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The Future Is Here: Technology Trends and Opportunities  Second Life

The Future Is Here: Technology Trends and Opportunities  Second Life. Jill Hurst-Wahl Hurst Associates, Ltd. May 10, 2007. Agenda. What is SL & what’s in it? What are librarians doing in SL? Getting involved?. www.hurstassociates.com/ppt/nylink2007.ppt. SecondLife.com. What is in SL?.

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The Future Is Here: Technology Trends and Opportunities  Second Life

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  1. The Future Is Here: Technology Trends and Opportunities Second Life Jill Hurst-Wahl Hurst Associates, Ltd. May 10, 2007

  2. Agenda • What is SL & what’s in it? • What are librarians doing in SL? • Getting involved? www.hurstassociates.com/ppt/nylink2007.ppt

  3. SecondLife.com

  4. What is in SL?

  5. More than 200 colleges & universities* Photo by “Abbey Zenith”

  6. Photo by “HVX Silverstar”

  7. Alliance Second Life Library – Main Library

  8. At Info Island Welcome Area

  9. Growing list of for-profit & not-for-profit organizations

  10. What are librarians doing in SL?

  11. Providing library services • Networking • Collaborating • Re-thinking space • Supporting other SL efforts • Supporting virtual communities

  12. Learning to use virtual space for education • Discussing the use of role-playing • Creating new tools • Prototyping • Positioning themselves for the future

  13. Getting Involved

  14. Sign-up for a free account • Get through Orientation Island & onto the mainland (Help Island) • Spend time in world & master the basics of SL • Attend a few in world functions • Talk to other residents • Get to work / volunteer!

  15. Jill Hurst-Wahl hurst@HurstAssociates.com AIM: jillNYS / Skype: jill.hurst.wahl www.HurstAssociates.com www.Digitization101.com

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