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[edit] About Second Life

Second Life is an online virtual world that allows users to interact with other users via animated representations of users called "avatars". Accounts are free and accessing Second Life requires a that a program be downloaded. Second Life "residents" can find and chat with others, build objects and buildings and Second Life even has a thriving economy that uses "Linden Dollars."

Many libraries and library schools have begun to set up shop in Second Life to offer services and information to the residents. See the bottom section below for articles and resources about Second Life.

[edit] University of Michigan in Second Life

In-world groups

• Wolverine-Community:
  

Wolverine-Community is the group for anyone in Second Life who is currently affiliated with the University of Michigan. This includes faculty, staff, students, and alumni of any of the three campuses (Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Flint). Benefits of membership include access to Wolverine Island and announcements of events. To join the Wolverine-Community group, please email either Marc Stephens or Patricia F. Anderson (RL) or in-world IM Memetic Projects or Perplexity Peccable (SL) with your avatar name and university affiliation.

• Wolverine-Guest:
  

Wolverine-Guest is the group for anyone in Second Life who is not affiliated with the University of Michigan but needs access to Wolverine for some reason. Examples might include collaboration with a University project, presenting to a University group, or attending an in-world event sponsored by the University of Michigan. Benefits of membership include access to Wolverine Island. To join the Wolverine-Guest group, please email either Marc Stephens (RL) or in-world IM Memetic Projects (SL) with your avatar name and university affiliation, the avatar name of the person you are sponsoring for access, and the reason why you want them to have access to Wolverine Island.

• SLUM Brownbags:
  

This group is used for communications about and during University of Michigan sponsored events such as the weekly Friday brown bags and tours. Benefits of membership include announcements of events, but do not include access to Wolverine Island.

• UM Second Life:
  

This group does not require an invitation, but can be joined freely by anyone interested in UM activities in Second Life. Benefits of membership include announcements of events.

• BLOG - Second Life @ the University of Michigan (SLUM)
  The SLUM blog includes events, community, notes from meetings, reference, tutorials and other information about what UM is doing in Second Life. It is intended to be a vehicle for the Wolverine-Community group in Second Life.

• WIKI - Second Life @ the University of Michigan (SLUM)
  The SLUM wiki includes the Google calendar for the group, community forum, chatlogs from meetings, reference, tutorials and other information about what UM is doing in Second Life. It is intended to be a community building resource for the Wolverine-Community group in Second Life.

• FLICKR - Second Life @ the University of Michigan (SLUM)
  The SLUM Flickr group includes snapshots and photos of UM sponsored activities in Second Life. It is intended to be a vehicle for the Wolverine-Community group in Second Life.

[edit] MLibrarians in Second Life

• Gillian Mayman (RL) / Gillian Oh (SL)
• Patricia F. Anderson (RL) / Perplexity Peccable (SL)

[edit] Resources

• Alliance Second Life Library 2.0 | Talis Developer Network
  The Second Life Library 2.0 entry in the Talis “Mashing Up the Library” competition provides a snapshot of the group’s progress a few months into the InfoIsland project. Although outdated (from September 2006), this description provides a good introduction.

• nmc | the new media consortium
  Devoted to exploring the opportunities for education presented by emerging media technologies. Second Life is one of their main projects; they operate a virtual campus in SL, and is collaborating with the InfoIsland library project.

• Second Life: Your World. Your Imagination
  Website where you can sign up for and download the software to join SecondLife

• Infoblog: Second Life and Libraries: What's the point?
  Blog article about pros and cons of Libraries using SecondLife

• infoisland.org Second Life Library 2.0
  The Second Life Library 2.0 - blog of events happening in SL

• The Centered Librarian: Second Life and the future of Libraries
  Video about Second Life and the future of Libraries