Considerations and challenges for collecting digital games in academic libraries

• Published in: The Journal of academic librarianship Vol. 50; no. 5; p. 102931
• Main Authors: Post, Colin, Reed, Jerry, Lanham, Chloe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.09.2024
• Subjects: Digital games; Digital media licensing; Electronic resource management; Video game collections; Electronic resource management; Digital media licensing; Video game collections; Digital games

Academic libraries face a serious obstacle that will inhibit their ability to continue growing robust video game collections. The gaming industry is increasingly moving toward the digital distribution of games, making games available as digital downloads licensed to single end-user consumers from on...