A Report on the First Year of Operation
of the Alliance Second Life Library 2.0 Project
also known as the Alliance Information Archipelago
April 11, 2006 Through April 18, 2007
I took some time to brief through the first year report on the success and challenges of librarians in Second Life. The report (which is 51 pages long) discusses a lot of the steps taken by determined librarians to create a space for our profession in Second Life. In reading this report, I was captivated by the many events that took place this past year in Second Life, and decided to entitle this post "Things to Do in Second Life".
If you've been in Second Life, and aren't quite sure where to go or what its about, here's a few ideas of what goes on here:
JOIN A BOOK CLUB:
Throughout Year One the Caledon Branch Library held a series of book
discussions about Victorian literature, politics, science, etc. In March 2007
the Sci-Fi and Fantasy group on the AIA started a book of the month
discussion. Mystery Manor also held several book discussions throughout
Year One. In the spring of 2007 they started a series of discussions about
classic hard-boiled detective mysteries called “Waiting for the Other
Gumshoe to Drop.” (Page 28)
ATTEND AN AUTHOR EVENT:
Author talks are popular in other areas of Second Life as well. For
example, on March 15, 2007 Dean Koontz became the first author to
participate in a Bantam Dell Authors-in-Second-Life event (Page 29).
PARTICIPATE IN A DISCUSSION:
Throughout Year One there were a number of in-world events that
focused on hot topics in librarianship. For example, on ??? the ALA
Washington Office sponsored an in-world talk by Dave Lankes about the
library as a conversation. Toward the end of Year One a “Library Buzz” (Page 28)
SEE A MUSICIAN
See this article from Wired magazine about Second Life's exploding musician population.
Duran Duran, anyone?
The possibilities are endless, and I look forward to seeing the continued accomplishments in next year's report.
Penny Theas
of the Alliance Second Life Library 2.0 Project
also known as the Alliance Information Archipelago
April 11, 2006 Through April 18, 2007
I took some time to brief through the first year report on the success and challenges of librarians in Second Life. The report (which is 51 pages long) discusses a lot of the steps taken by determined librarians to create a space for our profession in Second Life. In reading this report, I was captivated by the many events that took place this past year in Second Life, and decided to entitle this post "Things to Do in Second Life".
If you've been in Second Life, and aren't quite sure where to go or what its about, here's a few ideas of what goes on here:
JOIN A BOOK CLUB:
Throughout Year One the Caledon Branch Library held a series of book
discussions about Victorian literature, politics, science, etc. In March 2007
the Sci-Fi and Fantasy group on the AIA started a book of the month
discussion. Mystery Manor also held several book discussions throughout
Year One. In the spring of 2007 they started a series of discussions about
classic hard-boiled detective mysteries called “Waiting for the Other
Gumshoe to Drop.” (Page 28)
ATTEND AN AUTHOR EVENT:
Author talks are popular in other areas of Second Life as well. For
example, on March 15, 2007 Dean Koontz became the first author to
participate in a Bantam Dell Authors-in-Second-Life event (Page 29).
PARTICIPATE IN A DISCUSSION:
Throughout Year One there were a number of in-world events that
focused on hot topics in librarianship. For example, on ??? the ALA
Washington Office sponsored an in-world talk by Dave Lankes about the
library as a conversation. Toward the end of Year One a “Library Buzz” (Page 28)
SEE A MUSICIAN
See this article from Wired magazine about Second Life's exploding musician population.
Duran Duran, anyone?
The possibilities are endless, and I look forward to seeing the continued accomplishments in next year's report.
Penny Theas
