librarians on the muve
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Presented at the Cyber Zed's Shed at ACRL 2007TRANSCRIPT
Second Life: Academic Libraries on the MUVE
Presented by: Rhonda B. Trueman
Johnson & Wales University – Charlotte, NC
March 31, 2007
Second Life:• 3-D virtual environment
(Mulit-User Virtual Environment or MUVE)
• Populated by over 1.9 users
• Created by its users
• Approximately 100 colleges and universities in-world
Demographics – Age Groups
Age Band % of Active
18-24 27.46%
25-34 38.78%
35-44 21.00%
45 + 11.52%
Linden Labs – “Second Life Virtual Economy Key Metrics (BETA)http://s3.amazonaws.com/static-secondlife-com/_files/xls/SL_Virtual_Economy_Metrics_02-02-07.xls
Demographics
Linden Labs – “Second Life Virtual Economy Key Metrics (BETA)http://s3.amazonaws.com/static-secondlife-com/_files/xls/SL_Virtual_Economy_Metrics_02-02-07.xls
Gender F M
2007 January 41.11% 58.89%
Country % of Residents
United States 31.19%
France 12.73%
Germany 10.46%
United Kingdom 8.09%
Netherlands 6.55%
• www.secondlife.com• Free basic account• Create an avatar• Learn Second Life
skills • Use search to locate
areas of interest• Explore, learn, meet,
chat, discover!
www.secondlife.com
PC Minimum System Requirements:
• Internet Connection*: Cable or DSL • Operating System: Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
– OR Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4) • NOTE: Second Life does NOT currently support Windows
Vista • Computer Processor: 800MHz Pentium III or Athlon, or better • Computer Memory: 256MB or better • Video/Graphics Card**:
– nVidia GeForce 2, GeForce 4mx, or better – OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better
http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php
Mac Minimum System Requirements:
• Internet Connection*: Cable or DSL • Operating System: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or better • Computer Processor: 1 GHz G4 or better • Computer Memory: 512MB or better • Video/Graphics Card**:
– nVidia GeForce 2, GeForce 4mx, or better – OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better
http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php
Expandable
Landscapes
•Second Life resides and evolves on a Linux scalable server grid.
•Each server is an unique geographic area.
Avatar Customization
Building Tools
Building Interface
Geometric Primitives
are the building blocks
of Second Life
Collaborative Creation
• Built-in Custom Scripting Tools
• Uploadable Textures and Audio
• Rigid Body Physics Simulation
• Dynamic lighting and shadowing
• Realistic weather system
• Voice capability
Alliance Library System:• First library to be established in
Second Life
• Volunteer collaboration between academic, public, and special librarians
• Two projects
– Adult Grid with over 5,000 visitors per day
– Teen Grid (ages 13-17) with over 1,000 visitors per day
Lori Bell of ALS, a.k.a Lorelei Junot
Staffed by nearly 400 volunteers
– Librarians– Library staff– Library students– Retired librarians
& library Staff– Educators– Others
Alliance Library Systems
April 2006 – Rented spaceMay 2006 – InfoIslandCurrently: 11 ALS Islands11 Associated Islands
• Support academic classes and projects in Second Life
• Provide access to digital resources
• Promote academic libraries and institutions
• Promote library profession• Experiment and explore library
services in a 3D environment• Deliver traditional library
services
Academic Libraries in Second Life
Classes and Workshops
• Second life skills• Presentation skills• Technology use -
graphic software,podcasting,machinima, etc.
3-D Exhibits & Displays
• Religious Resource Area
• Marie Antoinette
• Science Center
•Color Blindness•Alzheimer's Exhibit•Digital collections
Midnight at the SLL2 Reference Desk
Benefits to librarians participating in SLL2
• Networking• Partnerships & Collaboration• Events, workshops, discussion groups• Meeting space• Creative spaceComing soon:• Continuing education• Library education
Library Schools in Second Life
University of South FloridaSan Jose State UniversityUniversity of MichiganUniversity of PittsburghCity University of NYUniversity of ArizonaUNC Chapel HillUNC Greensboro
ALA in Second LifeALA Headquarters
ALA Washington Office
RUSA
ASCLA
Donavan Vicha at the RUSA office
• David Lankes from Syracuse University delivered ALA's Washington Office's first interactive presentation in Second Life http://iis.syr.edu/projects/PNOpen/
Second Life: Academic Libraries AND Academic Librarians on the MUVE
•Supporting students and faculty in Second Life•Expanding services and exploring new possibilities•Promoting libraries and librarians•Making connections, learning, and growing!
