Presented at the Sirsi/Dynix Midwest Users Group (SMUG) 2009 conference in Bellevue, NE on 30 July 2009.

1. Get Your Game On!The Why & Howof GamingIn Your Library Sirsi Midwest Users’ Group Pre-Conference 30 July 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixteca/297504996/

2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/picstever/387307699/

3. Gamers… see themselves as a hero on a quest. are willing to experiment and keep trying. are willing to seek expertise and ask for help. desire to collaborate. learn from their mistakes and can adapt quickly. Beck, John & Mitchell Wade. Got Game: How the Gamer Generation is Reshaping Business Forever. Harvard Business School Press, 2004.

4. Gamers… thrive on fast decision-making & good at prioritizing. are willing to take risks. are very good at multitasking and continuous partial attention. are constantly seeking to be challenged. are proactive rather than reactive. Beck, John & Mitchell Wade. Got Game: How the Gamer Generation is Reshaping Business Forever. Harvard Business School Press, 2004.

5. Gamers… are format-agnostic. want to do their own research and figure things out for themselves (no spoon-feeding). are used to creating content. expect interaction, rewards, customization, and multiple paths. have an inherent distrust of bosses. Beck, John & Mitchell Wade. Got Game: How the Gamer Generation is Reshaping Business Forever. Harvard Business School Press, 2004.

6. Whack Your Boss @ http://www.doodie.com/anger_management.php

7. http://www.flickr.com/photos/buffcorephil/110126492/

8. Average age of gamer? 35 http://www.theesa.com/facts/

9. Who are the gamers? WOMEN age 18 or older represent a greater portion of the game-playing population (34%) than boys age 17 or younger (18%). http://www.theesa.com/facts/

10. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ovenbird/402211809/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ovenbird/402181000/

11. http://www.flickr.com/photos/skokiepl/2698675777/

12. http://www.flickr.com/photos/alatechsourceblog/366428922/

13. http://www.flickr.com/photos/libraryman/365732115 http://www.flickr.com/photos/libraryman/365732117

14. http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelinlibrarian/2395049927/

15. http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelinlibrarian/2395059219/

16. http://www.flickr.com/photos/informationgoddess29/638529783/

18. a place where people can take books off of the shelves

19. a collection of fiction

20. a place where children can learn to read

21. a music store

22. a movie theatre/movie rental store

23. a computer lab

25. http://www.flickr.com/photos/melancon/336854405/

26. http://www.flickr.com/photos/melancon/336854631/

27. http://www.flickr.com/photos/melancon/336854579/

28. http://www.flickr.com/photos/shifted/464639170/

30. Teen After-Hours Game NightChatfield Public Library http://www.flickr.com/photos/66422613@N00/sets/72157594586744066/

31. http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaskanlibrarian/531166483/

32. If your library is no place for games and entertainment then you must get rid of all of these… http://www.flickr.com/photos/arahsae/2068258/

33. http://www.flickr.com/photos/adventuresinlibraryschool/380941282/

34. http://flickr.com/photos/libraryman/2705385233/ http://librariesandlibrarians.guildomatic.com/

35. Further information… Christa Burns christa.burns@nebraska.gov Michael Sauers michaelsauers@nebraska.gov 800-307-2665 http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/netserv/gaming.html