Virtual Worlds Interest Group

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The Virtual Worlds Interest Group provides an opportunity for academic librarians with virtual environment interests and responsibilities to have a place in ACRL to network, share information, ask questions, and work on special projects, promote accessibility and provide programs relevant to academic libraries. The VW Interest Group also works to promote the various uses of virtual reality in all formats (desktop, mobile and headset) to potential and current academic librarians and to improve information literacy (metaliteracy) specifically in virtual spaces. The ACRL VWIG sponsors events, programs and meetings held mainly within the virtual world of Second Life and explores other developing Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality platforms.

Roster

Marcia Meister (Convener, July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011)
Rhonda Trueman (Past Convener, July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011)
Mary Jane Petrowski (Staff Liaison, July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011)

Displaying active committee roster as of 07/01/2010. Last retrieved on 03/19/2024. Members can log in and refresh the page to view full contact information for committee members.

Resources

ALA Connect Community

Virtual Worlds IG Discussion List
This discussion list is currently hosted through ALA Connect. In order to post to the list you will need to join the group’s ALA Connect Community and address all discussion list email messages to the Connect discussion list address  ALA-acrlvwig@ConnectedCommunity.org.

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All ALA members automatically have an ALA Connect account connected to their ALA login. Non-members are welcome to create a free Connect account and have access to numerous resources, including being able to join this discussion group’s community.

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Composition

Interest Group membership is comprised of members in the ALA Connect space. Join the space above to join the group.

Origin

The Virtual Worlds Interest Group was established at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference. As of August 2018 the VWIG has 242 members. The next renewal date for this interest group is the 2024 ALA Annual Conference.

Get Involved

Join the Interest Group, see above under "resources."

Staff Liaison

Aleah Price
Program Coordinator
Association of College & Research Libraries
American Library Association
E-mail: aprice@ala.org