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CatGalileo — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 10:39:21 CST

Home page

CatGalileo — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:35:26 CST

Welcome to to the home page of the "Law Librarians in Virtual Worlds" workshop (April-Aug. 2008). This free AALL-BNA sponsored workshop, open to law librarians, law students and library students, will be held primarily in the virtual world of Second Life.

Virtual Worlds Law Librarianship: Wrap Up webinar
The closing webinar, which took place August 27, includes a review of the workshop, lessons learned, and features class participants Diane Murley (SL: 'Jezzie Woodget') and Lyonette Louis-Jacques (SL: 'Montserrat Biedermann') as well as coordinator Kate Fitz (SL: 'Cat Galileo').
Click here to view the materials
Click here to view the presentation

Open house!
We held our workshop's open house on August 21.
Click here for pictures and more!

Second Life site: http://slurl.com/secondlife/depo%206/220/205/454 (click this SLurl to launch SL and go directly to our site)

Project Suggestions

Office hours:
Coordinator Kate Fitz (SL: 'Cat Galileo') will hold "office hours/discussions" at:
Wednesdays 9 a.m Pacific
Thursdays 10:30 a.m. Pacific
Saturdays at 9 a.m. Pacific

Participants are invited to stop by and discuss the Units, projects or general SL questions.
You can also contact me at kfitz@saclaw.org to set up alternative times or ask questions via email.

Virtual Worlds and the Law - Latest news
To search more than 1,000 clippings on virtual law, visit Virtual Worlds Law Archive at Furl.net

\Transcripts of discussions for each unit are posted under the "Assignments" menu item.

Participants, if you have questions or comments for each other post in the Discussion Forum!

Introductory webinar April 16
The recorded webinar is now available at: https://aall.webex.com/aall/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=955717&rKey=2F0CBE09CB6135B7.
About this site

Use the "Navigation" menu on the left to select a page to visit. If you have trouble seeing all the options, enlarge the menu by dragging the lower border down.
Click on "Discussion Forum" on the left, or "Threads" at the bottom of each page, to post questions or comments; all workshop participants can view these and respond.
Use the "Page toolbox" menu on the right to edit or add pages. All participants will have editing capability. Help build the list of resources by adding websites, articles, or SL locations that you find interesting or useful.

This program is made possible by a grant from the AALL/BNA Continuing Education Grants Program.

Getting Started

CatGalileo — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:33:46 CST

Here's my video tutorial on the steps to download the Second Life program, create your account, and log in for the first time:
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cjfFhKVYE

Sign up at http://www.secondlife.com

(here is some info from Murdoch University on signing up through Second Life's process: http://murdochsecondlife.pbwiki.com/Session+1+-+Creating+your+avatar)

or:

Recommended:

Sign up through the New Media Consortium (NMC), which offers a very accessible orientation http://sl.nmc.org/join/.

"Getting Started in Second Life" guide from NMC: http://sl.nmc.org/wiki/Getting_Started

"The NMC Campus is a virtual laboratory located in the virtual world of Second Life It has been carefully constructed to provide researchers and students dozens of prebuilt settings for experiments in social interaction in 3-D space."

Intro movie here: http://sl.nmc.org/2006/06/12/seriously-engaging-movie/

Basic startup information:

"What every Second Life newbie should know - 10 secret tips that will boost your experience..." (Not Possible IRL: http://npirl.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-every-second-life-newbie-should.html) Some good tips I wish I had known when I started.

"Natalia's Getting Started in Second Life Guide" (Mermaid Diaries, http://www.mermaiddiaries.com/2006/11/natalias-newbie-getting-started-guide.html) Clearly written basic info (with screenshots) about moving around the world, acquiring free clothing to customize your appearance, some cultural tips. Also includes links to Natalia's Movement, Camera Control, and Interaction Guide; Teleport, Finding Places, and Landmark Guide; and Inventory, Clothing, and Objects Guide

What do I do if my computer runs super-slowly with a lot of graphic lag or glitches?

See:
http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/11/22/tip-of-the-week-12-how-to-easily-boost-viewer-performance/

Demonstrates how to change your graphics options to maximize performance.

Long and detailed description of graphics options:
http://torley.vodpod.com/video/1085633-graphics-preferences-guide

Additional info (optional)

Video tutorials on many topics:
http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials

Not Possible IRL: More advice for newbies
Link http://npirl.blogspot.com/2007/12/more-advice-for-newbies-but-first-time.html

Tech Soup's FAQ on Second Life for NonProfits
http://www.techsoup.org/community/Second%20Life/page4997.cfm
TechSoup invites you to its weekly meetings, Friday from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. PST to plan events for the nonprofit community, brush up your scripting or video production skills in advance of a Second Lifeevent, or develop new tools for the nonprofit community.

Second Life in Education
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/
Includes:

Educational Uses of Second Life
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/educationaluses
Educational Resources (in-world links, presentation notes, tutorials for new users, and more)
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/ourresources
Second Life Resources
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/secondliferesources

Kossack Fullstop Part 1 How to Second Life Part 1 - Creating Kossack Fullstop

Kossack Fullstop Part 2 How to Second Life 2 - Kossack Fullstop at Orientation Island

Kossack Fullstop Part 3 How to Second Life 3 - Kossack Fullstop at the Optional Move Tutorials

Kossack Fullstop Part 4 How to Second Life 4 - Kossack Fullstop at Large

How to Second Life Part 5: Freebies with Kossack Fullstop

This program is made possible by a grant from the AALL/BNA Continuing Education Grants Program.

