This article is from the first edition of The Video Game Librarian website I published between 2008 and 2010. It was originally written on March 6, 2009.

Syracuse University is offering an experimental course this Summer dubbed “Gaming in Libraries”, which will be taught by Dr. Scott Nicholson. Guest lectures will also be given by memebers of the Expert Panel from the ALA’s Libraries, Literacy and Gaming initiative. The best part is that the lectures and student responses will be freely available to the public through Syracuse’s YouTube page. The public is also invited to post their own responses to the lectures in the comments section of the videos on YouTube.

A blog with links to all of the videos as well as course notes can be found at the Games in Libraries site: GamesInLibraries.org/course.

And here’s a little more information about the instructor…

Dr. Scott Nicholson (srnichol@syr.edu) is an associate professor at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies and is head of the Library Game Lab of Syracuse. He has been doing research on games in libraries since early 2007 but has also designed his own games and hosts the video series, Board Games with Scott, and the podcast, Games in Libraries. He started the Games and Gaming Members Initiative Group for the American Library Association and is working with the ALA on funded research about games in libraries.