Digital Games inEuropean Libraries

John Kirriemuirwww.silversprite.com

Kearney (Ireland)

Finnegan (Ireland)

McCain (Scotland)

Dee (Ireland)William I of Scotland

Isle of BernerayPopulation: 126

“No, but some of our public libraries have such media.”

National Library of Austria

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

“We keep them within the stacks, in the same condition as the rest of the

documents.”National Library of Catalonia

““All the games are in Estonian and meantfor children about 8 years of age.”

Tallinn Central Library

“No.”National Library of Belarus

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

National Library of Spain

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

Leipziger Stadtische Bibliotheken

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 EdmanOlle Engström

National vs localEast vs westIndependence of the local library

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“The revolution will be catalogued”

Further results,Amtrak travels andlibrary stuff.

Europe and the worldhttp://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0512/eunight2_pv_big.jpgIllustration 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/

National Library of Estonia:http://www.flickr.com/photos/matti-lassila/94671466/

National Library of Belarushttp://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 reporthttp://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