American Libraries

In this episode of "ALA in Focus," ALA Manager for Membership Development John Chrastka sits down (or stands up, actually) with Donavan Vicha, Web Program Officer for the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies and the Reference and User Services Association. John finds Donavan right in the middle of an online class being held in the virtual world of Second Life, and they use the opportunity to chat about avatars, virtual book talks, voice-to-voice interface, Moodle, and RUSA's section of ALA/Arts Island in Second Life. Other highlights: John coining a phrase and catching Donavan's avatar nodding off.