Libraries and Education in SL

CatGalileo — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:47:00 CDT

A Little Grafting of Second Life into a Legal Research Class

By Rob Hudson, Published on May 9, 2008
http://www.llrx.com/features/secondlife.htm

Second Life: Big Avatar on Campus

A KQED Multimedia Series Exploring Northern California Science, Environment and Nature.

http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/view/611

Northern California TV station KQED visited the Second Life project of the School of Library and Information Sciences (San Jose State U), interviewing librarians and students using SL for educational purposes.

Added 4/25/08:

Talking, looking, flying, searching: A research report on information seeking behavior in Second Life

MLIS candidate Margaret Ostrander (SL: 'Testy Outlander') presented this research project on April 22. A recording will shortly be available at http://librariandreamer.wordpress.com/Does a 3D immersive environment suggest new models of information seeking behavior? Just how are people getting at information in virtual worlds? What does this mean for libraries and librarians?

At this event, I will share my research findings about at how people in Second Life seek information.

This presentation will use voice and will be recorded.
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added 4/24/08:
ALLIANCE LIBRARY SYSTEM SECOND LIFE LIBRARY NEWS via email
To subscribe send an email to innovation2@alliancelibrarysystem.com with
the word subscribe in the subject line.

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iLibrarian » A Quick Guide to Second Life for Librarians
Link http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2007/a-quick-guide-to-second-life-for-librarians/

VW courses | University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Link http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/VW/

Info Island International at Second Seeker - Unofficial Second Life Reviews
Link http://secondseeker.com/?p=876

Second Life in Education (SLEducation)
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/
Includes:

Educational Uses of Second Life
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/educationaluses
Educational Resources (in-world links, presentation notes, tutorials for new users, and more)
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/ourresources
Second Life Resources
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/secondliferesources

Innovative Educational Uses of Second Life

Texan College Runs Course Entirely in Second Life
Link http://virtualeconomicforum.com/content-library/blogging/about/texan_college_runs_course_entirely_in_second_life/

Creating Life-Size Molecules in Second Life
Link http://www.campustechnology.com/articles/57198_2/

New World Notes: Thought Balloons: Twitter Feed Imported Into Second Life
Link http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2008/01/thought-balloon.html

Virtual Worlds News: NMC Announces Initiatives for 2008; $200k in Grants and Prizes
Link http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/01/nmc-announces-g.html

RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia) launches Second Life island
The island features digital sculptures, buildings and art created by RMIT students in the School of Architecture and Design.
Link http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=jc8kcfn6holj

Virtual Worlds News: Interview: Transmutable's Trevor F. Smith- A Web Builder in a Virtual World
Link http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2007/12/interview-trans.html

Peterson's Syndication for Higher Ed » Second Life in Higher Education - CASE Presentation
Link http://syndicateblog.petersons.com/wordpress/index.php/second-life-in-higher-education-case-presentation-links/

Archives & Museum Informatics: Museums and the Web 2007: Papers:
Urban, R., et al., A Second Life for Your Museum: 3D Multi-User Virtual Environments and Museums
Link http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/papers/urban/urban.html

This program is made possible by a grant from the AALL/BNA Continuing Education Grants Program.

Unit 3: Land management

CatGalileo — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:23:38 CDT

Add to the discussion thread at the bottom of the page when you've completed Unit 3.

Introduction to land acquisition (rental and purchase) and land management tools and issues. Live speakers or video tutorial. (30 minutes)

Tutorial/Activity:

Read:
“About land” window
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for about land window

In Second Life, use the "about land" window to learn more about any 2 different parcels.

Live Speaker/Demonstration:

Transcript of Cat's discussion

Speaker Hypatia Dejavu will conduct a live discussion of these issues at a time to be announced.

Readings:

Here is a wiki on "Land Answers in Second Life" - very useful!!
http://land-answers.wiki.zoho.com/

These short articles are mostly taken from the Second Life Support Center.There appears to be no way to link directly to articles, so I have included search terms that will bring up the article within the top 6 results.

Acquiring and controlling land
http://secondlife.com/whatis/pricing.php

Different levels of account membership: Basic, Premium, Concierge
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for account membership

“About land” window
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for about land window

Management of objects on land

How objects (prims) on land are calculated
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for How objects (prims) on land are calculated

Parcel media tools (video, audio, webpages)

Parcel Media
http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/03/10/parcel-media-video-tutorials-how-to-play-movies-webpages-more/
This post was made while the new viewer software was being tested. The info now applies to the whole “grid.”

