Video Gaming in Libraries 101
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Video games are a new thing to libraries, but they've been well established in our culture for over 30 years. In order to reach out to all of our unique patron groups, video games in libraries should be embraced by librarians as a way to connect with our community. This presentation will focus on educating librarians on how to start a video gaming program at their public library. Taking a simple, cost effective approach, the aim of this presentation is to remove any worries about gaming in libraries and instead replace them with positive, forward thinking ideas. For more information on this topic, please refer to my blog post at the following link: http://blog.8bitlibrary.com/2010/03/09/video-game-collection-development-101/
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- 1. Video Gaming in Libraries 101 Presented by Justin Hoenke Teen Librarian Portland Public Library 8BitLibrary.com
2. STAGE 1 press START to continue 3. HELLO! MY NAME IS JUSTIN! 4. *well, I better be since I got our darn logo tattooed on me. I AM A LIBRARIAN!* (roar!) 5. 8BITLIBRARY.COM A bunch of librarians who love video games getting together toEDUCATEthe library world about theMANYpositive benefits to gaming in librarians. 6. STAGE 2 press START to continue 7. LET'S DESTROY SOME STEREOTYPES! 8. GAMING IS A SOLITARY THING. 9. 10. ONLY KIDS AND TEENS PLAY GAMES. 11. 12. 13. 14. VIDEO GAMES DON'T TEACH YOU ANYTHING. 15. Let's talk about... 16. 17. 18. 19. STAGE 3 press START to continue 20. START SIMPLE... 21. Gamers are social people. The recent rise in online gaming shows that we all want to be connected to one another. Why not give this audience a place to play video games in public? 22. START PROGRAMMING 23. $500 24.
- Wii console, $200
- Wii Play (+free remote), $50
- Wii Sports Resort
- (+free Wii Motion Plus attachment), $50
- Mario Kart Wii, $50
- 2 extra Wii remotes, $80
- 3 extra Wii Motion Plus attachments, $60
- 8 pack of rechargeable AA batteries, $10
25. START A COLLECTION 26. Cost. 27.
- Gaming isn't cheap,
- thats for sure.
28. Use the same principles when developing video game collections that we do to other material collections via @LibrarianJP 29. PLAN AHEAD
- Understand the cost of video games
- Provide those that fund the collection with specifics on cost
- BUY USED! (allows more bang for your buck)
- Start small
30. My recommendation?
- Invest $7,500 to $10,000 to start.
- After that, plan on making 3-4 purchases per year.
31.
- Emphasize how your library will be reaching out to a new population of users and how through this program those users will be more likely to attend other library events and use the library for their media needs.
GIVE YOUR COMMUNITY WHAT THEY WANT! 32. HOW DO I LEARN ABOUT GAMING?
- PLAY
- TALK
- READ
33. ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY http://www.egmnow.com GAME INFORMER http://gameinformer.com NINTENDO POWER http://www.nintendopower.com XBOX MAGAZINE http://www.oxmonline.com/ 8BITLIBRARY http://www.8bitlibrary.com 34. STAGE 4 press START to continue 35.
- DON'T
36.
- STOP
37.
- BELIEVIN'
38. LET'S BE FRIENDS...
- EMAIL!
- [email_address]
- TWITTER!
- @justinlibrarian
- BLOG!
- justinthelibrarian.wordpress.com
- FACEBOOK!
- www.facebook.com/justinhoenke
39.
- CREDITS
- I used a bunch of stuff that you can easily find on the internet. Thanks to the people who put it there.
- Please feel free to use this presentation as you wish to spread the love about libraries and video games.
40. THE BOOK COMING IN 2010
