I look forward to
> hearing your thoughts!
>
> Kathy
>
>
>


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Sarah Childs
Technical Services Department Head
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
250 North Fifth Street
Zionsville, IN 46077
317-873-3149 x13330
sarahc at zionsvillelibrary.org
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