Gamification

A Practical Guide for Librarians

AvElizabeth McMunn-Tetangco

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

Games can seem to do the impossible: reach patrons and drive traffic to projects and services. But how can libraries use gamification and game elements to improve instruction and outreach, or to encourage the use of particular areas and services? In this guide, readers will learn about how to structure game activities in order to best reach their patrons. Chapters devoted to topics such as personalization, goal setting, working with partners, games in instruction, and assessment illustrate some of the many ways games can have an impact in libraries. Everything in this book is presented from a practical point of view – email templates, real-life examples, and scenarios are included. Games have a lot of potential for use in many different library services, and this book will help you decide how they might work best for you. From the first seeds of a project’s beginning to its eventual maturation, this book will help you develop, implement, and evaluate game-style projects at your library.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-02-16
Mått:216 x 276 x 10 mm
Vikt:422 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Practical Guides for Librarians
Antal sidor:148
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781442279131

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Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco holds an MLIS from San Jose State, an MAT from the University of San Francisco, and a BA from UC Berkeley. She works as an Instruction Librarian at UC Merced. The author of “If You Build It…: One Campus’ Firsthand Account of Gamification in the Academic Library,” published in C&RL News, and co-author of “Think Like A Researcher: Integrating the Research Process Into the Introductory Composition Curriculum,” a chapter in The New Information Literacy Instruction: Best Practices from Rowman & Littlefield,she has long had an interest in using games to connect with students.

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I would recommend it for those non-game player teacher librarians out there who are intrigued, but want to get their head around this concept before launch. So, spend a couple of hours with this author; then, get a group of students to have a discussion about gamification, and then ask them if they would be your team of selectors and testers. Better to enter this strategy prepared than face a disaster and try to back up. You won't go wrong with this author's guidance.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Why Games?Chapter 2. PersonalizationChapter 3. Setting Goals and ObjectivesChapter 4. Designing Your ProjectChapter 5. Identifying Partners and Making a CaseChapter 6. Types of GamesChapter 7. Using Games in InstructionChapter 8. Game AccessibilityChapter 9. Games AssessmentChapter 10. Themes and PredictionsIndexAbout the Author