Security and performance on your land

How many avatars can I have on my region at once without causing serious problems with lag? (also covers top causes of lag)
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for avatars lag

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Additional readings:

Management of objects on land

Managing objects on group-owned land:
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for manage objects

How do I return other people’s objects?
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for return objects

Parcel encroachment
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for parcel encroachment

Security and performance on your land

Estate and Private Region Autosaves and Restores (Rollbacks)
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for rollbacks

Improving Region Performance:
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for improving performance

How many avatars can I have on my region at once without causing serious problems with lag? (also covers top causes of lag)
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for avatars lag

Guide to Freezing, Banning and Ejecting
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for freezing

Additional video tutorials:
http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/05/02/curious-confused-about-land-watch-11-land-video-tutorials/

Presentation links

CatGalileo — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:36:39 CDT

Second Life
http://secondlife.com

There.com
http://www.there.com/

Lively (by Google)
http://lively.com/

General Virtual Worlds info

“The Problem with Virtual Worlds”
Nick Wilson, Metaversed, Oct. 23 2007

http://tinyurl.com/yvtmag

Terra Nova blog
http://terranova.blogs.com/
Sidebar contains links to over 50 virtual worlds, including the ones referenced on slides 5 and 6

“Getting Real Work Done in Virtual Worlds”
Forrester Research, Inc. Jan. 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6z5uut

Custom Virtual Worlds Builders:

Forterra Inc.
http://www.forterrainc.com/

UnisFair: "The leading provider of virtual events, virtual trade shows, and online job fairs..."
http://www.unisfair.com/

Virtual Heroes: Serious Games Design
http://www.virtualheroes.com/

Quaq Forums: Virtual Worlds Collaboration Solutions
http://www.qwaq.com/

NMC Virtual Worlds (education focused services)
http://virtualworlds.nmc.org/services/

Virtual worlds platforms (most in development):

Open Simulator
www.opensimulator.org/

Multiverse
www.multiverse.net/

Metaplace
http://www.metaplace.com/

ActiveWorlds
http://www.activeworlds.com/

Small Worlds
http://www.smallworlds.com/

Legal issues in Second Life:

Virtually Blind (by Ben Duranske, author of Virtual Law)

www.virtuallyblind.com
Current events and commentary

Virtual Worlds Law Library (by Kate Fitz)

www.lawspotonline.com
Bibliographies, cases, directory of “virtual lawyers,” more

Terra Nova

http://terranova.blogs.com/
News and commentary on virtual worlds, policy and law

Law of the Game

http://lawofthegame.blogspot.com/

Legal aspects of video games and gambling

Play No Evil

http://playnoevil.com/serendipity/
Security in virtual worlds, MMORPGs, and gambling

How lawyers can use virtual worlds

SL Bar Association
Informal professional organization within Second Life for lawyers and others with an interest in law.
http://slba.info (on the Internet)
http://world.secondlife.com/group/663a5618-d61c-34f6-b4de-bb7a4c26c514 (within Second Life)

Continuing Education series in Second Life (offering California MCLE)
http://slba.info/speakerseries.html

Galileo Law Directory
List of lawyers and other law-related groups in Second Life.
http://www.lawspotonline.com/lawspot/directory.jsp

How Law Librarians Can Use Second Life

Law Librarians of Second Life (in-world group)
http://world.secondlife.com/group/9e9bcdc5-172f-14da-42d5-e739938e58cf

Ning - Second Life Law Librarians group

http://lawlibraries.ning.com/group/secondlifelawlibrarians

Info Islands Archipelago (Alliance Library System) -- over 40 library, university, non-profit, and education islands
http://infoisland.org/

School of Library & Info. Science, San Jose State U. -- campus and course in SL

http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Main_Page

SLEducation wiki lists dozens of projects and activities as well as many useful resources
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/educationaluses

Wrap Up Webinar

CatGalileo — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:09:44 CDT

Several attendees, as well as people who were not able to attend, requested that we post material from the presentation.

Click here to view the presentation.
Click here to read "Montserrat Biedermann's Adventures in Second Life," by Lyonette Louis-Jacques.
Click here to view a list of links referenced in the presentation.

Use this player to view the slides:

Montserrat\'s Adventures

CatGalileo — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:59:23 CDT

Montserrat Biedermann's Adventures in Second Life
Lyonette Louis-Jacques, August 27, 2008
Closing Webinar, "Law Librarians in Virtual Worlds" Second Life Workshop
http://vwlawlibrarians.wetpaint.com/
http://slurl.com/secondlife/depo%206/220/205/454

Second Life came under my radar when Judge Richard Posner gave a talk there on his new book, Not a Suicide Pact. Since he's a faculty member at the law school where I work, the University of Chicago, I wanted to know what was there that a faculty member might use so I could support their research and anticipate their requests as well as look there for resources in my area of specialty: foreign, comparative, and international law (FCIL).

So, curious about Second Life, I created my avatar, Montserrat Biedermann, a little over a year ago, walked him into the ocean, panicked, and left him for dead.

About a year later, I checked back and found him still alive. I discovered I could fly him, got excited and started flying him everywhere, and ended up flying him to what looked to me like unchartered territory, a remote undeveloped island. I couldn't figure out how to get him back home to Orientation Island, so I again panicked, and abandoned him.

If it weren't for this workshop, he might still be on that remote island. I might never have learned how to get him back to civilization, and to fruitful and fun pursuits in Second Life.

