I am Library: ode to self-discovery & collective creativity in Second Life ® old version

Watch the updated HD version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzczxpsn0Mc&fmt=22
(click full screen icon at lower right on the YouTube player).
Filmed on location in the very beautiful Second Life®
The mashup cover slide is thanks to the inspirational image of the fish 'Looking for a better thing' by Katrina Brown and 'virtual Reality Concept' by Ugur Evgren. The metalicizing of the avatar and encouraging him/her to get behind the wave with the faded InfoInternational Island in the background was my doing.
Alliance Virtual Library: Info Archipelago
(Alliance Library System, Peoria, IL USA)

Water scene while objects were rezzing:
Entropia Island (Digital Library Federation:
library consortium & location for 2008-2009
live broadcast of Mellon Seminars in
Digital Humanities.

Corwin University.

Infolit iSchool Island & Sheila Yoshikawa
(Sheila Webber), University of Sheffield, UK

Caledon Library, Steampunk Island of Caledon (JJ Drinkwater)

Bibliothèque Francophone de Second Life (Hugobiwan Zolnir)

Lori Bell (Lorelei Junot),
Director of Innovation, Alliance Library System,
Peoria, IL USA

Rhonda Trueman (Abbey Zenith),
Manager, Infoisland Archipelago,

Hypatia Dejavu, Coordinator
of Virtual Reference,
Infointernational Island

Renaissance Island:
Diamond Coronet, Estate Manager
with Korrigan Keyes, Princej3d Figaro,
Adar Merlin, Zanzibara Nightfire

The Fine Art of Jousting: horses from AKK Horse Ranch
Bradburyville Island
(in honor of author Ray Bradbury)
& immersive Fahrenheit 451

ALA GODORT (Government Documents
Round Table) Notable Documents

Illumination Island Library

Healthinfo Island teleport board
& consortial reference kiosk

Virtual Ability Island Opening
of the Sojourner Auditorium:
Gentle Heron, Virtual Ability Inc.
& Alliance Library System
(grant awarded by National Library
of Medicine, USA)

Music written and performed by Cecily
Raine: Look Inside CD Baby,
Independent Music:
New CD: Sleep
cdbaby.com/cd/cecilyraine

Grace Buford (Cylindrian)
live at Second Life Community Conference
in Tampa, September 2008
streamed into Second Life -
New CD: River
cylindrian.wordpress.com

Machinima by Bernadette Daly Swanson
(HVX Silverstar),
resident on one of the lovely
islands in the Info Archipelago

HVX Silverstar & Machinima Institute 2008
in the very beautiful Second Life®

Bridging Worlds 2008 Conference, Singapore National Library Board, October 16-17, Singapore.

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