What’s a Nice Library Like Yours Doing in a Place like This? Second Life, Medical Education, & Libraries Jane Blumenthal Director, Health Sciences Libraries University Library University of Michigan 31 July 2007

Second Life, Medical Education, & Libraries

Jane Blumenthal

Director, Health Sciences Libraries

University Library

University of Michigan

31 July 2007

Background Universities Libraries Wolverines Future

Background

Universities

Libraries

Wolverines

Future

Second Life 3-D virtual world Basic accounts are free Members represented by avatars

3-D virtual world

Basic accounts are free

Members represented by avatars

Wrenaissance Jewell

Life in a Virtual World Tailor appearance Talk Walk, fly, drive Own land Create and sell goods & services Caveat avatar!

Tailor appearance

Talk

Walk, fly, drive

Own land

Create and sell goods & services

Caveat avatar!

Libraries and Education in Second Life Library of Congress National Library of Medicine American Library Association Michigan Library Consortium College and University Libraries Public Libraries Individual librarians Classes Campuses

Library of Congress

National Library of Medicine

American Library Association

Michigan Library Consortium

College and University Libraries

Public Libraries

Individual librarians

Classes

Campuses

Medical Libraries InfoIsland HealthInfo Island Second Life Medical Library Consumer Health Library Health & Wellness Center

InfoIsland

HealthInfo Island

Second Life Medical Library

Consumer Health Library

Health & Wellness Center

The Ultimate Virtual Library: Health Info Island Medical Library Association 2007 Annual Meeting Philadelphia, May 21, 2007 http://mla2007.pbwiki.com/ accessed July 26, 2007 Carol Perryman, Fellow and PhD Student, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. Jennifer E. Watson, Assistant Professor and Department Head, Electronic and Collection Services, Library, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN. Guus van den Brekel, Coordinator, Electronic Services, Central Medical Library, University Medical Centre, Groningen, Netherlands.

Medical Library Association 2007 Annual Meeting

Philadelphia, May 21, 2007

http://mla2007.pbwiki.com/ accessed July 26, 2007

Carol Perryman, Fellow and PhD Student, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.

Jennifer E. Watson, Assistant Professor and Department Head, Electronic and Collection Services, Library, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.

Guus van den Brekel, Coordinator, Electronic Services, Central Medical Library, University Medical Centre, Groningen, Netherlands.

Welcome to Wolverine Island

Wolverine Island Owner UM Medical School Collaborators Health Sciences Libraries School of Information School of Dentistry Admissions Offices

Owner

UM Medical School

Collaborators

Health Sciences Libraries

School of Information

School of Dentistry

Admissions Offices

Medical Education 3-D Molecular Models Walk through anatomical models Virtual hallucinations and schizophrenia Standardized simulated patients Diversity Communications Ethics

3-D Molecular Models

Walk through anatomical models

Virtual hallucinations and schizophrenia

Standardized simulated patients

Diversity

Communications

Ethics

HSL Blueprints and Model

What are we doing here? Public quadrant Represent UM health libraries to public Take advantage of SL uniqueness Amulets Roller coaster UM quadrant Partners in testing virtual reality for medical education Collaborators in piloting new tools for teaching information competencies

Public quadrant

Represent UM health libraries to public

Take advantage of SL uniqueness

Amulets

Roller coaster

UM quadrant

Partners in testing virtual reality for medical education

Collaborators in piloting new tools for teaching information competencies

Next steps Action plans Resources Implementation Evaluation

Action plans

Resources

Implementation

Evaluation

Thank you Ted Hanss & Marc Stephens Jamie Cope & Chris Landau of NFormation Design Patricia Anderson, Jon Crane, Gillian Mayman, Barbara Shipman, & Agnes Thorne Cheryl Cheeseman, Patricia Martin, & Anne Perorazio

Ted Hanss & Marc Stephens

Jamie Cope & Chris Landau of NFormation Design

Patricia Anderson, Jon Crane, Gillian Mayman, Barbara Shipman, & Agnes Thorne

Cheryl Cheeseman, Patricia Martin, & Anne Perorazio

For more information http://del.icio.us/janeblum/secondlife

http://del.icio.us/janeblum/secondlife

Questions?