SECOND LIFE ® Virtual Worlds … Virtual Libraries MOBAC Future Technologies Workshop … May 2, 2008 Danielle Kane Libraries Public Special Academic Hybrid Virtual Worlds Why Challenges Space

Libraries

Public

Special

Academic

Hybrid

Virtual Worlds

Why

Challenges

Space

Participants UCLA Library Second Life Public Library Caledon Whitehorn Library UCB ALA Columbia University Alliance Library System California State University – Pomona Nature Publishing Group Harvard University UCI SJSU SLIS MIT Fairport Public Library The Bay School of San Francisco Drexel University IEEE UCLA New York University Topeka & Shawnee Co. Public Library Chapman University SUN Library Stanford New Media Consortium UCD UNC School of Info & Library Science Ball State University Pepperdine University St. Louis County Library UCSC

What do SL Libraries do? Reference Desk is staffed Software Email a librarian Outreach Programs Writers / book talks Exhibits Events Collections External links Web tools Items made for SL Database trials Classes & Seminars About using SL For librarians

Reference

Desk is staffed

Software

Email a librarian

Outreach Programs

Writers / book talks

Exhibits

Events

Collections

External links

Web tools

Items made for SL

Database trials

Classes & Seminars

About using SL

For librarians

Public Libraries Groups SL Public Library (18 members) Public Libraries in Second Life (74 members) Librarians of Second Life (902 members) Alliance Library System

Groups

SL Public Library (18 members)

Public Libraries in Second Life (74 members)

Librarians of Second Life (902 members)

Alliance Library System

Info Island International Alliance Library System Libraries Reference Services Collections

Alliance Library System

Libraries

Reference

Services

Collections

Special Libraries SL Consumer Health Library National Library of Medicine grant

SL Consumer Health Library

National Library of Medicine grant

Academic Libraries Collections Services No Collections No Services Stanford UCSC VS.

Second Life Libraries Accessible Contextual Browsable Social Center Visual Global Evolving Second Life Libraries

Accessible

Contextual

Browsable

Social Center

Visual

Global

Evolving

Hybrid Models Mix of…. Fully immersed Completely Unique

Mix of….

Fully immersed

Completely Unique

The Caledon Library http://www.thelibrarymilitant.net/blog/ Collections of: Victorian source material Research materials Secondary materials Sponsors events: Celebrations Story sessions Lectures Displays

http://www.thelibrarymilitant.net/blog/

Collections of:

Victorian source material

Research materials

Secondary materials

Sponsors events:

Celebrations

Story sessions

Lectures

Displays

My Role… Creating exhibits Building collections Staff meetings Discussions

Creating exhibits

Building collections

Staff meetings

Discussions

Associations Schools

Associations

Why Bother? Increased collaboration & interaction Networking Partnerships Exploration Expanding Skills Preparation for the future

Increased collaboration & interaction

Networking

Partnerships

Exploration

Expanding Skills

Preparation for the future

Explore collaborative service models Use SL as a mode of networking by attending conferences and talks SL projects don’t need to be large, start small Join the Google Group alliancesecondlife Think of added value, what can your library contribute in terms of unique resources Explore Second Life: What would you need to know to move to another MUVE Envision instruction in 5+ years and a MUVE is more integrated Get an account, create an avatar and explore the educational and library spaces How you can get involved…

Explore collaborative service models

Use SL as a mode of networking by attending conferences and talks

SL projects don’t need to be large, start small

Join the Google Group alliancesecondlife

Think of added value, what can your library contribute in terms of unique resources

Explore Second Life:

What would you need to know to move to another MUVE

Envision instruction in 5+ years and a MUVE is more integrated

Get an account, create an avatar and explore the educational and library spaces

Challenges… Funding Staff Infrastructure Computing Requirements Perceptions Management Learning Curve Time Uncertainty / Changes Lag Monster Item Loss New Capabilities Breakage Evaluation

Funding

Staff

Infrastructure

Computing Requirements

Perceptions

Management

Learning Curve

Time

Uncertainty / Changes

Lag Monster

Item Loss

New Capabilities

Breakage

Evaluation

Land for projects Campus: Second Life (Linden Labs) Apply for free temporary space on Adult or Teen grids when available http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Campus:Second_Life Private Islands or Mainland Plots (Linden Labs) http://secondlife.com/community/land-islands.php 50% discount for verified real world educators and schools/academic institutions or 501(c)3 non-profit Info Archipelago (Alliance Library System & Partners) Move your own island to the Info Archipelago OR Lease small or large parcels: $100-400 year (lots) http://alliancelibraries.info/secondlife.htm

Campus: Second Life (Linden Labs)

Apply for free temporary space on Adult or Teen grids when available

http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Campus:Second_Life

Private Islands or Mainland Plots (Linden Labs)

http://secondlife.com/community/land-islands.php

50% discount for verified real world educators and schools/academic institutions or 501(c)3 non-profit

Info Archipelago (Alliance Library System & Partners)

Move your own island to the Info Archipelago OR

Lease small or large parcels: $100-400 year (lots)

http://alliancelibraries.info/secondlife.htm

Resources for More Information Directory of Libraries and Organizations http://infoisland.org/directory/ Second Life Website http: //secondlife .com/ InfoIsland.org http: //infoisland .org/ The Library Militant: Caledon Library News http://www.thelibrarymilitant.net/blog/

Directory of Libraries and Organizations http://infoisland.org/directory/

Second Life Website

http: //secondlife .com/

InfoIsland.org

http: //infoisland .org/

The Library Militant: Caledon Library News http://www.thelibrarymilitant.net/blog/

Second Life URL’s (SLurl) Caledon Whitehorn library http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20VictoriaCity/47/206/23 ALA Island http://slurl.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/128/107/29 InfoIsland International http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/29/238/43 NMC http://slurl.com/secondlife/NMC%20Orientation/69/107/32

Caledon Whitehorn library http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20VictoriaCity/47/206/23

ALA Island

http://slurl.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/128/107/29

InfoIsland International http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/29/238/43

NMC

http://slurl.com/secondlife/NMC%20Orientation/69/107/32

Conclusion Danielle Kane SL: Mica Braun [email_address]

Danielle Kane

SL: Mica Braun

[email_address]