Health Literacy exhibit on Healthinfo Island launch!

Tuesday 10th November and ongoing

Health Literacy is important to help you understand and manage your
health care decisions and needs.
Our interactive exhibit will test your knowledge about stroke (brain
attack), heart attack and some common medical terminology.

Come learn at our Health Literacy exhibit at Health Info Island!

Exhibit organised by Brielle Coronet, Medical Librarian

Location: http://slurl.com/secondlife/healthinfo%20island/18/25/22/





********   Information Literacy week in Second Life***************

(Updated 8 November 2009)

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"Information literacy is knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner." +

Information Literacy Week in SL HQ:

-----------------------Monday November 9th

4-5am SL time
***Student exhibition of Information Literacy

First year BSc Information Management students at the University of Sheffield display the models of the "SCONUL 7 Pillars of Information Literacy" which they have adapted with examples from questions to do with Swine Flu.
9th November
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Infolit%20iSchool/136/211/351/
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7-9 am SLT
***Evento en español: Lecciones aprendidas y buenas prácticas en programas de Alfabetización Informacional-Spanish Event: Lessons learned and best practices in INFOLIT programs

Se pretende reunir a diferentes profesionales que estén desarrollando programas de Alfabetización Informacional con el fin de compartir algunas lecciones aprendidas y buenas prácticas que dichos programas han dejado, y que sirvan de guía para otros profesionales y programas.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Infolit%20iSchool/191/194/26
Organized By: Alejandro Uribe Tirado
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6pm SLT (and ongoing to 15 November)
***ACRL IL in SL Week event

MLIS students at the University of Hawaii collaborate with Alexandria Knight of UCLA on an IL exhibit and event at the ACRL site on ALA Island
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/217/42/61

---------------------Tuesday 10th November

9-10am SLT and then ongoing
*** Health Literacy exhibit: launch!
Health Literacy is important to help you understand and manage your health care decisions and needs.
Our interactive exhibit will test your knowledge about stroke (brain attack), heart attack and some common medical terminology.
Come learn at our Health Literacy exhibit at Health Info Island!
Exhibit organised by Brielle Coronet, Medical Librarian
http://slurl.com/secondlife/healthinfo%20island/18/25/22/
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Second Life Education Roundtable: Information Literacy
2.30-3.30 SLT
The regular series of Tuesday roundtable discussions, led by AJ Brooks, will feature Information Literacy as the discussion topic. Discussion leaders Lori Bell, Sheila Yoshikawa, and Marty Snowpaw. The SLER website is at http://virtualworldsedu.info/
Location: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Montclair%20State%20CHSSSouth/129/158/22
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Ongoing exhibitions:
= = Student exhibitions of Information literacy
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-------------- Wednesday 11th November

9-10am SLT launch and then ongoing
***HIV Testing and Information Literacy

Karuna Island is the Second Life sim devoted to celebrating the lives of those dealing with HIV/AIDS and making information, support, and creative services available to them in the SL community. Robin Mochi, Karuna Island Consumer Health Librarian, has created an interactive mindmap on HIV Testing using the SCONUL 7 Pillars of Information Literacy.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Karuna/33/50/23

Ongoing exhibitions:
= = Student exhibitions of Information literacy

= = Health Literacy
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-------------- Thursday 12th November

6.30-8.00 am SLT
*** SL orientation for librarians

New to Second Life? Learn some SL basics in this virtual workshop. It will be led by Sheila Yoshikawa (Sheila Webber in Real Life, Department of Information Studies, Sheffield University) and Kitty Mumfuzz (Keri Gray in Real Life, who runs Weekes Gray Recruitment (http://www.weekesgray.com/)
It starts at 6.30 am Second Life Time
To book a place, please email keri@weekesgray.com with your real life and second life names and you will given the landmark

Ongoing exhibitions:
= = Student exhibitions of Information literacy

= = Health Literacy

= = HIV Testing and Information Literacy

-------------- Friday 13th  November

1am-2am SLT then ongoing
***Opening of "What it means to me": an exhibition on the way people think about information and information literacy
This is the opening of an exhibition drawing on quotations about what informationand information literacy mean to different people. The aim is that this will be a growing 3D exhibition that will be flown up to a sky platform at the end of Information Literacy week.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Infolit%20iSchool/42/48/20/

