Patricia Uttaro, Assistant Director, System Services at the Monroe County Library System in New York, writes: I’ve been meaning to write to you for awhile to fill you in on activities in the Monroe County Library System since your visit here in 2006. The system now has an Emerging Technology Committee that just celebrated its first anniversary. At our last meeting, I asked if anyone was ready to drop off the team after a busy year, and the response I got from one and all was “No Way! We’re having way to much fun!” The ETC has produced three Technology Camps for […]
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LJ Reports: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6551184.html As with graphic novels, public libraries have been one of the greatest champions of putting gaming materials into the public’s awaiting hands. The American Library Association (ALA) is responding to requests from its constituents for more gaming suppliers on the show floor at its conferences by introducing a Gaming Pavilion at this summer’s Annual conference in Anaheim. ALA said the pavilion will include “electronic game publishers and platform companies, publishers of board games and card games, gaming table and furniture suppliers, and others.” The Gaming Pavilion will be the springboard of ALA’s “full-scale initiative to promote gaming in libraries.” […]
Ryan Deschamps writes: Public Libraries use gaming to attract teens That’s not precisely true. If we have public computers, the teens are already there — gaming. Gaming programs are an attempt to channel the gaming energy into a community building experience. It’s noisy; it’s not books; it’s probably more fun than your average taxpayer would like to think a teen should be having in a library — but it does some very important things: a) it builds trust with teens, helping them to see the library as a positive place to be b) it engages them toward other positive — […]
Chris Harris at SLJ: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/840000284/post/1090025309.html We are exploring turning ILL into a game. The basic mechanic will give libraries points for sending and receiving interlibrary loans, with bonus points for prompt delivery and ontime returns. A leaderboard (competition drives a LOT more than you might want to admit!) might prompt librarians to become more involved in resource sharing.
I’m recovering from a great weekend finishing up LIS768 in Minnesota – more projects will be posted soon — but now I am heading to the airport and to Computers in Libraries. I can already tell from the Flickring etc that Gaming and Gadgets was the place to be last night…sorry I missed. Must be my devious plan to avoid the DDR pad… I have two left feet! If you are attending my talk with Michael Casey, please say hi.
Naomi, our Wii winner Originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian Handing off the Wii to Naomi, a school librarian who donated to LISHost and got a Wii in return. Blake wrote a script that randomly generated a name from the list of donors, and this is the name that came up. Congratulations, Naomi, and thanks to everyone who helped raise $823 for LISHost!
3 days left to win a Wii! Originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian Jenny and I are very happy to announce that we have a winner — a big congrats goes to: Naomi M. of Palatine, IL A big thank you goes out to everyone who donated to LISHost during this fundraiser. And to Mr. Blake Carver who continues to work so tirelessly for all of us.
BATL shirt logo Originally uploaded by jefoto Looks like gaming is getting serious at Traverse Area District Library!
Jenny Levine and I are joining forces to run a fundraiser for good ole LISHost. Jenny just posted about it at TSL: If you’re a regular online, you probably know or know of Blake Carver. Even if you’ve never met him, you know his work. He’s been running and maintaining the incredible LISNews hub since 1999. This contribution alone is why many of us admire him for his dedication and vision. In 2002, Blake started LISHost, an affordable website hosting service for libraries and libraries. On the very rare occasion the LISHost server goes down, you can tell something’s amiss […]
GSLIS speaker series attendees Originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian As part of the Emerging Library Leaders series, Jenny Levine spoke to a group of students, faculty and staff last Monday night. I was thrilled to be there and hear her full length Gaming in Libraries talk. The students — many gamers themselves – had some great questions. I am tickled that Jenny got to speak at our school. Her presentation is here: http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/presentations/2008/20080204DominicanGaming.pdf