Virtual Worlds, Real Libraries : Librarians and Educators in Second Life and Other Multi-User Virtual Environments

✍ Scribed by Lori Bell; Rhonda B. Trueman

Publisher: Information Today, Inc.
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Leaves: 273
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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Second Life (Game) ; Shared virtual environments -- Library applications.; GAM013000; LAN025000

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