I held my first session of Second Life training at Rochester Regional Library Council tonight. Unfortunately, there is a limit on the number of new accounts you can create from an I.P. address at any given time, which forced me to quickly rethink my training plan.
The intention was to lead librarians through the process of [...]
The Talis SciFi and Fantasy Portal is a library in Second Life devoted to science fiction and fantasy.
We’ve just set the schedule for our new monthly book discussions:
March 20 - The Stand by Stephen King - Led by Grizzy Griswold
April 17 - Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler - Led by Franja Russell
May 15 - Planet [...]
I’ve been looking at the structure of my library site a lot lately, feeling that it’s just not right. We have the usual categories: teens, kids, adults. We have a link to the catalog and a link to patron information, and our calendar and newsletter. We’ve put our services into labeled boxes. Maybe that’s not a [...]
I’ve been spending some time during the past couple of months in Second Life. For those who haven’t heard yet, Second Life is an online virtual world where people create avatars and wander around this second universe, interacting with other people from all over the world.
Many organizations have set up shop in this world [...]