Presentation given as a PSTG at the University of Pittsburgh ULS. The focus is on how gaming and libraries can be merged for outreach and staff interactions.

1. Gaming in Libraries Reaching Out & Teaching By John Fudrow PSTG 11.14.2008

4. Nostalgia

6. Progression

7. New Paths

8. Average Age of Game Players The Facts 34 50+ Under 18 18 - 49

9. Cultural Influences

10. Why the Library?

11. Outreach

12. Community

13. Staff Development

14. Instruction I’ll Get It Within Range

15. Information Literacy

16. Collection

17. Preservation

18. Future Possibilities

19. Questions? Harris, Amy, and Scott E. Rice. Gaming in Academic Libraries: Collections, Marketing, and Information Literacy . Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2008.

20. Quarantined: Axl Wise and the Information Outbreak http://gaming.techsource.ala.org/images/e/ec/Quarantined_techsource.pdf Hard Play at UCalgary http://www.ucalgary.ca/hardplay/ IL Game at UNC http://library.uncg.edu/game/ Library Arcade http://www.library.cmu.edu/Libraries/etc/index.html Library Game Links

21. Library Game Blogs Library Games http://librarygames.blogspot.com/ LibGaming http://libgaming.blogspot.com/ Research Quest http://researchquest.blogspot.com/ ALA Techsource http://gaming.techsource.ala.org/

22. Resources & Game Info Entertainment Software Association http://www.theesa.com/ Gaming Bibliography http://www.refworks.com/refshare?site=045671184310000000/RWWS6A1113260/gaming%20in%20libraries Worldcat.org List http://www.worldcat.org/profiles/johnfudrow/lists/42713 History of Video Gaming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_games