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Final Project Report for HealthInfo Island Project in Second Life Now Available
Monday, May 05, 2008
- Lori Bell
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 5, 2008
CONTACT: Carol Perryman, cp1757@gmail.com
A final project report issued today from the Alliance Library System marks the latest chapter in an exciting experiment funded by the Greater Midwest Region of the National Library of Medicine (GMR/NNLM). The project, entitled "Providing Consumer Health Outreach and Library Programs to Virtual World Residents in Second Life" provided outreach to virtual medical communities, health training and information for residents of Second Life, links to consumer health resources, one-on-one support to residents, and part-time staffing for HealthInfo Island. Read report here.
Carol Perryman, a doctoral student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an experienced medical and consumer health librarian, coordinated the project. She stated, " Participation in such an environment challenges the creative imagination. What is a library collection in a place where proprietary resources are out of the question? We feel collaboration is part of the answer."
"We are thrilled to have been part of this exciting and ground-breaking new project and providing quality health information to residents of Second Life," said Kitty Pope, Executive Director of the Alliance Library System. "Virtual worlds hold great promise for people with chronic health conditions and for people seeking information on health."
Working with Perryman on the project was Guus van den Brekel, Coordinator of Electronic Services, Central Medical Library, University Medical Center, Groningen. Tom Peters, CEO of TAP Information Services, evaluated the project and authored the final report.
On HealthInfo Island, the first version of World AIDS day was observed, along with a class on finding quality AIDS and HIV information, a series of presentations by health educators and support group leaders whose "real life" locations were all over the world. A "Path of Support" created by a member of the disability community called the Heron Sanctuary, displays some of the more than 70 health support groups active in Second Life. Other events included a panel discussion about design for accessibility, a presentation about grassroots activism for disability activitists, and a casual question-and –answer session with a diabetes support group and an internal medicine physician in Greece.
For more information, please contact Carol Perryman at cp1757@gmail.com
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ALS launches Smart investing @ your library
Thursday, May 01, 2008
- Valerie Brandon
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[East Peoria, IL] – Alliance Library System will launch the “Smart investing @ your library®” program, to promote investor education in libraries in central Illinois and in the virtual world of Second Life. Alliance Library System will offer programs on investing targeted at baby boomers in libraries, on a van at county fairs and festivals, and in Second Life.
Read press release here.
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ALA World Book Award for Info Literacy
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
- Valerie Brandon
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Deadline: Dec. 1, 2008
World Book and ALA announce the creation of the new World Book/ALA Information Literacy Goal Award, a grant of $5,000 to a public and school library literacy program. The award is designed to encourage and support innovative and effective information literacy programs in today’s school and public libraries.
Information literacy is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information, not only for school-age children but now can be considered a lifelong venture as formats of information and methods of access to information rapidly evolve. An eligible literacy program should focus on school library users or public library users who are likely to need the most help to obtain access to information, in print or digital form, and to evaluate the quality of the information available to them, especially information they may find outside the school library, school classroom, or public library. The ultimate goal should be to help people of all ages become effective users of information by fostering a better understanding of the research process. The two page application can be accessed online through the ALA website: http://ala.org/ala/awardsbucket/worldbookaward/worldbookaward.cfm
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Target Stores Accepting Applications for Local Store Grants Program
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
- Valerie Brandon
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Deadline: May 31, 2008
Target Corporation’s ( http://www.target.com/ ) Local Store Grants provide funding support to "Target" communities in the areas of arts, reading programs, and family violence prevention. To be eligible, organizations must be located in communities where Target does business. Grants will be awarded to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, schools, libraries, or public agencies for nonprofit programs that impact arts, early childhood read- ing, or family violence prevention. Arts grants are awarded to programs that bring the arts to schools or make the arts accessible to children and families. Early childhood reading grants support programs that foster a love of reading and encourage children, from birth through age nine, to read together with their families. Family violence prevention grants support programs that strengthen families and communities by keeping them safe.
Support will be awarded for projects or programs. The average grant amount is between $1,000 and $3,000.
For communities offering unique opportunities outside the scope of the program’s focus areas, Target provides each store limited funds for Target GiftCard donations. GiftCard donations are available March through December, as funding permits.
Visit the Target Web site for complete program information.
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Soul of a People: Voices from the Writers’ Project - Grant Opportunity
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
- Valerie Brandon
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The American Library Association, in partnership with Spark Media, an award-winning Washington, D.C.-based production and outreach company, is proud to present an innovative library outreach program to enhance and increase the nationwide impact of Spark Media’s documentary film, "Soul of a People: Voices from the Writers’ Project." Major funding for the library outreach program has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
The film and library outreach programs will acquaint public, academic and special library audiences with the story of the largest cultural experiment in U.S. history - the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) of the Works Progress Administration - told against the backdrop of the Depression and 1930s America. More information about "Soul of a People:
Voices from the Writers’ Project" can be found at www.ala.org/soulofapeople.
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History Channel Announces Guidelines for Save Our History Grant Program
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
- Valerie Brandon
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Deadline: June 6, 2008
The Save Our History Program invites history organizations to partner with a local school or youth group and apply for funding to help preserve the history of their community. Eligible applicants include libraries. More information can be found at www.saveourhistory.com
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For information on any of the documents or information presented on this page please contact
Valerie Brandon
309-694-9200 (ext 2119).
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