Libraries and Librarians of Aerie Peak

New to WoW? Before you sign up, please, please use "Refer a Freind"! It is easy and helps a LOT!

libraryman — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:57:21 -0000

Posted 10/15/2008 10:57 AM by libraryman.

If you are new WoW and the thinking about starting an account and joining the guild, welcome!

Once you get started you will find plenty of helpful folks and will get a nice bunch of welcome gifts as well to give you a leg up. :)

However, we would like to ask you to consider doing this before you do sign up: WoW has a refer a friend program that gives really nice bonuses both to YOU, the new WoW player AND to the person you list (or refer) when you sign up. It doesn't give you spam or make you provide any more info other than the referral. And the bonuses your referral give can really end up helping not just you and the person you refer, but the guild at large.

More info:
https://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account/recruit-a-friend.html?ticket=ST-542443-5CMq4qCs4uSgDe10qzNU

I would like for anyone in the guild who would like a referral to please list the required WoW info here on this thread. Thanks all!

Michael

Guild Photo Group AND Blog Post about our first in game guild meet up.

libraryman — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:50:45 -0000

Posted 07/27/2008 03:50 PM by libraryman.

My blog post is here:
http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2008/07/27/libraries-and-librarians-wow-guild-grows-photographic-evidence/

Pics are here too:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/libraryman/sets/72157606395784851/
I'll be adding more shots to this periodically. That set will not just be guild shots though, any library gaming related shots I have and will take will go there.

In light of that, I made a Guild flickr group for us all to share our in game Guild related screen shots! W00t! Stick yours there too please!
 
http://www.flickr.com/groups/wowlibs/

 
That'll be the place for our Guild photo's.

What say you all of this? :)

Blog Posts about Our Guild and My Respsonse

libraryman — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:16:07 -0000

Posted 07/25/2008 03:16 PM by libraryman.

Jason the Content Librarian posted this about WoW and Gaming and this Guild at:
http://www.jasoneiseman.com/blog/?p=260

Would you like to play a game?

As I mentioned in a post earlier this week, I’ve never really gotten into online virtual worlds like Second Life, and I’ve certainly never gotten into MPORGs (Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games). However posts this week from Libraryman, The Shifted Librarian, and Terri at Creative InfoPro have piqued my interest.

Apparently there is now a Libraries and Librarians Guild in World of Warcraft (WoW).

The problem is that I’m not completely sure what the significance of that is. Libraryman suggests that this guild may help newcomers to WoW overcome the steep learning curve, which has been a barrier to my participation in MPORGs. Terri at Creative InfoPro suggests another game called Entropia Universe which I’d never heard of but looks pretty interesting. I’ve also seen some chatter about PMOG which might be a little better suited for me.

The real problem is value. These games seem like they can really suck out a lot of time, so what’s the value of them? And it doesn’t have to be an educational value, which I’m starting to see more of in Second Life. And while there may be professional value for public librarians who use gaming to expand library services and presences in virtual worlds, that’s not my current situation. It’s ok if they’re just fun, entertainment value is valuable. But I haven’t figured out which game might deliver that.

The time investment is a big issue also. There may be weeks at a time when I may not touch my computer outside of work. I need a game that I can drop for a few weeks and pick up later.

But again, maybe with the creation of a specific guild in WoW now’s the time to try it out, or at least start some research finding a game that’s right for me.

If you’re reading this and have a plug for a game that should be on my shortlist please let me know.

Or maybe I’ll just follow Joshua’s advice and settle for a nice game of chess.

Tags: gaming & libraries

This entry was posted on Friday, July 25th, 2008 at 1:48 pm and is filed under Web.
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My response:

1. Michael Porter Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation.
July 25th, 2008 at 5:07 pm

Hey Jason,
When you said “I’m not completely sure what the significance of that is” in relation to the Libraries and Librarians Guild, I’d have to say that in many ways we (the Guild) aren’t either. It is an experiment really, an we as a community will decide it’s significance as the group evolves.

It is only a couple of days old, but in the rare hours when a few of us were playing at the same time we did a whole bunch of text chatting where we introduced ourselves, found out about mutual Libraryland friends and interests, and well, just had fun hanging out as librarians with a similar experiences and interest. If nothing else, that, to me anyway, has some pretty solid value.

You make a good point though in that WoW can be a massive time suck. But so can tv, or anything else you do for fun and really enjoy. Ultimately though you have control over that and decide how to let it suck up your time. And even if you don’t play more than a few hours a week, it is still the best video game I have ever played (well, there is always Ms. Pacman, Tempest, Miner 49er, Sly Cooper II and Zelda Windwaker, but other than THOSE, LOL).

But Wow is definitely not for everybody. For instance there is the monthly playing fee which isn’t to everyones liking (though a $50 game disc is 4 times that fee and gives much less value generally in my experience). Truth be told I hate faeries and Orcs and wizards and all that stuff. But I like the simplicity coupled with complexity of this game a lot. Also the actual game play and the social facets. Those win me over.

Anyway, thanks for your post. WoW play or no WoW play, its all good. I’m ust glad we are noticing the tech developmetns that are changing so many things we as libraries and info pros do.

PS-Another part of why I play WoW that I didnt mention is that I believe browsing the web will be a lot like WoW in a decade or two. ore like WoW though, not like Second Life (at this point anyway).
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You all have any thoughts?

And you saw my blog post about the Guild too, right?:
http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2008/07/24/the-libraries-and-librarians-guild-in-wow-the-largest-on-line-mmorpg-game-in-the-world/

Jenny plugged us too on The Shifted Librarian blog:
http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/07/24/wow-your-librarian-friends.html

Welcome Libraries and Librarians Guildies!

libraryman — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:14:32 -0000

Posted 07/23/2008 12:14 PM by libraryman.

Hello and a hearty welcome to all Libraries and Librarians guild members (existing and potential of course:)!!!

We are fostering an in-game community of Library Staff to play WoW together, grow our community connections and well, just have a blast hanging out, playing together and getting to know each other.

This guild is about WoW, libraries and libraries, and having a fun and rewarding gaming experience. There will be game talk and shop talk on guild chat but you aren't required to join either. As long as folks are honest and polite (and have genuine Libraryland connections) you are welcome to The Libraries and Librarians Guild!

I got this message when I set up this here little ole' Guild site:
Congratulations on creating your new guild site! Take some time to look around and gain familiarity with the site features. Check out http://support.guildomatic.com or the Guildomatic Tutorial if you have any questions. Make sure to download the in-game WoW module at http://www.guildomatic.com/meta/downloads. The module will allow you to do things like manual guild roster snapshots, managing DKP, auctioning items, and more.

If any of you are interesting in helping build our Guild site up just ping me (Michael Porter: www.libraryman.com) and we can get things started for you.

Libraries and Librarians of Aerie Peak

New to WoW? Before you sign up, please, please use "Refer a Freind"! It is easy and helps a LOT!

Guild Photo Group *AND* Blog Post about our first in game guild meet up.

Blog Posts about Our Guild and My Respsonse

Welcome Libraries and Librarians Guildies!

Guild Photo Group AND Blog Post about our first in game guild meet up.