Virtual World Librarianship

Great new continuing ed courses from UIUC and Illinois Alliance Library System:

The Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Illinois Alliance Library System are pleased to offer a series of non-credit continuing education courses for librarians, educators, and others interested in libraries, learning, and teaching in virtual worlds such as Second Life.

Spring 2008 Courses
NEW Second Life 101
Instructor: Barbara (Puglet Dancer) Galik

Introduction to Virtual World Librarianship
Instructors: S. (Hypatia Dejavu) Thompson, Rhonda (Abbey Zenith) Trueman, Lori (Lorelei Junot) Bell and JJ (JJ Drinkwater) Jacobson.

NEW Survey of Librarianship in Virtual Worlds
Instructors: Tom (Maxito Ricardo) Peters, Lori (Lorelei Junot) Bell and Kelly (BlueWings Hayek) Czarnecki.

NEW Technical Skills for the Virtual World Librarian
Instructors: Shannah (Anji Juran) Miller and Bernadette (HVX Siverstar) Swanson.

Intermediate Virtual World Librarianship - Programming and Planning
Instructors: Tom (Maxito Ricardo) Peters, Rhonda (Abbey Zenith) Trueman, Christy (Violet Portola) Confetti Higgins, and JJ (JJ Drinkwater) Jacobson.

Libraries and Immersive Learning in 3D Virtual Environments
Instructors: S. (Hypatia Dejavu) Thompson, JJ (JJ Drinkwater) Jacobson.

NEW Working with a Class in Second Life
Instructor: Dr. Bryan (Bryan Mnemonic) Carter.

NEW Setting Up an Educational Presence in Second Life
Instructors: Lori (Lorelei Junot) Bell, Rhonda (Abbey Zenith) Trueman, Tom (Maxito Ricardo) Peters

Please visit http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/VW/ for additional information and to register. If you have questions, contact Marianne Steadley, steadley@uiuc.edu or 217-244-2751.
Marianne Steadley
Continuing Professional Development Program Director
501 E. Daniel St. Champaign IL 61820
217/244-2751
Fax: 217/244-3302