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Hi,

This session is going to cover newer trends in gaming in libraries. While we will briefly cover some basic concepts, we will not be rehashing the same gaming programs that have been going on in libraries for the last five years. Instead, we're going to talk about how some libraries have started using online games as a form of outreach and library instruction. We will also talk about how you can do the same in your library, even if you have no money or technical knowledge! Examples will apply to public, academic, and every other type of library you can imagine. If you have any questions, please reply to the gaming in libraries thread below.

Link to Presentation and Handouts You May Adapt

Gaming in Libraries Census Survey, ends July 31st

Kathy Makens, Electronic Information Services Librarian, Durham County Main Library

Biography:

Kathy Makens has been the Electronic Information Services Librarian for Durham County Libraries in Durham, NC since August of 2007. Previously, she was the Young Adult Librarian at the Broward County Library/North Regional/BCC Library where she started the Tech Lab game design summer program. Kathy has presented a wide array of video game design classes using both open source and proprietary software. She has presented on Library 2.0 and gaming in libraries at ALA, FLA and the SEFLIN Young Adult Network conferences. Kathy was a contributor to the book, Get Connected: Tech Programs for Teens, and contributes to the Durham County Library Tech Talk blog and Alternative Teen Services blog. She will be presenting "Outreach 2.0" at the ALA Gaming in Libraries Symposium this November.



General Links about Gaming in Libraries:

You can see some of my other conference presentations here:
http://dclstrategicplan.pbwiki.com/Conference+Examples

Greg Neimeyer (recent LOEX Speaker):
http://www.gregniemeyer.com/

Gaming and Libraries: Intersection of Services, by Jennie Levine, Library Technology Reports, September/October 2006
https://publications.techsource.ala.org/products/archive.pl?article=2585

Library Games: Investigating the worlds of gaming and libraries since at least last week, (blog) Scott Rice and Amy Harris. http://librarygames.blogspot.com/

Quick Guide to Gaming in Libraries
http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2007/a-quick-guide-to-gaming-in-libraries/

Game on: Gaming in Libraries (blog) Beth Galloway
http://libgaming.blogspot.com/

The Role of Gaming in Libraries: Taking the Pulse, by Nicholson, Scott. (2007). White paper available online at http://boardgameswithscott.com/pulse2007.pdf
http://www.boardgameswithscott.com/pulse2007.pdf

Board Games with Scott, (blog) Scott Nicholson
http://www.boardgameswithscott.com/pulse2007.pdf

Gaming and Libraries Update: Broadening the Intersections, by Jennie Levine, Library Technology Reports, April 2008
https://publications.techsource.ala.org/products/archive.pl?article=2618