ALA Editions vs. TechSource Originally uploaded by ALA staff. You know Jenny is in the house when the ALA folk are DDRing.
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Back in the Day – our winning crew Originally uploaded by librarianne. Gaming @ SJCPL…
Jill Hurst-Wahl writes about a recent visit by a TV news crew asking her to talk about Second Life: Below is a link to the news story online as well as the video. It ran in the second spot on the 11 p.m. news, because it was evidently a slow news night. Good for me though. http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=08C5F34B-0836-468F-80D6-5BEC96741B60 The reporter was interested in SL because she had heard a bit about it and then had explored, and just thought it would be a good story. She and I spent nearly an hour together talking and going through SL, so there is […]
http://www.techsource.ala.org/pr/getting-game-your-library.html New Issue of LTR Reveals Benefits of Gaming Services at Libraries ALA TechSource is pleased to announce the publication of its latest issue of Library Technology Reports, “Gaming and Libraries: Intersection of Services” by Jenny Levine, librarian, author of the popular The Shifted Librarian blog, and an avid gamer. “What if traditionally apathetic library users were instead motivated to get up early on a Saturday morning and plead for library staff members to open the doors?” she asks in the introduction to this highly accessible report. Lookout! Jenny’s take on gaming in libraries, along with the case studies, will […]
At the Talis Cybrary w/TalisPaul Originally uploaded by mstephens7. I visited the new Talis Cybrary in Second Life this evening and chatted with Paul Miller’s avatar about SL, libraries, and our beautiful view. Please read his post about the Talis/SLL2.0 initiative here: http://blogs.talis.com/panlibus/archives/2006/11/talis_helps_bri.php I can’t emphasize this point enough, and have said similar in recent presentations: Come on in and take a look around, whether with the intention of in-world service delivery, to better understand the possibilities raised by the next generation of environments that will undoubtedly follow Second Life, or just to join me sitting on the roof of […]
Via from John Kirriemuir: Now – how do we get every library to install one of these… http://silversprite.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/how-cool-is-this/
This weekend in my LIS753 class we were able to visit second Life and the Second Life Information Island/Library 2.0. I logged in and walked around while the class watched on the big screen. We encountered some folks in a training session, a couple of librarians and visitors to the island. It was fascinating. The discussion that followed was lively. I hope to do more with SL in future classes. Understanding the virtual experiences that some folks are seeking out and the worlds they are building are important parts of the information landscape. Here’s an article as well via Dr. […]
I’m looking forward to the next issue of Library Technology Reports! Jenny Levine will share insight and case studies for all types of libraries and gaming services. my LTR cover Originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian.
Kent Holaday emails: Got this announcement for a new book from Harvard Business School press and thought you might be interested if you haven’t seen it yet. THIS MONTH’S FEATURE “At a time when our culture is rife with stories about the teenager who spends all his time playing video games, Beck and Wade tell the unorthodox side of the story—it turns out that these ‘loners’ are actually gaining skills valuable to business.” —Dr. Douglas C. Merrill, Senior Director, Information Systems, Google, Inc. The Kids Are Alright: How the Gamer Generation Is Changing the Workplace Think video games are kids’ […]
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