What uses can you think of for virtual worlds within your own organization?

This is very wishy-washy of me, but I think that libraries should maybe participate in virtual worlds such as second life.

When they should:

Do you think that libraries should be in virtual worlds such as Second Life, why or why not?

I'm fairly new to Second Life and while I think it is fun, I wonder how many people actually attend meetings held by libraries and information organizations.  That said, Second Life is the type of social application that needs to be marketed to be successful.  I know the California Library Association held an event at their island in 2008 for which they sent email to their members. That type of notification probably guaranteed a well attended event.

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Do you think libraries should be in virtual worlds, such as second life, or not?

So, did we all have to go into Second Life and perform a mission for 203? When I did, I checked out a Fahrenheit 451 exhibit that was ... interesting. But underwhelming. Then, also, it was in-and-out -- get the task done, and move on.

Do you think libraries should be in virtual worlds such as Second Life, why or why not?