Exploring Virtual Librarianship: Second Life Library 2.0

Hedreen, Rebecca; Johnson, Jennifer L.; Lundy, Mack A; Burnette, Peg; Perryman, Carol; Brekel, Guus van den; Jacobson, J. J.; Gullett, Matt; Czarnecki, Kelly

doi:10.1080/10875300802103833

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“…The largest and most successful collaboration in SL was born when the ALS and Online Programming for All Libraries (OPAL) joined together in 2006 to create the Second Life Library 2.0 (Hedreen et al, 2008). The undertaking sought to explore current and future library services in a virtual world and has expanded to include many partners, now known as the Info Archipelago (IA).…”

Section: Networkingmentioning

confidence: 98%

When Off-Campus Means Virtual Campus: The Academic Library in Second Life

Ralph

Stahr

2010

Journal of Library Administration

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This article discusses how a library's consistent policy of accessibility and foresight positioned itself to serve its students, faculty and staff in the virtual world of Second Life. Always ahead of the technological curve, this library has been the front-runner in providing services to distance learners via text messaging, "chat," e-mail, and telephone services and via its laptop librarian project across the campus. It now is poised and ready to provide service in Second Life. Collaboration between the library and teaching faculty culminated in the creation, development, and furnishing of a library in Second Life, an environment that gives new meaning to "off-campus" learning. Without marketing, but as a visible presence, the Second Life library was able to attract both off-campus guests and affiliated students and faculty and even participated in campus-wide projects. This experiment has enjoyed the support of both the university and library administration.

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Section: Networkingmentioning

confidence: 98%

When Off-Campus Means Virtual Campus: The Academic Library in Second Life

Ralph

Stahr

2010

Journal of Library Administration

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“…The idea of expanding the library's domain into virtual worlds is not a new one. Numerous studies (Erdman, 2007;Hedreen et al, 2008;Joint, 2008;Ralph & Stahr, 2010;Tang, 2010) have looked at the intersection of libraries and digital worlds using the specific example of Second Life. Many of the referenced studies are case studies of the experiences of libraries and librarian's attempts to serve patrons within the context of Second Life.…”

Section: Xr and Digital Presencementioning

confidence: 99%

Reflecting on Pandemics and Technology in Libraries

Murphy

Newport

2021

Serials Review

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Several areas of technology are considered including sanitation, social distancing, barriers, remote reference, electronic resources, wireless Internet access, curbside pickup, bookmobiles, video conferencing and social media, voice to text, telepresence, and extended realities. The importance of these technologies in the shadow of the current pandemic is considered as well as ways in which libraries can continue to harness those technologies past the pandemic to continue to serve our patrons in new ways and extensions of old ways.

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“…Their Second Life Library 2.0 project was developed in 2006 and is currently composed of approximately 43 islands (Bell and Trueman 2008). One of the goals of the Second Life Library is to explore whether libraries can provide services in virtual worlds (Hedreen et al 2008). In 2007, Second Life Library 2.0, the main Second Life project from Alliance Library System, served 6,769 users by answering thousands of questions; users represented all continents except for Africa and Antarctica ).…”

Section: Libraries and Second Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

Using Second Life as a Training Tool in an Academic Library

Condic

2009

The Reference Librarian

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Training is an important factor for successful employee growth within an academic library. The purpose of this article is to scrutinize the option of using the virtual world, Second Life, as a training tool within an academic library. In doing so, various topics will be examined including training within libraries, the use of Second Life in educational settings, and Second Life as a training tool. Second Life offers unique opportunities for training but also presents a definite set of challenges, the first of which is the steep learning curve. Second Life is a virtual world that is being used with varying success as a training technique within corporate settings; however, little has been documented within a library setting. Nonetheless, libraries may find that Second Life can be an asset toward achieving their training goals.

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Exploring Virtual Librarianship: Second Life Library 2.0

Cited by 13 publications

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When Off-Campus Means Virtual Campus: The Academic Library in Second Life

When Off-Campus Means Virtual Campus: The Academic Library in Second Life

Reflecting on Pandemics and Technology in Libraries

Using Second Life as a Training Tool in an Academic Library

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