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Second Life & Libraries
Slide 1
Second Life & Libraries
Joyce Koeneman
Lisa Haakon Pogue
Slide 2
Your Hosts
Olga Renard
(Joyce Koenemann in RL)
BooBoo Zapedski
(Lisa Pogue in RL)
Slide 3
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
Slide 4
Opportunities for Librarians
Meetings
Lectures
Exhibits
Simulations
Meet librarians from around the world
Slide 5
Opportunities for Librarians
Author events
Discussion groups
Concerts
Meeting space
Movies
Slide 6
Opportunities for Librarians
Explore libraries in a virtual world and how applies to RL
Dances
Slide 7
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
Slide 8
How to get started
Go to
www.secondlife.com
and download software
Tour through Orientation Island
Slide 9
Search
Events
Places
People
Groups
Slide 10
Getting Around
Walk
Fly
Teleport
SLurl - provides direct teleport links to locations in SL
Slide 11
Places to Go
Slide 12
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
Slide 13
Where to go
Public Libraries
State Libraries
Slide 14
Where to go
Universities
Library schools
Slide 15
Where to go
Olga and BooBoo will take you to:
Info Island
Caribbean Breezes
NOAA
Kansas Library
Slide 16
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
Slide 17
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/