Robin Ashford's Posterous http://robinashford.posterous.com The primary focus of this blog is my work & explorations in Second Life posterous.com Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:34:00 -0700 2010 LILAC Conference (UK Information Literacy Conf) Report on InfoLit iSchool Island http://robinashford.posterous.com/how-can-librarians-afford-professional-develo http://robinashford.posterous.com/how-can-librarians-afford-professional-develo How can librarians afford professional development of this quality any other way?
I'm consistently amazed by the quality of professional development opportunities afforded me by participating in virtual worlds. This presentation is taking place at this moment on the University of Sheffield founded island, InfoLit iSchool, in Second Life. Librarians are here from around the globe (only a few from USA). I really love what I learn from such diverse groups of librarians in this way. I still can't believe I attend these discussions/presentations and some very large events all for no cost other than the time it takes me to login on my laptop. Truly an amazing time for educators to be able to connect like never before. I'll add text from a notecard handed out in SL below.
InfoLit iSchool April 2010
Screen shot of InfoLit iSchool discussion on LILAC
Towards the end of the discussion Pancha Enzyme rezzed a QR code and shared how they are being used in libraries-an excellent presentation by Ishbel Hartmann & Pancha Enzyme!
InfoLit iSchool LILAC Report April 8, 2010
Below is part of the text from a notecard handed out at the beginning of this discussion: *****Report from the LILAC conference: General information and links

Meeting held on Infolit iSchool,  Second Life, 8th April 2010
(This notecard compiled by Sheila Yoshikawa, 8 April 2010)

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LILAC is the major information literacy conference in the UK. The website says “LILAC is aimed at librarians and information professionals who teach information literacy skills, are interested in digital literacies and want to improve the information seeking and evaluation skills of all our library users whoever they may be.”
In 2010 it was held 29-31 March, in Limerick, Ireland. Pancha Enzyme and Ishbel Hartmann will present their highlights from the conference. We also welcome views from anyone else who was at the conference!

This notecard has some links to reports etc. about the conference. I will also be putting these on my blog tomorrow: http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/

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The main LILAC website is at http://www.lilacconference.com/dw/
The Twitter stream is http://twitter.com/lilac_2010

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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:34:00 -0800 More on HIV Testing and The Information Literacy Exhibit on Karuna Resource Center Rooftop in Second Life http://robinashford.posterous.com/more-on-hiv-testing-and-the-information-liter http://robinashford.posterous.com/more-on-hiv-testing-and-the-information-liter

These snapshots are an attempt to share with those who do not use Second Life (SL). My prior post explains more about this exhibit and includes links to Information Literacy Week in Second Life, with the schedule of events and SLurls (Second Life URL) to the locations.  It also includes an excellent CDC site for questions related to HIV Testing. I need to run as my exhibit opening begins in a little over an hour. If you have SL on your computer, please stop by to visit. The exhibit is today from 9-10AM SLT.

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HIV Testing-Information Literacy Exhibit in Second Life
It's Information Literacy Week in Second Life (SL). Sheila Yoshikawa (RL Sheila Webber), University of Sheffield faculty member and founder of Infolit iSchool Island in SL is leading this effort.

My exhibit is on the Karuna Resource Center rooftop on Karuna Island in SL. The official opening is Wednesday, Nov 11th,  9-10AM PST. The SLurl is below. I'll also take part in the ACRL panel presentation this Friday.
The specific information need, "Should I get tested for HIV" is addressed in this exhibit as it's a question people regularly wonder and ask. The SCONUL 7 Pillars of Information Literacy Model is used. 
One of the information sites people are pointed to is a service by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), National HIV and STD Testing Resources. Please stop by if you can, the exhibit will remain up through the weekend.

For more snapshots of this exhibit see my next post here.

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