GamingResources - Games and Gaming Resources

National Gaming Day @ your library

Libraries - Register for National Gaming Day 2009! (includes offers for free games)
Visit the official National Gaming Day site

NGD2008
- See how many people participated in the 2008 Gaming Day
- Watch a video to learn about Pictureka, other board games to consider, and the video game tournaments!
- Learn more about National Gaming Day
- Information for the public about the November 15, 2008 event
- View a map of participating libraries
- Join the gaming @ your library day Flickr group and post your pictures to it using the tag NGD2008
- Connect with your local boardgame group to promote and even help staff an event

GLLS2008

The ALA TechSource Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium took place on November 2-4, 2008
- Check out the 2008 program
Listen to audio and watch video from GLLS2007

Talking Points

Gaming and Literacy
Advocating for Games : What to say to your administrators, the media, and concerned citizens.

Funding

Money for Gaming

Local Police/Fire/Rotary/Lions Club/Knights of Columbus
Local WalMart, Best Buy
Local Businesses (car dealerships, insurance companies, banks)

Foundations

ALA (check with individual divisions – deadlines are often December 1!)
MacArthur Foundation
Wallace Foundation
Francis P. Bunnelle Foundation (local)

Grants

Games and Public Performance/Copyright

Public Performance Thread on LibGaming group

Methenitis, Mark. Law of the Game.

Russell, Carrie. "Carrie on Copyright" School Library Journal, June 2008.

Games in Libraries podcast, episode 3: Scott Nicholson addresses Games and Public Performance

ALLEN v. ACADEMIC GAMES LEAGUE OF AMERICA 89 F.3d 614 (9th Cir.1996): http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F3/89/89.F3d.614.html

Model Programs

Model Programs

Check out this best practices list of different games for different types of libraries

Model Collections

[1] Core collections, collection development policies, and more

Facility Stuff

Facility Stuff

Compatible Digital Projectors and Storage Solutions

Books for Gamers

Books for Gamers

Fiction with gaming plots, nonfiction about gaming, gaming magazines, readalikes, and more! Your contributions welcome!

List of Free Online Games

List of Free Online Games

Games available for free online that may be good for suggesting to patrons. Always growing!

Gaming Bibliography/Webliography

Gaming Bibliography/Webliography

An annotated list of web, article and print resources, with links to archives conference presentations on gaming, gaming-related conferences, and more!

Benefits of Games

ALSC's Great Interactive Software List

This list, compiled by the Great Interactive Software Committee of the Association for Library Service to Children, provides recommendations for all kinds of children's software, including games as well as educational products.

Games and Gaming MIG Members

View members
To join, just add your name to the list!

Annual 2008 Gaming Activities

Gaming Sessions at Annual 2008
Play the California Dreaming big game during the Saturday and Sunday of Annual! (what's a big game?)
Visit the Games Pavilion in the exhibit hall