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SJSU's School of Library & Information Science Second Life portal
Hosting the nation's first graduate degree course for library and information science professionals tracking the exciting new world of libraries in immersive worlds. SJSU SLIS also proudly hosts SLOODLE, an open-source software and community project combining learning management systems with Second Life.
LIBR 203 Mixers
Students may attend a mixer in Second Life at this location: http://slurl.com/secondlife/SJSU%20SLIS/135/99/34. The party host will hand out keywords and answer questions.
- Fri, Jan 29 - 6:30-7:30 pm (all times PST)
- Sat, Jan 30 - 6:30-7:30 pm
- Sun, Jan 31 - 10-11:00 am
- Sun, Jan 31 - 6:30-7:30 pm
Be sure to read all materials, create an avatar account and complete the Virtual Ability orientation before the event starts.
Second Life Tutorials
- Windlight Settings: Tips for the new rendering features in the latest viewer
- Second Life Guides
- Advanced Tutorials
- Preference Settings: Tips for making Second Life run smoothly.
- Complete list of video tutorials.
- Troubleshooting / FAQs: Crash, Freeze, Graphics/Avatar appearance glitches, Lag, Hardware
problems
- Second Life Guide for getting in and basic movement controls
- Basic Communication in Second Life
- Second Life Lexicon
Why Second Life?
We have found six uses for this virtual worlds platform that show direct benefits for LIS students:
Groups and Events - begin support groups and hold community events
Interfaces and Web Connectivity - connect database and applications to the 3D setting
Professional Services Role-play - practice interacting with clients and interviewing them
Commerce and Creativity - build and sell interesting objects
Personal Discovery and Identity - create a new persona and practice in business settings
Marketing and Outreach - create a new branch and promote your current services
SLIS Campus
Faculty Office Locations
These links point to teleport coordinates for the island. You must have Second Life installed to use these links.
- Connie Constantino Office
- Heather Ebey (Alexina Proctor) Office
- Debbie Faires (Bela Courier): Office (blue cone)
- Charlotte Ford's Office (green cylinder)
- Patricia Franks' Office
- Melodie Morgan Frances: Office (purple ring)
- Lori Lindberg's (Bronte Berchot) Office (inside the tower)
- David V. Loertcher's Office (yellow Pacman)
- Lili Luo (Foxfish Falta): Office
- Linda Main (Spartan Writer): Office (red & white swirl)
- Susan Schreibman (Amber Tizona): Office (red sphere)
- Stacy Wile's Office (blue moon)
Landmarks
- SJSU Fountain
- Tower Hall
- Island Builder's Tower
- Snowing Sculpture
- Virtual Center for Archives and Records Administration (VCARA) Exhibit Plaza
Research Projects
- Anthony Bernier's Young Adult Library Prototype (68/110)
- Linda Main's Lab space
- Sloodleville
Facilities
- Career Center
- Video Theater
- Student Union
- Info Desk
- Tiki Bar
- Teleport Plaza
- Community Sandbox
- Stage
- Learning Space Rezzer
- Exhibit Space
Teachers Start Here
Teaching Fast track - 6 steps for teaching in SL at SJSU
- Meet the technical requirements
- Get an account, download the client
- Find the campus
- Review virtual education and teaching methods
- Set up your space
- Greet your students
Simteach Wiki
Additional Links
- Bibliography of scholarly articles concerned with Second Life
- Popular articles concerned with Second Life (broader in scope)
- Blogs and wikis concerned with librarianship in Second Life
This wiki is a non-commercial resource for educators in Second Life. The content belongs to the community that creates it.
