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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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Video Gaming in Libraries 101
Presented by Justin HoenkeTeen Librarian
Portland Public Library8BitLibrary.com
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HELLO! MY NAME IS JUSTIN!
*well, I better be since I got our darn logo tattooed on me.
I AM A LIBRARIAN!*
(roar!)
8BITLIBRARY.COM
A bunch of librarians who love video games getting together to EDUCATE
the library world about the MANY positive benefits to gaming in
librarians.
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LET'S DESTROY SOME STEREOTYPES!
GAMING IS A SOLITARY THING.
ONLY KIDS AND TEENS PLAY
GAMES.
VIDEO GAMESDON'T TEACH
YOU ANYTHING.
Let's talk about...
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START SIMPLE...
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?
START PROGRAMMING
$500
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
START A COLLECTION
Cost.
Gaming isn't cheap, that’s for sure.
Use the same principles when developing video game collections
that we do to other material collections
via @LibrarianJP
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
My recommendation?
Invest $7,500 to $10,000 to start.
After that, plan on making 3-4 purchases per year.
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!
HOW DO I LEARN ABOUT GAMING?
PLAY
TALK
READ
ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLYhttp://www.egmnow.com
GAME INFORMERhttp://gameinformer.com
NINTENDO POWERhttp://www.nintendopower.com
XBOX MAGAZINEhttp://www.oxmonline.com/
8BITLIBRARYhttp://www.8bitlibrary.com
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DON'T
STOP
BELIEVIN'
LET'S BE FRIENDS...EMAIL!justinthelibrarian@gmail.com
TWITTER!@justinlibrarian
BLOG!justinthelibrarian.wordpress.com
FACEBOOK!www.facebook.com/justinhoenke
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.
THE BOOK
COMING IN 2010
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