This document discusses the use of virtual worlds like Second Life by academic libraries and educational institutions. It notes that over 64 volunteer librarians staff an information island in Second Life called Info Island. It also provides examples of many universities from around the world that have a virtual presence in Second Life to provide educational and research resources to their students and faculty.

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6. Educational Institutions in Second Life Universität Konstanz University of Derby University of Edinburgh University of Kansas Medical Center University of Louisville University of Notre Dame University of Plymouth University of Portsmouth University of Saskatchewan University of Southern California: Institute for Multimedia Literacy University of Warwick: Coventry, UK Rheinische Fachhochschule University of Applied Sience Cologne Texas A&M University Graduate Students Tufts University Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City Labette Community College Lancaster University Lawrence University Lazarski School of Commerce and Law. Warsaw, Poland Leeds College of Art and Design Leeds Metropolitan University Lehigh Carbon Community College University of Leicester Link Campus University Loyalist College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mayville State University Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minnesota State Colleges and Universities: Mohawk College Monroe Community College Montclair State College NC State University New York City College of Technology ("City Tech"), CUNY Brooklyn, NY New York University, New York City Nova Scotia Community College Northern Illinois University Ohio State University Ohio University: Penn State University Penn State University – Berks Princeton University Rice University San Diego State University San Jose State University Sungshin University – Korea St. John's University Tacoma Community College Unisinos: Universita degli studi di Cagliari Universität Bielefeld Universität Duisburg-Essen Universität Frankfurt University of Hamburg Derby University Devry University Duke University Drexel University Dyersburg State Community College East Carolina University East Tennessee State University Edinburgh University Elon University Empire State College SUNY TELECOM Bretagne ESC Toulouse Europeen School of Visual Art Fachhochschule des Mittelstands Bielefeld Fachhochschule Pforzheim Finger Lakes Community College Fontys University of Applied Sciences Fullerton College Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture University of Houston Glendale Community College Graz, Austria , Technical University, Institut fuer Wohnbau Great Northern Way Campus goFluent, Global solutions for learning english Anytime Anywhere : Griffith University Harvard University Heinrich-Heine-Universitadt Helicon Opleidingen Heriot-Watt University Hong Kong Polytechnic University Huddersfield University Idaho State University Illinois State University Indiana University Insead Iowa State University Ithaca College Johnson & Wales University Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kean University A Ilha Vestibular Brasil Aachen, RWTH University, Germany Aarhus Business College Ãbo Akademi University Anglia Ruskin University Arcada University of Applied Sciences The Art Institute of California-San Diego The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Audiocourses Music Production School Australian Film TV and Radio School Ball State University The Bay School of San Francisco Beach College Bentley College - Department of Natural and Applied Sciences Boise State University, Dept. of EdTech Bournemouth University, The School of Health & Social Care (HSC) Bowling Green State University Bradley University Bridges for Women Society Bromley College of Further and Higher Education Buena Vista University Buffalo State College California State University – Pomona Central Piedmont Community College - Futures Institute Chapman University Clemson University Clemson University Graduate School Cochise College College of DuPage College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Montclair State University College of Internet Distance Education of Assumption University Columbia College Chicago Columbia University

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