All Your Games Are Belong To UsBuilding Tabletop Game Collections in Academic Libraries

Michelle Ashley GohrAsst. Librarian, ASU

Board Games!?! Helps get students into the library Provide stress relief during

midterms/finals Used for serious study/inquiry Important part of popular culture Community engagement & enrollment

What are Your Resources? ALA- Games and Gaming Roundtable Academics in Game Studies

Scot Nicholson Local game stores Local comic stores Gaming Groups National Gaming Organizations

Arizona Men in Black Konami

What are Your Resources? Local Gamers!

Started from the Bottom

Now We’re Here!

Figure 2: Timeline of events and new procedures applied to the Fletcher Board Game collection

Figure 3: Timeline details and dates

Where to get Games? Thrift stores Donations

Comic & game stores Local groups International Game Day

Amazon

Game Organizing Tools Card Sleeves Resealable Bags Miniature fine point Dry

Erase Markers Polyhedral Dice Square Labels (QR

Codes) Counters Laminate & Laminator

Storage Shelve games on the shelf as if they

were a book on the “spine”, not stacked on top of

one another (this damages the boxes)

Preservation Scan or download all loose instructions and

other materials in the game tokens, cheat sheets, monopoly money, score

sheets etc. Laminate

Score sheets and other loose materials that cannot be sleeved Clue score sheets, Zombie Dice sheets

Include dry erase marker sets in each box requiring score sheets to allow for reusuable paper parts

Replacing Pieces Keep proof of purchase for

replacement pieces Many replacement pieces can be

purchased or obtained directly from the retailer or through Amazon depending on how the game was ordered

Outreach Library Guides/ Online Collection

Browsing Game Nights Tournaments Social Media

Pinterest, Tumblr, Facebook, etc.

Good Starter Games Classic Board Games

Chess, Checkers, backgammon, etc. Uno Ticket to Ride Settlers of Catan Dixit Zombie Dice

Resources for Librarians Libraries Got Game: Aligned Learning th

rough Modern Board Games Everyone Plays at the Library: Creating

Great Gaming Experiences for All Ages Board in the Library BoardGameGeek Games in Schools and Libraries Podcast ALA Gaming Wiki Tabletop