Now, Montserrat knows how to get to places without getting lost and how to get back home. He knows he can't drown. He knows he can't get marooned. And he knows he can't die. He can fall from the sky, splat on the ground, and get up without a scratch.

The most important thing Montserrat learned about navigating Second Life, aside from how to teleport to landmarks, was how to sit. If you know how to sit, you can attend classes and meetings in Second Life without looking out of place. Thanks to Cat Galileo (Kate Fitz)'s instructions, Montserrat isn't the only one standing while the workshop class is in session or while the Second Life Bar Association is meeting.

Montserrat also has made friends with other workshop participants in Second Life. And communicates with them in-world and out via IM, chat, email, etc. He has toured law-related spots in Second Life with other law librarians. He's joined law librarian and general library groups in Second Life. Tink Rang (Liz Glankler in Real Life), one of the workshop participants who has the most experience with Second Life, has been a great in-world mentor to Montserrat, showing him the ropes of living the Second Life life.

Besides building social and professional networks in Second Life, Montserrat has learned how to eat and drink (brownies and Diet Coke, for instance! :-)). He's gone out dancing. He's learned how to shop for clothes and furniture (though he has yet to learn how to earn money in Second Life). He's learned how to build things. He's learned how to run and ride bumper cars.

It took him a while, because he really likes wearing his basic, generic black T-shirt and blue jeans, but I'm happy to say that Montserrat is finally wearing some of the new clothes he's purchased! He looks quite dapper in a tuxedo!

Montserrat now has an office which he is continually decorating, a project to finish on finding foreign, comparative, and international law (FCIL) resources in Second Life, and another one on people resources for FCIL research. He has the tools to fully exploit Second Life.

It hasn't been all rosy for Montserrat, however. Orientation Island in Second Life is scary, with a lot of scantily clad avatars just hanging around. They seem to want to solicit Montserrat, somehow. So Montserrat is thankful not to have Orientation Island as "home" any more. Tink Rang has graciously offered her house as "home" for Montserrat in Second Life.

Montserrat has had a clumsy career navigating Second Life. He's inadvertently walked into some "mature" areas and activities, including two avatars doing stuff he didn't want to see. He's sat on Jezzie Woodget (Diane Murley). He's knocked aside several avatars while emerging from teleporting. He's "forgotten" objects all over the place in Second Life. He's quite the litterbug!

Montserrat has also been "Ruthed." One day, while he was trying to teleport some place, Second Life slowed down, and, when Montserrat emerged again, he had curves, boobs, and a different haircut. He looked decidedly female. Montserrat is quite wedded to his male form...:-) So, he panicked, and ran away. He was back to his regular body when he logged back onto Second Life. It turns out that avatars get "Ruthed" [returned to a default female avatar] from time to time in Second Life because of some bug.

So, while my avatar, Montserrat Biedermann, has been having adventures in Second Life, what have I, Lyonette Louis-Jacques, the human being, learned?

10 Lessons I Have Learned

1. Think twice before picking a male avatar if you're female (or vice versa). It can lead to some awkward situations.

2. Second Life can be a useful place for networking in-world with other librarians [there's the Law Libraries in Virtual Worlds group run by Cat Galileo/Kate Fitz and the Law Librarians of Second Life group run by Anne Idler/Meg Kribble - you can contact them to become a member, and also you can contact Montserrat Biedermann to become a member of the second group]. And outside Second Life, you can join the Second Life Law Librarians sub-group of the Law Libraries and Librarians Ning network and the Law Librarians in Virtual Worlds wiki.

3. Second Life does have foreign, comparative, and international law-related resources, but start with Cat's Galileo Law Directory, and the workshop projects. There is FCIL content in Second Life, but it is not robust. We can add to it. We can build on that content.

4. Second Life can be fun, frustrating, and confusing, but just learning how to navigate it, is a worthwhile venture. I feel empowered knowing how to get places in Second Life, how to use objects there, and how to build objects and create displays in Second Life. I can use these skills in Second Life, and also carry them over to similar tools.

5. People will think you're just playing around and wasting time. Second Life looks like a game to them. Just persevere and ignore them [or try to bring them into the fun...:-)]. Second Life has useful, work-related purposes you need to learn [it's okay to have fun doing so at the same time...:-)].

6. Get a mentor or friend to guide you in your Second Life adventure, especially if you are a newbie, so you don't get lost and frustrated like Montserrat. Then you can learn how to use Second Life constructively. And other law librarian users can give you ideas for how you can use it in your own workplace.

7. Don't stop with this workshop. Continue to hone your Second Life skills. Read about Second Life, watch videos (such as Torley's Tutorials), take lessons, attend other workshops like this one. Continue to add new Second Life skills, and particularly master skills to exploit Second Life's 3-D environment.

8. Get Second Life enabled at home, so you can practice using it at your leisure. It is really hard to master Second Life during break times at work (and people will joke about you playing around there...:-)).

9. Test out how you can use Second Life in your library workplace. Can a research guide in Second Life be a more attractive, creative, imaginative, 3-D way to reach users? Find out where your users are in Second Life, so you can deliver information to them there.

