About Lorelei Junot (aka Lori Bell):
contact: lbell927@gmail.com
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Oct 30, 2006 10:25am in department: Campus Headlines& Libary
Second Life Library staff are working on a discussion series for the NMC Library. If there are particular topics you would like to discuss, please contact Lorelei Junot. Our goal is to hold one hour open discussions on topics of interest, prepare a list of resources for participants, and if possible, get an expert in the area to lead the discussion. Send your ideas to lbel927@gmail.com. Thanks. more » »
Oct 16, 2006 07:22am in department: Campus Headlines
Tonight at 6 pm sl you are invited to a discussion on audio books and other digital media and how they are affecting libraries. The discussion will be lead by Maxito Ricardo and Lorelei Junot and will last approximately one hour. On Tuesday, October 17, there will be a discussion of "Dandelion Wine" by Ray Bradbury lead by Maxito Ricardo in the main library meeting room on Info Island. On Thursday, October 19, Maxito will lead a discussion on "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens ... more » »
Oct 10, 2006 07:37pm in department: Campus Headlines& Libary
Visitors to the NMC Library can experience sixteenth century England on Wednesday October 11 at 5 pm sl as Henry VIII takes on a second Life in Second Life to defend himself against biographers who have villified him throughout history. There is also an exhibit on the Declaration of Independence from the Library of Congress American Memory collection that has a graphic of the men who signed it, a lifesize graphic of the document, and an opportunity to listen ... more » »
Oct 6, 2006 03:39pm in department: Campus Headlines
Damek Tretiak in SL and Patrick Ward in RL has created a special search HUD(heads-up display) which can also reside on the user’s screen for Second Life Library. Library users can ask a question via Question Point via chat or via email, search world-cat, wikipedia, google, view a map of the library, Amazon, Findarticles.com, and Second Life itself. According to Damek, this is only the beginning. Currently in Second Life, the only ways we are aware of to search the ... more » »
Oct 5, 2006 02:25pm in department: Campus Headlines
On Saturday October 21 at 4 pm SLT, Troy McLuham, from the International Space and Flight Museum will present a program on "Life on Mars?"
at the NMC library which begins with a 14-slide presentation, including prepared notes (chat text). He encourages
interruptions for questions, comments, and discussion... that's what
makes it fun and interesting! It's a historical overview of humanity's
knowledge about life existing on Mars, now or in the past. I usually
allow an hour for it... the exact duration depends on the ... more » »
Oct 4, 2006 10:30am in department: Libary
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 ... more » »
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