[Web4lib] Facebook (& Second Life)

[Chris Bourg]

Mike,

While Second Life isn't for everyone, Stanford Libraries recently had a 
very successful "Open House" in Second Life for our Special Collections. 
In fact, we ended up holding a 2nd open house by popular demand:
Special Collections Open House in Second Life a huge success
<https://www.stanford.edu/group/ic/cgi-bin/drupal2/node/763>
As with Facebook, it is simply another avenue by which to expose our 
libraries' resources to a broader audience; and for our staff to get 
some exposure and experience working in virtual worlds and learning what 
works and what doesn't.

Chris




Brian Gray wrote:
> There have been libraries that have joined Second Life recently, so I am not
> sure what your "I didn't think so" comments is going for. The tone of your
> emails suggests you have already made up your mind or you are looking for
> reasons to avoid web 2.0 technologies.
>
> Web 2.0 is not for everyone, and it takes times and money to implement. If
> there is a certain tool or techniques you are considering, maybe you should
> ask for examples to explore.
>
> Brian Gray
> mindspiral at gmail.com
> bcg8 at case.edu
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Mitchell, Michael <
> Michael.Mitchell at brazosport.edu> wrote:
>
>   
>> I think I'm questioning the how, what, and the tools. We are a small
>> library and time must be used wisely. Implementing new things takes time
>> so it helps to try to think things through rather than just jumping into
>> the next new thing. Anybody considered starting a Second-Life presence
>> recently? I didn't think so. I do like the search widget idea and I
>> apologize if I accidentally hijacked this thread with my original
>> question.
>>
>>
>> Mike Mitchell
>>
>> "Protest is when I say I don't like this. Resistance is when I put an
>> end to what I don't like. Protest is when I say I refuse to go along
>> with this anymore. Resistance is when I make sure everybody else stops
>> going along too."- Ulrike Meinhof
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
>> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Brian Gray
>> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 11:50 AM
>> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
>> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Facebook
>>
>> I would not judge the value of library 2.0 by the bad examples and bad
>> implementations that you have cited below. Should you not be looking for
>> good and positive examples to see the value?
>>
>> It seem to me you are more questioning how and what your library has to
>> market, rather than the tool to do it.
>>
>> Brian Gray
>> mindspiral at gmail.com
>> bcg8 at case.edu
>>
>>
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