Conference paper
Do we remove all the walls? Second Life librarianship
VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc.
VALA2008 14th Biennial Conference and Exhibition: Libraries/Changing Spaces, Virtual Places (Melbourne, Vic., 05/02/2008–07/02/2008)
2008
Abstract
Over five hundred librarians worldwide are experimenting with providing library services in the Multi User Virtual Environment (MUVE) called Second Life, including a small group of Australian librarians who constructed the Australian Libraries Building. This paper describes the interface and capabilities of a MUVE, the evolution of the Australian Libraries Building and the library objects built and scripted within it. It suggests some professional advantages for librarians who experiment within Second Life and the technical and managerial considerations of setting up a library presence there. It concludes by describing how Second Life library services have evolved, as librarians better understood the potential of the MUVE interface.
Details
- Title
- Do we remove all the walls? Second Life librarianship
- Authors/Creators
- K. Greenhill (Author/Creator)
- Conference
- VALA2008 14th Biennial Conference and Exhibition: Libraries/Changing Spaces, Virtual Places (Melbourne, Vic., 05/02/2008–07/02/2008)
- Publisher
- VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc.
- Identifiers
- 991005540579607891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University Library
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
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