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Virtual Worlds Interest Group (ACRL - Association of College and Research Libraries) Community

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To provide information and activities for ACRL members and to recruit new ACRL members through virtual worlds like Second Life; to manage the ACRL presence in Second Life; to participate and support the activities of ACRL in virtual worlds on an ongoing basis; to hold meetings within these virtual environments at ALA and ACRL conferences to share information and provide professional networking opportunities.

EventACRL in SL Meeting at 4 pm PST/SLT on 12/09

by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 12:55pm

ACRL in SL area on ALA Island (56, 191, 29)

December 2009 meeting will be Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at 4 PM PST/SLT.

Group also known as Virtual Worlds Interest Group (ACRL - Association of College and Research Libraries)

ALA Connect Group -- http://connect.ala.org/node/78930

Facebook Group -- http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21504303227

ImageWeb 2.0 Approaches to Information Literacy -- November 13, 2009: Handouts, slideshow presentation in-world

by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 2:29pm

ACRL in SL area on ALA Island (56, 191, 29) -- http://slurl.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/56/191/29/

Information Literacy Panel on 11/13/2009 at 12:00 pm SLT/PST -- "Web 2.0 Approaches to IL (Information Literacy)"

Moderator: Alexandria Knight (Esther Grassian, UCLA)

ImageACRL in SL Meeting at 4 pm PST/SLT on 11/18/2009

by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 2:23pm

ACRL in SL Meeting at 4 pm PST/SLT on 11/18
http://connect.ala.org/node/88371

EventACRL in SL Meeting at 4 pm PST/SLT on 11/18

by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 12:37pm

Group Notice From: Abbey Zenith

ACRL in SL area on ALA Island (56, 191, 29)

We'll have our monthly meeting Wednesday at 4 PM, Alice Burgess (Beth Kramer) will lead the meeting. We'll talk about the ACRL Virtual Worlds Interest Group meeting in Boston at Midwinter; our participation in the upcoming Virtual Worlds and Libraries Conference (March 2010); and get a recap of the highly successful Info Lit Conference last week.

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PostNovember 13 (2009) Information Literacy Panel -- Transcript? Handouts?

by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Fri, 11/13/2009 - 5:25pm

Wow! I already got a request here in the ALA offices for a transcript of the session! Panelists, if you have any handouts available online, please post the link here.

I unexpectedly wasn't able to attend :( , but I understand that many others were able to and did, and so congratulations on the successful panel!!

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EventInformation Literacy Panel on ALA Island TODAY, Nov 13, 2009, at 12:00 pm PST/SLT -- "Web 2.0 Approaches to IL (Information Literacy)"

by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Fri, 11/13/2009 - 12:46pm

Information Literacy Panel & Exhibit 2009 by ACRL in SL

ACRL in SL area on ALA Island (56, 191, 29) -- http://slurl.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/56/191/29/

Information Literacy Panel on 11/13/2009 at 12:00 pm SLT/PST -- "Web 2.0 Approaches to IL"

PostALA Island, Second Life Info as of November 2009

by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 1:06pm

For the most up-to-date information on what’s at ALA Island in Second Life, become a Fan of the ALA Island — http://www.facebook.com/ALAIsland

Or follow the ALA Island Twitter feed — http://twitter.com/ala_island

On ALA Connect: Virtual Communities and Libraries, Second Life Users Group, and Virtual Worlds Interest Group (ACRL - Association of College and Research Libraries)

PostHalloween Photo Contest by SJSU SLIS-LISSTEN, Oct 16-30

by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Tue, 10/20/2009 - 10:59am

SJSU SLIS-LISSTEN Halloween Photo Contest

Presented by the San Jose State University’s School of Library Information Science organization - Library and Information Science Students to Encourage Networking

You will need to provide your own photo.

The theme is Booville - Scary Book, Scary Night 3

It is Halloween, so dress up in your best creature, monster, or avatar costume.

The background has to be a Halloween setting. Submit your photo into the contest through the contest board.

ImageACRL in SL 10/15/2009 on ALA Island - Closeup of wall of screens

by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 1:00pm

Closeup of the wall of screens in the ACRL in SL area of ALA Island (56, 191, 29) -- includes notice of 10/14/2009 meeting, ACRL in SL Archive (of meeting transcripts, 2008 to the present), and ACRL in SL Group subscriber sign.

ImageACRL in SL 10/15/2009 on ALA Island

by Valerie Hawkins (staff) on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 12:54pm

The impressively redesigned ACRL in SL area on ALA Island (56, 191, 29)!