Library Events this Week in Second Life !
Library Buzz Panel: Are LIS Programs on Target for Today’s Workplace?
Presented by: Dr. Andrew Wertheimer, Ben Hoganson, and Chris Nelson
Moderated by: Cindy Hill
Produced by: MLIS students at the University of Hawaii, sponsored by SLA in Virtual Worlds
When: November 19th, 2009 – 6pm PT/SLT
Where: Info Island Auditorium
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/62/114/33
Summary: LIS graduates find themselves working in a variety of rapidly changing workplaces; changing technology and changing roles in the workplace and in society. Join us as we meet with a panel representing current LIS students, recent LIS graduates entering the work force, LIS professors, and working Librarians to discuss the role of LIS education in this dynamic field. We will be discussing how or if LIS programs are adapting to meet the needs of the workplace, what people learned or wish they had learned, continuing education, and whether or not an LIS degree is valuable to today’s workplace.
Dr. Wertheimer is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Hawaii Manoa and has experience working in public and academic libraries and an archive.
Ben Hoganson is a graduate of the MLIS program at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and is currently working as an Information Research Specialist with the Idaho National Laboratory.
Chris Nelson is currently studying Library and Information Science at San Jose State University.
Cindy Hill is the owner of Hill Information Consulting Group and received her MLIS from San Jose State University.
Questions to be addressed:
1.Do you think what you learned in Library School prepares you to be a librarian?
2.What did you learn that you don’t think you’ll need (or haven’t needed) and conversely, what didn’t you learn that you wish you had?
3.Should an MLIS degree be required to be a librarian?
4.Should librarians have a positive requirement for CE or certification?
5.What do you think is necessary for those just entering the library/information profession?
6.What is going on in LIS programs today that is addressing these changes?
The Library Buzz sessions are sponsored by the SLA in Virtual Worlds Advisory Council in partnership with the Alliance Virtual Library (AVL).
Announcing the opening of a new exhibit on Info Island International,
one of the core sims of the Alliance Virtual Library……
Hope for Women of the World.
We hope that you find this exhibit and its many resources more than
merely informative. We hope that you find them upsetting and that you
are moved to do what you can in your own personal way to address the
challenges they lay out. Our mothers, our sisters, ….. half of
humanity is disadvantaged, receives disproportionately lower quality
health care and education, and is systematically victimized by the
other half. This is true in all parts of the world, but most
dramatically in the developing nations where poverty and war
accentuate the issues.
If the plight of women were only about inequality, it would be tragic
enough. Denying half the world’s population their share of the
planet’s resources and failing to recognize their contributions as
human beings is unconscionable. In fact, however, this is only the
relatively benign tip of the iceberg. Worldwide, women are the victims
of brutalizing violence and degrading sexual exploitation. In many
societies, especially in developing countries, they are denied basic
human rights, even to the point of slavery. To be a woman in many
parts of today’s world is to be consigned to a life of fear and
desperation.
Learning about these issues is deeply disturbing. It should be. It is
natural that our first response should be anger. There are more than
enough people to blame for the status of women in the world. And yet
we feel that the way to use anger is to reshape it into zeal for
changing the way things are. This exhibit is a gateway to resources
about the challenges women face, therefore, but it is more than that.
It is a link to the many organizations and individuals who care, and
whose efforts offer hope that women’s lives can be improved and they
can enjoy the dignity that they deserve. We focus on four areas of
hope:
* Relief from Sexual Trafficking
* Relief from Violence and Injustice
* Economic Development
* Education
During your visit, touch the various posters and signs here. Many of
them offer note cards, and many more offer links to resources on the
web where you can learn much more than we could ever present here.
Later, when you have time, visit our web site,
http://sites.google.com/site/infoislandinternational/home/hope-for-women-of-the-world.
Please visit it many times, and share the URL with your friends.
The exhibit is at
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/104/95/32.
However, all teleports to the sim automatically divert to the library
reference desk (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/116/235/33),
so head there and finish your journey by clicking on the “Hope for
Women” sign on the TP Board.
A duplicate of the Hope for Women exhibit is also being made for the upcoming Virtual Praxis 2 Conference being hosted by the Women’s Studies program at Ohio State University on
their sim on Saturday, November 21. The exhibit is
set up at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Minerva/72/98/30. Details of
the conference are at http://bit.ly/VirtualPraxis2,
Alexandrian Free Library: (Caledon, Winterfell, Steelhead, New Toulouse, New Babbage, Amatsu Shima, West of Ireland, Steeltopia, Deadwood, Al Andalus & Constantinople) Library Events for November 18 through 24, 2009
Continuing Exhibits:
Caledon Library: From Oxcarts to Gondolas: the travel albums of Isabella Stewart Gardner
2009-07-14 to 2010-01-03
HG Wells Memorial Library, Caledon Wellsian,
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Wellsian/225/236/23
Great Ladies of Cookery: British and American cookbook publishing by Women in the 18th & 19th centuries
2009-07-31 – 2009-10-29
Whitehorn Library, Caledon Victoria City
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/55/202/23
Deadwood Memorial Library – Drawn From the Past: Deadwood Role-play Characters Inspired by Real History
2009-09-26 – 2009-12-31
Deadwood Memorial Library
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Phoenix%20pass/124/148/651/
Les Chroniques de la Fee Verte: An Exhibit by Elric Anatine.
2009-11-01 – 2010-01-01
Toussaint L’Ouverture Community Library Second Floor
http://slurl.com/secondlife/New%20Toulouse/64/87/34
West of Ireland – Newgrange
2009-11-10 – 2009-12-31
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Events of the Week:
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WEST OF IRELAND LIBRARY
Marian Dragovar with Tales of Mythic Beasts
Wednesday, 18 November, 2009
7 to 8 PM SLT
Where: West of Ireland Library and Cultural Center
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Oh do unicorns cavort in your mind? Dragons breathe fire? Centaurs run and play? Join Marian for lovely stories of all sorts of mythical beasts! Stories in voice.
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WEST OF IRELAND LIBRARY
Shandon Loring with Stories of Mythical Irish Creatures
Thursday, 19 November, 2009
7 to 8 PM SLT
Where: West of Ireland Library and Cultural Center
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
On tap for tonight: Stories about some lesser known Irish mythical creatures including:
Moruadh, Lurikeen,Alp-Luachra, and Pooka. Stories in voice.
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WEST OF IRELAND LIBRARY
Caledonia Skytower with Kenneth Grahame’s DREAM DAYS: “A Saga of the Seas” and “The Departure”
Monday, 23 November, 2009
7:00PM to 8:00PM SLT
Where: West of Ireland Library and Cultural Center
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Caledonia concludes the exploration of short stories from the whimsical mind of 19th century author Kenneth Grahame, best known as the creator of the classic THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. In tonight’s two tales we explore the capacity of a child to totally transport themselves to a rich fantasy world entirely their own in “A Saga of the Seas”, and we accompany a child through the insightful moment where childhood starts to wane and young adulthood rears its ugly head on “A Departure.” Stories in voice.
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WEST OF IRELAND LIBRARY
“The Unwilling Vestal” with Gracee Andel
Tuesday, 24 November, 2009
7:00PM to 8:00PM SLT
Where: West of Ireland Library and Cultural Center
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Gracee reads from a fictionalized account of the vestal virgins of Rome from 161 to 191 AD, with the lead character a girl who was selected at age 10 for the Vestal Virgins. Story in voice.