Noon SLT
**Information Literacy Panel: "Web 2.0 Approaches to IL"

Information Literacy Panel produced by MLIS students at the University of Hawaii. Moderator: (Alexandria Knight) Esther Grassian, UCLA
Panelists: (Sheila Yoshikawa) Sheila Webber, U. Sheffield, Marsha Schnirring (Buk Binder)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/56/191/28
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Ongoing exhibitions:
= = Student exhibitions of Information literacy
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= = Health Literacy
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= = HIV Testing and Information Literacy

-------------- Saturday 14th  November

Ongoing exhibitions:
= = Student exhibitions of Information literacy􀀒

= = Health Literacy
= = HIV Testing and Information Literacy
= =  What it means to me": an exhibition on the way people think about information and information literacy
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-------------- Sunday 15th  November

1pm SLT
***Information Literacy week: Closing party!
Come to a party to celebrate the close of the first annual Information Literacy Week in SL, hosted by Sheila Yoshikawa (Info Lit Island) and Adra Letov, at the beautiful Jazz Cat.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/118/28/35/

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+ Information Literacy Definition:
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (UK) http://www.cilip.org.uk/policyadvocacy/learning/informationliteracy/definition/default.htm

In Counselling - Behavioral Therapy in Virtual Worlds

Yesterday I watched the wednesday live show from Metanomics.net at The Sojourner Auditorium on Virtual Ability Island. 
Here is the announcement:  
Can substance abuse be treated online? What do virtual worlds have to offer people diagnosed with autism and schizophrenia? Does anonymity allow people to share their stories in a way free from judgement? Will playing back a virtual conversation over and over help people with schizophrenia become more socially active?

Join host Robert Bloomfield on October 28, 2009 at 12pm PST as he meets with Dick Dillon of Preferred Family Healthcare, Inc. to discuss substance abuse treatment within Second Life. The conversation will continue with faculty from the Center for Vital Brain Aging at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Guest Biographies

Dick Dillon

Dick Dillon has held many positions in his 28 year involvement with the behavioral health field, including Counselor, Clinical Team Leader, Program Director, and Chief Operating officer. He has also been a consumer of services. Soon after graduation from the treatment program Dick began working with other people in early recovery, first as a volunteer alumni coordinator, then as an addictions counselor, clinical team leader, and program director. He was the co-founder of the Substance Abuse Services Department of a large Missouri hospital and developed that project to be one of the premier medically-based programs in a multi-state area.

In 1990 Dick joined a publicly funded non-profit group and served as their Chief Operating Officer for a decade. During his tenure, the organization opened four new facilities and made significant clinical transition to evidence-based practice. In 2000, Dick joined Preferred Family Healthcare, Inc. which was then, as now, one of the most progressive and fast growing mental health service providers in the United States. He has served for the past several years as Senior Vice President of Planning and Development. In his own words “My job is to help determine what we need to do next to be of best services to our clientele, and find the resources to make that happen!”

Dan Krawczyk

Dan Krawczyk is an assistant professor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Dr. Krawczyk’s laboratory is at the Center for Brain Health. His primary interest is in the neural circuitry associated wtih reasoning and he has just begun work on aging. He trained with Dr. Mark D’Esposito and brings considerable expertise in the nuances of functional imaging to the Vital Brain Aging Center.

A transcript of this show is on SlideShare! Click here to view it >>
To watch the recorded show: click here

Virtual Ability has agreed to take over HealthInfo Island.

Second Life Island announcements
alliancesecondlife@googlegroups.com
[alliancesecondlife@googlegroups.com] on behalf of Lori Bell
[lbell...@gmail.com]

Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 9:29 PM
To:
alliancesecondlife@googlegroups.com
Attachments:
I am pleased to share that Virtual Ability has agreed to take over HealthInfo Island.

Land of Lincoln has been transferred to Fleet Goldenberg for Eduisland 7 but Illinois State University has agreed to be home to much of the Lincoln content.
Thanks to Daisy and Krull for transferring this content.