10. Take risks in Second Life, so you can learn as Montserrat learned. After all, you know, your avatar can't die! :-)

Final projects

CatGalileo — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:44:06 CDT

Here are screenshots of the projects on display at the open house and participants' offices:

How United States Law Is Made: An Overview

Diane Murley (Jezzie Woodget)

Includes a slide show on the separation of powers and checks and balances; posters and notecards on each of the three branches of the U.S. government; notecards and links for More Info on U.S. Law and Sources of U.S. Law; and a glossary of Law-Making Terms.

Social Bookmarking slideshow

Tink Rang

This slideshow explains how social bookmarking works. The slideshow gives some points on which to evaluate different social bookmarking websites. It goes on to show how tagging works and what features are available in both Delicious.com and Diigo.com.
This can be used in the general Library in Second Life for those interested in Web 2.0 and Social Bookmarking.

Laws of the world

Tink Rang

Tink also designed this map interactive map of the world. The colored dots correspond to countries; clicking on a square of the same color and a nation's dot leads to an offer of links to legal resources for that nation.

Animal Law

Terri Wilson / Panama Marama

Animal Law is an emerging practice area. It can be found in estate planning, criminal law, and more. This project introduces the viewer to the basic idea of animal law and provides resources to more information.

"People Resources" in International Law

Lyonette Louis-Jacques (Montserrat Biedermann)

This project focuses on "people" resources for researching foreign, comparative, and international law. It is based on two guides: "Where the Fierce Things Are: People Resources for International Law Research" and "Jumpstart Your Foreign, Comparative, and International Research: Use People Resources". Both focus on law librarians, government agencies, international organizations, and other people resources around the world that specialize in and/or are willing to help other law librarians and legal information professionals with questions about foreign, comparative, and international legal materials. It's a work in progress! :-)

Treaties and International Agreements

Helen Brun

This monitor links to resources for locating treaties and international agreements on the Web.

Art Gallery - UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Amy Burchfield (Heike Weissnicht) & Sue Altmeyer (Senta Schwade)

Librarians from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library have
created this art gallery celebrating the new UN Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities. The Disabilities Convention ensures the
persons with disabilities enjoy basic human rights in those countries
that are state parties to the treaty.

To find out more about specific topics discussed in the Disabilities
Convention, click on any of the six pictures in the gallery. Each of
these pictures depicts a specific area addressed by the Convention. In
addition to informational note cards, you’ll find suggestions for Web
resources on each topic.

University of Florida Libraries Legal Research

Ruth Zabelin & Scout Harbour

This exhibit includes information about the University of Florida's newly-named and -renovated Lawton Chiles Library and Information Center facility, and provides links to its catalog and website. The exhibit also provides timely information about Tropical Storm Fay

Art law

Abierta Janus

This exhibit is destined to be displayed at the law library branch on Avalon Island, an area with a large artists community. It includes links to intellectual property and other law for artists' use.

Open house

CatGalileo — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:44:25 CDT

Law Librarians in Virtual Worlds
Open House

WHEN:
August 21
11am (PDT/SLT) to 1 pm (PDT/SLT)
5pm (PDT/SLT) to 7pm (PDT/SLT)

25 visitors came to our open house, explored the exhibits, and had fun dancing and riding Tink's bumper cars!
Click here to see participants' offices and final projects.

Welcome!

Visitors are greeted with information and a teleport board to let them travel between floors.

Chatting with a visitor

Visitors and participants mingling on the office level

funzone! Bumper car rink created by participant Tink Rang.

Nighttime fun with Tink's bumper cars and sparklers!

Tink also created this lovely glass house (stones not included) and set up virtual refreshments for the guests.

final webinar

CatGalileo — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:58:03 CDT

Register for closing webinar (Aug. 27, 9 a.m. PDT):
https://aall.webex.com/aall/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=663543782


Date and time:	Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:00 am Central Daylight Time (GMT -05:00, Chicago)
	Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:00 am Central Daylight Time (GMT -05:00, Chicago)
	Wednesday, August 27, 2008 9:00 am Pacific Daylight Time (GMT -07:00, San Francisco)
Panelist(s) Info:	Kate Fitz, Sacramento Co. Public Law Library Lyonette Louis-Jacques, D'Angelo Law Library, University of Chicago Law School Diane Murley, John J. Ross - William C. Blakley Law Library, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Duration:	1 hour
Description:	This concluding seminar will report on participants’ projects, usage statistics, and lessons learned, and present conclusions about the usefulness of Second Life to law librarians.

Montserrat Biedermann

MontserratBiedermann — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:54:02 CDT

"Law Librarians in Virtual Worlds"

Montserrat Biedermann, Second Life

Foreign, Comparative, and International Law (FCIL)
on Second Life: International Virtual Law Worlds

Generally

Galileo Law Directory (via LawSpot Online: Virtual Worlds Law Library)
http://www.lawspotonline.com/lawspot/directory.jsp

Diplomacy Island
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Diplomacy%20Island/155/187/27

e-Justice Centre do Ministrio da Justia (Portuguese Ministry of
Justice's Dispute Resolution center)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/eJustice%20Centre/42/142/27/
http://www.ejusticecenter.mj.pt/

Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP
http://slurl.com/secondlife/depo%20business%20hub/215/185/35/
(description from Galileo Law Directory - "European Law Firm, with a
strong technology, media and IP focus.. An early adopter of SL.")

