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crln-7956	American Library Association, 	ACRL Board of Directors’ actions, January 2008: Highlights of the Board’s Midwinter meetings	2008	4	.pdf	application/pdf	1579	55	36	Approved the following actions based on the recommendations in the ACRL Sec­ ond Life Task Force’s fi nal report: • approved up to $100 to purchase a parcel of space for ACRL/Choice to create a presence on ALA Info Island; • asked the ACRL President to appoint a knowledgeable ACRL member to set up, furnish, and decorate the ACRL/Choice space in Second Life by June 1, 2008; • approved $500 to be provided to the person appointed to set up the ACRL/Choice space for Second Life expenses for furniture and related event expenses during this fi s­ cal year; and • reconstituted the Second Life Task Force with member appointments through June 30, 2008, to work with ACRL staff and March 2008 167 C&RL News other appropriate ACRL groups to identify specific informational materials and delivery mechanisms to provide to Second Life visi­ tors, to develop a position description and call for volunteers for the ACRL Second Life administrator position, to investigate the possibilities and related costs for hosting a virtual event to tie in to the 2009 ACRL Na­ tional Conference through discussions with the conference Virtual Planning Committee, to recommend promotional materials and approaches for increasing awareness of this new space/service to ACRL members, and to suggest possible metrics for assessing the impact and potential of ongoing investment in the Second Life space as an assistance and a recruitment tool. Additionally, the Board approved an extension of the task force through the 2008 ALA Annual Conference to advise the Com­ mittee on the Status of Academic Librarians as it works to implement the second recommen­ dation and to assist ACRL staff with the imple­ mentation of the third recommendation.	cache/crln-7956.pdf	txt/crln-7956.txt