http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/03/topekas-second-life-library/ 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, 18 Mar 2010 10:53:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/03/topekas-second-life-library/comment-page-1/#comment-6640 walt crawford Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:10:31 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/03/topekas-second-life-library/#comment-6640 David, Thanks for the info. David, Thanks for the info.

]]> http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/03/topekas-second-life-library/comment-page-1/#comment-6636 Lisa Perez Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:53:38 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/03/topekas-second-life-library/#comment-6636 Great grand opening! This library is a great example of how a virtual reality environment can be leveraged to extend library services to more patrons. [And I don't say this just because I'm a transplanted Kansan ;-)] Great grand opening! This library is a great example of how a virtual reality environment can be leveraged to extend library services to more patrons. [And I don't say this just because I'm a transplanted Kansan ]

]]> http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/03/topekas-second-life-library/comment-page-1/#comment-6635 David Lee King Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:41:05 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/03/topekas-second-life-library/#comment-6635 Yep - only five of us were from TSCPL. Everyone else was either from the second life library project and/or just decided to come. Yep – only five of us were from TSCPL. Everyone else was either from the second life library project and/or just decided to come.

]]> http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/03/topekas-second-life-library/comment-page-1/#comment-6634 walt crawford Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:32:27 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/03/topekas-second-life-library/#comment-6634 Just for interest, do you have any idea how many of those attending were part of your first-life community, that is, from Topeka & Shawnee County? Does the guestbook provide a clue? Just for interest, do you have any idea how many of those attending were part of your first-life community, that is, from Topeka & Shawnee County? Does the guestbook provide a clue?

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