The document discusses the evolution of libraries from Library 1.0 to Library 2.0 and perspectives on virtual libraries in the future, termed Library 3D. It provides examples of libraries with presences in Second Life and summarizes preliminary research results from a survey of 19 librarians with Second Life experience. Key activities for libraries in Second Life included volunteering, exhibits, events, and classes. Challenges included hardware requirements, firewalls, and learning curves, but opportunities for research, teaching, and collaboration were seen as important to explore.
14. Library 2.0 – a participatory future? Workshop and seminar in April 2008
15. 29 participants answered: What is Library 2.0? 4 researchers indexed the answers Keywords that 3-4 researchers had used were used for co-word analysis
36. 20,856 islands (> 15,000 servers, >1000km2) 847,922 logins, last 30 days 14,353,798 residents Total L$ Supply: 5,192,147,116 (20M USD) About 1M USD spent every day Over 30 000 logged in now Over 50% from Europe Average age 35 About 40% women Statistics from Monday, July 14, 2008
73. What kind of activities do you have in Second Life? Volunteering Exploring Second Life Demonstration purposes Training Exhibits and showcases Presentation Meetings Book discussions Author discussions Support information needs Events Interactive displays Support groups Workshops References Collaborative projects Links to other resources Classes, tutorials Tours Enhancing services Supporting research Speakers
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82. What is your role in your RL and SL library? In RL Administrative librarian Staff development New technology resources Collection development librarian Senior computer scientist Library assistant Retired elementary school teacher Technology librarian Senior computer scientist Health science librarian Reference librarian Faculty librarian Emerging technologies librarian Web services manager Information literacy librarian In SL Volunteer Sim owner Head of library Coordinator Project officer Librarian Team leader Reference librarian Pioneer Mentor Developer Trendsetter Metaverse evangelist
89. About what is most important… “ I think there are many opportunities and possibilities for libraries, for research, for teaching, and for networking and collaboration within SL. I think it's important for us to explore these new technologies and opportunities .”