Comments on: Reuters News Service inside Second Life http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/10/16/reuters-news-service-inside-second-life/ David Lee King is the Digital Branch & Services Manager at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, where he plans, implements, and experiments with emerging technology trends. He has spoken in the U.S. and Canada about emerging trends, website usability and management, digital experience planning, and managing techie staff, and has been published in many library-related journals. David writes the Internet Spotlight column in Public Libraries Magazine with Michael Porter. David maintains a blog at http://www.davidleeking.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: davidleeking http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/10/16/reuters-news-service-inside-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-23503 davidleeking Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:52:02 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/10/16/reuters-news-service-inside-second-life/#comment-23503 Interesting. Why is it "extremely difficult?" You buy the island, you put something on it... it could be as simple as IM and email on a billboard for starters. Something that points patrons back to your services, or provides "remote services."<br><br>Real world/teleportation stuff - doesn't really matter. What's important is meeting the patron where they are, and providing a version of your library "where they are." that includes IM, email, digital space, cell phone, AND possibly SL (if it continues to develop).<br><br>That's my take, anyway. Interesting. Why is it “extremely difficult?” You buy the island, you put something on it… it could be as simple as IM and email on a billboard for starters. Something that points patrons back to your services, or provides “remote services.”

Real world/teleportation stuff – doesn't really matter. What's important is meeting the patron where they are, and providing a version of your library “where they are.” that includes IM, email, digital space, cell phone, AND possibly SL (if it continues to develop).

That's my take, anyway.

]]> By: davidleeking http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/10/16/reuters-news-service-inside-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-3753 davidleeking Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:12:00 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/10/16/reuters-news-service-inside-second-life/#comment-3753 Interesting. Why is it "extremely difficult?" You buy the island, you put something on it... it could be as simple as IM and email on a billboard for starters. Something that points patrons back to your services, or provides "remote services." Real world/teleportation stuff - doesn't really matter. What's important is meeting the patron where they are, and providing a version of your library "where they are." that includes IM, email, digital space, cell phone, AND possibly SL (if it continues to develop). That's my take, anyway. Interesting. Why is it “extremely difficult?” You buy the island, you put something on it… it could be as simple as IM and email on a billboard for starters. Something that points patrons back to your services, or provides “remote services.”

Real world/teleportation stuff – doesn’t really matter. What’s important is meeting the patron where they are, and providing a version of your library “where they are.” that includes IM, email, digital space, cell phone, AND possibly SL (if it continues to develop).

That’s my take, anyway.

]]> By: Michael Pate http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/10/16/reuters-news-service-inside-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-3750 Michael Pate Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:04:29 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/10/16/reuters-news-service-inside-second-life/#comment-3750 We were discusing this on Saturday during the <a href="http://infoisland.org/2006/10/16/grand-openingthis-week-at-info-island/" rel="nofollow">Grand Opening of the Second Life Library</a>. It is extremely difficult for a single library to develop a presence inside of SL and not really necessary as the real world geographical limitations do not apply in a world where teleportation is trivial. We were discusing this on Saturday during the Grand Opening of the Second Life Library. It is extremely difficult for a single library to develop a presence inside of SL and not really necessary as the real world geographical limitations do not apply in a world where teleportation is trivial.

]]> By: Michael K Pate http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/10/16/reuters-news-service-inside-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-25243 Michael K Pate Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:04:00 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/10/16/reuters-news-service-inside-second-life/#comment-25243 We were discusing this on Saturday during the <a href="http://infoisland.org/2006/10/16/grand-openingthis-week-at-info-island/" rel="nofollow">Grand Opening of the Second Life Library</a>. It is extremely difficult for a single library to develop a presence inside of SL and not really necessary as the real world geographical limitations do not apply in a world where teleportation is trivial. We were discusing this on Saturday during the Grand Opening of the Second Life Library. It is extremely difficult for a single library to develop a presence inside of SL and not really necessary as the real world geographical limitations do not apply in a world where teleportation is trivial.

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