A slightly re-organized version of the slides I used for a Second Life workshop for the Northeast Florida Library Information Network (NEFLIN) on August 28, 2007.

1. Second Life: Virtual Libraries in a Virtual World NEFLIN Workshop – August 28, 2007 Meg Kribble aka Anne Idler Reference Librarian Nova Southeastern University Law Library & Technology Center

2. M ulti- U ser V irtual E nvironment

3. No Rules!

4. “ The only limit is your imagination!”

6. Why? New Frontier

7. Why? Experience a New Interface

8. Why? Learn New Skills

9. Why? Integration with LMS

10. Why? Distance Education and events

11. Why? Relate to Gamers

13. Why? Global Networking

14. Library Club TX950

15. Why? Collaboration

16. Why? Show Off Special Collections

18. Obstacles – Computer Specs

19. Obstacles – Grid Downtime

20. Obstacles – Learning Curve

21. Obstacles – “Sleaze Factor”

22. Obstacles – Glitches/Lag

24. Obstacle: Unnecessary Simulation of Real Life

25. Obstacle: Where is Everyone?

26. Obstacles – Finding the Good Stuff

27. Getting Started – Logging In

28. Orientation Island – Welcome!

29. Orientation Island – Appearance

30. Evolution of an Avatar

31. Orientation Island - Communication

32. Orientation Island – Move

33. Orientation Island – Search

34. Learning More – Help Island

35. Campus Second Life Sandbox

36. Second Life - Where to next?

37. Second Life Sims – Bedrock

38. Second Life Sims – Roma

39. Second Life Sims - Renaissance Island

40. Second Life Sims – Caledon

41. Second Life Sims - Starfleet

42. Go

43. Groups

44. Profile

45. Appearance

46. Take Off

47. Gestures

48. Friends

49. Avatar Interface 1

50. Avatar Interface 2

51. Object Interface 1

52. Object Interface 2

53. Object Interface 3

54. Don’t Like the Time of Day?

56. Second Life - The Info Archipelago

58. Cybrary City Libraries

60. The End