
Researchers have developed contact lenses that provide a graphical information overlay to our everyday world. Is the world ready for "Augmented Vision"?

College & Research Libraries News, Vol. 70, No. 10, November 2009 of ALA's Association of College & Research Libraries -- Craig Anderson is librarian at Kean University Library, e-mail: cjanders@kean.edu - http://www.kean.edu/~library/web2.html#secondlife

ALLIANCE VIRTUAL LIBRARY EVENTS AVL Luau! November 27, Friday, 6pm SLT TX750 Danceat Rachelville, Imagination Island Join us Friday on the west coast of Rachelville, Imagination Island for a Luau and Dance starting at 6pm SLT (US/Canada Pacific Time)......

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Dr. Leslie Jarmon/SL's Bluewave Ogee passed away last night. Please see Sheila
Yoshikawa's blog post, In memory of Bluewave - http://ow.ly/FH80
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This is a serious blog entry, as you can't get much more serious than death. A couple of hours ago I heard that someone who I admired and liked greatly in Second Life died last night. I knew her mostly ...

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Lots of parties over the holiday weekend! The Music and Parties in Second Life combined feed can be seen as a web page at - http://app.feed.informer.com/digest3/GWR FUAP5L0.html

The University of Illinois and the Library of Congress are trying to preserve important pieces of virtual world history. Should we be saving the pixels from the trash can?

ALA Island Should We Preserve Important Virtual Creations? - Pixels and Policy Blog
www.pixelsandpolicy.com
The University of Illinois and the Library of Congress are trying to preserve important pieces of virtual world history. Should we be saving the pixels from the trash can?

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How to be a person: Tips and tricks for virtual reference by Craig Anderson
(includes Second Life)
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We live in a virtual world. When people use the term virtual reality, it often conjures up images of strange and wonderful immersive universes in which people dissociate themselves from the “real world” and embrace a magical video game environment. ...

ALA Island Educators from Second Life Branch Out to Other Virtual Worlds « Virtual Worlds Educators Blog
www.virtualworldsedu.info
I was amazed that we got 18–or 17, with someone crashing frequently–into Rezzable’s Virtual King Tut Experience. It was our group’s first foray outside Second Life. It will not be our last. We plan visits to Metaplace and Reaction Grid soon.

When: Wed Nov 18, 2009 to Mon Nov 30, 2009 Where: Story Hour Garden on ALA Island (25, 101, 21) Event Status: confirmed......

ALA Island Pose for a READ Poster on the American Library Association's ALA Island in Second Life at READ Poster Station, ALA Island (203, 101, 30)!

ALA Island The wonderful Daniel / Great Plains made this superb video tutorial explaining LibriVox to the uninitiated
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