the virtual librarian in second life njla 2008
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Libraries in Second Life:Thinking inside & outside the virtual box
Elisabeth Jacobsen Marrapodi
Director, Library Services
Trinitas Hospital, New Jersey
My Avatar, Myself:Brielle Coronet (SL) – Elisabeth (RL)
"What is now proved was once only imagined" William Blake
Just Imagine…
A world without limitsA world without borders
A world where vision becomes reality
A world where libraries are open 24/7…
Why Second Life? Over 60,000 reasons!
• Emergent technology in 3D platform
• Real time communication
• A new pathway for outreach
• International collaboration & partnerships
• Think tank test out new ideas
• Distance learning and meetings for CE
• Content is user generated and owned
• Over 60,000 people are logged 24/7
"The potential for commerce, education, entertainment and other interaction in a 3-D environment …
is far greater than in the flat and isolated two-dimensional world of the World Wide Web."
Philip Rosedale, co-founder, Second LifeU.S. Congressional Hearings, April 1, 2008
But, isn’t it just a game?
• “A virtual world like Second Life…is NOT a game, serious or otherwise, and referring to the work done in these spaces limits both the potential for the technology and the work it is enabling.”
Dr. Larry Johnson, CEO
New Media Consortium
U.S. Congressional Hearing, April 1,2008
The Virtual Reference DeskInfoIsland
SL Libraries & Partners: 40 islands, 95 library organizations, 800+ librarians from
around the world 500+ daily visitors!
SL Libraries: from traditional to niche: Lawspot Virtual Worlds Library
Health InfoIsland Medical Library
Montclair State Univ’s SL Library
ICT Library
IBM Library
Kuhrang Public Library
Genealogy Research Library
Mystery Manor
Talis Library SciFi Portal
In a visual world exhibits & displays work!
Reading Gardens: Caledon
Info Island Readers Garden
Please join your colleagues in Second Life!
Any questions?
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