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Slide 1: 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 What’s a nice library … 1

Slide 2: Background Universities Libraries Wolverines Future What’s a nice library … 2

Slide 3: Second Life 3-D virtual world Basic accounts are free Members represented by avatars What’s a nice library … 3

Slide 4: Wrenaissance Jewell What’s a nice library … 4

Slide 5: Life in a Virtual World Tailor appearance Talk Walk, fly, drive Own land Create and sell goods & services Caveat avatar! What’s a nice library … 5

Slide 6: 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 What’s a nice library … 6

Slide 7: Medical Libraries InfoIsland HealthInfo Island Second Life Medical Library Consumer Health Library Health & Wellness Center What’s a nice library … 7

Slide 8: 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. What’s a nice library … 8

Slide 9: Welcome to Wolverine Island What’s a nice library … 9

Slide 10: Wolverine Island Owner • UM Medical School Collaborators Health Sciences Libraries • School of Information • School of Dentistry • Admissions Offices • What’s a nice library … 10

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Slide 12: Medical Education 3-D Molecular Models Walk through anatomical models Virtual hallucinations and schizophrenia Standardized simulated patients Diversity Communications Ethics What’s a nice library … 12

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Slide 14: HSL Blueprints and Model What’s a nice library … 14

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Slide 17: 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 What’s a nice library … 17

Slide 18: Next steps Action plans Resources Implementation Evaluation What’s a nice library … 18

Slide 19: 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 What’s a nice library … 19

Slide 20: For more information http://del.icio.us/janeblum/secondlife What’s a nice library … 20

Slide 21: Questions? What’s a nice library … 21