A SECOND LIFE
FOR KANSAS LIBRARIANS
Some basic information on entering and enjoying the virtual world

Getting into Second Life

How to join Second Life
http://www.secondlife-shirts.com/how-to-join.htm

Basic instructions for beginning in Second Life and OneCleveland
http://admission.case.edu/pdfs/slinstructions.pdf

Second Life 101 (Basic stuff)

The Linden Blog
http://blog.secondlife.com/
Official news from the owners of Second Life)

Second Life ready reference Q&A
http://infoisland.org/drupal/reference/SL_ready_ref

Scripting Guide on the Second Life web site
http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/LSL_Portal

How to Manage Your Inventory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AULw9Oa_1Bw
(YouTube video)

Organizing your "Second Closet"
http://mysecondcloset.blogspot.com/2008/09/organizing-your-closet.html
(helpful hints on organizing your Second Life inventory)

Downloads: Avatar files
http://secure-web6.secondlife.com/community/avatar.php

Templates for hair, eyes, etc.
http://secure-web6.secondlife.com/community/templates.php

Free textures
http://secure-web6.secondlife.com/community/textures.php

Out and about in Second Life (some mature content)

Baedeker: A guide for the Second Life Tourist
http://secondtourist.blogspot.com/

Second Seeker: unofficial Second Life reviews
http://secondseeker.com/

SL Community Fashion
http://secondlife.com/community/fashion.php

Linden Lifestyles
http://lindenlifestyles.com/

SL Community: Resident Sites
http://secondlife.com/community/fansites.php

Libraries and Educational Resources

101 Uses for Second Life in the College Classroom
http://facstaff.elon.edu/mconklin/pubs/glshandout.pdf

info island
http://infoisland.org/
(Info Island is an "archipelago" of islands run by libraries, educational institutions and various social organizations)

Alliance Library Gets a Second Life: Library Services in a Virtual World
http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/Resources/Attachments/Slides/pope_bell_20070120.pdf
(Power Point Presentation on Second Life Libraries)

Top 20 Education Places in Second Life
http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Top_20_Educational_Locations_in_Second_Life

Institutions and organizations in Second Life
http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Institutions_and_Organizations_in_SL

Second Life: Universities and Private Islands
http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life:_Universities_and_Private_Islands

Second Life educational possibilities
http://www2.kumc.edu/tlt/SLEDUCAUSESW2005/SLPresentationOutline.htm

Helpful Online Videos About Second Life

Second Life Video Tutorials
http://www.skyways.org/KSL/ref/misc/web/slvideos.html

SLURLS (Direct links to Second Life locations in-world)

State Library of Kansas Virtual Branch
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybrary%20City%20II/35/197/25

Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library Virtual Branch
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybrary%20City/39/159/24

Info Island
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/97/128/33

Genealogy Research Center on Info Island
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/97/128/33

November 14, 2007