[New post] Study: tracking every RPG book in every public & academic library in the world

sskarthik posted: "Edd writes, "I am a professor at Ithaca College in New York. Recently for a research study I tracked almost every Role Playing Game Book circulating in every public and academic library in the world." "There were some really interesting results, for ex" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Study: tracking every RPG book in every public & academic library in the world by sskarthik Edd writes, "I am a professor at Ithaca College in New York. Recently for a research study I tracked almost every Role Playing Game Book circulating in every public and academic library in the world." "There were some really interesting results, for example if you looked in every single library in many states there are less than ten (10!) RPG books! That is horrible. The goal of this paper is to encourage libraries to add these materials to their collections. Something I hope you would also think is a good idea?" It may be time to reconsider the role of role-playing games in collections. The academic study of games has steadily increased, both in research and in curriculum. Popular interest in the role-playing game genre shows no obvious signs of subsiding. Library collection of... Read more... sskarthik | September 24, 2015 at 8:08 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3lC1 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/24/study-tracking-every-rpg-book-in-every-public-academic-library-in-the-world/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com