Mahnaz A. Tehrani New York Institute of Technology November 2008

Introduction What is Second Life? Roots of the SL libraries ALS Services on SL Challenges in SL Libraries Recommendations

What is Second Life?

Roots of the SL libraries

ALS Services on SL

Challenges in SL Libraries

Recommendations

Introduction What value do libraries bring from the real life to SL? What opportunities SL provides for libraries and their patrons?

What value do libraries bring from the real life to SL?

What opportunities SL provides for libraries and their patrons?

What is Second Life? Hybrid Social Online World Virtual 3D Environment ( Godfrey & Dinberg,2007 )

Hybrid

Social Online World

Virtual 3D Environment ( Godfrey & Dinberg,2007 )

Roots of The Second Life Libraries

Why SL? Variety of environment Ease of use Diverse population Institutional support

Variety of environment

Ease of use

Diverse population

Institutional support

ALS Services on SL Creating books Links to Web Resources in many subject areas Reference services Training programs Outreach to virtual educational communities One-on-one instruction

Creating books

Links to Web Resources in many subject areas

Reference services

Training programs

Outreach to virtual educational communities

One-on-one instruction

WWW. infoisland.org

WWW. infoisland.org

What do people do in virtual libraries?

Second Life Libraries Activities Alliance Virtual Libraries demo Snapshots of SL

Second Life Libraries Activities

Alliance Virtual Libraries demo

Snapshots of SL

Critiques Why should we care being a player in a nonexistent world? ( Grassian & Trueman )

Why should we care being a player in a nonexistent world? ( Grassian & Trueman )

Challenges in SL Libraries Learning curve Staffing & Sustainability Meeting the technical requirements Ethical and social issues

Learning curve

Staffing & Sustainability

Meeting the technical requirements

Ethical and social issues

Traditional library services and resources are embedded into virtual environment. Easy access within their personal learning space with no boundaries to time & place.

Traditional library services and resources are embedded into virtual environment.

Easy access within their personal learning space with no boundaries to time & place.

Recommendations Engaging all the individuals Keep up with technology and learning skills Partnership between libraries & educational system Foster research methods in virtual libraries (Bell, Pope & Peters, 2007)

Engaging all the individuals

Keep up with technology and learning skills

Partnership between libraries & educational system

Foster research methods in virtual libraries (Bell, Pope & Peters, 2007)

Final remark: “ Just as the libraries had to jump on the bandwagon of the early graphical web in the 90s, they need to step up to the plate of virtual worlds and investigate what kind of presence makes sense and how they can work together to benefit and service their users.” –--(Lori Bell, 2007)

“ Just as the libraries had to jump on the bandwagon of the early graphical web in the 90s, they need to step up to the plate of virtual worlds and investigate what kind of presence makes sense and how they can work together to benefit and service their users.” –--(Lori Bell, 2007)

http://secondlifeforme.blogspot.com/ Virtual Libraries in Second Life

http://secondlifeforme.blogspot.com/

Virtual Libraries in Second Life