Info Islands this week
Accessing Second Life: Universal Design in a Virtual World
The SL Accessibility Center, Healthinfo Island, and Virtual Ability,
Inc. are proud to present a panel discussion on the topic of universal
design. Please join us for this event, which will take place on
February 28, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. SLT (Pacific time) on Healthinfo
Island (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/59/72/26).
Contact Gentle Heron or Carolina Keats inworld for more information.
Our Speakers:
With 35 years in education and rehabilitation services, Jondan
Lundquist often found himself devising home made accessibility
solutions for his students. Returning to studies in biomechanical
engineering and later, a doctorate in education, Lundquist now works
as a consultant in assistive technology in the Western United States.
Jondan’s interest in Second Life is in accessibility solutions for
residents who have disabilities or impairments, in order that they may
have the best possible in-world experience. Whether in the appearance
of a building, an interface adaptation, or addressing any other
particular need or desire of a resident, he hopes to use his expertise
to apply principles of Universal Design whenever possible.
Atsuko Watanabe spends her Second Life redesigning and rebuilding some
of the structures on Simon Walsh’s Second Ability sim. Watanabe is a
degreed engineer who has worked on accessible transportation
engineering projects for many years, including contributing roles for
major regulation and design criteria documentation for subway, bus,
and light rail systems, recreational, and prison system. Atsuko has
been a manual wheelchair user for over 30 years. Watanabe will discuss
her experiences with accessibility issues in SL, as well as how access
and acceptance of people with disabilities in SL is a reflection of
attitudes in RL.
Pantheon Performance Center
It is going to be a great week at the Pantheon as we welcome back two
of our favorite performers. At 6 LT on Tuesday, February 26, Heath
Elvejham will be sharing the electracoustic piano music that has been
so popular in the past. Then also join us at 6 LT on February 29 for
Edward Lowell, “The Lyrical Bard.” Ed has promised a special concert
to celebrate leap day. We are not sure of what he has in mind, but I
am sure it will be out of the ordinary and very enjoyable. IM to
John2 Kepler for a tp if you haven’t yet found the new location of the
Pantheon.
Virtual World Conference: Libraries, Museums, and Education
Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education and Museums Conference
Join us in Second Life on March 8 for a conference on virtual worlds
and libraries, education and museums! The purpose of this conference
is to provide a gathering place for librarians, information
professionals, educators, museologists, and others to learn about and
discuss the educational, informational, and cultural opportunities of
virtual worlds. There will be a variety of presentations to attend
including keynote programs by Kitty Pope, Executive Director of the
Alliance Library System, Barbara Galik, Director of the Cullom-Davis
Library at Bradley University, Doug McDavid from IBM, and Christy
Confetti Higgins from Sun. For more information on and to register for
the conference, visit the conference website at
http://www.alliancelibraries.info/virtualworlds/
The conference is organized by Alliance Library System, TAP
Information Services, IBM, and Sun. For more information on attending
or presenting, contact Lori Bell at Alliance Library System at
lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com or Tom Peters at
tapinformation@yahoo.com
Classes for Second Life Librarians and Educators
The University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information
Science is offering a variety of continuing education courses for
librarians and educators interested in virtual worlds! Spring courses
for March include: Second Life 101, Survey of Librarianship in Virtual
Worlds, Technical Skills for the Virtual World of Second Life,
Courses for April include: Introduction to Virtual World
Librarianship, Working with a Class In Second Life
Courses for May include: Second Life 101, Intermediate Virtual World
Librarianship, Setting Up an Educational Presence in Second Life
Go to the website for more information and to register -
http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/VW/Intro.html
For more information, contact Marianne Steadley at UIUC – steadley@uiuc.edu
GIVE US A NAME
A Magazine for Librarians in Second Life
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A new magazine for librarians is born. We are in search of a name for
it. We want our name to be playful and visionary and we need your
creative talent to help us find a good one.
Rules:
1) Please cut and paste the information listed below the rules onto a
notecard and send it back to Clark Abismo by March 1st.
2) You can submit one or more name suggestions, the more you suggest,
the more chances you have to win.
3) All the applications will be reviewed by a panel of judges
composed
of the following editors (Clark Abismo, Dulcie Mills and Rocksie
Slade), and the 5 best names will be subject to a general pool
survey.
4) If the same name is submitted by different people, the first entry
received will be entered into the contest. The other person will be
notified that the name has already been submitted.
5) All submissions are subject to review by the panel of Judges. The
Judges reserve the right to accept or reject all entries submitted.
6) The Panel of Judges reserves the right to make all final decisions
regarding the operation of this contest.
7) We will publish the 5 names in a pool survey – one vote only – at
our blog: http://sllibrarymagazine.blogspot.com where people can
vote
for the best name until March 10th.
All the top 5 finalists will win a trophy and appear on the cover
of the first issue.
9) The name who gets more votes in the pool will win $L1000.
10) The winner will be announced in an event to take place in the
Cybrary City Auditorium, next to our office, on March 17th with a
party and dance following.
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PLEASE CUT AND PASTE THIS INFO ONTO
A NOTECARD AND SEND IT TO CLARK ABISMO:
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Your SL name:
Your RL (optional):
A little info about yourself (optional):
Suggested Name(s):