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Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium

This video overview of the 2007 ALA TechSource Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium, held July 22-24 in Chicago (and shot by TechSource blogger Tom Peters), features such notables as Stephen Abram, Michelle Boule, Henry Jenkins, and Greg Trefry, as they and others speak about the preconceptions and opportunities that exist when gaming intersects with libraries. Also on the menu: observations on Second Life, the importance of lemon candy, and why Donkey Kong marked a key moment in video game history.

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Hi,

Please can we have transcripts of the videos as not everyone can see/hear these videos, for a variety of reasons, unlike text.

Alan Poulter
alan.poulter@cis.strath.ac.uk

Hi Alan. Unfortunately, we

Hi Alan. Unfortunately, we cannot offer video transcripts at this time. But rest assured that much of the news content of these videos is also present in our print magazine. For example, Tom Peters, who shot this video, also contributed a report on the gaming symposium to our September issue.

dk


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