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Virtual Neighborhood, Real Community

Virtual Neighborhood, Real Community. Serving Community Needs in a Virtual World. We’ll talk about. Whither the Library? Patrons as Partners Local & Networked Libraries “MyNeighborhood Library” Roleplay & Research What Can the Library and the Librarian Do? The Toolkit.

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Virtual Neighborhood, Real Community

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  1. Virtual Neighborhood, Real Community Serving Community Needs in a Virtual World

  2. We’ll talk about • Whither the Library? • Patrons as Partners • Local & Networked Libraries • “MyNeighborhood Library” • Roleplay & Research • What Can the Library and the Librarian Do? • The Toolkit

  3. Whither the Library? • Info Island models Library services for a virtual world • Interests + virtual geography = community • “Put the information where the work is being done” • Integrating library services into virtual world communities

  4. After Accidentally Deleting the Library

  5. Patrons as Partners • Third Place • Adult play • Living Imaginative Lives • Living Literate Lives

  6. BUT WAIT….. Why do these specialized libraries matter, in a fully networked world? • Conservation of effort, cognitive cost • People look to close resources first • People look to resources they know exist • OR resources they can guess exist • la • la • la

  7. My Neighborhood Library • “This is in my neighborhood, this is my library” • Tailoring for the interests that define the community • Focused Collections • Theme-friendly services • Look & feel • Conversation

  8. Roleplay & Research • “This is my other life” • Support • Respond • Invite • Deepen

  9. What can the Library & the Librarian do? • Be a Presence • Weave the social fabric • Grow with the community • Community Events • Local Guest Curators

  10. The Toolkit Built into SL Client or use LSL scripting language • "URL loader” Scripts • “Givers” • Suggestion box • IM-to-Email • Twitter box for SL • Blog-HUD SL Outside of SL • Community Forums • SL History Wiki • Community Events Calendar • The Connolly Telegraph • News of the “19th Century Grid” • Resident blogs & YouTube • Library Website • Library Custom Search Engine • Library Feedback Gatherers • “Tell us what you think” • “Suggest a resource”

  11. The Virtual Librarian’sBag of Tricks

  12. URLs I: Tools • Twitter Box for SL • http://ordinalmalaprop.com/twitter/ • Twitter:http://twitter.com/ • Blog-HUD Second Life blogging system: • http://bloghud.com/ • Caledon Library • http://thelibrarymilitant.net/ • Custom Search Engine • http://google.com/coop/cse?cx=015330499799466611175%3Aaf0xg9rscyg • Feedback Gathering • General -- http://caledonlibrary.wufoo.com/forms/whitehorn-memorial-library-feedback • Suggest -- http://caledonlibrary.wufoo.com/forms/suggest-a-link-to-the-aether • Detailed Suggest (for librarians) -- http://caledonlibrary.wufoo.com/forms/whitehorn-library-reference-links/

  13. URLs II: Community • Caledon Community Forums • http://www.caledonforums.com/ • Caledon Community Calendar • http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=gabrielle.riel%40comcast.net • SL History Wiki - Caledon • http://www.slhistory.org/index.php/Independent_State_of_Caledon • Connolly Telegraph - “The 19th Century Grid” • http://theconnollytelegraph.blogspot.com/ • YouTube: resident reflections of the community • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRj3HNx8_wA • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFaeyQqftS0 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o57nvrgx-24 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7deS8u4J8

  14. URLs III: Residents • Resident Blogs (Selected) • http://ordinalmalaprop.com/engine • http://gabrielleriel.blogspot.com • http://redroseofcaledon.blogspot.com • http://www.zenmondo.blogspot.com • http://hiberniaskids.blogspot.com • http://victorianaesthetic.blogspot.com • http://oolonsputnik.blogspot.com • Resident Blog Adventure: Journey to 20,000 Leagues Beneath the Mysterious Island • http://darklingmuse.wordpress.com/journey-to-20000-leagues-below-the-mysterious-island-all-chapter-links/

  15. Thank you! JJ Jacobson JJDrinkwater@gmail.com skype: drinkwater.of.caledon

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