Dragons in the Stacks
A Teen Librarian's Guide to Tabletop Role-Playing
1st Edition
Published on 17. October 2014
246 pages
978-1-61069-262-5 (ISBN)
Description
A one-stop, complete guide to tabletop role-playing games for novice librarians as well as seasoned players.
Tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) are a perfect fit for library teen services. They not only hold great appeal for teen patrons, but also help build important skills ranging from math and literacy to leadership and dramatics. Role-playing games are cost-effective too. Dragons in the Stacks explains why RPGs are so effective at holding teenagers' attention, identifies their specific benefits, outlines how to select and maintain a RPG collection, and demonstrates how they can enhance teen services and be used in teen programs. Detailed reviews of role-playing games are included as well, with pointers on their strengths, weaknesses, and library applications. Coauthored by an experienced young adult librarian and an adult services librarian, this is the definitive guide to RPGs in the library, and the only one currently available.
Tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) are a perfect fit for library teen services. They not only hold great appeal for teen patrons, but also help build important skills ranging from math and literacy to leadership and dramatics. Role-playing games are cost-effective too. Dragons in the Stacks explains why RPGs are so effective at holding teenagers' attention, identifies their specific benefits, outlines how to select and maintain a RPG collection, and demonstrates how they can enhance teen services and be used in teen programs. Detailed reviews of role-playing games are included as well, with pointers on their strengths, weaknesses, and library applications. Coauthored by an experienced young adult librarian and an adult services librarian, this is the definitive guide to RPGs in the library, and the only one currently available.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
ISBN-13
978-1-61069-262-5 (9781610692625)
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Steven A. Torres-Roman | Cason E. Snow
Dragons in the Stacks
A Teen Librarian's Guide to Tabletop Role-Playing
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Persons
Steven A. Torres-Roman, MLIS, is teen librarian at DeKalb Public Library, DeKalb, IL.
Cason E. Snow, MLIS, is metadata librarian/cataloger at University of Maine, Orono.
Cason E. Snow, MLIS, is metadata librarian/cataloger at University of Maine, Orono.
Content
Contents
Introduction
Glossary
Chapter 1: Let Me Tell You of the Days of High Adventure!; or, A Very Brief (and Admittedly Incomplete) History of Tabletop Role-Playing Games
Chapter 2: Selection and Collection Development
Chapter 3: Cataloging
Chapter 4: Programming
Chapter 5: Guide to the Games
Appendix A: Games Listed by Genre Tags
Appendix B: Resources
Index
Introduction
Glossary
Chapter 1: Let Me Tell You of the Days of High Adventure!; or, A Very Brief (and Admittedly Incomplete) History of Tabletop Role-Playing Games
Chapter 2: Selection and Collection Development
Chapter 3: Cataloging
Chapter 4: Programming
Chapter 5: Guide to the Games
Appendix A: Games Listed by Genre Tags
Appendix B: Resources
Index
