Second Life for Library Staff and Educators

Mary Kajewski

What is Second Life (SL)

• 3-D virtual world created by Linden Lab

• Provides an environment for users to meet, play and interact in

• Basic accounts are free

• Members are represented by avatars and can build and create their own environments

• Background is InfoIsland DK

• Customise appearance• Text chat, talk (voice

enabled)• Walk, fly, drive, teleport• Linden dollars

(L$1,000=A$5 approx.)• Own land• Create and sell goods and

services• Go shopping• Attend courses• Background is Terra Incognita

(USQ & Queensland Government ‘Growing the Smart State’ PhD Grant )

Jillian Jewell

InfoIsland Dk (Denmark)

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Terra%20incognita/178/87/31

Libraries & Education in SL• Library of Congress• American Library

Association• Michigan Library

Consortium• College & University

Libraries– USQ– Murdoch University– Sydney University– SJSU's School of

Library & Information Sciences Knowville

• Public Libraries– State Library of Kansas– Glenview Public Library

InfoIsland