game consoles in the library

from the LITA listserv:

Hi LITA,

Do any of you have game consoles in your libraries?

We currently offer PS3 and xBox but recognize there’s a whole new generation available.

Our issue is that xBox1 works best connected to the Internet.  This allows full game play but opens up some issues in a library environment.  Is anyone already offering these?  How do you deal with patrons logging into their personal accounts on the consoles and perhaps forgetting to log our therefore leaving them exposed?  These accounts store credit card info and game winnings.  What’s a library to do?

Thank you,
Madeleine Sturmer
IT Manager

Teton County Library
(307) 733-2164 x143
IT Dept  x192

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College Gamers Battle for Scholarships

By Dian Schaffhauser 04/04/16

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/04/04/college-gamers-battle-for-scholarships.aspx

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More about games and gamification in the library in this IMS blog:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=games&submit=Search