Second Life Librarians Universities Murdoch University Library Kathryn Greenhill, Murdoch University Library October 2007 Slides at: LibrariansMatter.com Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Second Life

Librarians

Universities

Murdoch University Library

Who am I ? Australian Libraries Building Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

What is Second Life? Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

A 3D Online Digital World Imagined, Created and Owned by its residents MUVE : Multi User Virtual Environment Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Avatars Islands Buildings Objects Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

YES Graphic, user controlled interface Avatars Inventory Interact with environment Interact with others Isn’t it just a game ? NO No rules No points No strategy No win/lose No start and end Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

YES

Graphic, user controlled interface

Avatars

Inventory

Interact with environment

Interact with others

NO

No rules

No points

No strategy

No win/lose

No start and end

Avatars Talk Modify Move What do you do Second Life ? Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Avatars

Talk

Modify

Move

Objects Build Upload Buy, sell and trade Animate Script Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Objects

Build

Upload

Buy, sell and trade

Animate

Script

Environment Streamed media Join groups and network Events Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Environment

Streamed media

Join groups and network

Events

Librarians Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Information Archipelago April 2006 Shopfront Sept. 2006 2 islands February 2007 9 islands July 2007 Over 40 islands Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

April 2006 Shopfront

Sept. 2006 2 islands

February 2007 9 islands

July 2007 Over 40 islands

Reference Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Reference

Outreach Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Outreach

Collections Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Collections

Classes and Seminars Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Classes and Seminars

Universities Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Australian Universities USQ – Terra incognita QUT – Law Faculty RMIT AFTRS Monash Griffiths Murdoch (CSIRO and ABC) Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

USQ – Terra incognita

QUT – Law Faculty

RMIT

AFTRS

Monash

Griffiths

Murdoch

(CSIRO and ABC)

What are they doing? Presentations Teaching Conferences International Networking Showcasing University Replicating physical layout Showing new buildings Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Presentations

Teaching

Conferences

International Networking

Showcasing University

Replicating physical layout

Showing new buildings

Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Murdoch University Library Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Murdoch University Library: Discovering your Second Life Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Murdoch University Open Day 2007 Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

http://murdochsecondlife.pbwiki.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiH7dkOVaLc Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Murdoch University Island Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Delivered 28 Sept 2007 Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

ICT333 / TLC277 6 students Job interview simulation Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Contact me. Kathryn Greenhill Second life name: Emerald Dumont http://librariansmatter.com [email_address] Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Contact me.

Kathryn Greenhill

Second life name: Emerald Dumont

http://librariansmatter.com

[email_address]