Project Summary & Objectives
Project brief summary
The Alliance Library System (ALS) proposes to work with AIDS.gov and other health agencies in the virtual world of Second Life to create a community library/resource center for people of all ages diagnosed with AIDS, those that are HIV positive, their friends and family, caregivers and those who provide health information (such as librarians), their families, health professionals, and other librarians in Second Life. The resource center will improve awareness of the disease and promote quality health information about all aaspects of the disease. The space to provide these services in Second Life will include a community center, private spaces for smaller group meetings, an open-air auditorium for events, and an event center with technology enhanced seminar-style learning. The library/resource center will contain a wealth of materials including tutuorials, news feeds, links to current awareness searches in PubMed, links to NLM resources about AIDS, AIDS.gov, and other resources. The setting will also contain a garden of experience where narratives about the AIDS/HIV experience of loss, joy, and comunity can be shared through art in theform of music, poetry, video, and more.
Project Objectives and Accomplishments to be Achieved:
To build an AIDS information and community center in the virtual world of Second Life.
To develop and compile quality resources in the library on AIDS/HIV.
To train AIDS/HIV patients, their families, and others on how to search for quality information on all aspects of the disease.
To collaborate with other AIDS/HIV and health information agencies to provide quality health information.
To provide informational displays on AIDS/HIV
To increase awareness of NLM resources on AIDS/HIV