ALA在图书馆游戏服务中的角色分析与实践探索

Analysis on the Roles and Practices of ALA in Library Game Service

随着游戏与学习理论的发展,游戏正被应用到图书馆服务之中,在图书馆拓展新用户、提高资源利用率、改善图书馆形象等方面发挥着积极的作用。图书馆开展游戏服务是图书馆顺应变化、容纳新事物、充满活力的重要体现。本文采用文献研究、网络调研和数据分析相结合的方法,详细分析了支持图书馆开展游戏服务的重要力量———美国图书馆协会(ALA)在图书馆游戏服务中扮演的三重角色类型:图书馆游戏价值的倡导者、游戏资源的整合者及游戏活动的引领者。并就每类角色下ALA所做的实践探索进行了展示与分析,以期为我国图书馆界探索游戏服务提供借鉴。

With the development of game and learning theory,games are being applied to library services,playing an active role in expanding new users,improving resource utilization and improving library image.The development of library game service is an important embodiment of the library’s adaptation to changes,accommodation of new things and vitality.Using the methods of literature research,network research and data analysis,the paper analyzes the important force that supports libraries to carry out game services———the triple roles played by American Library Association(ALA)in library game services:the advocate of library game’s value,the integrator of game resources and the leader of game activities.The paper also shows and analyzes the practices of ALA under each role to provide reference for the exploration of library game services in China.