IS 250 Tech Trends in Reference & ILI

Esther Grassian

UCLA College Library

6 Jun 2010

Tech Trends?

Social Networking

MOBILE!

Geolocation

PRIVACY!!

Increased Virtual Interaction

Be a Trendspotter!

Flickr.com: Fashion Fever Modern Trends Uploaded on 23 January 2007, by Patrick Q

Flickr.com: “You’ve got to think outside of the box” Uploaded 1 June 2007 by jimfrazler

Flickr.com: Libraries and Librarians WarCraft Guild Group . Uploaded 27 July 2008, by libraryman

“Second Life”&

Reference?!!

YES!!

Alexandria Knight

Agenda

What is Second Life (SL)?

Who’s Involved?

Examples

HypatiaDejavu: Head of Reference, SL Community Virtual Library

What is “Second Life” (SL)?

Somewhat Like “WOW”

Modifiable MMORPG

769,000 Unique SL Users Logged In (Dec 2009)

Virtual World?

Community Standards

Objects Designed by Residents

Intellectual Property Rights Respected (Lawrence Lessig)

More…

L$260= US$1

User-to-User=US$567 Million in 2009

65% > 2008

SL Demographics

16 Million Registered Users - 150 Countries

Age: 45% = 18-24

34% = 25-34

50% = U.S. Participants (6/09)

Some considerations…

Access Requirements

Internet Connectivity

Platform Development &Revision

Open Source Alternatives

Learning Curve & Time Commitment

Sleaze Factor…

UCLA Library

UCLA Library in SL Service Plan

Building & enhancing…

library/faculty partnerships

research collections

Enhancing services & focusing on information literacy

Promoting our role as a vibrant enterprise

Reference Service

HypatiaDejavu…