Virtual Libraries, Real Librarians. What librarians are doing in Second Life and how Australian Libraries can join in.

Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Virtual Libraries, Real Librarians Kathryn Greenhill State Library of Victoria 23 July 2007 Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

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

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

What is Second Life ?

What are librarians doing there?

Easy ways Australian public librarians can try it out.

Tour of Australian Libraries Building

Outline 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

Free

http://secondlife.com

System specifications

Family name. First name

Download client

Accessing Second Life 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

>8 million registered

33 K online at once

Who is in Second Life ?

Individuals

Organizations

Companies

Educators

Australians

Avatars

Talk

Modify

Move

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

Objects

Build

Upload

Buy, sell and trade

Animate

Script

Environment

Streamed media

Join groups and network

Events

What do librarians do there? Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Reference

Desk is staffed

Questionpoint software

Email

Outreach programs

Writers’ talks

Visits from historical figures

Book discussions

Collections

External links

Web tools accessed within SL

Items especially made for SL

Database trials

Classes and Seminars

For librarians

For everyone

Using SL tools

Getting your avatar together

My, how it’s grown

April 2006 Shopfront

Sept. 2006 2 islands

February 2007 9 islands

July 2007 Over 40 islands

About islands Non-profit /education: US$837 Monthly maintenance: US$147 This is half the regular price. 65,536 square metres (16 acres) One island per server Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Sponsorship

Who pays?

Administration

Library services Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

InfoIsland Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Example: Teen grid

13 – 18 years

UNESCO projects

Eye4You Alliance Teen grid Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Imagination Island … a magical place with displays, environments, and experiments relating to children’s literature Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Healthinfo Island Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

EduIslands Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Ten ways you can join in Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

1. Play Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

2. Attend a class Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/Second_Life.html Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

3. Run a class Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

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

4. Join the Google group and read the blog Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Blog: http://infoisland.org Google group (request invitation): http://groups.google.com/group/alliancesecondlife Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

5. Take a tour Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

6. Volunteer on the reference desk Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

7. Use the Australian Libraries Building Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybrary%20City/209/61/24/ Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

8. Dance with Librarians Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Every second Saturday 12noon AEST TX950 on top of Bell Library, Information Island Details on the Google group Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

9. Run a group Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/04/30/ten-very-good-reasons-why-your-librarians-should-be-in-second-life/ Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

10. Create your own branch Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/ Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

Let’s play….. Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com