tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232Thu, 05 Sep 2024 10:43:47 +0000ArticleInfoIslandSecond Life LibraryblogEducationNewsSecond Life Teen GridAlliance Library SystemMLCVirtual EnvironmentsALAChronicle of Higher EducationLori BellSecond LifevideoInformation WeekNew Media ConsortiumOpinionAngela SemiferoCybrary CityGlobal KidsImagination IslandKitty PopeMITMacArthur FoundationMichigan Library ConsortiumNMConnectResearchSan Jose State UniversitySchool Library JournalSecond Life HeraldTeaching in SLTerranovaVOIPVirtual librarianshipWired CampuseventjournalspodcastAOLAdam RamonaAnnual Service-LearningArchitectureArts IslandBlackboardCNETCenter for Digital StorytellingCommunicationComputers in LibrariesDOPADaruma PicnicDistance learningEsther GrassianEye4YouFirst MondayGary MarchioniniHR 1120HR 5319HarvardHorizon ReportInfoWorldInformation TodayIntellagirlJeska LindenJoseph JanesLIbraryLanguagelab.comLibrarian AvengersLibrarians MatterLinden LabMarshall District LibraryMedia ArtsMegan ConklinMuseumsMySpaceNASANIHNMC Campus ObserverNOAANew York TimesOPALOhio UniversityOrganizations in SLOz IslandPaul DohertyPenn StatePeter LudlowPoliticsRebecca NessonReference Services ReviewRhonda TruemanRobert J. RothfarbS 49SLEtiquetteSarah RobbinsScienceSecond FrontSecond LIfe Community ConventionSecond Life Library GallerySecond TalkSemife RoarShifted LibrarianSilly SymphonySim Teach WikiSirsi DynixSkypeSynthetic World's InitiativeTOS violationsTalisTeachers Buzz SessionTech SoupThe ArchTom PetersTony O'DriscollUNCUSCUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignVirtual World PolicyWebcastWoodbury UniversityZDNetcartooncolumnconferencedigital librarianseLearn MagazineeSchool NewslegislationpapersphilanthropyreviewskeletontechnologyvoiceBlogging about Second Life and libraries, education, and training.http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)Blogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-4805986431878730478Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:20:00 +00002007-07-25T04:27:11.618-07:00BlackboardChronicle of Higher EducationVirtual EnvironmentsThe Chronicle of Higher Education's Wired Campus Blog announced this grant by Blackboard.Blackboard Greenhouse ProgramNEW: We have created a special Greenhouse Program™ grant, The Greenhouse Grant for Virtual Worlds, to foster greater educational innovation with virtual worlds such as Active Worlds, There and Second Life. Blackboard is funding a single $25,000 (USD) grant for initiatives that http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/07/25000-grant-to-develop-courses-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-6592171661059863594Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:14:00 +00002007-07-22T09:13:08.810-07:00Librarians MatterVirtual librarianshipIs it worthwhile for a library to invest time and resources in a Second Life presence? I think it's still safe to say that the majority of librarians involved in the SL libraries are doing it on their own time. But what if you are trying to make a case for SL in your library that involves actual money?In her blog Librarians Matter, Kathryn Greenhill (Emerald Dumont in SL), a librarian at Murdoch http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/07/good-and-bad-reasons-to-be-in-second.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-6332309539708823847Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:44:00 +00002007-07-20T06:02:24.808-07:00Alliance Library SystemUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignVirtual librarianshipNew Virtual World Librarianship Courses/UIUC and Alliance Library SystemStarting in September the Alliance Library System and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are offering 2 six-week classes on virtual librarianship. There are 3 sections of each course, which will be held in Second Life at Info Island.The courses http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/07/virtual-world-librarianship-courses-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-7708761543268171011Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:49:00 +00002007-07-15T10:02:35.148-07:00InfoIslandJuly 14 - 22This week announces the opening of a new residential area; Mythica, which also is the home of the Griffin's Nest library that houses a collection of myths, legends and fairy tales.The Lawspot has an exhibit on court cases related to virtual worlds.Sunday July 22 - The Director of the Caledon Library, J.J. Drinkwater and Colonel Exrex Somme of the Caledon Militia will engage in a duel http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/07/info-island-this-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-1381212932820448156Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:31:00 +00002007-07-15T09:48:10.900-07:00Penn StateSLEtiquetteThe recent hullabaloo over the deletion of Woodbury Universities island by Linden Labs illustrated how necessary it is for an organization to publish and enforce a code of behavior for its members in Second Life. Penn State's Virtual Worlds Project has published its own SLEtiquette for Penn State. Besides listing SL's own community standards, it lists a guide to interacting with other avatars.http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/07/etiquette-for-academia-in-sl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-3505271841923573860Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:19:00 +00002007-07-15T09:27:28.122-07:00eLearn MagazineTeaching in SLTony O'DriscollVirtual EnvironmentsEducators now have several years of conducting classes in 3D virtual classrooms behind them and are beginning to publish more and more good material on this environment. One publication devoted to this environment is the journal eLearn Magazine. A recent feature articleAnother Life: Virtual Worlds as Tools for Learning discusses the special qualities of the avatarian experience in Second Life, http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/07/learning-in-virtual-worlds-future-or_15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-775662130961964823Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:41:00 +00002007-07-11T20:44:43.799-07:00Michigan Library ConsortiumMLC"MLC invites you to the grand opening of our new virtual building in the 3-D virtual reality, Second Life (Cybrary City II 167,51,21)! The celebration is on Thursday, July 12, 2007 from 4:00-6:00pm SL time (NOTE! That’s 7:00pm-9:00pm EDT). Please join us in Second Life for virtual music, dancing and refreshments!" (the rest)http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/07/michigan-library-consortiums-grand.