SecondLife Library

Starr Hoffman

6.24.06

last updated 7.26.06

Avatar: Starrlett Koi

She even slightly resembles the real me (I must find some cateye glasses to complete the look).

SL Thoughts

So, there's been a lot of buzz about the SecondLife Library and using it to reach out to people that wouldn't usually use the library. Most of the discussion seems centered (logically) around public libraries. And I wonder--are college kids using SL? Is this a valid experiment for academic libraries, as well?

First, I've got to actually reach the library. I'm still learning how to stumble around--and for some reason, can't get the knack of moving items around. Despite the orientation instructions.

Is this a valid form of outreach, or is it technolust?

7.26.06, more questions about SL-Lib's relevancy at the ISHUSH blog

SecondLife Library Reading List

• Second Life Library 2.0 Introduction
• Introduction to Alliance Second Life Library 2.0 (OPAL on 5/31/06)
• Social Software for the Texas Library Association
• Second Life Library 2.0
• First SLL Library Instruction Session

SecondLife Library 2.0 Tools

• Download SecondLife (free)
• SLL2.0 Blog
• Flickr SecondLife Library 2.0 Photo Pool
• Visit the SecondLife Library 2.0: secondlife://info island/97/255/33 (must already have SecondLife running)

GovDocs in SecondLife Library

• SL GovDocs Blog
• Daniel Cornwall on GovDocs SL: "To Boldly Go Where Few Have Gone Before"
• NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and ESRL (Earth System Research Laboratory) in Second Life
  • sim is called Meteroa
  • also mentioned in BoingBoing and FCW.com
  • interactive, educational demonstrations about the ocean & weather

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