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 in the evolving metaverse.
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Resources
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Virtual Worlds IG Discussion List
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The Virtual Worlds Interest Group was established at the 2009 ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵAnnual Conference. As of August 2018, the VWIG has 242 members. The next renewal date for this interest group is the 2027 ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵAnnual Conference.
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Megan Griffin
Association of College & Research Libraries
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E-mail: mgriffin@ala.org
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Join the Interest Group, see above under "resources."
