FWD: Re: [Web4lib] Facebook (& Second Life)

Thu Sep 10 15:45:18 EDT 2009

In Second Life, you can collect donation of Linden dollars which can be exchanged for real money at an exchange rate which is posted.  You'll get a check from Linden Labs, which is the company that owns and runs Second Life.  There are people that make quite a profitable business at this.  The West of Ireland Library in Second Life, which I mentioned before, raises money for a children's charity and does quite well at it with all their live readings...
http://www.irelandsl.org/

Lisa

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Lisa Cohn, ILL, WebMaster,  Reference
Bloomfield Public Library,  bplnj.org
90 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
  973-566-6200x217, lcohn at bplnj.org
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---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2 at yahoo.com>
Date:  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:29:46 -0700 (PDT)

>
>Robert Balliot said:
>
>"Library 2.0 technologies only require *money* where skills are lacking
>to implement them or you are buying additional services..."
>
>Ummm...aren't the people implementing the Library 2.0 technologies being paid *money* for the time they spend on implementing and maintaining them??
>
>Bernie Sloan
>
>--- On Thu, 9/10/09, Robert Balliot <rballiot at gmail.com> wrote:
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>From: Robert Balliot <rballiot at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Facebook (& Second Life)
>To: "Chris Bourg" <mchris at stanford.edu>
>Cc: "Mitchell, Michael" <Michael.Mitchell at brazosport.edu>, "web4lib at webjunction.org" <Web4lib at webjunction.org>
>Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009, 2:55 PM
>
>
>Library 2.0 technologies only require *money* where skills are lacking
>to implement them or you are buying additional services  - server
>space, freedom from ads, land in SL, or special
>avatar<http://oceanstatelibrarian.com/images/tardis.jpg>costumes.  The
>same
>thing holds true you have to hire someone to do a library website.
>
>In a purely economic sense 2.0 could require *money* with overtime.
>However, that line item is rare where you have hoards of
>hungry grad students.
>
>
>R. Balliot
>http://oceanstatelibrarian.com
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>
>
>
>On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Chris Bourg <mchris at stanford.edu> wrote:
>
>> 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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>> Chris Bourg
>> Head, Information Center
>> Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources
>> http://infocenter.stanford.edu
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