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CVL at Library 2.022’s Virtual Reality mini-conference!
Our indefatigable Val presented at the Library 2.022 mini-conference: “Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way,” held online on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Library 2.0 recognized the rise and importance of Virtual Reality in libraries, education, museum, and professional learning spheres: Virtual Reality is a social and digital technology that uniquely promises to transform learning,…
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Featured in the news!
CVL was in the Seattle Times newspaper! The article talks about using Second Life for education, providing experiences for those with disabilities, and highlights the Community Virtual Library as a real library in the “metaverse”. As people hear this term and learn what it means to be embodied in an avatar with a sense of…
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Fairelands are open! Come one, Come All
Callling all elves, fairies, leprechauns, mermaids, trolls and mythical creatures!Bring your friends! Join San Jose State University’s VCARA group, the Community Virtual Library and InfoLit Island group for a reading of Hans Christian Anderson tales. Fantasy Faire is a wonderful immersive event in Second Life that comes but once a year. Come hear some fairy…
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CVL Celebrates 15 Years with a New Library Building
Community Virtual Library is celebrating 15 years in the virtual world of Second Life, sharing resources as a “real library in a virtual world”. Librarians are exploring virtual environments both on desktop and in VR headset worlds as we expand library services beyond our physical walls. Come join us to share for memories of the…
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Cybersecurity at the Digital Citizenship Museum
The CVL Digital Citizenship Museum in Kitely continues to expland with a two-story Virtual Reality Museum, an underwater Virtual Archives Museum room, and many elements of digital citizenship shared across the sim. Join Internet Security expert, Erik Moore, on Sunday June 28th at noon Pacific Time for tips to combat ransomware and more. The event…
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Grand Opening Marly Milena Music Library at CVL
Marly Milena, a brilliant creative woman who uses symbolic modeling in virtual worlds, came up with the idea to build a virtual music library to house resources and experience music virtually through immersion. On Sunday April 19, 2020 at 11am Pacific Time, the Marly Milena Music Library will celebrate a grand opening in Second Life.…
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CVL Dickens Project Tours 2019
Happy Holidays! So far, we have 4 CVL Dickens Project Tours plus a Dickens Read-Aloud. Join any of these SL communities to visit the project together (or come to them all). Victorian attire is optional. Time zone is Pacific Time. Dec 3 @5pm ISTE Dickens Tour Dec 7th 11am VCARA DIckens Read-aloud (notecard to come)…
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ACRL & VCARA Tour the Nonprofit Commons Resource Library
The Nonprofit Commons in Second Life has a newly renovated library with resources to help virtual world citizens. On Sunday, November 17th at NOON Pacific Time, the ACRL Virtual World Interest Group will sponsor a tour alongside VCARA (the Virtual Center for Archives and Records Administration). THEME: Thankful for our Communities Collaboration across virtual communities…
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Biker Librarians Hit the Road
ACRL Virtual World Interest Group Biker Librarians take information on the road! Join us in Second Life for a motorcycle run embedding information literacy tips along the way. Create an avatar in Second Life. When: Sunday Sept 15, 2019 NOON Pacific Time Where: N Falls Native American Center https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/North%20Falls/97/38/22 Description Sharing resources in a virtual…