Second Life & Libraries Joyce Koeneman Lisa Haakon Pogue.

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Second Life & Libraries Joyce Koeneman Lisa Haakon Pogue

Your Hosts Olga Renard (Joyce Koenemann in RL) BooBoo Zapedski (Lisa Pogue in RL)

3-D virtual world created by residents Millions of residents from around the world SL Marketplace sells land, clothes, etc. Teen Second Life – For teens – No adults allowed – Many colleges have sites for outreach

Opportunities for Librarians Meetings Lectures Exhibits Simulations Meet librarians from around the world

Opportunities for Librarians Author events Discussion groups Concerts Meeting space Movies

Opportunities for Librarians Explore libraries in a virtual world and how applies to RL Dances

Barriers High speed connection, graphics card “It’s just a game” – Firewalls – Installation Learning curve Mature content (just like the Web) Congestion Typing skills SL goes offline for maintenance

How to get started Go to and download softwarewww.secondlife.com Tour through Orientation Island

Search Events Places People Groups

Getting Around Walk Fly Teleport SLurl - provides direct teleport links to locations in SL

Places to Go

Where to go InfoIslands – Genealogy Research Center – Library Gallery – Mystery Manor – Performance Center – Science Center – SF/Fantasy Center Health InfoIsland Cybrary City – Libraries offices – Librarian Conference Centers EduIsland ALA/ Arts Island Imagination Island Renaissance Island

Where to go Public Libraries State Libraries

Where to go Universities Library schools

Where to go Olga and BooBoo will take you to: Info Island Caribbean Breezes NOAA Kansas Library

Resources Alliance Library Gets a Second Life: Library Services in a Virtual World - ides/pope_bell_ pdf ides/pope_bell_ pdf Educational Uses of Second Life Info Island Project on Second Life s _ pdf s _ pdf Second Life Library - Second Life: Facts for the Visitor -

More Resources Second Life and Libraries: What's the point? - aries_what.php aries_what.php YouTube Tour of Info Island / Second Life Libraries Second Life Sites and Blogs – New World Notes - Blog on what’s happening in SLhttp://nwn.blogs.com/ – Second Style - SL fashion and accessories magazine just for funhttp:// – Second Seeker -- Unofficial reviews of where to go and what to see in world