NMC Campus Observer

Second Life Library/NMC Library Collaboration

Lorelei Junot (aka Lori Bell) : Oct 4, 2006 10:30am

The Second Life Library/info Island and NMC Library Collaboration will kick off October 10-24, 2006 with the Online NMC Conference on Digital Media. Watch here for more events to come.

We are pleased to be working with the NMC library and we invite more NMC libraries to get involved with the beautiful library on the NMC campus. Please contact Lorelei Junot or Maxito Ricardo in world or by email at lbell927@gmail.com or tapinformation@yahoo.com if you would like to become involved.

We want to promote digital collections in the NMC libraries and follow through on NMC CEO Larry Johnson’s vision for the library as an intellectual place for discussion, contemplation, and knowledge. In the coming months, we plan to feature digital collections, hold programs and events, and assist faculty members with specialized collections for the courses they are teaching in Second Life.

On Wednesday, October 11 at 5 pm SLT/PST, Henry VIII will visit the NMC library to talk about his life, his loves, and how he has been villified by his biographers. Come and heckle Henry as he talks about his first and second lives.

On Monday, October 16 at 7 pm SLT/PST, Lorelei Junot and Maxito Ricardo will host an informal discussion in the NMC library on “Digital Media and how it is Affecting Libraries.” There are now downloadable audio books, ebooks, and video. Libraries are stretching their budgets on new media to keep students engaged. Lorelei and Maxito will discuss current trends and open up the topic for discussion. The program will last approximately one hour and will be held at the NMC library.

During the period of October 10-24, the NMC library will host a collection of materials and links on digital media, what it means to education today, and activities in Second Life. We will also have a display of the Declaraction of Independence from the Library of Congress to show how digital collections intermixed with media can enrich history for faculty and students.

We are planning additional events and programs. Watch this blog and the NMC wiki for further information. Please contact Lorelei Junot or Maxito Ricardo if you are interested in participating in the NMC library. We need people and would be excited to have you!

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