[Eril-l] Streaming games licensing (e.g., Steam)

[Pennington, Buddy D.]

Agreed. This is an interesting topic! 

Buddy Pennington
Head of Technology
Miller Nichols Library
University of Missouri--Kansas City
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Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
penningtonb at umkc.edu
816-235-1548
UMKC Libraries

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From: Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] On Behalf Of Cowing, Jared
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I'd be interested in reading replies as well, either about alternative game platforms or about Steam in particular (since Steam offers a lot of indie titles that are difficult to obtain through any other channel). I suggest, without objection, that the conversation stay on the list.
Thanks!

Jared Cowing | Systems Librarian 
Woodbury University Library | Burbank, CA | (818)252-5202

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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:19:59 -0400
From: "Bazeley, Jennifer" <bazelejw at miamioh.edu>
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Subject: [Eril-l] Streaming games licensing (e.g., Steam)
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Hi ERIL,

Apologies if this has come up before and been discussed at length--I searched the archives and didn't see much, but it's very possible I missed something.

Are there any libraries out there paying for and managing a service like Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/) to provide streaming and/or downloadable video games to patrons? We've had requests to purchase games this way and are struggling with the logistics of managing a Steam site license (https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3303-QWRC-3436)
and purchasing paid site subscriptions for games.

If anyone has experience with managing this product or type of product, could you contact me on or off list? Or if anyone knows of any resources online that might help, that would also be much appreciated.

Thanks!
Jennifer Bazeley

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