Comments on: ALA Midwinter 2007: Digital Gaming in Library Instruction http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/01/29/ala-midwinter-2007-digital-gaming-in-library-instruction/ David Lee King is the Digital Branch & Services Manager at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, where he plans, implements, and experiments with emerging technology trends. He has spoken in the U.S. and Canada about emerging trends, website usability and management, digital experience planning, and managing techie staff, and has been published in many library-related journals. David writes the Internet Spotlight column in Public Libraries Magazine with Michael Porter. David maintains a blog at http://www.davidleeking.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michelle (Jane) http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/01/29/ala-midwinter-2007-digital-gaming-in-library-instruction/comment-page-1/#comment-5290 Michelle (Jane) Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:33:51 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/01/29/ala-midwinter-2007-digital-gaming-in-library-instruction/#comment-5290 Your "one funny thing" happens all the time in academia. I think it contributes to our culture of indecision. Many libraries are crippled as they wait for "empirical research." I always wonder if they realize that people doing the research had to have the guts to try it first. *sigh* It is so frustrating. Your “one funny thing” happens all the time in academia. I think it contributes to our culture of indecision. Many libraries are crippled as they wait for “empirical research.” I always wonder if they realize that people doing the research had to have the guts to try it first.

*sigh* It is so frustrating.

]]> By: Michelle (Jane) http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/01/29/ala-midwinter-2007-digital-gaming-in-library-instruction/comment-page-1/#comment-25389 Michelle (Jane) Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:33:00 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/01/29/ala-midwinter-2007-digital-gaming-in-library-instruction/#comment-25389 Your "one funny thing" happens all the time in academia. I think it contributes to our culture of indecision. Many libraries are crippled as they wait for "empirical research." I always wonder if they realize that people doing the research had to have the guts to try it first. *sigh* It is so frustrating. Your “one funny thing” happens all the time in academia. I think it contributes to our culture of indecision. Many libraries are crippled as they wait for “empirical research.” I always wonder if they realize that people doing the research had to have the guts to try it first.

*sigh* It is so frustrating.

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