Librarians and Second Life

Apologies for not completing this by class, Budapest Prep has been a hassle and somewhere between reading articles, laundry, and packing, I neglected to remember the Blog.

I'm glad that Jill Hurst-Wahl didn't do any urging for librarians to jump onto Second Life. It's just not that useful for some libraries, and librarians feel too much pressure that our patrons are there. However, she does say that "If you do not want to create an account, talk to librarians in your region. Likely, you will find someone who can give you a personal tour of Second Life."

Really? I'm at my home now in Wanamingo, MN. The libraries in my region, at least those close enough to my home serve rural patrons, and I doubt any of them even have a Second Life account, much less be able to give a tour of it. At my local library, the computers in the library are likely too old, not enough memory, etc to even run Second Life. Technology just isn't a high priority here. At most the only technology any patron needs is access to the internet. Second Life? It just doesn't serve these patrons.