The Justice Commons (International Justice Center)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Justice%20Commons/81/192/28
http://www.justicecenter.net/

Note these two off-world (Real Life/First Life) resources:

Jumpstart Your Foreign, Comparative, and International Research: Use People Resources

Where the Fierce Things Are: People Resources for International Law Research

Tools for communication

CatGalileo — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:37:26 CDT

Interview with Milosun: How NOT to teach in Second Life

"Theory is the Reason" blog

10/31/2006

A pedagogical interview with Second Life ICT library creator, Milosun Czervik (RL: Ross Perkins, PhD) by Kevin Lim, a self-described "cyberculturalist / social cyborg." Discusses teaching tools available in Second Life and the potential for collaborative learning.

http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=1363

"HTML on a Prim" built in web browser (sort of)
http://blip.tv/file/750124

Streaming webcam into SL
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TaAPwweMACQ

Recording sound in Second Life (including voice events)
http://vidtuts.s3.amazonaws.com/Record-voice-chat-and-sounds.mp4

You Still Have to Do Library Exhibits in Second Life

by Bill Sowers, Cataloger and Second Life Coordinator
State Library of Kansas Newsletter
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/news/publish/article_00649.shtml

SLim: Instant Messaging and voice from outside SL -- participate in conversations without logging in (in the works)
http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/08/slim-to-bring-t.html

Gadgets
http://sl.nmc.org/2008/02/06/gadgets-galore-thats-the-buzz/

Automated scripting device
http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2008/07/linden-scriptin.html

Virtual worlds in general

CatGalileo — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:11:00 CDT

The Blue Book: A Consumer Guide to Virtual Worlds Is Now Available Free from the Association of Virtual Worlds http://www.associationofvirtualworlds.com/publishing.htm"The Association of Virtual Worlds has just released its new title The Blue Book: A Consumer Guide to Virtual Worlds listing over 250 virtual worlds and is pleased to offer it free to anyone who is interested in the rapidly growing field of virtual worlds..... The Blue Book contains over 250 virtual worlds. Each world is listed alphabetically and includes a web address and brief description. In addition each world is classified as to whether it is live or in development, whether it is appropriate for kids, tweens, teens, or adults; and type of virtual environment it is, for example, a MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing game), a social network, a mobile application or a custom world."

2008 Metaverse Tour Video: The Social Virtual World’s A Stage

http://www.personalizemedia.com/2008-metaverse-tour-video-the-social-virtual-worlds-a-stage/
From Gary Hayes, Personalize Media blog:
"On my travels I got out my virtual camera and decided to capture a bunch of small vignettes which quickly turned into a body of audio visual delights - so decided to create a nice seven minute video for posterity." 50+ worlds in 7 minutes.

Individual Projects

CatGalileo — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:59:28 CDT

Individual projects must be completed in time for open house on August 21 to be displayed.

Project funding

If you have an idea for a project that requires complex or innovative building or scripting, please present your idea to me (Kate Fitz/'Cat Galileo') by June 30.

Our grant includes some funding to hire builders or scripters based on the needs of participants' projects. During the first week of July, I will evaluate the ideas I've received in consultation with my builder/scripter to estimate pricing.

If there are more projects than funding allows, a larger number of lower-cost projects will be funded, so that as many projects as possible can be completed.

This information will be posted on the wiki so that the process is transparent.

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Brainstorming and ideas

Workshop timeline

CatGalileo — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:58:14 CDT

January, 2008-April, 2008: Coordinator:

prepares curriculum for workshop, including locating or creating video tutorials and arranging speakers and tours.
creates a library of resources (objects, scripts, information) for participants to use, to be located on the project’s land.
arranges promotional announcements to AALL members via listservs and calendar, and enables early sign-ups.

February, 2008 Coordinator:

locates and schedules scripting contractors for the workshop.
creates project wiki.

March, 2008: Coordinator:

locates and acquires land for the project.
creates sandbox, office space for participants, “locker room,” resource collection.
makes arrangements for transmission and recording of web-based presentation.
prepares introductory web-based presentation.
promotes presentation and workshop.

April 16, 2008:

Coordinator presents 30-minute introductory web-based presentation. Presentation will be recorded for later viewing.

April 17, 2008: Self-paced workshop available.

Workshop components:
- Survey of interests, experience with Second Life, and preferred meeting times.
- Weekly “office hour” during which participants can meet with the coordinator and each other – times to be arranged based on survey responses.
- Introduction to Second Life: Getting started tutorial – controls, navigation, choice of viewers, brief overview of item creation (building): Live speaker/demonstration (30 minutes), followed by optional shopping trip.
- Introduction to the history and cultures of Second Life in general, and the legal and library communities in particular: Live speakers (by appointment) (1 hour minimum; includes tour)
- Introduction to land acquisition (rental and purchase) and land management tools and issues. Live speakers or video tutorial. (30 minutes)
- Building 101, with brief overview of scripting: Live speaker and/or tutorial. (30 minutes)
- Scripting 101: Live speaker and/or tutorial. “Scripting” refers to programming items to perform tasks such as lighting up, rotating, or displaying a series of slides. More complex scripting can create items that react to commands, work as vehicles, pull data in from a web-based database, and much more. This tutorial will focus primarily on adapting the collection of pre-written scripts to specific uses. (30 minutes)
- Independent project: Each participant will develop at least one resource, exhibit, or program for display or presentation in Second Life. Participants whose project requires complex building or scripting may be able to use the services of the workshops’ contractors, as funding permits. (Estimated time: 2 hours minimum, more depending on the nature of the project.)
- Workshop evaluation: each participant will fill out a detailed evaluation including feedback for the coordinator as well as comments and conclusions about the utility of Second Life for law libraries.

