Alliance Second Life Library 2.0
Alliance Second Life Library 2.0
“info island” library
second life – over a million “residents”
businesses are getting quite involved
“wired magazine”
amazon has full time presence
people may not be who they seem
porn and gambling lead innovation in technology
4 – 5 thousand visitors per day
many writers and artists involved
2 traditional libraries linked up to web resources.
See it as a way to promote digital collections
Jeff Bezos came in as speaker
Authors come in and speak
Monthly Book discussion
“safe and friendly place”
People enjoy the historical exhibits
Started in April 2006
Using QuestionPoint for IM chat references
Oct 2006: grand opening of HealthInfo Island; cybrary city
There are a number of health support groups
Michael Sauers
Check into tech requirements otherwise frustrating
If you can’t follow several conversations and are easily annoyed by typos
You don’t have to spend real money, but it helps
More people at an event the more lag there will be
You boss and co-workers wil probably not view this as “work” so you’ll be contributing personal time.
The more fun you’re having, the more time you’ll want to spend on the grid
People are generally polite but they’ll still fall on your head.
Don’t plan on keeping track of acquaintances based on their appearance as many change their avitar frequently
Updates, updates, updates. – no choice
Problems – purchased things vanish
Tom Peters
Hears from people: “I’m so glad you don’t have sex and gambling on infoIsland”
What are we learning
Staffing – volunteers
- pent up creativity outlet
Should we even have a collection?
Exhibits and events – very popular
Privacy, safety and security
Thousands of hours of work can be demolished
Privacy of reference interviews
Big questions
What types of library services do SL avatars want need and expect?
How to bridge real world w/SL information
Challenges
Self-inflicted burnout
“disaster preparedness” – back ups
Predictions
Library services to avatars will thrive
Architecture will evolve away from real-world arch
Libraries will include elements from museums, theme parks, etc.
Exhibits and events will be more useful than traditional collections
Immersive, experiential learning experiences – walk in books
“info island” library
second life – over a million “residents”
businesses are getting quite involved
“wired magazine”
amazon has full time presence
people may not be who they seem
porn and gambling lead innovation in technology
4 – 5 thousand visitors per day
many writers and artists involved
2 traditional libraries linked up to web resources.
See it as a way to promote digital collections
Jeff Bezos came in as speaker
Authors come in and speak
Monthly Book discussion
“safe and friendly place”
People enjoy the historical exhibits
Started in April 2006
Using QuestionPoint for IM chat references
Oct 2006: grand opening of HealthInfo Island; cybrary city
There are a number of health support groups
Michael Sauers
Check into tech requirements otherwise frustrating
If you can’t follow several conversations and are easily annoyed by typos
You don’t have to spend real money, but it helps
More people at an event the more lag there will be
You boss and co-workers wil probably not view this as “work” so you’ll be contributing personal time.
The more fun you’re having, the more time you’ll want to spend on the grid
People are generally polite but they’ll still fall on your head.
Don’t plan on keeping track of acquaintances based on their appearance as many change their avitar frequently
Updates, updates, updates. – no choice
Problems – purchased things vanish
Tom Peters
Hears from people: “I’m so glad you don’t have sex and gambling on infoIsland”
What are we learning
Staffing – volunteers
- pent up creativity outlet
Should we even have a collection?
Exhibits and events – very popular
Privacy, safety and security
Thousands of hours of work can be demolished
Privacy of reference interviews
Big questions
What types of library services do SL avatars want need and expect?
How to bridge real world w/SL information
Challenges
Self-inflicted burnout
“disaster preparedness” – back ups
Predictions
Library services to avatars will thrive
Architecture will evolve away from real-world arch
Libraries will include elements from museums, theme parks, etc.
Exhibits and events will be more useful than traditional collections
Immersive, experiential learning experiences – walk in books
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