[Web4lib] Call for Papers! Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education and Museums

[Lori Bell]

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS

VW LEM CONFERENCE

"Virtual Worlds:  Libraries, Education, and Museums"

Saturday, March 8, 2008 in Second Life


Purpose of the Conference:

To provide a gathering place for librarians, information
professionals, educators, museologists, and others to learn about and
discuss the educational, informational,
and cultural opportunities of virtual worlds.

Please note:  Although the conference will be held in the virtual
world Second Life, presentation and paper proposals about LEM
developments in other virtual worlds are encouraged.

Possible Topics for Presentations, Papers, and Participatory Events:

·       Virtual world events and exhibits as the drivers of attendance and engagement
·       Immersive learning environments
·       Reference service possibilities and practicalities in virtual worlds
·       Corporate and special librarianship in virtual worlds
·       Educational tools and resources
·       Enterprise uses of virtual worlds
·       Tours of LEM locations in Second Life
·       Gaming and virtual worlds
·       VW LEM opportunities for children, tweens, and teens
·       Dreams and visions for LEM activities in virtual worlds
·       Assessing LEM initiatives in virtual worlds
·       Sustainability issues and opportunities for LEM activities in virtual worlds
·       Other topics pertinent to the broad topic of LEM activities in
virtual worlds are welcome!  Send us your innovative proposals!

Proposal Guidelines and Deadlines:

·       Each session will be 45 minutes long.
·       All sessions will begin on the hour.
    ·       All proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. SLT on Monday, February 11, 2008.
·       Please send proposals to Tom Peters (tpeters at tapinformation.com)
with "VW LEM proposal" in the subject line.
·       For presentations, please send a paragraph about your proposed
presentation, the intended audience, and any pertinent URLs or SLURLs.
·       For papers, please send an abstract of your paper.
·       Notification of acceptance will be received by Friday, February 15, 2008.
·       The 25 USD registration fee will be waived for all presenters.
·       Proposals from students and general citizens are welcome.  You do
not need to be a member of the LEM professions to present at this
conference.

Conference Schedule (tentative):

(Note:  Because Second Life and other virtual worlds attract citizens
from all over the world, we plan to have two clusters of conference
sessions.  Some presenters may be asked to present twice on Saturday,
March 8, 2008.)

·       Friday, March 7, 2008, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. SLT (Pacific Time):
Pre-conference social gathering at Club Java on the Sun Microsystems
SIM in Second Life.

·       Saturday, March 8, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. to noon SLT (Pacific Time):
First Cluster of Conference Sessions:

o       8:00 to 8:45 a.m.:      Keynote Panel (no conflict)
o       9:00 to 9:45 a.m.:      First group of sessions
o       10:00 to 10:45 a.m.:    Second group of sessions
o       11:00 to 11:45 a.m.: Third group of sessions

·       Saturday, March 8, 2008 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. SLT (Pacific Time):
    Second Cluster of Conference Sessions:

o       5:00 to 5:45 p.m.:      Keynote Panel (no conflict)
o       6:00 to 6:45 p.m.:      First group of sessions
o       7:00 to 7:45 p.m.:      Second group of sessions
o       8:00 to 8:45 p.m.:      Third group of sessions

·       Note:  Pre- and Post-Conference conversations, announcements, and
documents will be available in the "Virtual Words:  Libraries,
Education and Museums" group in Facebook.

Conference Sponsors:

·       Alliance Library System (http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com/)
·       IBM (http://www.ibm.com)
·       Sun Microsystems (http://www.sun.com/)
·       TAP Information Services (http://www.tapinformation.com)
·       Virtual Worlds Library Association
(http://groups.google.com/group/virtualworldlibraries)

Conference Organizers:

·       Lori Bell (Lorelei Junot in Second Life):  lbell at alliancelibrarysystem.com
·       Doug McDavid (Doug Mandelbrot in Second Life):       mcdavid at us.ibm.com
·       Christy Confetti Higgins (Violet Portola in Second Life):
Christy.Confetti at sun.com
·       John Howard (Corwin Howlett in Second Life):
jhoward at alliancelibrarysystem.com
·       Craig Anderson (Draconius Merlin in Second Life):  cjanders at kean.edu
·       Tom Peters (Maxito Ricardo in Second Life):  tpeters at tapinformation.com







Lori Bell
Director of Innovation
Alliance Library System
600 High Point Lane
East Peoria, IL 61611
(309)694-9200 ext. 2128
lbell at alliancelibrarysystem.com
       
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