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- Title
Second Life complements the Internet for reference librarians.
- Authors
Tang, Florence
- Abstract
The article describes the Second Life culture as an interactive virtual environment from the perspective of a reference librarian. The cited advantages of using Second Life are synchronous interaction with other people, clearer appearance of chat text messages, incorporation of social norms, and accessibility. Among the noted obstacles to using Second Life are its price, intentional distress of other avatars, empty virtual public places, less hierarchy among participants, chatting via rapid typing, and quick change of landscapes and avatars.
- Subjects
LIBRARIES &; the Internet; INTERNET in library reference services; REFERENCE librarians; VIRTUAL reality; AVATARS (Virtual reality)
- Publication
Georgia Library Quarterly, 2009, Vol 46, Issue 4, p10
- ISSN
2157-0396
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.62915/2157-0396.1343