Comments on: Six very bad reasons to have a library branch in Second Life http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/ It is and we do. Musing, enthusing, libraries, emerging technologies, balancing, being mum. Mon, 21 May 2012 01:52:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Virtual Libraries « librareegeek http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-84275 Virtual Libraries « librareegeek Sun, 05 Dec 2010 19:24:59 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/#comment-84275 [...] Greenhill writes in her blog Six very bad reasons to have a library branch in Second Life, that while there are lots of great reasons to have your library in Second Life, there are [...] [...] Greenhill writes in her blog Six very bad reasons to have a library branch in Second Life, that while there are lots of great reasons to have your library in Second Life, there are [...]

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]]> By: Murdoch University Library 23 Things 2008 » Blog Archive » Thing 23 - Second Life http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-47963 Murdoch University Library 23 Things 2008 » Blog Archive » Thing 23 - Second Life Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:55:33 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/#comment-47963 [...] Six very bad reasons to have a library branch in Second Life [...] [...] Six very bad reasons to have a library branch in Second Life [...]

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]]> By: Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-7114 Kathryn Greenhill Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:47:20 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/#comment-7114 Ivan. Great to meet you in SL at the Singaporean get together last month. If SL is mainly a communication channel, I wonder how the voice option, which is finally packaged as standard in the client, will affect this. Helene. I think libraries have a mandate to understand the information environment that may affect our users, even before the users are there. Many of us had online databases before the majority of our users understood the need or function of them. US taxpayers don't fund my library, Australian ones do - and they expect innovation and engagement from their university libraries - something that I think Second Life offers. Bill. I know so much more about Kansas from being your neighbour for several months. Emerald and Rocky's friendship is an example of the networking advantages I mentioned in the "Why your librarians should be in SL" post. Your point about changing what is on the library plot is a good one...like changing the displays and notices in a physical library. I love creating something, storing it in my inventory and then being able to whip out a fully formed information service from my inventory. Ivan. Great to meet you in SL at the Singaporean get together last month. If SL is mainly a communication channel, I wonder how the voice option, which is finally packaged as standard in the client, will affect this.

Helene. I think libraries have a mandate to understand the information environment that may affect our users, even before the users are there. Many of us had online databases before the majority of our users understood the need or function of them. US taxpayers don’t fund my library, Australian ones do – and they expect innovation and engagement from their university libraries – something that I think Second Life offers.

Bill. I know so much more about Kansas from being your neighbour for several months. Emerald and Rocky’s friendship is an example of the networking advantages I mentioned in the “Why your librarians should be in SL” post. Your point about changing what is on the library plot is a good one…like changing the displays and notices in a physical library. I love creating something, storing it in my inventory and then being able to whip out a fully formed information service from my inventory.

]]> By: Bill Sowers http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-6759 Bill Sowers Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:20:19 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/#comment-6759 I would second Ivan's remark and add a bit to it. We've been experimenting in SL on how libraries... our library in particular... can use virtual tools to compliment/add to library services. The presence of other librarians/library staff is a wonderful opportunity to create communication "bridges" around the world where ideas and concerns can be shared... which I believe is another aspect of Library 2.0. THe presence of our "virtual branch" library also allows us the unique ability to get some feedback on what we do from librarians and the "general public" in SL. We have a guestbook/email link set up where individuals can message us letting us know what they think of our set up/collections/etc. We get some interesting responses! Besides the constant upkeep of a branch library in SL one should also make an effort to periodically update/change displays, trying new/different graphics/resources/etc. It is a "sandbox" and the castles can be created and taken down over and over again. Of course a SL library branch is just one way of experimenting with possibilities. As Kathryn points out there are many projects with SL Libraries just waiting for volunteers to jump in and help.... among them the Genealogy Research Center and the various special collections within Bell LIbrary Tower and the Main Library Building on Info Island. Bill Sowers / Rocky Vallejo in SL I would second Ivan’s remark and add a bit to it. We’ve been experimenting in SL on how libraries… our library in particular… can use virtual tools to compliment/add to library services. The presence of other librarians/library staff is a wonderful opportunity to create communication “bridges” around the world where ideas and concerns can be shared… which I believe is another aspect of Library 2.0.

