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Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)

Presentation by Laura Solomon on May 22, 2008 about Second Life and libraries at the Ohio Library Council Management Conference.

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Laura Solomon / Lebachai Vesta Library Services Manager OPLIN [email_address] 101
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Today we’ll cover…
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What is Second Life ? A 3D online digital world imagined, created and owned by its residents
Virtual world, real dollars
What Second Life isn’t game
What can you do in Second Life?
 
http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =b72CvvMuD6Q
 
Webkinz it’s not
Any big names in Second Life? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anyone we know? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
 
 
 
American Library Association
 
 
Ohio University
Case Western Reserve Library
Appearances can be deceiving
What does it take to run? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Notes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
Vision of SLL ,[object Object]
Why is ALS here? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What happens at SLL?
 
Renaissance island
 
 
Land of Lincoln
Chicago Public Schools
San Jose’ State University SLIS
Cleveland Public Library
What’s worked?
Things to consider
The learning curve
Lag and bugs (not a bug)
Controversy over SL
SL is not “Field of Dreams”
Bad reasons to come to SL ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What does your library bring to the table?
So why come to SL? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Want to learn more? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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