SPEC Kit 304: Social Software in Libraries · 67
“Librarians are using Second Life to host professional meetings/workshops. Additionally, a small group of
librarians is exploring the idea of establishing a UCR Libraries presence in Second Life.”
Please indicate the main goals for using this particular tool. Check all that apply. N=16
N
Connecting library staff with library users 3 9 9 2 13 10 12 8 8 — 14
Connecting library staff within your
library/institution
5 5 4 4 8 8 4 4 5 1 10
Connecting library users with library users 4 5 5 4 7 5 3 3 3 — 8
Connecting staff at different library
institutions
3 2 4 3 7 7 3 3 4 — 7
Connecting other groups 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 3
Please describe the “other groups.”
“Faculty.”
“Tox Town in Second Life will be available to all Second Life subscribers. We are likely to encounter individuals
who do not use the NLM or know what it is. Virtual Tox Town has not been launched so we do not know the
‘other group’ yet.”
Please describe the other type(s) of experience(s) and the corresponding group.
“Supporting classroom use of Second Life by UCI faculty.”
“Development on this project is not completed. Public launch is expected in April 2008.”
“RUL’s experimentation in Second Life is intended to provide library faculty and staff with experience in virtual
worlds, to begin thinking about the role virtual environments might play in reference and information literacy
in the future. Currently, library efforts involve bibliographic instruction and assessment of virtual worlds in a
library school course and the development of an experiential module on peer review.”
To
develop
tools
To
enable
discovery
To
share
information
To
create
content
To
provide
virtual
learning
opportunities
To
provide
virtual
meeting
opportunities
To
market
library
services
To
establish
rapport
To
facilitate
communication
Other
type
of
experience
“Librarians are using Second Life to host professional meetings/workshops. Additionally, a small group of
librarians is exploring the idea of establishing a UCR Libraries presence in Second Life.”
Please indicate the main goals for using this particular tool. Check all that apply. N=16
N
Connecting library staff with library users 3 9 9 2 13 10 12 8 8 — 14
Connecting library staff within your
library/institution
5 5 4 4 8 8 4 4 5 1 10
Connecting library users with library users 4 5 5 4 7 5 3 3 3 — 8
Connecting staff at different library
institutions
3 2 4 3 7 7 3 3 4 — 7
Connecting other groups 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 3
Please describe the “other groups.”
“Faculty.”
“Tox Town in Second Life will be available to all Second Life subscribers. We are likely to encounter individuals
who do not use the NLM or know what it is. Virtual Tox Town has not been launched so we do not know the
‘other group’ yet.”
Please describe the other type(s) of experience(s) and the corresponding group.
“Supporting classroom use of Second Life by UCI faculty.”
“Development on this project is not completed. Public launch is expected in April 2008.”
“RUL’s experimentation in Second Life is intended to provide library faculty and staff with experience in virtual
worlds, to begin thinking about the role virtual environments might play in reference and information literacy
in the future. Currently, library efforts involve bibliographic instruction and assessment of virtual worlds in a
library school course and the development of an experiential module on peer review.”
To
develop
tools
To
enable
discovery
To
share
information
To
create
content
To
provide
virtual
learning
opportunities
To
provide
virtual
meeting
opportunities
To
market
library
services
To
establish
rapport
To
facilitate
communication
Other
type
of
experience
