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Talking, looking, flying, searching: A research report on information seeking in Second Life Margaret Ostrander (Testy Outlander) 22 April 2008 Info Island International, Second Life LIS8010: Users in Virtual Worlds, Dr. Michael Stephens Dominican University/College of St. Catherine MLIS Program © Margaret Ostrander, 2008
Overview ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Methodology ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What were they seeking? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Themes ,[object Object]
Sociability ,[object Object],[object Object]
Visual & mobile info ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Serendipity  “ [i] came to this sim through the secondlife showcase thingy. thats how i found out bout this mexican ruins place.. and stumbled into the concert”    - SL resident on finding a concert in SL   “ I happened onto that when I was looking at my account settings.”  –  SL resident on finding out about corporate training in SL
Search mechanism ,[object Object],[object Object]
Play & humor ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Library Use ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Library Use ,[object Object],[object Object]
Info seeking factors Sociability Sociability Sociability Sociability Visual & Mobile Serendipity SL Tools Play
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Talking, Looking, Flying, Searching: A research report on information seeking in Second Life

  • 1. Talking, looking, flying, searching: A research report on information seeking in Second Life Margaret Ostrander (Testy Outlander) 22 April 2008 Info Island International, Second Life LIS8010: Users in Virtual Worlds, Dr. Michael Stephens Dominican University/College of St. Catherine MLIS Program © Margaret Ostrander, 2008
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  • 13. Info seeking factors Sociability Sociability Sociability Sociability Visual & Mobile Serendipity SL Tools Play
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Notas del editor

  1. Welcome JOKE ??? Please send me any snapshots you may take. I also love friendship offers, and feel free to IM me, although I won’t be attending to such things until after the presentation. Ask for introduction by putting things into chat bar – what is your role in Second Life?