Journalist, Joshua Bender shares some intriguing acquisition news in his article, "MSU receives donation, now has largest digital library collection in U.S. While this article is short, and fails to confirm who verified this collection to be the largest, the story is inspiring regardless. Michigan State University received an acquisition in the form of a gift. In the spirit of my Presentation 5 project (acquisitions), I thought an acquisition story of interest is a good addition to our Blog Collection. The Rovi Corporation donated digital media in such volume, Bender reports the transport of the material had a price tag around $46,000.00 and took fourteen moving vans. CD"s and DVD's are included in this gift, but one media type holds more interest than the other two combined: electronic games.
With so many games to check into the system, MSU librarians don't anticipate release one hundred percent of the titles to the public anytime soon. The inspiration from such a gift is how the library is going to adjust to support such a specialized collection. The article mentions the design of spaces for electronic gaming, noting the benefit these activities can play over holiday breaks from school.
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MSU receives donation, now has largest digital library collection in U.S.
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