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Librarian's Guide to Games and Gamers: From Collection Development to Advisory Services

Autor Michelle Goodridge, Matthew J. Rohweder
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 noi 2021 – vârsta până la 17 ani
Helps librarians who are not themselves seasoned gamers to better understand the plethora of gaming products available and how they might appeal to library users.As games grow ever-more ubiquitous in our culture and communities, they have become popular staples in public library collections and are increasing in prominence in academic ones. Many librarians, especially those who are not themselves gamers or are only acquainted with a handful of games, are ill-prepared to successfully advise patrons who use games. This book provides the tools to help adult and youth services librarians to better understand the gaming landscape and better serve gamers in discovery of new games-whether they are new to gaming or seasoned players-through advisory services.This book maps all types of games-board, roleplaying, digital, and virtual reality-providing all the information needed to understand and appropriately recommend games to library users. Organized by game type, hundreds of descriptions offer not only bibliographic information (title, publication date, series, and format/platform), but genre classifications, target age ranges for players, notes on gameplay and user behavior type, and short descriptions of the game's basic premise and appeals.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781440867316
ISBN-10: 1440867313
Pagini: 262
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Libraries Unlimited
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Discusses the aspects of gaming collections in libraries including cataloguing, preservation, purchasing and collection development, stack maintenance, understanding player motivation, genre-specific terminology and phrases, future trends (e.g., AI, AR, VR), and other tips and tricks for maintaining a successful gaming collection

Notă biografică

Michelle Goodridge, MA, MLIS, is liaison librarian at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario.Matthew J. Rohweder, MA, MLIS, is liaison librarian at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario.

Cuprins

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: "Roll for Initiative"PART I: GAMING COLLECTIONS AND GAMERS1: Gaming Collections in Libraries: A Primer2: Collection Development3: Collection Maintenance4: Programming5: User Behavior in Gaming6: Gamers' AdvisoryPART II: GAMERS' ADVISORY7: Board Games8: Video Games9: Online Video Game Platforms10: Collectable Card Games, Role-Play Games, and Miniature Role-Play (Minifig) Games11: Virtual Reality and Augmented RealityConclusion: "Press Start to Play"Appendix: Speed Run: A Quick Reference GuideResourcesIndex

Recenzii

A superb book for early-career librarians, librarians who are new to games and gaming, academic librarians hoping to install games into the collection, and anyone looking for a fresh perspective on gaming.