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ANNUAL GATHERING

Open infrastructure for library developers

Join systems librarians, digital preservationists, and open-source developers for four days of deep technical sessions, workshops, and collaborative hacking.

FOUR DAYS

The conference schedule

From deep-dive workshops to lightning talks, our schedule is curated by the community to address real-world library engineering challenges.

DAYS 1 & 2
DAY 3
DAY 4

Pre-Conference

Core Sessions

Breakouts & Hacking

Intensive, hands-on workshops focusing on metadata hacking, API integration, and digital preservation tools.

General sessions covering open-source infrastructure, repository architecture, and community-driven library software.

Self-organizing breakout groups, lightning talks, and collaborative hacking sessions to solve immediate problems.

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Candid documentary shot of library programmers collaborating around a wooden table, laptops open with code editors visible, cool window light, natural academic setting, desaturated tones
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COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOPS

Hands-on hacking sessions

Before the main tracks begin, join our pre-conference workshops. Bring your laptop, your broken APIs, and your unparsed datasets. We dedicate two full days to collaborative coding, peer-to-peer troubleshooting, and building tools in real time.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Help shape the program

We seek proposals for 20-minute talks, 5-minute lightning sessions, and 3-hour hands-on workshops. Share your scripts, failures, and breakthroughs in digital preservation.