Slideshow that I presented at Association Forum\'s Holiday Showcase in 2007 on ALA\'s use of Second Life.

1. ALA and Second Life Slide

5. Photo by Abbey Zenith. Information from Hurst Associates, Ltd., 2007

6. Main Library in Second Life, Information from Hurst Associates, Ltd., 2007

7. Information from Hurst Associates, Ltd., 2007

11. Tools like SLoodle blend the use of Second Life with Moodle, allowing a chat in Second Life to be shared in a Moodle “classroom” environment. Other clever tools are being added to make library reference work possible in SL.

12. Meetings take on a whimsical aspect that frees up creative thinking outside the box. Here the ALA Slug (Second Life users group) meets on the roof of our first building (right).

13. A License to Create.

14. Available at Welcome Area Information from Hurst Associates, Ltd., 2007

15. Why Second Life? Slide

18. Positioning themselves for the future

19. It became very apparent we needed to Take librarianship in Second Life seriously …

20. HQ of the Alliance Library System, the organization that grew from a “storefront” to what is now referred to as the Information Archipelago. ALS set up ALA InfoArts Island to get started.

21. Galen Noltenius (Mark Bard of the ALA Washington Office) was an early adapter, having a building constructed for the Washington office. Mark was a mentor for a number of ALA staff. His office included monitors that when clicked on provided a dropdown menu for url links to various Web sites supported by his office. A larger screen gadget provided a slide show of real life activities and events.

22. Oberon Octagon opened an office for ASCLA and RUSA on the seventh floor of the ALA Tower. He installed a CogCalendar that displays dates for Events pulled from a Google Calendar. At the entrance to the office space, he installed a RSS Sensor that recorded the time/date and avatar names of visitors and had them recorded on a blog (above middle insert) .

23. 2007 Second Life Community Convention Close to 1,000 people attended the Third Annual SL Community Convention held in Chicago this past August. Another great opportunity to network

24. Our First Event: Banned Books Week Slide

29. The dances were the most popular events during Banned Books Week ... measurable by the high lag that slowed everyone down! Nonetheless, a great networking opportunity. No matter how load the music, you can always read what the other avatar said!

30. The Next Step Slide

32. Vision and purpose ALA will develop and maintain a dynamic virtual space to support the goals and objectives of the organization and to facilitate the collaborative and informational needs of its diverse global membership. Strategic objectives Brand and proof concept for Midwinter. Garner interest in the divisions. Make a statement to our members. Donovan is the ALA continuity contact. Proof of concept as a set piece which will then represent diverse needs over time. The ALA will offer divisions a piece of island (shared spaces) or let them buy their own parcel. Do not want a stereotypical library look or feel.

35. Meeting with San Jose State University Builders. Jeremy Kemp (Jeremy Kabumpo) at right, with the cap, is the group leader. We’re looking at ground plans to guide terraforming and build. Green = Port in landing point Red = Conference and Exhibitions Yellow = Divisions/Round Tables Blue = Sky meeting space Purple = Additional Spaces

36. Donavan Vicha/Oberon Octagon Web Program Officer, ASCLA/RUSA (ALA) Please read my blog entries on the SLCC for more on Second Life concepts Blog: http://sllibrarians.ning.com/profile/oberon