Hello again! I just returned from a CARLI forum and workshop on "Social Technologies and academic libraries." During the morning we heard an overview on the subject. We also learned about Bradley University's successful applications.
We attended breakout sessions during the afternoon. We had a chance to learn about Second Life, MySpace, Blogging in academic libraries, Building a wiki for your library, Exploring wikis, and Safety and privacy issues with social technologies.
Experiencing Second Life was totally astonishing. I have never experienced the new gaming genera. I hate to admit the fact that my experience with computer games is more related to Pacman and Tetris than the 3-D games of today. I understand the addicting quality but am not convinced the time required balances the return of benefits. The use of bandwidth is also a concern. Any thoughts out there?
On the other hand, blogging and wikis may replace or supplement my use of e-mail. The collaboration capability combined with the nearly instantaneous editing with co-workers is appealing. I'd like to hear from other interested people on the subject. Please leave comments.
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I, too, have mixed feelings about Second Life. A colleague recently told me about an opinion piece by librarian Mark Herring in the May 15, 2007, issue of Library Journal. You can read the article online here: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6440565.html. On that page, there is a pink box with links to submit your own feedback and "View All Comments." You'll find an interesting and sometimes entertaining discussion of Second Life and its use by librarians. I think there are good arguments on both sides.
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