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-2965188539643179023Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:45:00 +00002007-07-06T12:53:26.860-07:00Chronicle of Higher EducationSecond Life HeraldTOS violationsWoodbury UniversityOn Saturday, Woodbury University's Second Life campus was vaporized. Not by mis-behaving Second Lifers, not by technical difficulties or incompetence, but by Linden Labs as a disciplinary action for Terms of Service (TOS) violations. In March Dr. Edward Clift paid Linden Labs for a six month lease and built Woodbury Island. In early April the region was suspended for 3 days for various abuses. http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/07/on-saturday-woodbury-universitys-second.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-5781656708255965690Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:10:00 +00002007-06-29T08:21:48.277-07:00San Jose State UniversitySchool Library JournalSan Jose SLIS Embraces Second LifeLast year SLIS San Jose received a grant from the Souros Foundation to purchase and create an information island in SL. Several of its classes now include labs in using Second Life.http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/06/library-journal-slis-program-at-san.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-1835394787371976032Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:54:00 +00002007-06-29T08:22:44.975-07:00InfoIslandSecond Life LibraryAlliance Second Life Libary one of six Sirsi-Dynix Building Better Communities Award at ALA Alliance Library System was one of 6 winners of Sirsi-Dynix's Building Better Communities award for its Second Life Library.Seminar: Self Esteem and Empowerment Seminar at Health Info Island.For all SL educators and helping professionalsJune 29, 1 & 3 PM PSTHealthInfo Island 130, 140, 22http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/06/info-island-this-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-8022264533533507364Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:43:00 +00002007-06-27T17:20:51.360-07:00HarvardRebecca NessonTeaching in SLTerranovaI'm both intrigued by and skeptical about using SL as a virtual classroom. There are certainly a significant and growing number institutions holding classes partly or entirely in SL. Several of the Library and Information Science classes I have taken at Wayne have had a significant online component, using Blackboard, as well as synchronous and asynchronous broadcasts of lectures. While grateful http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/06/virtual-classrooms-at-harvard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-8284047528061213817Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:32:00 +00002007-06-27T05:36:16.435-07:00Synthetic World's InitiativeTerranovaVirtual World PolicyWired CampusIndiana University has a research center devoted to the study and development of virtual worlds; The Synthetic World’s Initiative. Their purpose is to “promote innovative thinking on synthetic worlds ". They hold bi-annual conferences (the “Ludium”) and are developing Arden, a virtual world based on the life and works of William Shakespeare. At the Ludium II Conference “Attendees were charged http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/06/indiana-universitys-synthetic-worlds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-468462918351722095Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:02:00 +00002007-06-25T04:09:26.377-07:00MacArthur FoundationphilanthropyUSCThe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur foundation has given a $550,000 grant to the University of Southern California's Center on Public Diplomacy to "examine the role online communities can play in fostering real-world activism". (the rest)http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/06/chronicle-of-higher-education-online.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-5058771052912865389Sat, 12 May 2007 14:31:00 +00002007-05-12T07:46:03.129-07:00MuseumspapersPaul DohertyRobert J. RothfarbVirtual EnvironmentsThis paper was presented at the conference "Museums and the Web 2007", and is a fascinating look at how one museum is using Second Life. San Francisco's Exploratorium has created "Splo", a virtual museum in Second Life. The paper details several of their exhibits that could only be done in Second Life. Creating Museum Content and Community in Second Life Robert J. Rothfarb and Paul Doherty, http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/05/paper-creating-museum-content-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-4391105921198398939Sat, 12 May 2007 14:09:00 +00002007-05-12T07:27:20.293-07:00NASANIHNOAANASA, NOAA and the National Institute of Health already have established themselves in Second Life, and feature some impressive simulations. This article from News Blaze, describes how government agencies are using Second Life.U.S. Government Presence Grows in Second Life Online WorldAgencies use virtual reality environment for education, outreachSince early 2007, more than 6 million virtual http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/05/us-government-agencies-use-second-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-7213912067463058769Sat, 12 May 2007 13:50:00 +00002007-05-12T07:00:56.801-07:00Chronicle of Higher EducationEducationSan Jose State UniversityThe campus has been in construction for several months; now it is officially open. This posting from The Chronicle's Wired Campus Blog has a link to YouTube video that is one of the best short presentations I seen so far on what educators are doing in Second Life.San Jose State Library Celebrates Opening in Virtual WorldMay 11, 2007Never mind that the celebration will exist only digitally. San http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/05/chronicle-wired-campus-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-5828500000017974116Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:20:00 +00002008-12-09T17:22:46.714-08:00Adam RamonaDaruma PicnicSecond Life Library GalleryDaruma Picnic’s first name comes from the Japanese dharma or wish dolls. His first work of art in Second Life was his own skin, a full body tattoo of his own drawing of a Daruma doll. Since I met him soon after he arrived, I’ve seen all the phases of his SL career so far: “Avatar”, “Architecture”, “Darumas”, “Imported Painting” (his shortest phase), “Floating Overlays”, “Click Color” and now “http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/04/daruma-picnic-at-second-life-library.