Info Island this week
Info island this week
Info Island Archipelago Welcomes Info International
In honor of the SirsiDynix Building Better Communities Award presented at ALA
for the Alliance Second Life Library and to better serve patrons from all over the globe, the Info Island Archipelago will welcome
Info International Island as the new welcome center for the approximately 30 islands which are part
of the educational community. A replica of the award given to Kitty Pope, Executive Director
of Alliance Library System will be placed in the middle of the island to welcome people from everywhere
and serve as an invitation to participate in the library and educational community programs, events,
and services. The island will also have symbols for the many countries represented in Second
Life with information in the country’s language and teleports to other libraries and educational
agencies from the various countries.
Second Life and the Alliance Second Life Library continue to grow and go global. Many
SL residents who come to Info Island asking for help with SL, the library, and reference
questions do not speak English. More and more of the librarians joining the project are from
countries other than the United States. Volunteer librarians from around the globe staff the
current library welcome center approximately 80 hours per week.
The main welcome center and reference area will be placed on Info International in a location
where the new main library on InfoIsland will be close by and where there will still be easy access to the
resources on Info Island .
Abbey Zenith, Assistant Director of the Alliance Second Life Library, and Operations Director
will serve as head of the planning and implementation group for Info International which includes
a wide representation of library participants.
Info Island News Branch to Open on Eduisland 3
A branch office for Info Island News will be opening in early July on
Eduisland 3. Librarians, educators, and other Info Island residents
will be able to leave story ideas, news, and event schedules at the
office for Dulcie Mills, a librarian and staff writer for the
Metaverse Messenger newspaper. As more libraries, educational
institutions, and related businesses join SL on the information
archipelago, the news branch will serve the function of covering news
and features pertinent to the Info Island community.
Meeting on Services for Residents with Disabilities
On Thursday July 19 at 10 am sl, the ivinnie Accessibility Center on HealthInfo Island
will host a meeting for all groups and indivdiuals interested in providing services
for Second Life residents with disabilities. The ivinnie Center will officially open in
August – more detials to come – and will feature events, programs, library exhibits and resources to
be created for individuals with disabilities as well as for educators and others working
with these groups. The purpose of the meeting is to share with others what
the ivinnie center is doing, what other groups are doing, and how we can all
work together and refer residents to other existing sources. One of the floors
in the center will have information on in-world groups with teleport links. If you
have a group and you would like information on your group in this area, please contact
Accessibility Director Katt Kongo. Please contact Katt for more information
on the upcoming meeting also.
Library Services for Academic Groups
As you gear up for fall courses in Second Life, please do not hesitate to contact
the Alliance Second Life Library for tours of the general library resources or
specialized resources such as the science center, Renaissance island and history,
children’s literature at Rachelville. Librarians can give general tours or create
a special tour for teachers and classes. For tours, please contact Lorelei Junot,
Abbey Zenith, Hypatia Dejavu or Willow Kindley.