August, 2008:

Coordinator makes arrangements for transmission and recording of web-based presentation.

August 21, 2008: (changed from Aug 14)

Open house displaying projects (or reports on presentations).

August 15-Aug. 26, 2008:

Coordinator prepares web-based presentation recapping workshop participation, projects, and conclusions.

Aug. 27, 2008:

Coordinator presents 30-minute concluding web-based presentation. Presentation will be recorded for later viewing.

This program is made possible by a grant from the AALL/BNA Continuing Education Grants Program.

Readings and Resources

CatGalileo — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:25:14 CDT

Getting Started

Libraries and Education in SL

Best Practices for SL Operations

Second Life shortcut cheatsheet:
http://www.kippiefriedkin.com/2008/07/25/second-life-viewer-cheatsheet/

Books:

I, Avatar: The Culture and Consequences of Having a Second Life by Mark Stephen Meadows (Paperback - Jan 6, 2008)
$23.09 at Amazon.

Second Life: The Official Guide (2nd Ed.) by Michael Rymaszewski, Wagner James Au, Cory Ondrejka, and Richard Platel (Paperback - Jan 22, 2008)
$23.09 at Amazon.

*Second Life: A Guide to Your Virtual World by Brian A. White*
http://www.amazon.com/Second-Life-Guide-Virtual-World/dp/0321501667/r...
helpful illustrations and covers many aspects very well, including doing effective SL Presentations, the pace of SL relationships and partnering, building basics and machinima.

"Second Life for Dummies" by Sarah "Intellagirl" Robbins and Mark "Typewriter Tackleberry" Bell

Ask a question

This program is made possible by a grant from the AALL/BNA Continuing Education Grants Program.

project list

CatGalileo — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:34:36 CDT

Senta Schwade and Heike Weissnicht
UN disabilities convention display

Abierta
Art law

pbrannon

pbrannon — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:55:20 CDT

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tour sites

CatGalileo — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:01:22 CDT

Note: this information is available in a notecard at our workshop site. Go to the area marked "Unit 2" and click the brown circle to receive your notecard. Open your inventory and click the notecard to open it up, and you will see the text below. Wherever you see a Landmark (looks like a push-pin) you can click it to get a teleport to the location in question.

During the office hours tour we visited five locations: Info Island International, Lawspot Library, Nova Southeastern University law library, Field Fisher Waterhouse law firm, and the Extropia community.

This list leaves out more sites than it includes. For a more complete list visit the Galileo Law Directory.

Law-themed areas
These are areas designed to appeal to lawyers, law firms, and related businesses as occupants.

Justice Center, Malfelonius
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Malfelonius/209/69/61

Tabula Rasa
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tabula%20rasa/47/157/24

Depo business hub and depo 1-7
http://slurl.com/secondlife/depo%20business%20hub/147/46/26
Geared to attract business enterprises. Home to several law firms as well as other businesses.

Library-themed areas -- too many to list :)
There is an 8-page list as a slideshow in the Unit 2 area of the workshop site.

Start at:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/116/237/34
Information Island International Reference desk -- usually staffed by volunteer librarians and others who can answer questions about SL and non-SL topics.

Info Island Bell Library “LawSpot”
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/211/22/69
Contact: Cat Galileo
RL law librarian collects US and international legal resources, focusing on issues of law and virtual worlds.

Nova Southeastern University Law Library
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybrary%20City%20II/60/44/22
General, U.S. Federal, & Florida legal info for law students, lawyers, and the public

Legal education themed areas

Berkman Island
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/113/70/24
Harvard Law School
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School "The Berkman Island is a collaboration between individuals associated with the real-life Berkman Center and Second Life citizens. Members of the community have helped landscape, enrich and create unique content." The island includes "an in-world broadcasting center and a 3D replica of the Ames Courtroom at the Harvard Law School."

Democracy Island (group)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Democracy%20Island/122/128/27
New York Law School
Building civic spaces in Second Life for the real and virtual world. Includes "Peer to Patent" display in cooperation with USPTO and a build of the United States Supreme Court building. Home of the Landing Lights Park 3D wiki to visualize an actual park in Queens, NY. Open enrollment.

Second Life Law School
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Friedman/114/174/31
Founder: Julynn Lilliehook (practicing trial attorney in RL.)
- If you always wanted to go to law school.
- If you already went to law school in RL.
- If you want to say you are in law school.
- If you have questions about legal issues.
* Join and learn *
- Your Constiutional and Civil Rights
- How a jury trial operates
- Trial advocay skills
- Mediation and Negotiation skills
- Legal systems of the World
http://secondlifelawschool.blogspot.com

Lawyers and Law Offices
There are many more of these. These were selected primarily because they have good-looking offices.Check out www.lawspotonline.com/directory.jsp for a more complete list.

