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Investigating Virtual Worlds, Patricia D. Sobczak
Investigating Virtual Worlds, Patricia D. Sobczak
VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations
The global phenomena of online gaming engages millions of people, some playing over 45 hours a week - the equivalent of a second full-time job. Our children are logging over 10,000 hours of gaming time before they are 21 years old; the equivalent of the time children spend in formal classrooms from grades five through 12. Players in one of the most popular online games have logged over 5.3 million years of play time since 2004.
These statistics show that virtual worlds, including online games, have become an important component of modern culture, but their impact on society has yet …
Prince Or Plebe?: Success At All Levels Of The Library Hierarchy, Megan Hodge
Prince Or Plebe?: Success At All Levels Of The Library Hierarchy, Megan Hodge
VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
When one is a middle manager—someone who is not entirely on the front lines, but supervising without the authority to make changes at a system or institutional level—especially as a new professional with lots of enthusiasm and ideas, one can feel frustrated and stuck in a state of stasis. By learning how to effectively leverage the power one does have, as Niccolo Machiavelli did, one can lead from the middle to inspire subordinates, excel as an employee, and create change at the system/institutional level.