...Lisette Templeton; Anne Goulding Purpose This paper aims to investigate public library staff engagement and perceptions of video games and video game services. Design/methodology/approach Quantitative and qualitative data on staff video game experiences, perceptions and confidence were...

... the subject of electronic games as literature and other notations that have not been embodied for electronic games themselves or in the form of a compact disc or other media. Originality/value As far as we know, this is the first paper that compares the treatment of video games in DDC and Library...

...Sarah McNicol; Suellen S. Adams Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a case for including and expanding the use of video gaming in the library to support the educational, recreational and democratizing goals of the institution. Design/methodology/approach An examination...

...Sarah McNicol; Carl Cross Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the initial stages of a year to 18 month project to design and produce a peer designed video game for teenagers for use across Derbyshire Libraries. Design/methodology/approach The context is set with an overview...

...Sarah McNicol; Scott Nicholson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop some baseline data about games in libraries in North America. The term games is taken broadly in this piece to mean all types of games from card and board games to video games. The focus is primarily on public libraries...