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Title Virtual worlds, real libraries : librarians and educators in Second Life and other multi-user virtual environments / edited by Lori Bell and Rhonda B. Trueman.
Publication Info. Medford, N.J. : Information Today, c2008.
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 ADMIN OFFICES  R 006.8 VIR    Lib Use Only
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Fourth Floor  R 006.8 VIR    Lib Use Only
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  006.8 VIR    Check Shelves
Description xxi, 234 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Librar-things encounter the MUVE / Tom Peters -- Massively multiplayer online worlds / Marty Grover -- Library, education, and museum applications of virtual worlds for child, tween, and teen projects / Marty Grover -- Edutainment before Second Life / Jami Schwarzwalder -- Management in virtual environments / Rhonda B. Trueman -- Rocky in Wonderland : a librarian's journey down the Second Life rabbit hole / Bill Sowers -- Reference services in a virtual world / S. Thompson -- Collections in virtual environments / Rhonda B. Trueman -- Virtual neighborhoods, real communities : the Caledon Branch Library and the Branch Library Program / J.J. Jacobson -- Teen Second Life / Kelly Czarnecki -- HealthInfo Island : Center of Consumer Health and Medical Information in Second Life / Guus van den Brekel and Carol Perryman -- A sense of wonder : speculative fiction and virtual worlds / Abbi Ball and Erik Gordon Bainbridge -- Mystery Manor on Info Island / Mack Lundy -- Virtual communities from long ago : the Parish of Reading Primley, Renaissance Island, and its educational possibilities / Mary-Carol Lindbloom -- Land of Lincoln : Abraham Lincoln gets a second life / DaisyBlue Hefferman -- Why have a second life? : convincing staff, administrators, and faculty of the benefits / Barbara Galik -- Teaching in a virtual setting / S. Thompson -- Virtual worlds, virtual students : instructional possibilities in Second Life / Skip Burhans, J.B. Hill, and Todd Spires -- New frontiers for distance learning library services : a virtual world library at Appalachian State University / Geraldine Purpur and Louise Ochoa -- Exploring Second Life at Stanford / Susan Payne, Rachel Gollub, and Deni Wicklund -- Avatar in the classroom : teaching the nation's first MLIS class in Second Life / Jeremy W. Kemp.
Subject Second Life (Game)
Shared virtual environments -- Library applications.
Added Author Bell, Lori, 1960-
Trueman, Rhonda B., 1953-
ISBN 9781573873611 : $39.50
1573873616
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