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Title Integrating video game research and practice in library and information science / Jacob A. Ratliff, Independent Researcher, USA.
Author Ratliff, Jacob A., 1983- author.
Publisher Hershey, Pennsylvania : Information Science Reference, [2015]
Copyright ©2015


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 In Library  Standard  Library Level 11  Bibliog qA130 2015-R  

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Description xv, 300 pages ; 29 cm.
ISBN 9781466681750 hardback
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-296) and index.
Contents A classification of video games and players -- Players as people -- Video game communication -- Video games and health -- Video games and society -- Video games and government -- Libraries and video games : why? -- Video games and education -- Libraries and video games : the practical -- Gaming and information behavior -- Gaming and user centered design -- Conclusion.
Summary "This book brings together video gaming culture and its unique forms of communication with information behavior research while detailing the nuances of video games and their influence"-- Provided by publisher.
Series Advances in library and information science (ALIS) book series.
Library Class Bibliog A130
Subject Libraries -- Special collections -- Video games.
Video games -- Research.
Video games -- Social aspects.
Video games in education.
Information behavior.

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