Archive for August, 2008
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Info Island and libraries in Second Life this week
Stonewall Learning Center
The Stonewall Learning Center opened Sunday, August 10th, on the west
side of Info Island just east of the Jazz Cat Club.
Stonewall’s goal is to promote understanding and awareness among
lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgendered folk and straights through
information, discussion and displays. The Center was named for the
Stonewall Riots of 1969 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots)
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InfoIsland supports audio stream for PLCMC’s Technology Summit
Many thanks to Lorelei Junot with the Alliance Library System and Meno Rich with Worldbridges for recording the stream (and troubleshooting!) of Anastasia Goodstein from YPulse. Here presentation was at the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County Technology Summit. In the morning presentation she spoke to an audience of librarians and library workers [...]
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Consortial collaborative virtual reference in Second Life
Consortial Reference Services in the virtual world of Second Life
The Alliance Virtual Library, the innovator in reference services is pleased to invite you and your organization to partner with us in the development of a network to offer collaborative virtual reference services. Many of the libraries in Second Life are located in the Info [...] -
Info Island and libraries in second life this week
VIRTUAL ABILITY ISLAND GRAND OPENING!
Join us on Saturday, August 16th at 1 PM SLT to celebrate the Grand Opening of Virtual Ability Island. The island was developed with a new resident orientation center, advanced tutorials, and training facilities for individuals with disabilities or chronic health conditions. The entire island is accessibility-friendly for new and [...]