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Implementing Second Life: Ideas, Challenges and Innovations
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Item Number: 978-0-8389-5800-1 |
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Publisher: ALA TechSource |
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Price: $43.00 |
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Library Technology Reports, Febuary 2009 (45:2)
Subscriptions and digital versions also available for purchase!
39 pages
8.5" x 11"
Softcover
ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-5800-1
Year Published: 2009
Read a sample chapter now!
In this issue of Library Technology Reports, virtual world virtuoso Joe Sanchez takes us beyond a mere exploration of Second Life and looks at the history of virtual worlds and how educators have used them as tools for learning in the twenty-first century. Sanchez extensively and objectively explores the pros and cons of using Second Life for both educators and librarians, and a chapter guest-authored by LIS student Jane Stimpson examines several examples of public libraries who have established a Second Life presence.
Topics Covered in this Issue Include:
- A Social History of Virtual Worlds
- Public Libraries in Second Life: ExpandingService to the Virtual Environment
- Pedagogical Applications of Second Life
- Barriers to Student Learning in Second Life
- Understanding the User Experience in Second Life
- The Second Life Learning Curve
About the Author
Joe Sanchez is a doctoral candidate in the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin. His research focuses on collaboration in virtual worlds and the convergence of digital media, play, and learning. Joe has designed and taught two information studies courses, both of which have been covered in national media outlets such as the Chronicle of Higher Education, USA Today, and ABC News. Joe has been teaching in Second Life since the fall of 2006 and was recently awarded the first Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Academic Service Entrepreneur grant for service learning in a virtual world.
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The Whole Digital Library Handbook
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Item Number:
978-0-8389-0926-3
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Essential facts, advice, lists, documents, guidelines, lore, wit, and wisdom: Along with fun and irreverence, it’s what readers have come to expect from the “Whole Library” series. This latest entry zooms in on the cutting edge -- the digital library.... |
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Price: $60.00 |
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