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RE: International Games Week 2019 Registration is open!

Posted By Diane Robson Aug 14, 2019 05:24 PM
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Hi, All that you need to do is register and play a game the week of IGW. When you register you will be able to add your library to the donation pot to hopefully win a game! Our sponsoring game companies will send all of the winners their games in October. The IGW page includes promotional materials ...

International Games Week 2019 Registration is open!

Posted By Diane Robson Aug 07, 2019 12:17 PM
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Registration for International Games Week 2019 is open! Additional donations will be managed through the blog. You can subscribe to the blog to receive updates about donations, resources, and information on running a successful event. You must register to be eligible to win a donation.  ...

Prison Libraries with game collections

Posted By Diane Robson Feb 06, 2019 10:33 AM
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I was contacted by a scholar in Italy interested in librarians with games in a prison library. If you are a librarian working in a prison with access to games and wish to help out this scholar, please email him at corrado.consiglio@studio.unibo.it. Thanks, Diane Robson ------------------------------ ...

GameRT at ALA Annual in New Orleans

Posted By Diane Robson May 30, 2018 12:19 PM
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We could still use a few volunteers for ALAPlay and the GameRT booth at Annual this year.  Volunteer for GameRT at ALA Annual in New Orleans AND We still have a few spaces for sharing sessions in the gaming lounge. 2018 ALA Annual GameRT Sharing Sessions ------------------------------ ...

ALA Annual Volunteers needed

Posted By Diane Robson May 19, 2017 07:49 AM
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Are you going to ALA Annual this year? Each year GameRT runs the free event ALAPlay! This event wouldn’t be such a success without our volunteers. Sign up here to volunteer for ALA Play: http://bit.ly/VolunteerALAPlay GameRT has an exhibit booth at ALA Annual. As a volunteer in this booth, ...

RE: GameRT Board Meeting March 14th, 2017 at 2PM EST

Posted By Diane Robson Mar 10, 2017 03:49 PM
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International Games Week Committee Report 3/10/17 IGD becomes IGW International Games Day is now International Games Week. This event will run from October 29th through November 4th. Libraries can pick a day or play the entire week. We have a new logo to go with this change. IGW will have ...

International Games Day 2016 - Final Report

Posted By Diane Robson Jan 04, 2017 04:18 PM
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2016 was another successful year for International Games Day! You can read the final report on our IGD blog. http://igd.ala.org/2016/12/16/igd-2016-final-report/ We are already working on the 2017 event. Feel free to contact me with any ideas, comments, or questions.

International Games Day 2016 Registration is Open!

Posted By Diane Robson Jun 17, 2016 03:09 PM
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Registration for International Games Day 2016 is now open! http://igd.ala.org/2016/06/17/igd-2016-registration-is-open/ Thanks, IGD Committee

GameRT Election Results

Posted By Diane Robson May 27, 2015 08:27 AM
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The GameRT election results are in. GameRT Board (2015-16) President – Christopher Harris (2015-2016) Vice President – Brian Mayer (2015-2016) Secretary – Lynda Salem-Poling (2015-2017) Treasurer – Thomas Vose (2015-2017) Past-President - Diane Robson (2015-2016) Member-at-Large ...

RE: DMCA and GameRT

Posted By Diane Robson Apr 13, 2015 12:59 PM
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Yes, you can repost this. We hope to get some information about DMCA and how it affects libraries as well as a comment form posted on the GameRT website. This probably won't happen in time for this round of comments. Diane

DMCA and GameRT

Posted By Diane Robson Apr 13, 2015 11:47 AM
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GameRT needs to be more active in supporting comments for exemptions for the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), specifically section 1201. EFF has an article here. The deadline for comments this year is May 1st so we need comments by April 17th if you have them. We need examples of how ...

Eisner Grant Jurors Needed / Deadline for applying 2/16/15

Posted By Diane Robson Feb 12, 2015 01:54 PM
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Hi all! GameRT partnered with the Graphic Novels MIG to help with the Eisner Grants. I need two GameRT members to join the two juries, one for the Will Eisner Graphic Novel Growth Grant Jury and one for the Will Eisner Graphic Novel Innovation Grant. If you would like to be a juror for this grant, ...

RE: PC Games in the library

Posted By Diane Robson Jan 08, 2015 02:04 PM
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Yes. I am on that listserv and have been reading the posts. They have brought a different perspective as archivists of games and game play. Our collection is not an archival collection. We are not actively preserving research games or examples of online play. It is interesting to read and who knows maybe ...

RE: PC Games in the library

Posted By Diane Robson Jan 08, 2015 12:19 PM
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We have this and the console living room as resources for our patrons. Lots of great games on both. --diane

PC Games in the library

Posted By Diane Robson Jan 06, 2015 08:44 AM
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Hi, Are any of you successfully using an online portal to play PC games? Do you have a Steam account? Do you have firewall/access issues? I am on a university campus and access to the internet for gaming is restrictive. We also have to send every EULA through legal. I would like to know ...

GameRT Winter Board Meeting / January 14th

Posted By Diane Robson Jan 05, 2015 10:27 AM
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The GameRT Board will be having its Winter 2015 board meeting on Wednesday January 14th from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, US/Central. This will be an online meeting. It will take place in Adobe Connect at http://ala.adobeconnect.com/jan15-gamert-board-mtg/

Opportunity to publish on games and gaming in school libraries

Posted By Diane Robson Dec 04, 2014 09:18 AM
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LibrarySparks is a monthly magazine for K-5 children's librarians. They publish articles on successful library programs and practical, ready-to-use ideas. They will have an issue on games and gaming next fall 2015. November: Games/Gaming Recent research has found that games can be seriously ...

RE: Nominations for the 2015 GameRT Spring Elections

Posted By Diane Robson Nov 25, 2014 02:26 PM
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Nominations for GameRT positions are due soon. The GameRT Board is a great place to start your national professional development. Please consider joining this great group to help guide the GameRT through the next few years. If you have any questions about the duties required for these positions ...

International Games Day 2014

Posted By Diane Robson Nov 14, 2014 02:53 PM
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I hope everyone is ready for a great day of gaming! The International Games Day Committee members did a great job this year. We received over a dozen different donated games. Fantastic articles were written for the blog. We created new collaborations around the world with libraries and game developers ...

RE: Fall 2014 GameRT Board Meeting

Posted By Diane Robson Nov 10, 2014 01:38 PM
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The GameRT board meeting minutes and budget are attached. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.