[LINK] Libraries in second life
Antony Barry
tony at tony-barry.emu.id.au
Wed Feb 7 07:52:58 AEDT 2007
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Before I saw this and after the recent posting about second life I
though I'd try it out. There seems to be a bit of latency on the
commands (yes I am on broadband) and I haven't quite figured it out yet.
I seem to be stuck on an island and I think people are trying to talk
to me mostly in French although some might be using some sort of
contemporary teenage English dialect. Maybe when the confusion goes I
might find out what the fuss is about but I fear fuddyduddyness
(spelling checker hated that) is being thrust upon me.
Tony
Begin forwarded message:
> From: "Sue Hutley" <sue.hutley at alia.org.au>
> Date: 6 February 2007 5:44:00 PM
> To: <aliaactive at lists.alia.org.au>
> Subject: [aliaACTive] Library Lovers Day Talk at the NLA & ALIA
> events
>
> Events happening in Canberra on 14 February, Library Lovers Day.
> http://www.librarylovers.org.au/
> Local ALIA events found at http://alia.org.au/events/act.html
>
> Library Lovers Breakfast Celebrate by joining us for breakfast at
> the Waldorf on London Restaurant, Waldorf Apartment Hotel, 2 Akuna
> St, Canberra City. 7.30 am. RSVP by 12 February to
> a.mcguiness at adfa.edu.au. PAYG (pay as you go). Parking at Canberra
> Theatre. For more information, contact Annette McGuiness,
> a.mcguiness at adfa.edu.au
>
> Don't forget to celebrate Library Lovers Day with your colleagues,
> clients, politicians, managers, friends and family !!
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------------------------------------------
> Digital Culture Talk
> Wednesday, February 14, 2007 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
> Theatre - National Library of Australia
>
> Flying Librarians of Oz: What's the fuss about Second Life and
> what's it got to do with libraries?
>
> Second Life is an online virtual community created by its residents
> and run by Linden Labs. Over two million people have registered:
> Dell Computing, Adidas, Harvard Law School and the United States
> Congress all have a presence there.
> There are over 250 Second Life Librarians. More than 4000 people
> per day visit InfoIsland where they can talk to a reference
> librarian, browse information resources, attend tutorials, listen
> to inworld broadcasts, trial databases and attend functions like
> music recitals and author talks.
> Cybrary City gives libraries space to experiment in Second Life, in
> return for two hours voluntary work per week. Kansas State Library,
> IBM, Georgia Tech, Canadian Libraries and Michigan Library
> Consortium are among the 30 to 40 library buildings there.
>
> Kathryn Greenhill, a librarian at Murdoch University Library in
> Western Australi a, co-ordinates the Australian Libraries Building.
> She will provide a guided tour of the Australian Libraries Building
> and discuss some of the benefits to librarians of having a Second
> Life. See http://secondlife.com/
>
> http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/events?category=main&time=month
>
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