Crossguard IP Attorneys
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ellesmere/59/220/146/
Contact: www.crossguard.info, email mail@crossguard.info or skype crossguard.info
Trade Mark, Patent & Copyright Attorneys covering IP law, brand & design protection, character & personality rights, domain name dispute resolution, safeguarding know-how, intellectual property licensing & the work of the creative industries. Office is a virtual art gallery featuring classic paintings.

Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP
http://slurl.com/secondlife/depo%20business%20hub/215/185/35/
European Law Firm, with a strong technology, media and IP focus.

Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC
Contact: Navets Potato
http://slurl.com/secondlife/New%20Manhattan/192/50/154
aplegal.com Law Firm - Intellectual Property Patents Trademarks Copyrights Media Prosecution Litigation Representation Escrow Services.

Mediation and dispute resolution services
There is no binding "law" or "court system" in Second Life, but there are several organizations that offer voluntary mediation services. Here are two.

eJustice Centre do Ministério da Justiça
Founder: Ministério da Justiça português; Universidade de Aveiro e Universidade Nova de Lisboa
http://slurl.com/secondlife/eJustice%20Centre/42/142/27/
www.ejusticecenter.mj.pt
Mediation/arbitration services overseen by the ADR Lab of Lisbon New University law faculty, available to all avatars in Second Life to resolve contract disputes. Bilingual (Portuguese and English). 3pm-6pm (UTC+1), M-F

Olive Branch (group)
Founder: Olivevue Sholokhov
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Business%20Bureau%20/Isle/133/181/22/
Mediation and escrow service for Second Life. Works directly with Second Life Business Bureau. Mediates misunderstandings and protects consumers.

Bar Associations and Groups

Bar of Second Life
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Castillia%20Home/239/13/23
Contact: Amber Carlberg
The Bar of Second Life differs from groups with a similar name in the Second Life(R!) experience, so far perhaps as barristers strictly speaking may vary from other types of lawyer. It upholds the scope for honourable dealing in SL, focuses on requirements of superior advocacy in inter-resident situations (land/property, IP issues, commercial interaction, etc). Its ethos is informal integrity and is confined strictly to the parameters of Second Life(R). Ideal for escapee rl advocates ;)

Pro Bono Second Life
Founder: Iorek Rasmuson
http://slurl.com/secondlife/depo%20park%202/74/67/23
A group to support, promote and encourage a commitment to pro bono across the legal profession. The group does not give legal advice itself but is a forum for lawyers who undertake or wish to undertake pro bono work in SL and/or in RL. Members who are not lawyers but work in a charitable organisation can become 'affiliates.

Second Life Bar Association (SLBA)
Founder: Benjamin Noble
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Malfelonius/209/69/61
An informal professional organization to promote the development of civil law in Second Life and assist attorneys, legal scholars, and other legal professionals navigate the Second Life legal landscape.

Governance and law
There are many groups dedicated to debating how interactions in Second Life and other virtual worlds should be governed. These 4 are listed because they have sites in-world. All of them are worth visiting just for the scenery :)

Al-Andalus Caliphate
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Al%20Andalus%20Alhambra/128/134/49
Founder: Michel Manen
www.al-andalus-sl.com
The Al-Andalus Caliphate Project reconstructs 13th Century Moor as a political and juridical space shaped by authentic Islamic principles, where Residents can explore the modalities of interaction between different languages, nationalities, religions and cultures. The study of Islamic law is an integral and essential element of the Al-Andalus Caliphate Project.

Confederation of Democratic Simulators
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Neufreistadt/159/182/172%20
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Colonia%20Nova/63/198/43
http://neufreistadt.info/
A Democratic Republic forged to provide residents with a secure environment to work, live and play in; the CDS consists of two regions, Neufreistadt and Colonia Nova.

Extropia
Contact: Sophrosyne Stenvaag
http://core.extropiacore.net
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Extropia%20Core/132/122/25/
The Independent Technocratic City-State of Extropia is a community of Second Life residents sharing a common desire to build a positive, beautiful, empowering future for all. Unlike other land options, Extropia is a place where residents are encouraged to work and play together, and to govern their own affairs to the greatest extent possible.

Independent State of Caledon?
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20VictoriaCity/129/128/24
Founder: Desmond Shang
A small, aristocratic, very independent 19th century Nation State.
Caledon is a 19th century Steampunk Victorian nation-state!
A small, windswept isle at a temperate latitude with wild creatures, country estate life, and sights and sounds that were common well over 100 years ago.
- 19th century period clothing, politeness, and activities are smiled upon, but "just being yourself" is more than good enough.

Metaverse Republic (group)
Contact: Ashcroft Burnham
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tabula%20rasa/144/167/27
http://www.metaverserepublic.org
The Metaverse Republic plans a legal system for Second Life, with enforcement power originating in user-created tools, and a democratic parliament. The Metaverse Republic aims to provide an effective and fair system for resolving SL disputes.