Collection Development in the Digital Age NetLibrary, mp3s & Video Games Dylan Baker Ada Community Library & Special Projects Library Action Team [email_address]

The Right NOT to Read “ Libraries must understand that non-readers are a tax paying part of our service group who deserve some kind return on their dollar, without having librarians look down their nose at them. As scary as it may sound, people do have a right NOT to read.” — Steve Bertrand, Assistant Director of Kankakee Public Library Source: The Right NOT to Read , She Said/He Said: Kanakee Public Library Blog on May 8, 2007

“ Libraries must understand that non-readers are a tax paying part of our service group who deserve some kind return on their dollar, without having librarians look down their nose at them. As scary as it may sound, people do have a right NOT to read.”

— Steve Bertrand, Assistant Director of Kankakee Public Library

This is a Library, Not an Arcade… “ WHY? For the love of dear old Melvil Dewey, why would we take our hallowed houses of learning and sully them with these vile, prurient, mind-rotting entertainments?” — Eli Neiburger, forthcoming book about gaming in libraries Source: Jenny Levine’s “Gaming in the Library” SirsiDynix Presentation on Mar 13, 2007

“ WHY? For the love of dear old Melvil Dewey, why would we take our hallowed houses of learning and sully them with these vile, prurient, mind-rotting entertainments?”

— Eli Neiburger, forthcoming book about gaming in libraries

… and Other Entirely Artificial Distinctions “ Well, it’s a fair question, so long as you remember that they were saying exactly the same thing about Pride and Prejudice not that long ago. Minus the Dewey part, of course.” — Eli Neiburger, forthcoming book about gaming in libraries Source: Jenny Levine’s “Gaming in the Library” SirsiDynix Presentation on Mar 13, 2007

“ Well, it’s a fair question, so long as you remember that they were saying exactly the same thing about Pride and Prejudice not that long ago. Minus the Dewey part, of course.”

— Eli Neiburger, forthcoming book about gaming in libraries

Who Is Today’s Gamer? You Have No Idea “ Can you guess who's at the control of this video-game screen? If you said a teenager, you're only 17% right. In fact, it could be a senior citizen or a young kid, a fan of global multiplayer fantasy games, or a sudoku fiend.” — Beth Snyder Bulik Source: Who Is Today’s Gamer? You Have No Idea , Advertising Age on May 14, 2007

“ Can you guess who's at the control of this video-game screen? If you said a teenager, you're only 17% right. In fact, it could be a senior citizen or a young kid, a fan of global multiplayer fantasy games, or a sudoku fiend.”

— Beth Snyder Bulik

NetLibrary Downloadable audiobooks Playable on computers (Windows Media Player) mp3 players (Microsoft PlaysforSure ) Alternatives Overdrive

Downloadable audiobooks

Playable on

computers (Windows Media Player)

mp3 players (Microsoft PlaysforSure )

Alternatives

Overdrive

Live Demo?

MyLibraryDV Downloadable videos Playable on computers (Windows) Most libraries get a six-month trial

Downloadable videos

Playable on

computers (Windows)

Most libraries get a six-month trial

Playaway Preloaded audiobook One title per player Available in library-friendly packaging

Preloaded audiobook

One title per player

Available in library-friendly packaging

Does It Add Up? Playaway Collection @ ACL (as of May ’07) 1 year old 25 playaways 272 circs 10+ avg circs/playaway ~$1110 cost $4 cost/circ

Playaway Collection @ ACL (as of May ’07)

1 year old

25 playaways

272 circs

10+ avg circs/playaway

~$1110 cost

$4 cost/circ

Video Games Disc or cartridge media Playable on consoles Microsoft Nintendo Sony See also computer games Internet games

Disc or cartridge media

Playable on

consoles

Microsoft

Nintendo

Sony

See also

computer games

Internet games

Pick Your Platforms Old Generation (6 th ) Sony PlayStation 2  Nintendo GameCube  Microsoft Xbox Next Generation (7 th ) Nintendo Wii  Microsoft Xbox 360  Sony PlayStation 3 Handhelds Nintendo Gameboy Advance  Nintendo DS  Sony PlayStation Portable Source: Video game console , Wikipedia on May 17, 2007

Old Generation (6 th )

Sony PlayStation 2 

Nintendo GameCube 

Microsoft Xbox

Next Generation (7 th )

Nintendo Wii 

Microsoft Xbox 360 

Sony PlayStation 3

Handhelds

Nintendo Gameboy Advance 

Nintendo DS 

Sony PlayStation Portable

Achievement Unlocked Video Game Collection @ ACL (as of Feb ‘05) 20 games 0 circs ~$400 cost Video Game Collection @ ACL (as of May ‘07) 414 games 6449 circs 15+ average circs/game ~$10,000 cost ~$1.50 cost/circ

Video Game Collection @ ACL (as of Feb ‘05)

20 games

0 circs

~$400 cost

Video Game Collection @ ACL (as of May ‘07)

414 games

6449 circs

15+ average circs/game

~$10,000 cost

~$1.50 cost/circ

Video Game Programs

Gaming Resources Game On: Games in Libraries http://libgaming.blogspot.com/ LibGaming Google Group http://groups.google.com/group/LibGaming LibSuccess Wiki: Gaming http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Gaming Metacritic: Game Reviews http://www.metacritic.com/games/ School Library Journal: Console Video Games Review http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/community/Multimedia/47072.html

Game On: Games in Libraries

http://libgaming.blogspot.com/

LibGaming Google Group

http://groups.google.com/group/LibGaming

LibSuccess Wiki: Gaming

http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Gaming

Metacritic: Game Reviews

http://www.metacritic.com/games/

School Library Journal: Console Video Games Review

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/community/Multimedia/47072.html

Questions? Source: All Your Base Are Belong To Us on May 17, 2007

Wii Demo