Second Life: Virtual Libraries in a Virtual World NEFLIN Workshop – August 28, 2007 Meg Kribble aka Anne Idler Reference Librarian Nova Southeastern University Law Library & Technology Center

M ulti- U ser V irtual E nvironment

No Rules!

“ The only limit is your imagination!”

Why NOT to be in Second Life “ It’s where the users are.” Toyota, IBM, Adidas, etc. are there. It’s Library 2.0! It increases access. It doesn’t take much time or skill... from Kathryn Greenhill, “Six Very Bad Reasons to Have a Library Branch in Second Life,” Librarians Matter available at http://tinyurl.com/2f5895.

“ It’s where the users are.”

Toyota, IBM, Adidas, etc. are there.

It’s Library 2.0!

It increases access.

It doesn’t take much time or skill...

from Kathryn Greenhill, “Six Very Bad Reasons to Have a Library Branch in Second Life,” Librarians Matter available at http://tinyurl.com/2f5895.

Why? New Frontier

Why? Experience a New Interface

Why? Learn New Skills

Why? Integration with LMS

Why? Distance Education and events

Why? Relate to Gamers

Why? Global Networking Second Life groups for libraries Librarians of Second Life: 500+ members Second Life Library 2.0 (friends group): 1100+ members As of June 1, 2007

Second Life groups for libraries

Librarians of Second Life:

500+ members

Second Life Library 2.0 (friends group):

1100+ members

As of June 1, 2007

Why? Global Networking

Library Club TX950

Why? Collaboration

Why? Show Off Special Collections

“ There was a day when I looked forward to my browser not taking several minutes to load. . . . We're not World of Warcraft. We're not structured like any game. Second Life is a 3-D version of your browser in 1993.” --Jean Miller Community Manager Linden Lab

“ There was a day when I looked forward to my browser not taking several minutes to load. . . .

We're not World of Warcraft.

We're not structured like any game.

Second Life is a 3-D version

of your browser in 1993.”

--Jean Miller

Community Manager

Linden Lab

Obstacles – Computer Specs

Obstacles – Grid Downtime

Obstacles – Learning Curve

Obstacles – “Sleaze Factor”

Obstacles – Glitches/Lag

Obstacle: Griefing Antidotes: Sit down--anywhere Teleport away Log out

Antidotes:

Sit down--anywhere

Teleport away

Log out

Obstacle: Unnecessary Simulation of Real Life

Obstacle: Where is Everyone?

Obstacles – Finding the Good Stuff

Getting Started – Logging In

Orientation Island – Welcome!

Orientation Island – Appearance

Evolution of an Avatar

Orientation Island - Communication

Orientation Island – Move

Orientation Island – Search

Learning More – Help Island

Campus Second Life Sandbox

Second Life - Where to next?

Second Life Sims – Bedrock

Second Life Sims – Roma

Second Life Sims - Renaissance Island

Second Life Sims – Caledon

Second Life Sims - Starfleet

Go

Groups

Profile

Appearance

Take Off

Gestures

Friends

Avatar Interface 1

Avatar Interface 2

Object Interface 1

Object Interface 2

Object Interface 3

Don’t Like the Time of Day?

Second Life - The Info Archipelago Alliance Library System Islands: Info Island Info Island 2 Health Info Island Cybrary City Cybrary City 2 Eduisland Eduisland 2 ALA/Arts Island Imagination Island (Rachelville and Vendor Village) Renaissance Island Eye4YouAlliance Island (Teen Grid) Connected Islands: Commonwealth 1-4 Echoditto Info Architecture The Newseum Info Island DK Ed Tech SJSU SLIS Mohawk College UPMC Canada Institute for Scientific & Technical Information EduServ As of March 20, 2007

Alliance Library System Islands:

Info Island

Info Island 2

Health Info Island

Cybrary City

Cybrary City 2

Eduisland

Eduisland 2

ALA/Arts Island

Imagination Island

(Rachelville and Vendor Village)

Renaissance Island

Eye4YouAlliance Island

(Teen Grid)

Connected Islands:

Commonwealth 1-4

Echoditto

Info Architecture

The Newseum

Info Island DK

Ed Tech

SJSU SLIS

Mohawk College

UPMC

Canada Institute for Scientific & Technical Information

EduServ

As of March 20, 2007

Second Life - The Info Archipelago

Cybrary City 1 & 2 Libraries Art Libraries Australian Libraries Canada Nexus Chicago Public Schools Claremont College Digital Library Find It Illinois Georgia Institute of Technology Glenview, IL Public Library IBM Library Johnson and Wales University LIS Department Library and Archives Canada McMaster University Michigan Library Consortium Murdoch University Library, Australia Nebraska Library Commission NSU Law Library Reader's Garden Sloodle Development Center South Carolina State Library Special Librarians in Second Life Stanford Science and Engineering Libraries State Library of Kansas Teen Educators in Second Life Topeka Shawnee County Public Library TX950 Library Club UCLA University College Dublin University of Illinois University of Montevallo Carmichael Library University of North Carolina SLIS University of Plymouth University of South Florida As of May 7, 2007

Art Libraries

Australian Libraries

Canada Nexus

Chicago Public Schools

Claremont College Digital Library

Find It Illinois

Georgia Institute of Technology

Glenview, IL Public Library

IBM Library

Johnson and Wales University LIS Department

Library and Archives Canada

McMaster University

Michigan Library Consortium

Murdoch University Library, Australia

Nebraska Library Commission

NSU Law Library

Reader's Garden

Sloodle Development Center

South Carolina State Library

Special Librarians in Second Life

Stanford Science and Engineering Libraries

State Library of Kansas

Teen Educators in Second Life

Topeka Shawnee County Public Library

TX950 Library Club

UCLA

University College Dublin

University of Illinois

University of Montevallo Carmichael Library

University of North Carolina SLIS

University of Plymouth

University of South Florida

As of May 7, 2007

Cybrary City Libraries

What Do I Do Next if I’m Interested in… Volunteering on Info Island? IM Willow Kindley Teen Grid? IM BlueWings Hayek Finding a Cybrary City plot? IM Lorelei Junot Building? Visit the Ivory Tower of Primitives and search for free classes Networking? Next Librarians of SL party is Friday Aug 31 at 9pm – toga party! Other Questions? IM Anne Idler or email kribblem@nsu.law.nova.edu

Volunteering on Info Island? IM Willow Kindley

Teen Grid? IM BlueWings Hayek

Finding a Cybrary City plot? IM Lorelei Junot

Building? Visit the Ivory Tower of Primitives and search for free classes

Networking? Next Librarians of SL party is Friday Aug 31 at 9pm – toga party!

Other Questions? IM Anne Idler

or email kribblem@nsu.law.nova.edu

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