Archive for January, 2009

  • A Night with the Stars in the Info Archipelago

    Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

    A Night with the Stars
    Enjoy a night with the stars on Saturday, February 7, from 5-7 pm SLT as the Alliance Virtual Library Archipelago and RezLibris Magazine celebrate library and education achievements in the virtual world of Second Life during 2008! Award winners will receive the prestigious Golden Leaf award designed by Krull Aeon [...]

  • Virtual world continuing education courses for educators and librarians

    Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

    UIUC GSLIS and Alliance Library System are pleased to offer a series of non-credit continuing education courses for librarians, educators, and others interested in libraries, museums, learning and teaching in virtual worlds such as Second Life. Classes available include: Second Life 101, Second Life 102, Virtual World Librarianship, Setting Up an Educational Presence [...]

  • Virtual Communities and Libraries Member Interest Group meeting at Mid-winter

    Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

    The Virtual Communities and Libraries Member Initiative Group will be meeting onsite in Denver at the Auraria Library of the University of Colorado, Denver on Saturday January 24th at 3:00 pm (Denver time) / 2 pm SLT as well as inworld on the ALA Island. For those of you going to Midwinter the [...]

  • Call for papers and proposals for 2nd annual Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Museums and Education conference

    Friday, January 9th, 2009

    Call for Presentation and Paper Proposals and Topics
    The second annual “Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education, and Museums (VW LEM)” Conference will be held in Second Life on Friday and Saturday, April 24 & 25, 2009.
    Purpose of the Conference:
    To provide a gathering place for librarians, information professionals, educators, museologists, and others to learn about [...]

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