Bibliobouts

D-Lib Magazine van juli/augustus met "The benefits of integrating an information literacy skills game into academic coursework: A preliminary evaluation" over een online game, genaamd Bibliobouts, ontwikkeld voor het aanleren van informatievaardigheden bij nieuwe studenten.

"This article describes a new tool for teaching information literacy skills to college undergraduates. BiblioBouts is a game built on premises of educational gaming that came out of research published in the October 2008 issue of D-Lib Magazine. BiblioBouts seeks to satisfy student requests for a gaming experience directly integrated into their current coursework. Alpha testing of the game focuses on answering three main questions: Is BiblioBouts an effective approach for teaching undergraduate students information literacy skills? Do students want to play this game? What improvements does BiblioBouts need? Student response has been encouraging on all fronts"