New User Experiences

I. Tutorials on the web

    A. YouTube

        1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b72CvvMuD6Q

B. Video Tutorials

        1. http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials

C. Web Tutorials

        1. http://secondlife.com/app/help/basic/index.php

        2. http://www.secondlifeinsider.com/tag/AdjustingToANewWorld

    D. http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2006/10/71965 (look at SLURL)

        1. http://slurl.com

        2. http://www.secondlifeinsider.com/2007/06/29/adjusting-to-a-new-world-the-newbie-tourist/

Somethingawful.com

II. Tutorials on SL

    A. Orientation Island

    B. Help Island

    C. Freebie Island

        1. http://www.slexchange.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=38803

    D. Restaurants/Clubs/Parks

    E. Libraries

III. Classic Citations on Library Anxiety

1. Mellon, Constance. "Library Anxiety: A Grounded Theory and Its Development." College & Research Libraries 47 (1986): 160-165.
2. Bostick, Sharon. “The Development and Validation of the Library Anxiety Scale.” In Marjorie Murfin and Jo Bell Whitlatch (Eds.). First Preconference on Research in Reference Effectiveness. Chicago: American Library association, Reference and Adult Services Division, 1993.