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h2. About the SLA Virtual World Advisory Council
The charter of the SLA Virtual World Advisory Council states that the Council shall:
1. Recommend short and long-term direction for SLA's presence as an association in virtual worlds.
2. Oversee SLA's presence in virtual worlds.
3. Interface with other SLA units, including the Innovation Lab Task Force, ClickU and the Professional Development, Public Relations and Student Academic Affairs Advisory Councils, to:
a. consolidate efforts
b. develop and promote opportunities for members to participate and build virtual
world skills
4. Investigate and estimate the cost of creating, maintaining and promoting virtual world activities and recommend funding sources and report findings to the CEO.
h2. Virtual Worlds Advisory Council members
In January 2009, the SLA Board of Directors created a Virtual Worlds Advisory Council to supercede the SLA Workgroup.
* Cindy Hill (SL: Sydney Delphin) \-\- Chair, Term: 2009-2010
* Christy Confetti Higgins (SL: Violet Portola) \-\- Term: 2009-2010
* Heather O'Daniel (SL: Tensegrity Tigerpaw) \-\- Term: 2009
* Marcella Duka \-\- Term: 2009-2010
* Patricia Alderman (SL: Biblio Latte) \-\- Term: 2009
* Scott Brown (SL: Steven Source) \-\- Term: 2009
* Stephen Abrams (SL: Squid Cagney) \-\- Board Liaison
* Constance Denning \-\- Staff Liaison
Follow the links in the navigation box to the left for upcoming events and training, past training, and other information.
h2. SLA in Second Life Links
* [SLURL for SLA's Second Life space|http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybrary%20City%20II/59/100/22] \- [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybrary%20City%20II/59/100/22]
* [SLA in Second Life blog|http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/sla_in_second_life/]
* [Second Life Workgroup|https://www.sla.org/content/community/committe/workgrps/secondlife.cfm] page on the [SLA web site|https://www.sla.org/]
* [SLA Military Libraries Blog on SLA in SL|http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/sla_military_libraries_bl/2008/06/sla-in-second-l.html]
* [SLA Military Libraries Blog on First SLA Event in|http://www.typepad.com/t/app/weblog/post?__mode=edit_entry&id=52937390&blog_id=1585168]
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*From the [SLA in Second Life Blog|http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/sla_in_second_life/]*
{rss:url=http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/sla_in_second_life/atom.xml\|max=3\|showTitlesOnly=true}
*From the Twitter #librarybuzz hash tag*
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h2. About the SLA Virtual World Advisory Council
The charter of the SLA Virtual World Advisory Council states that the Council shall:
1. Recommend short and long-term direction for SLA's presence as an association in virtual worlds.
2. Oversee SLA's presence in virtual worlds.
3. Interface with other SLA units, including the Innovation Lab Task Force, ClickU and the Professional Development, Public Relations and Student Academic Affairs Advisory Councils, to:
a. consolidate efforts
b. develop and promote opportunities for members to participate and build virtual
world skills
4. Investigate and estimate the cost of creating, maintaining and promoting virtual world activities and recommend funding sources and report findings to the CEO.
h2. Virtual Worlds Advisory Council members
In January 2009, the SLA Board of Directors created a Virtual Worlds Advisory Council to supercede the SLA Workgroup.
* Cindy Hill (SL: Sydney Delphin) \-\- Chair, Term: 2009-2010
* Christy Confetti Higgins (SL: Violet Portola) \-\- Term: 2009-2010
* Heather O'Daniel (SL: Tensegrity Tigerpaw) \-\- Term: 2009
* Marcella Duka \-\- Term: 2009-2010
* Patricia Alderman (SL: Biblio Latte) \-\- Term: 2009
* Scott Brown (SL: Steven Source) \-\- Term: 2009
* Stephen Abrams (SL: Squid Cagney) \-\- Board Liaison
* Constance Denning \-\- Staff Liaison
Follow the links in the navigation box to the left for upcoming events and training, past training, and other information.
h2. SLA in Second Life Links
* [SLURL for SLA's Second Life space|http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybrary%20City%20II/59/100/22] \- [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybrary%20City%20II/59/100/22]
* [SLA in Second Life blog|http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/sla_in_second_life/]
* [Second Life Workgroup|https://www.sla.org/content/community/committe/workgrps/secondlife.cfm] page on the [SLA web site|https://www.sla.org/]
* [SLA Military Libraries Blog on SLA in SL|http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/sla_military_libraries_bl/2008/06/sla-in-second-l.html]
* [SLA Military Libraries Blog on First SLA Event in|http://www.typepad.com/t/app/weblog/post?__mode=edit_entry&id=52937390&blog_id=1585168]
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*From the [SLA in Second Life Blog|http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/sla_in_second_life/]*
{rss:url=http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/sla_in_second_life/atom.xml\|max=3\|showTitlesOnly=true}
*From the Twitter #librarybuzz hash tag*
{rss:url=http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23librarybuzz\|max=3\|showTitlesOnly=true}
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