GAMERT (Gaming) Round Table

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The mission of the Games and Gaming Round Table is to provide the following:
  • A forum for the exchange of ideas and concerns surrounding games in libraries;
  • Resources to the library community to support the building and maintaining of library game collections;
  • A force for initiating and supporting game programming in libraries;
  • Create an awareness of, and need for, the support of the value of gaming and play in libraries, schools, and related learning communities.
  • Create an awareness of the value of games and gaming in library outreach and community engagement plans.
  • A professional and social forum for networking among librarians and non-librarians interested in games and gaming.

Proposed Email for Soliciting Blog Posts

  • 1.  Proposed Email for Soliciting Blog Posts

    Posted Jan 19, 2015 01:59 PM

    Hello fellow GamesRT members.  The GamesRT IGD Committee has drafted an email that can be used as is or as a template for soliciting posts for our blog (http://igd.ala.org/).  If you know of any potential contributors, please do not hesitate to share that with us!  Please let us know if you have any questions or feedback. 


    Greetings! The International Games Day @ your library Committee is reaching out to you because you have expressed interest in sharing your story for our IGD blog (http://igd.ala.org/). As you may know, there are a variety of themes that we have published on our blog over the years, including but not limited to:



    Or, if you would like, you can propose a new theme or topic. For example, you might want to entice other libraries by writing a blog post about "Organizing Your First International Games Day" event. If you are interested, please reply to Hannah Tracy (htracy55@gmail.com) so that we can review and schedule your post on our blog. Please keep in mind that your post may be edited for clarity and we need the rights to any pictures you may wish to attach. Please understand that your post may be used in its entirety as written or it may be incorportated into another piece we write. In any case, you will be credited either as the author or a contributor.


    General tips/guidelines:



    • 500 - 1,000 words; fewer words with a photo-heavy post

    • Share your personal experience

    • Compelling title

    • Use simple words

    • Make it scannable (e.g., lists, bullet points, etc.)

    • Include internal links to other resources


    For more tips on writing effective blog posts, you may consider reviewing the following:



    Please do not hesitate to contact us if you are interested or have any further questions. We look forward to hearing from you!


    Sincerely,


    Simon Lee
    Hannah Tracy


    GamesRT IGD Committee
    Rebecca Richardson (Co-Chair)
    Phil Minchin (Co-chair)
    Simon Lee (Co-Blog Coordinator)
    Hannah Tracy (Co-Blog Coordinator)
    Diane Robson (Chair, GamesRT)
    Ben Manolas