Virtual worlds, real libraries : librarians and educators in Second Life and other multi-user virtual environments / / edited by Lori Bell and Rhonda B. Trueman.
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 234 p., [16] p. of plates :; col. ill. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.