--
Lori Bell
Director of Innovation
Alliance Library System
600 High Point Lane
East Peoria, IL 61611
(309)694-9200 ext. 2128
skype: lbell927
lb...@alliancelibrarysystem.com
lbell...@gmail.com
"Virtual Worlds, Real Libraries"
http://books.infotoday.com/books/VirtualWorlds.shtml

“Share the Health: Training People with Disabilities and Chronic Medical Conditions on How to Locate Quality Health Information

Image by testdriverone via Flickr

Must really get back into writing posts... I blame Twitter.. I think it's marvellous but it takes away the edge a little bit to write on the blogs about it again.. This you must read! Virtual Ability has the absolute best and most beautiful Orientation Isand to learn getting around in Second Life.

Alliance Library System is pleased to make the final report for the project “Share the Health” available on the web at http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com/pdf09/Sharethehealthfinalreportmay2009.pdf.

This project was funded with a contract from the National Library of Medicine Greater Midwest Region.

“We are very pleased that this project accomplished so much in terms of helping people with disabilities and chronic health conditions learn where to find credible health information and also how to navigate the virtual world of Second Life,” stated Kitty Pope, ALS Executive Director. “Much of this population is homebound and virtual worlds give them the opportunity to experience things they would not otherwise get to do.”

Virtual Ability, the new orientation center for people with these conditions in Second Life, was partially funded through this project. Virtual Ability was a recent co-winner of the prestigious Linden Prize with Studio Wikitecture. There were over 230 entries and this is the first vendor award of its type in virtual worlds.

“The many library services available in Second Life increase it’s utility for people with disabilities and chronic health conditions. The resources on HealthInfo Island are particularly pertinent,” stated Alice Krueger, president of Virtual Ability, Inc. “ We were pleased to partner with ALS in developing the intake and new resident orientation facilities on Virtual Ability Island, adjoining HealthInfo Island on the east.”

They also have created a Netvibes Universe Public Page : Share The Health VAI ALS

Here is an impression!

Image by testdriverone via Flickr

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Proposed Meeting and Collaboration

In the wake of the success of our joint efforts on World AIDS Day, and in the spirit of collaboration embodied by Second Life, we invite HIV/AIDS groups, activists, health professionals, organizations, and educators to participate in a meeting to discuss our shared interests and explore ways we might ensure the success of our collective work.

The tentative goals of this meeting are to:

• identify areas where we can collaborate
• identify ways to coordinate our outreach, support, marketing, and education efforts
• form a community of support that transcends SL and RL boundaries

Place: Karuna campfire: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Karuna/60/106/26
Date: March 6, 2009
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Second Life Time (Pacific Time)

For further information about Karuna, please visit our project website http://www.karunasl.info/

Please feel free to pass this invitation to any other HIV/AIDS groups, activists, health professionals, organizations, and educators you feel might be interested.

Carolina Keats, Karuna Project Coordinator
Jenaia Morane, Story Project Coordinator

HealthInfo Island & Karuna Stand at Dreams Fair 2009

HealthInfo Island & Karuna Stand at Dreams Fair 2009

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HealthInfo Island & Karuna Stand at Dreams Fair 2009. http://healthinfoisland.blogspot.com http://karunasl.info
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Tags: karuna, healthinfoisland, secondlife, consumer health, sl, avl

Recent talk on Consumer Health Librarianship

This presentation was given February 4, 2009, at the Preconference for the 2009 Association of American Publishers / PSP Annual Conference. I'm posting it here as my first attempt at creating a video from a slideset. Please pardon my voice in this - I had the flu when I recorded it (though not while I presented in Washington, D.C.)!

Consumer Health Librarianship in Second Life from carol perryman on Vimeo.

Caregiving

Take Heart

A workshop for caregivers

Saturday, February 14th
10-11:30 a.m., SLT

Location: Healthinfo Island
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/102/190/24


Take some time on Valentine’s Day to care for yourself! Join counselor Avalon Birke and consumer health librarian Carolina Keats on Healthinfo Island for a workshop on a topic of concern to many: caregiving.

Avalon will be talking about coping methods for caregivers,then Carolina provides an overview of good resources, including legal, financial, and health information.You'll leave with a listing of top-quality links that can help you get the help you need. If you cannot attend, the handout is available to all.

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Please note: If this topic interests you but the date or time won't work – let me know. I am happy to conduct another workshop on the same topic. I am also delighted to tailor workshops or classes on many topics your group would like to know more about.

Carolina Keats
Consumer Health Librarian

Supported by funding from the National Library of Medicine
Administered through the Alliance Library System

Start the New Year Well! Learn how to find good health information on Healthinfo Island - Wednesday