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Join the code4lib NYC for a code & coffee Zoom the first or second Friday of each month. These calls are generally casual discussions about projects we are working on, cool tools we have come across in the past month, and a casual forum for technical questions of all kinds.

In this workshop, XFR Collective members will teach participants about the basic structure of the analog broadcast signal (including luminosity, chrominance, and hue). Then, they will learn how to isolate and track these different parts of the signal using vectorscopes and waveform monitors and how to adjust them with a time base corrector. Finally, participants…

Scholars such as Twana Hodge, Fobazi Ettarh, and Kaetrena Davis Kendrick have helped us understand how standard everyday library work puts you at risk for secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout. They have pointed out how vocational awe perpetuates stories of how library workers overcome adversity through resilience, grit, or doing more with less, which…

This session dives a bit deeper into all that Python can do! Katie Wolf, Data Manager at Murmuration, will help attendees explore Python libraries and use a couple to tailor the Python experience to your needs. During the workshop, we will also take the time to interact with APIs to get a lot of data…

Want to learn more about prison abolition? Looking to explore the role of information in the prison industrial complex? Excited to discuss ways we can collectively offer resources to address violence caused by mass incarceration? Join the club (literally!). The Prison Library Support Network is collaborating with METRO in 2023 to host Abolitionist Futures: A…

Do you work with students who would like to publish? Three librarians who developed a 90-minute workshop to strengthen students’ knowledge and confidence in finding publishing platforms for their work will share examples of those activities in this workshop, and then examine the results of their assessment from participants. Join us to learn how to…

Heard of ChatGPT? Not sure what to make of it? In this interactive session, the presenters will highlight how AI tools have already been embedded in libraries long before the arrival of ChatGPT in November 2022. This webinar offers a critical perspective on the issues that will start occurring from the use of such technologies.…

We at METRO work tirelessly on behalf of libraries and archives in our membership and, indeed, around the country. We believe firmly in the value of libraries and archives as institutions that provide conscientious and meaningful services to members of our communities. Libraries can and do change lives. That said, working in the profession can…

No doubt you've heard of artificial intelligence AI (perhaps from another session at METRO!). Perhaps you've even mulled over the implications of these new technologies on teaching, learning, and even our social lives. This webinar will describe how AI works from a technical perspective and shares ideas for how we might provide this information to…

Want to learn more about prison abolition? Looking to explore the role of information in the prison industrial complex? Excited to discuss ways we can collectively offer resources to address violence caused by mass incarceration? Join the club (literally!). The Prison Library Support Network is collaborating with METRO in 2023 to host Abolitionist Futures: A…