03642nam 2200577 a 450 991080838690332120200520144314.01-283-35454-397866133545491-57387-933-9(CKB)1000000000720688(EBL)3316149(OCoLC)923179663(SSID)ssj0000267803(PQKBManifestationID)11204673(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000267803(PQKBWorkID)10227134(PQKB)10864435(Au-PeEL)EBL3316149(CaPaEBR)ebr10520567(CaONFJC)MIL335454(MiAaPQ)EBC3316149(EXLCZ)99100000000072068820080822d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrVirtual worlds, real libraries[electronic resource] librarians and educators in Second Life and other multi-user virtual environments /edited by Lori Bell and Rhonda B. TruemanMedford, N.J. Information Todayc20081 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-57387-361-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Librar-things encounter the MUVE / Tom Peters -- Massively multiplayer online worlds / Marty Grover -- Library, education, and museum applications of virtual worlds for child, tween, and teen projects / Marty Grover -- Edutainment before Second Life / Jami Schwarzwalder -- Management in virtual environments / Rhonda B. Trueman -- Rocky in Wonderland : a librarian's journey down the Second Life rabbit hole / Bill Sowers -- Reference services in a virtual world / S. Thompson -- Collections in virtual environments / Rhonda B. Trueman -- Virtual neighborhoods, real communities : the Caledon Branch Library and the Branch Library Program / J.J. Jacobson -- Teen Second Life / Kelly Czarnecki -- HealthInfo Island : Center of Consumer Health and Medical Information in Second Life / Guus van den Brekel and Carol Perryman -- A sense of wonder : speculative fiction and virtual worlds / Abbi Ball and Erik Gordon Bainbridge -- Mystery Manor on Info Island / Mack Lundy -- Virtual communities from long ago : the Parish of Reading Primley, Renaissance Island, and its educational possibilities / Mary-Carol Lindbloom -- Land of Lincoln : Abraham Lincoln gets a second life / DaisyBlue Hefferman -- Why have a second life? : convincing staff, administrators, and faculty of the benefits / Barbara Galik -- Teaching in a virtual setting / S. Thompson -- Virtual worlds, virtual students : instructional possibilities in Second Life / Skip Burhans, J.B. Hill, and Todd Spires -- New frontiers for distance learning library services : a virtual world library at Appalachian State University / Geraldine Purpur and Louise Ochoa -- Exploring Second Life at Stanford / Susan Payne, Rachel Gollub, and Deni Wicklund -- Avatar in the classroom : teaching the nation's first MLIS class in Second Life / Jeremy W. Kemp.Second Life (Game)Shared virtual environmentsLibrary applicationsSecond Life (Game)Shared virtual environmentsLibrary applications.006.805.38bclBell Lori1960-1672007Trueman Rhonda B.1953-1672008MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808386903321Virtual worlds, real libraries4034998UNINA