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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 section below for articles and resources about Second Life.

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 Although outdated (it’s from September 2006), this description provides a go

• 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.

• 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