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-1664586135527310885Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:10:00 +00002007-03-27T08:16:21.868-07:00Esther GrassianReference Services ReviewRhonda TruemanGrassian, E., & Trueman, R. (2007). Stumbling, bumbling, teleporting and flying … librarian avatars in Second Life. Reference Services Review, 35(1), 84-89. Retrieved March 27, 2007, from http://proxy.lib.wayne.edu:2436/Insight/ViewContentServlet?Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/2400350106.html. This paper by Esther Grassian (UCLA) and Rhonda Trueman (Johnson & Wales) takes http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/03/reference-services-review-esther.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-2023903396160552927Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:24:00 +00002007-03-27T07:33:26.217-07:00New Media ConsortiumThis session is taking place in real life in Raleigh, North Carolina, and will be streamed into Second Life at the NMC Campus. If you can only catch one session, I'd recommend the 10:15 (1:15 EST) session with Sarah Robbins (Intellagirl).Tuesday 3/27 -11am to 12pm (SLT)Generation G and the 21st CenturyRichard Van Eyk (University of North Dakota)3/28 -5 to 5:45am (SLT)Cognition, Learning, and http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/03/at-nmc-this-week-educause-focus-session.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-1121598756548657134Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:54:00 +00002007-03-27T07:35:13.426-07:00ALAEye4YouInfoIslandLast week, Kitty Pope, Director of the Alliance Library System, announced that the ALA has given it the Information Today Inc. Library of the Future Award.Tuesday 3/27 -8am SLT (11 am EST) -NO-CONCEPT CLASS: BUILDINGat Eduisland 2Thursday3/29 -8am SLT: Info Island Tour by Jilliana Susei - meet at the Welcome Area6pm SLTDiscussion: Catch the Librarian BuzzDiscussion of services and programs for http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/03/info-island-this-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-6104031224414739449Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:58:00 +00002007-03-08T07:54:03.799-08:00ALAcolumnJoseph JanesSecond Life LibraryJoseph Janes suggests that librarians should be involved not just in collecting, organizing and cataloging objects in SL, but also "part of the conversation about what those objects are and do and ought to be."Like everyplace else, Second Life needs librariesBy Joseph JanesAmerican Libraries Columnisthttp://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/03/american-libraries-online-internet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-8248117081981958925Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:45:00 +00002007-03-08T06:53:45.530-08:00Information WeekLinden LabtechnologyThis article describes what happens under the hood, as well as how Linden Lab is planning to handle hundreds of times the traffic.Inside Second Life's Data Centers As Second Life strains to keep up with recent popularity, InformationWeek looks at the real-world technology foundations of the make-believe world, and developer Linden Lab's plans to stay on top of growth. Mitch Wagner http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/03/information-week-article-look-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-5837352671171821940Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:17:00 +00002007-03-08T06:26:50.840-08:00ArticleMichigan Library ConsortiumMLCMy own home town paper did a nice article on Second Life today that mentions the Michigan Library Consortium among local users and entrepreneurs. And, refreshingly, not one mention of SL porn, Anshe Chung, or Prokofy Neva.Second Life bring virtual, real life togetherBarbara WielandMarch 8, 2007http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/03/lansing-state-journal-article-on-second.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-8034252455806093105Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:31:00 +00002007-03-06T08:36:37.550-08:00Information WeekThis article has several paragraphs on the Second Life library."Is Second Life a brave new world? A playground for geeks but an irrelevance for information professionals? You couldn't be more wrong about Second Life. David Tebbut explains the very real benefits of virtual reality."05 Mar 2007 http://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/03/it-week-article-david-tebbutt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244254045050577232.post-7165261337312867731Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:28:00 +00002007-03-06T07:32:18.980-08:00Jeska LindenpodcastvoiceVOIPZDNetLast week Linden Lab announced the beta release of their new voice technology. Not that voice communication wasn't possible already; last month I experimented with Skype and blogged about it (Voicing Concerns in Second Life). Beta testing is starting this week, with an official launch to start sometime in the second quarter. Text based communication will still be an option, and avatars who choosehttp://binaryfootprint.blogspot.com/2007/03/having-voice-in-second-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Betsy Stoll)1