[Genealib] Central Florida Memory on Second Life announcment

[Gronlund, Gregg]

Central Florida Memory Comes to Second Life

 

The Orange County Library System (OCLS) has brought the Central Florida

Memory www.cfmemory.org project to the virtual world of Second Life
http://secondlife.com. 

 

Central Florida Memory is an ongoing collaborative digitization project
whose partners

include the Orange County Library System (OCLS), the University of
Central

Florida Libraries, the Orange County Regional History Center, Rollins

College, and the Museum of Seminole County History. Staff members from

OCLS have recreated a turn of the century Florida homestead, complete

with cracker house, barn, school house, and more. Visitors to the

virtual exhibit will be treated to an interactive and immersive

experience that will allow them to *touch* virtual objects for more

information about Central Florida Memory. Virtual *computers* will

provide links to more information, as well as presentations on building

a virtual exhibit, how to start a digitization project, the types of

documents included in Central Florida Memory, and more.

A free Second Life standard account is required in order to view and

participate in the exhibit. Once the account is obtained, the location

of the exhibit can be found here:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%204/188/56/24/

Questions can be directed to robinson.kathryn at ocls.info, or to

gronlund.gregg at ocls.info. *In World* questions can be sent to

Laurel Zenovka or Zeno Zapatero. The exhibit is available on an ongoing

basis.

 

 

 

Gregg Gronlund

Orange County Library System

gronlund.gregg at ocls.info

407-835-7390

101 E. Central Blvd.

Orlando, Florida 32801

 



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