2009 Awards for Excellence

Citation

(2009), "2009 Awards for Excellence", Collection Building, Vol. 28 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/cb.2009.17128daa.002

2009 Awards for Excellence

Article Type: Editorial From: Collection Building, Volume 28, Issue 4

The following article was selected for this year's Outstanding Paper Award for Collection Building

``Selection criteria for academic video game collections''

Elizabeth TappeinerHostos Community College Library, Bronx, New York, USA

Catherine LyonsHostos Community College Library, Bronx, New York, USA

Purpose - This article aims to discuss the relevance of building video game collections in academia to support research and learning on campus and to propose useful criteria for building video game collections in academic libraries.Design/methodology/approach -- The authors examined collection development policies of selected academic libraries as well as research discussing the cultural, historical, and educational value of video games. The authors also examined video game playback devices, games and their packaging, and popular game web sites.Findings - The authors outline selection considerations for developing video game collections and propose the following criteria for selecting games: physical characteristics, teaching and learning principles present in the games, subject-matter and content, and the cultural and historical value of a game.Originality/value - Establishing video games in libraries is not a new topic, but most discussions have been focused on public libraries or the entertainment value of video games in academic libraries. The article focuses on games as serious objects of study in academia and provides best practices for video games collections development.

Keywords: Academic libraries, Collections management, Selection, Video games www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/01604950810886040

This article originally appeared in Volume 27 Number 3, 2008, pp. 121-5, Collection Building

The following articles were selected for this year's Highly Commended Award

``Percentage based allocation of an academic library materials budget''

Debbi A. Smith

This article originally appeared in Volume 27 Number 1, 2008, Collection Building

``An inductive evaluation of a public library GLBT collection''

Eleanor Moss

This article originally appeared in Volume 27 Number 4, 2008, Collection Building

``Indicators for collection evaluation: a new dimensional framework''

Jacqueline BorinHua Yi

This article originally appeared in Volume 27 Number 4, 2008, Collection Building