Information Resources in Second Life

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Information and the Second Life Community What are our information needs, resources and tools?

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This slideshow is prepared for NMSU Teaching Academy for a presentation on Virtual World Research. Images of the researchers on this presentation were discussed as to their impact into research in SL.

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Information and the Second Life Community

What are our information needs, resources and tools?

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Information Needs

LocationsPeopleObjectsSkills

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Information Materials

NotecardsVirtual BooksLinksPathfindersSerials

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Notecard Collections

Landmark Collections

URL Collections

Serials

Books

Exhibits

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Information Resources in Aggieland Information Commons

GoalCurrent

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Books

URLS

Video

RSS

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Information Resources at Texas State University Library

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Information (data) Collection

ObservationInterpersonalScriptsGadgets

Customized EnvironmentsRecordingsResearch BotsLiterature

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Observation

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Interpersonal Communication

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Scripts

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Gadgets

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Customized Environments

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Research Bots

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Literature

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References

Torley. [picture].http://www.secondlifeinsider.com/2006/08/01/interview-torley-linden/

AngryBeth Shortbread. [picture].http://www.annamorphic.co.uk/images/angrybeth_02.jpgIntellagirl. [picture].http://toisessamaailmassa.fi/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/intellagirl-275x300.jpg

Luo, L. (2008). Reference services in Second Life.

Reference Services Review. 36:3, 289-300.

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Boot Camp

Basic Second Life Skills

Goal: Write a notecard with an answer to the following question and deliver it to the dropbox.

How could you use Second Life in your education, work or personal life?