Laura Solomon / Lebachai Vesta Library Services Manager Ohio Public Library Information Network(OPLIN) [email_address] http://www.librarygeekwoes.com Getting a Second Life: An Introduction to the Metaverse for Libraries PART II

Vision of SLL “ To serve the citizens of an online world and build community using traditional and non-traditional library services and serving as a model for the twenty-first century library to determine how virtual library services will affect traditional libraries . “

“ To serve the citizens of an online world and build community using traditional and non-traditional library services and serving as a model for the twenty-first century library to determine how virtual library services will affect traditional libraries . “

Why is ALS here? Explore providing library services in a virtual world Examine how libraries will remain relevant when more business & education activities take place in virtual worlds Learn what kind of library services are desired in virtual space

Explore providing library services in a virtual world

Examine how libraries will remain relevant when more business & education activities take place in virtual worlds

Learn what kind of library services are desired in virtual space

What happens at SLL?

Renaissance island

Land of Lincoln

Chicago Public Schools

San Jose’ State University SLIS

Info Architecture Island

CDC Island

Arab International Librarians’ Forum

Cleveland Public Library

What’s worked?

Part II: Things to consider

The learning curve

The interface

Lack of social guidance

Lag and bugs (not a bug)

Griefers http://flickr.com/photos/cherishhellfire/2304040370/ by Cherish Hellfire

Controversy over SL

1. Sexualized avatars

2. News hype From http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/08/13/the-second-life-hype-cycle/

3. “Playing at your desk”

4. Widening the digital divide

5.“Too much…” Bandwidth Time Weirdness

Bandwidth

Time

Weirdness

6.ROI

SL is not “Field of Dreams”

Bad reasons to come to SL “ It’s where the users are” “ It’s where ______ is” “ It’s Library 2.0” “ It’s easy to do” “ We need to have a SL virtual branch”

“ It’s where the users are”

“ It’s where ______ is”

“ It’s Library 2.0”

“ It’s easy to do”

“ We need to have a SL virtual branch”

What does your library bring to the table?

So why come to SL? Understand the gamer and their environment Breakdown of professional isolation It’s free, we can access it now and it has first mover advantages Collaboration Teaching flexibility

Understand the gamer and their environment

Breakdown of professional isolation

It’s free, we can access it now and it has first mover advantages

Collaboration

Teaching flexibility

Where is SL going? ?

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Time for the last video! NMC Campus: Seriously Engaged

NMC Campus: Seriously Engaged

Etiquette for SL Photo courtesy of Ann Douglas http://flickr.com/photos/anndouglas/1528290674/

Chatting

AFK

Live venues

The 3 rd person

Groups & group communication

Tolerance of subcultures

Want to learn more? IM me inworld (I’m Lebachai Vesta) Check out www.infoisland.org and www.secondlife.com

IM me inworld (I’m Lebachai Vesta)

Check out www.infoisland.org and www.secondlife.com