Virtual Communities and Libraries Community
Provides a group within ALA for members interested in fostering the practice of library work, the visibility of libraries and library workers, and the extension of library services within online social networks, virtual worlds, and other communities of intention.
PostLibrary Rx: Measuring and Treating Library Anxiety -- Podcast at Member Lounge on ALA Island (79, 89, 29)
by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 12:02pmVisit the Member Lounge on ALA Island (79, 89, 29) to listen to the following podcast in-world. Click the general media button on the bottom right of the screen in order to hear it.
PostSecond Life & Virtual World-related programs @ 2009 ALA Annual Conference
by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Fri, 07/10/2009 - 1:42pmFrom Virtual Presence Blog, http://www.virtual.ala.org/virtualpresence/?p=348
EventLibrary Buzz on Info Island Tonight at 5 pm PT/SLT: Discussion with ALA Island Avatars Kay Tairov and Oberon Octagon!
by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Wed, 06/17/2009 - 3:08pmSecond Life ALA Island avatars Kay Tairov and Oberon Octagon (Tina Coleman and Donavan Vicha, respectively) talk about the American Library Association and the upcoming 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL (city of ALA headquarters). RSVP at the Facebook Event Page at http://ow.ly/eFcH
PostFYI -- See the ALA's newest READ posters on display at ALA Island
by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Mon, 06/08/2009 - 12:37pmFrom the Virtual Presence Blog -- http://www.virtual.ala.org/virtualpresence/?p=338
As mentioned in the ALA Island I Love Libraries Library Showcase article–
http://www.ilovelibraries.org/news/libraryshowcase
PostNew on ALA Island for June 2009!
by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Wed, 06/03/2009 - 11:42amThe latest videos and podcast available “on demand” 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on ALA Island –
PostLibrary Showcase at ILoveLibraries.org — ALA Island: A Community Information Center for Second Life from the American Library Association
by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 11:06amALA's newly renovated I Love Libraries web site features ALA Island in its Library Showcase, starting today! As explained in the article –
PostACRL Members -- Help create the ACRL Virtual Worlds Interest Group!
by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 12:08pmHi, all! I’m sending this note on behalf of Rhonda Trueman, known in Second Life as Abbey Zenith.
This request concerns the continuation of activities and events in Second Life (SL) by ALA’s Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL, a division of ALA <http://www.ala.org/acrl>), whose group is ACRL in SL.
PostMay 2009 Games in Libraries Podcast at Member Lounge
by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 2:22pmWith permission from Scott Nicholson, the May 2009 Games in Libraries podcast can be heard in-world, at the Member Lounge on ALA Island (79, 89, 29).
May 2009 show notes are naturally on the Games in Libraries blog, at:
http://www.gamesinlibraries.org/?p=81
Show notes:
-Beth Gallaway presents the 10 winners of the $5000 gaming, literacy, and libraries grants funded by the Verizon Foundation and Thinkfinity.org
PostLibraries and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Overview Screencast at Sky Book Platform on ALA Island (129, 156, 69)
by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 1:31pmThe ALA Washington (DC) Office has created a short overview screencast detailing potential areas for library funding available in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). You can see it in-world at the Sky Book Platform.
EventLorelei Junot and Abbey Zenith Appearance on SLCN.TV's "Meet An Author" with Adele Ward now playing at Galen Noltenius Sky Platform
by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 12:51pmIn celebration of the Alliance Virtual Library's third triumphant year in Second Life, and, courtesy of SLCN.TV, the video of Lori Bell/SL's Lorelei Junot and Rhonda Trueman/SL's Abbey Zenith appearing on SLCN.TV's program, "Meet an Author," talking with host Adele Ward about their "Virtual Worlds, Real Librar
