A presentation given at #IL2008 showing the connections between Europe and the USA, and how public libraries in the former are using video games.

1. Digital Games in European Libraries John Kirriemuir www.silversprite.com

6. Kearney (Ireland) ‏

7. Finnegan (Ireland) ‏

8. McCain (Scotland) ‏

9. Dee (Ireland) ‏ William I of Scotland

10. Isle of Berneray Population: 126

18. “ No, but some of our public libraries have such media.” National Library of Austria

19. “ We collect a copy of every game produced in France.” National Library of France

20. “ We keep them within the stacks, in the same condition as the rest of the documents.” National Library of Catalonia

21. “ “ All the games are in Estonian and meant for children about 8 years of age.” Tallinn Central Library

22. “ No.” National Library of Belarus

23. “ We receive digital games through the legal deposit requirement. The public libraries of Spain lend computer or video games.” National Library of Spain

26. “ We offer 300 PC and 121 Playstation games. Every game is lent 30 times on average per year.” Leipziger Stadtische Bibliotheken

32. Folkbibliotek och TV-spel: En kvalitativ studie av hur införandet av TV-spel på svenska folkbibliotek relaterar till införandet av andra nya medier. Public libraries and video games: A qualitative study of how the introduction of video games in Swedish public libraries relates to the introduction of other new medias. Karin Edman Olle Engström

33. National vs local East vs west Independence of the local library

34. www.silversprite.com “ The revolution will be catalogued” Further results, Amtrak travels and library stuff.

35. Europe and the world http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0512/eunight2_pv_big.jpg Illustration Credit & Copyright: Planetary Visions Ltd.; Courtesy: Kevin M. Tildsley Largest ancestry by US county (2000): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Census-2000-Data-Top-US-Ancestries-by-County.jpg Barack Obama: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmtimages/2284681757/ Joe Biden: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephen_bolen/2848446732/ John McCain: http://www.flickr.com/photos/newshour/2829927266/ Sarah Palin: http://www.flickr.com/photos/newshour/2827079470/ Berneray from 30,000 feet: http://www.flickr.com/photos/focalplane/443592728/ European Union Parliament: http://www.flickr.com/photos/good_day/69998223/ European Union map: http://www.nationsonline.org/maps/countries_europe_map.jpg Euro: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffedoe/423917634/ Seventh European Framework Programme: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html National Library of Austria: http://www.flickr.com/photos/poom247/2911734400/ National Library of France: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hitchica/1393382643/ National Library of Catalonia: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dk-2920/2710789559/

36. National Library of Estonia: http://www.flickr.com/photos/matti-lassila/94671466/ National Library of Belarus http://www.flickr.com/photos/terretta/315169508/ Royal Library of Spain: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuellar/370663920/ Jean-Jacques Rousseau: http://mediatheque.montpellier-agglo.com/1207861147407/0/fiche___actualite/&RH=1159291833487 Hoeb4U: http://www.buecherhallen.de/aw/jugend/jugend_medien/~bhf/hoebu_games/ Leipzig library: http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkflip/133513579/ Norwegian government report http://www.regjeringen.no/pages/2089255/PDFS/STM200720080014000EN_PDFS.pdf Delft library PS2 and Xbox: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shifted/2341588237/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/shifted/2342416734/ City of Bristol libraries: http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/Libraries/charges.en Stoke on Trent libraries: http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure/libraries/ Malmo city library: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shannonrae/1716526176/ Stockholm branch library: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zbynak/1453648481/ Europe by night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/2712985768/ All other pictures by myself: http://www.flickr.com/photos/silversprite