According to the American Library Association, researchers from Syracuse University, the ALA and the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana are working together to look at the effects of bringing videogames and tabletop gaming into libraries.  In addition to looking at how to develop a classification structure for games in libraries, the project, called Game Lab, will look at how best to serve patrons through games and gaming activities.

Game Lab organizers are looking for funding to build a research lab in Syracuse in order to explore new approaches and replicate current library gaming programs.  They intend to develop recommendations for libraries related to games and gaming activities in order to effectively target specific demographic groups such as teenagers.