The document discusses the evolution of libraries from Library 1.0 to Library 2.0 and perspectives on virtual libraries in the future, termed Library 3D. It provides examples of libraries with presences in Second Life and summarizes preliminary research results from a survey of 19 librarians with Second Life experience. Key activities for libraries in Second Life included volunteering, exhibits, events, and classes. Challenges included hardware requirements, firewalls, and learning curves, but opportunities for research, teaching, and collaboration were seen as important to explore.

2. What has changed?

4. Web (1.0)

5. Web (1.0) – ”Read-Only Web”

6. ” On the Internet…”

7.  Web 2.0 Web (1.0)

8. Web 2.0 – ”Read/Write Web” ” Architecture of participation”

9. Dogbook

14. Library 2.0 – a participatory future? Workshop and seminar in April 2008

15. 29 participants answered: What is Library 2.0? 4 researchers indexed the answers Keywords that 3-4 researchers had used were used for co-word analysis

16. Co-word analysis

17. Libraries and library services Social aspects, ”soft values” Technology and tools Web and Web 2.0 Users Interactivity Participation

18. Libraries and library services Social aspects, ”soft values” Technology and tools Web and Web 2.0 Users Interactivity Participation

19. And in practice?

20. http://stoori.blogspot.com/ The blog of the youth department of Turku City Library

21. http://www.biblioteket.se/default.asp?id=3098 Stockholm City Library – Users favorites

22. http://www.interbib.se/default.asp?id=14284&PTID=0&refid=14309 Stockholm International Library – Suggested reading

23. http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=9361885905&ref=s Loughborough University Library on Facebook

24. http://www.librarything.com/venue/30347/Wolverhampton-Central-Library Wolverhampton Central Library on LibraryThing

25. http://www.library.unlv.edu/ask/chat.html IM a librarian – University of Nevada

26. http://aqua.queenslibrary.org/?q=harry%20potter Tagging at Queens Library

28. Library 2.0 Library 3D? ” Library 1.0”

29. ” Library 1.0”?

30. Library 2.0?

31. Library 3D?

32. “ 80% of active Internet users will have a ‘Second Life’ in a virtual world by 2011.” — Gartner Research

33. User statistics October 2007, http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2007/10/virtual-worlds-.html

35. www.secondlife.com

36. 20,856 islands (> 15,000 servers, >1000km2) 847,922 logins, last 30 days 14,353,798 residents Total L$ Supply: 5,192,147,116 (20M USD) About 1M USD spent every day Over 30 000 logged in now Over 50% from Europe Average age 35 About 40% women Statistics from Monday, July 14, 2008

37. Over 400 universities, schools and libraries Over 4500 teachers

38. CREATING THE AVATAR

39. AVATARS SPACE PRESENCE

40. SPACE

41. Creating 3D objects

42. Life to objects with scripts

43. Copyright – Virtual economy

44. Based on reality

45. Based on reality

46. Based on fantasy

47. Based on fantasy

48. ” Mixed reality”

49. ” Mixed reality”

50. PRESENCE

51. PRESENCE IMMERSSIVE

53. RESEARCH DISTANCE EDUCATION

56. REALITY MODELLING REALITY

61. RESEARCH REALTIME COOPERATION

66. Libraries in Second Life Preliminary research results

73. What kind of activities do you have in Second Life? Volunteering Exploring Second Life Demonstration purposes Training Exhibits and showcases Presentation Meetings Book discussions Author discussions Support information needs Events Interactive displays Support groups Workshops References Collaborative projects Links to other resources Classes, tutorials Tours Enhancing services Supporting research Speakers

82. What is your role in your RL and SL library? In RL Administrative librarian Staff development New technology resources Collection development librarian Senior computer scientist Library assistant Retired elementary school teacher Technology librarian Senior computer scientist Health science librarian Reference librarian Faculty librarian Emerging technologies librarian Web services manager Information literacy librarian In SL Volunteer Sim owner Head of library Coordinator Project officer Librarian Team leader Reference librarian Pioneer Mentor Developer Trendsetter Metaverse evangelist

83. Second Life jobs

85. CHALLENGES

86. Hardware requirements

87. Firewalls

88. Learning curve of SL

89. About what is most important… “ I think there are many opportunities and possibilities for libraries, for research, for teaching, and for networking and collaboration within SL. I think it's important for us to explore these new technologies and opportunities .”

90. Kim Holmberg [email_address] www.webometrics.fi www.library2pointoh.fi www.edufinland.fi THANK YOU!