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Charge: The Virtual Worlds Interest Group provides an opportunity for academic librarians with virtual environment interests and responsibilities to have a place in ACRL to network, share information, ask questions, and work on special projects, promote accessibility and provide programs relevant to academic libraries. The VW Interest Group also works to promote the various uses of virtual reality in all formats (desktop, mobile and headset) to potential and current academic librarians and to improve information literacy (metaliteracy) specifically in virtual spaces. The ACRL VWIG sponsors events, programs and meetings held mainly within the virtual world of Second Life and explores other developing Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality platforms in the evolving metaverse.
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Tour Stars Wars Jedi Archives Library in Second Life

  • 1.  Tour Stars Wars Jedi Archives Library in Second Life

    Posted Mar 04, 2020 09:34 AM
    ACRL Virtual World Interest Group
    Tour of Jedi Archives of Yavin IV

    Where: Sunday Mar 22, 2020 NOON Pacific Time
    See event calendar for CVL here.

    Where: CVL Meeting Space Selby Park
    http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cookie/103/107/21  

    We will teleport to the tour.

    May the Force be With You! This Star Wars themed library is a "make believe library filled with make believe things". However, you will be amazed at the archival system.

    L. Christopher Bird (Zenmondo Wormser in Second Life) has been writing CodePoetry (scripting in Second Life, coding or computer programming elsewhere ) since he was 6 years old. He came to Second Life in 2006 and found a home in the steampunk community of Caledon, where he was a moving force in the development of the Caledon Libraries. He has published a book on computer programming, and another on the Jedi philosophy and practice.

    Zen grew up with the Star Wars films, and absorbed the mythos until it became an integral part of him. It was only natural for him to join a Star Wars roleplay community in Second Life. He has curated a Jedi archive there with a wealth of resources. Please join us as we tour this stunning example of a virtual world library.


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    Valerie Hill
    Director
    Community Virtual Library
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