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Gaming Programs for All Ages at the Library: A Practical Guide for Librarians: Practical Guides for Librarians

Autor Tom Bruno
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 iun 2018
Join librarian and lifelong gamer Tom Bruno on his quest to bring gaming to his library community, from bringing back classic board games such as Fireball Island to offering free play in the latest virtual reality games using the Oculus Rift or the HTC Vive Gaming Programs for All Ages at the Library shows you how you can launch and support gaming programming in your library, including: -how to make the case for library gaming with your administration, -how to acquire and loan gaming materials (whether or not you have the budget for them ), -how to publicize your library gaming programming, and -how to incorporate other library units into the gaming experience. Everything from acquisitions to budgeting to circulation is covered in this practical guide --- you'll also learn about promotion, assessment, and experiential learning opportunities
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781538108208
ISBN-10: 1538108208
Pagini: 130
Ilustrații: 6 b/w photos
Dimensiuni: 214 x 281 x 9 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Seria Practical Guides for Librarians

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Descriere

Join librarian and lifelong gamer Tom Bruno on his quest to bring gaming to his library community, from bringing back classic board games such as Fireball Island to offering free play in the latest virtual reality games using the Oculus Rift or the HTC Vive Gaming Programs for All Ages at the Library shows you how you can launch and support gaming programming in your library, including: -how to make the case for library gaming with your administration, -how to acquire and loan gaming materials (whether or not you have the budget for them ), -how to publicize your library gaming programming, and -how to incorporate other library units into the gaming experience. Everything from acquisitions to budgeting to circulation is covered in this practical guide --- you'll also learn about promotion, assessment, and experiential learning opportunities


Cuprins

Preface: My Own Personal Gaming Adventure
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: A Short History and Survey of Gaming in Libraries
Chapter 2: Making Your Case for Library Gaming Programming with Stakeholders
Chapter 3: How to Acquire Games and Gaming Materials for Your Library with Minimal Overhead Cost
Chapter 4: How to Circulate Your Library Gaming Collection and Live to Tell the Tale
Chapter 5: How to Create, Evaluate and Assess Gaming Programming for Your Library
Chapter 6: How to Implement Board Game Programming in Your Library
Chapter 7: How to Implement Video Game Programming in Your Library
Chapter 8: How to Support PokemonGO and Other Augmented Reality Games at Your Library
Chapter 9: Role-Playing Games in the Library
Chapter 10: How to Run a Library Trivia Event
Chapter 11: How to Leverage Your MakerSpace to Help Bolster Your Library Gaming Program
Bibliography: Levelling Up- Reading and Recommended Playing
Index
About the Author

Recenzii

Bruno's book Gaming Programs for All Ages at the Library is not only a must have resource for anyone working in public libraries today, but it also manages to accomplish a key element of gaming within its pages....the book is fun! Tom's writing style, coupled with his deep knowledge about gaming and his enthusiasm for community first service, gives the reader a fun read while they also immerse themselves in all things gaming.