THe presence of our “virtual branch” library also allows us the unique ability to get some feedback on what we do from librarians and the “general public” in SL. We have a guestbook/email link set up where individuals can message us letting us know what they think of our set up/collections/etc. We get some interesting responses!

Besides the constant upkeep of a branch library in SL one should also make an effort to periodically update/change displays, trying new/different graphics/resources/etc. It is a “sandbox” and the castles can be created and taken down over and over again.

Of course a SL library branch is just one way of experimenting with possibilities. As Kathryn points out there are many projects with SL Libraries just waiting for volunteers to jump in and help…. among them the Genealogy Research Center and the various special collections within Bell LIbrary Tower and the Main Library Building on Info Island.

Bill Sowers / Rocky Vallejo in SL

]]> By: Helene Bjorseth http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-6752 Helene Bjorseth Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:21:11 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/#comment-6752 The best reason not to have a Second Life branch? Our taxpayers expect, and justifiably so, that the money they send to the Library will be returned to them in goods and services. How can you justify staff time spent in Second Life when, "U.S. residents made up only 31.2 percent of active Second Life users .... " (http://secondlife.reuters.com/stories/2007/02/09/europe-takes-lead-in-second-life-users/) Are ANY of my Library patrons in Second Life? I have no way of knowing. Go ahead and play in Second Life. But do it on your own time and don't waste the taxpayers' money. The best reason not to have a Second Life branch? Our taxpayers expect, and justifiably so, that the money they send to the Library will be returned to them in goods and services. How can you justify staff time spent in Second Life when,

“U.S. residents made up only 31.2 percent of active Second Life users …. ”
(http://secondlife.reuters.com/stories/2007/02/09/europe-takes-lead-in-second-life-users/)

Are ANY of my Library patrons in Second Life? I have no way of knowing.

Go ahead and play in Second Life. But do it on your own time and don’t waste the taxpayers’ money.

]]> By: Ivan Chew http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-4688 Ivan Chew Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:52:57 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/#comment-4688 That's an important perspective to keep in mind. It's good that libraries are experimenting with SL, but that's really it -- an experiment. I'm all for libraries participating in SL but I see it more as a communication device more than providing any service that's different from what's currently available to users. I feel libraries shouldn't build another RL-lookalike library in SL. But librarians ought to be experimenting in SL, at least to learn for themselves what is or isn't possible. That’s an important perspective to keep in mind. It’s good that libraries are experimenting with SL, but that’s really it — an experiment. I’m all for libraries participating in SL but I see it more as a communication device more than providing any service that’s different from what’s currently available to users. I feel libraries shouldn’t build another RL-lookalike library in SL. But librarians ought to be experimenting in SL, at least to learn for themselves what is or isn’t possible.

]]> By: Keivn Hicks http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-1717 Keivn Hicks Wed, 02 May 2007 03:30:30 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/#comment-1717 I yield yeas to #3, 5 and 6. It does take work, time, and dedication. Staffing a vr library branch is another issue :) I yield yeas to #3, 5 and 6. It does take work, time, and dedication. Staffing a vr library branch is another issue :)

]]> By: Librarians Matter » Blog Archive » Ten very good reasons why your librarians should be in Second Life http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-1696 Librarians Matter » Blog Archive » Ten very good reasons why your librarians should be in Second Life Tue, 01 May 2007 14:42:10 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/05/01/six-very-bad-reasons-to-have-a-library-branch-in-second-life/#comment-1696 [...] What happened after…Six very bad reasons to have a library branch in Second Life [...] [...] What happened after…Six very bad reasons to have a library branch in Second Life [...]

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