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Second Life & Libraries
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Second Life & Libraries
- Joyce Koeneman
- Lisa Haakon Pogue
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Your Hosts
- Olga Renard
(Joyce Koenemann in RL) - BooBoo Zapedski
(Lisa Pogue in RL)
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www.SecondLife.com
- 3-D virtual world created by residents
- Millions of residents from around the world
- SL Marketplace sells land, clothes, etc.
- Teen Second Life
- For teens 13-17
- No adults allowed
- Many colleges have sites for outreach
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Opportunities for Librarians
- Meetings
- Lectures
- Exhibits
- Simulations
- Meet librarians from around the world
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Opportunities for Librarians
- Author events
- Discussion groups
- Concerts
- Meeting space
- Movies
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Opportunities for Librarians
- Explore libraries in a virtual world and how applies to RL
- Dances
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Barriers
- High speed connection, graphics card
- “It’s just a game”
- Firewalls
- Installation
- Learning curve
- Mature content (just like the Web)
- Congestion
- Typing skills
- SL goes offline for maintenance
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How to get started
- Go to www.secondlife.com and download software
- Tour through Orientation Island
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Search
- Events
- Places
- People
- Groups
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Getting Around
- Walk
- Fly
- Teleport
- SLurl - provides direct teleport links to locations in SL
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Places to Go
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Where to go
- InfoIslands
- Genealogy Research Center
- Library Gallery
- Mystery Manor
- Performance Center
- Science Center
- SF/Fantasy Center
- Health InfoIsland
- Cybrary City
- Libraries offices
- Librarian Conference Centers
- EduIsland
- ALA/ Arts Island
- Imagination Island
- Renaissance Island
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Where to go
- Public Libraries
- State Libraries
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Where to go
- Universities
- Library schools
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Where to go
Olga and BooBoo will take you to:
- Info Island
- Caribbean Breezes
- NOAA
- Kansas Library
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Resources
- Alliance Library Gets a Second Life: Library Services in a
Virtual World -
http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/Resources/Attachments/Slides/pope_bell_20070120.pdf - Educational Uses of Second Life -
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/educationaluses#libraries - Info Island Project on Second Life -
http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/Resources/Attachments/Slides/sauers_20070403.pdf - Second Life Library -
http://infoisland.org/ - Second Life: Facts for the Visitor -
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/slfacts.html
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More Resources
- Second Life and Libraries: What's the point? -
http://infoblog.infopeople.org/2007/02/second_life_and_libraries_what.php - YouTube Tour of Info Island / Second Life Libraries -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTQkzfz5osQ - Second Life Sites and Blogs
- New World Notes - http://nwn.blogs.com/ Blog on what’s happening in SL
- Second Style - http://www.secondstyle.com/ SL fashion and accessories magazine just for fun
- Second Seeker --
Unofficial reviews of where to go and what to see in world
http://secondseeker.com/