Games in Libraries: Essays on Using Play to Connect and Instruct - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786474912 ISBN 13: 9780786474912

Publisher: McFarland & Co, 2013

Synopsis

Librarians are beginning to see the importance of game based learning and incorporating games into library services to increase patron engagement and interaction. This book is written for librarians interested in using games to improve patron or student knowledge of library services and decrease patron anxiety of the library. This book provides practical suggestions and methods of incorporating games or game elements into library services focusing on outreach and instruction. This essay collection discusses innovative uses of games in libraries and focuses on the game making process. The contributors of this book are all interested in games and how they can be used for game-based learning or other library purposes, such as outreach. A variety of game usage across different types of libraries is considered. The purpose of this book is to bring together distinctive uses of games in libraries or educational institutions and share these ideas with others to inspire the making and use of games by other librarians and educators.

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Review

"an abundance of practical advice for both school and public librarians"--Booklist; "a very interesting book...definitely a worthwhile purchase"--Australian Library Journal.

About the Author

Breanne A. Kirsch is a Public Services Librarian at the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She is the founder and current Chair of the Game Making Interest Group within the Library and Information Technology Association of the American Library Association. She lives in Moore, South Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland & Co
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0786474912
• ISBN 13: 9780786474912
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 248
• Editor: Kirsch Breanne A.