By Jenny Levine |
By H. David "Giz" Womack, Lynn S. Sutton, and Lori O. Critz
Presented July 23, 2007
"In an effort to find innovative ways to connect with undergraduate students and
encourage them to use the library, Wake Forest University and the Georgia
Institute of Technology are offering patrons the opportunity to participate in
gaming events in their libraries. At Wake Forest, the Library has teamed up with
the Resident Technology Advisors (RTAs) to offer both LAN party gaming events
and tournaments for gamers. At Georgia Tech, the Library partnered with the
Office of Information Technology to provide LAN party gaming nights as part of
the RATS (Recently Acquired Tech Students) Week festivities - a week of
activities that give new students the chance to meet their fellow classmates and
get acquainted with all that Tech has to offer. The networked competition,
featuring Unreal Tournament in all its guts & glory, was the highlight of
the Library's carnival-like night of attractions.
There are a variety of benefits to offering these programs, ranging from the goodwill generated in the student community by offering such an event to the excellent publicity these events generate for their libraries. Participants will discover the lessons learned by both these institutions while also learning how to replicate these models in their own libraries." More info....
Listen to an MP3 audio file of this session (80MB, 1:25:01)
tags: glls2007, gaming in libraries
Presented July 23, 2007
"In an effort to find innovative ways to connect with undergraduate students and
encourage them to use the library, Wake Forest University and the Georgia
Institute of Technology are offering patrons the opportunity to participate in
gaming events in their libraries. At Wake Forest, the Library has teamed up with
the Resident Technology Advisors (RTAs) to offer both LAN party gaming events
and tournaments for gamers. At Georgia Tech, the Library partnered with the
Office of Information Technology to provide LAN party gaming nights as part of
the RATS (Recently Acquired Tech Students) Week festivities - a week of
activities that give new students the chance to meet their fellow classmates and
get acquainted with all that Tech has to offer. The networked competition,
featuring Unreal Tournament in all its guts & glory, was the highlight of
the Library's carnival-like night of attractions.There are a variety of benefits to offering these programs, ranging from the goodwill generated in the student community by offering such an event to the excellent publicity these events generate for their libraries. Participants will discover the lessons learned by both these institutions while also learning how to replicate these models in their own libraries." More info....
Listen to an MP3 audio file of this session (80MB, 1:25:01)
tags: glls2007, gaming in libraries