Curatorial Work and Learning in Virtual Environments: A Virtual World Project to Support the NDIIPP Community

ABSTRACT The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Virginia Tech,(VPI&SU) are,researching,support,of,the,digital preservation and curation community,in Second Life (SL). We will explore how SL can be used, with a focus on education and dissemination. Our assessment will ascertain how,serious use of immersive,environments,can,yield,benefit,to,scholarly communities.,Our,initial work,is,with,four,types,of preservation/curation content. First, we hope to enlist InDP participants so their systems,and,results can become,better known through SL. Second, we will support posters in SL as a way,to share what,is typically ephemeral,knowledge,about curation, digital libraries, and digital preservation. Third, we will help people learn about iRODS, using streaming video based on recordings made in Spring 2009. Fourth, we will develop ways