Reviews and Press Releases; Journalism Publications: Newspaper, Magazine, and Radio Publications

Book Reviews

1. Laurie N. Taylor. Rev. of Building a Digital Repository Program with Limited Resources by Abby Clobridge. College and Research Libraries4 (Jul. 2011): https://doi.org/10.5860/0720399
2. Laurie N. Taylor. Rev. of A Subject Guide to Quality Web Sites by Paul R. Burden. College and Research Libraries3 (May 2011): https://doi.org/10.5860/0720304
3. Laurie N. Taylor. Rev. of Information Technology in Librarianship: New Critical Approaches edited by Gloria J. Leicke and John E. Buschman. College and Research Libraries6 (Nov. 2009): https://doi.org/10.5860/0700599
4. Laurie N. Taylor. Rev. of Structures of Image Collections from Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc to Flickr by Howard F. Greisdorf and Brian C. O’Connor. College and Research Libraries5 (Sept. 2008): https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.69.5.479
5. Laurie N. Taylor. Rev. of The Anxiety of Obsolescence: The American Novel in the Age of Television by Kathleen Fitzpatrick. Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies (Nov. 2007): http://rccs.usfca.edu/bookinfo.asp?ReviewID=464&BookID=362.
6. Laurie N. Taylor. Rev. of The Mirror and the Veil: An Overview of American Online Diaries and Blogs by Viviane Serfaty. Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies (Nov. 2006): http://rccs.usfca.edu/bookinfo.asp?ReviewID=375&BookID=304 and http://ufdc.ufl.edu/IR00000018/.
7. Laurie N. Taylor. Rev. of Nightmares and Fairytales (Volume 1) by Serena Valentino. Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies6 (2005: 130-132): http://www.uiowa.edu/~ijcs/comics/taylor.htm.
8. Laurie N. Taylor. Rev. of Avatar Bodies by Ann Weinstone. Consciousness, Literature and the Arts3 (Dec. 2004): http://www.aber.ac.uk/cla/archive/weinstone.html.
9. Laurie N. Taylor. Rev. of The Video Game Theory Reader by Mark Wolf, ed. Journal of Film and Video4 (Winter 2003): 58-60.

Press Releases

1. Barbara Hood, Richard Phillips, and Laurie N. Taylor. “Diario de Pernambuco Now Online, 1825 – 1863.” Smathers Libraries. April 2013. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00009727/00007/pdf.
2. UF, Benjamin Hebblethwaite, Sophia Acord, and Laurie N. Taylor. “Press Release for the Vodou Archive : Curating and Sharing the Sources of Vodou Religion and Culture.” Smathers Libraries. 2012: http://www.dloc.com/AA00008614/00003/pdf.
3. Laurie N. Taylor, Lois J. Widmer, and Paul Losch. “Announcing the Jornal Pessoal ” Smathers Libraries. 2012: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00009727/00004.
4. Laurie N. Taylor, Lois J. Widmer, and Carl Van Ness. “Announcing the Kai Lai Chung Collection” Smathers Libraries. 2012: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00009727/00003.
5. Laurie N. Taylor, Lois J. Widmer, and Dan Reboussin. “Announcing the M. Derscheid Collection online.” Smathers Libraries. 2012: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00009727/00002.
6. Laurie N. Taylor, Lois J. Widmer, and Donna Wrublewski. “Announcing the Chemical Engineering Education journal online.” Smathers Libraries. Jan. 20, 2012: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00009727/00001. Library News for the University of Florida Faculty2 (Spring 2012): 3. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00017067/00055.
7. Laurie N. Taylor. “UF Libraries and University Press of Florida Collaboration.” Library News for the University of Florida Faculty3 (Spring 2011): 6. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00017067/00053.
8. Laurie N. Taylor. “University of Florida Digital Collections.” Library News for the University of Florida Faculty3 (Spring 2009): 5. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00017067/00047.

Articles in The Gainesville Sun

1. Taylor, Laurie N. “The ‘Nintendo Generation’.” The Gainesville Sun. 15 May 2008: Scene.
2. Taylor, Laurie N. “Play it Again? Death in Gaming.” The Gainesville Sun. 18 April 2008: Scene.
3. Taylor, Laurie N. “Professor Layton and the Curious Village.” The Gainesville Sun. 20 March 2008: Scene.
4. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Fatworld, “Learning Healthy Living, One Game at a Time.” The Gainesville Sun. 21 February 2008: Scene.
5. Taylor, Laurie N. “New Games in the New Year.” The Gainesville Sun. 24 January 2008: Scene. [Commentary on article here.]
6. Taylor, Laurie N. “Link, Zelda, and the Land of Hyrule Celebrate Traditions.” The Gainesville Sun. 25 December 2007: Scene.
7. Taylor, Laurie N. “Listmania: Top Games Party Games; and Top Ten Games You’ve (Probably) Never Heard of.” The Gainesville Sun.25 December 2007: Scene.
8. Taylor, Laurie N. “Assassin’s Creed Game is Historical[ly Painted] Fiction at its Finest.” The Gainesville Sun. 29 November 2007: Scene 23. [Article Image]
9. Taylor, Laurie N. “Keep Halloween Alive with Games.” The Gainesville Sun. 1 November 2007: Scene 18, 22. [Article Image]
10. Taylor, Laurie N. “Jeanne d’Arc Gives Gamers Hope.” The Gainesville Sun. 4 October 2007: Scene.
11. Taylor, Laurie N. “Samus Aran is the Queen of Corrupted Gaming.” The Gainesville Sun. 6 September 2007: Scene 20, 22. [Article Image]
12. Taylor, Laurie N. “Catching Up with Old Friends.” The Gainesville Sun. 9 August 2007: Scene.
13. Taylor, Laurie N. “‘Overlord’ is Good (Evil) Fun.” The Gainesville Sun. 12 July 2007: Scene 18. [Article Image]
14. Taylor, Laurie N. “Gainesville Studio Cranks out Two Top Shelf Adventures.” The Gainesville Sun. 14 June 2007: Scene 20. [Article Image]
15. Taylor, Laurie N. “Visualizing Computer Code is Crucial to Game Design.” The Gainesville Sun. 17 May 2007: Scene 19. [Article Image]
16. Taylor, Laurie N. “Ready for a ‘summer gaming list’?” The Gainesville Sun. 19 April 2007: Scene 24. [Article Image]
17. Taylor, Laurie N. “Game on the High Seas is No Sinking Ship.” The Gainesville Sun. 29 March 2007: Scene 25. [Article Image]
18. Taylor, Laurie N. “‘King’ of Advergaming Widens Domain.” The Gainesville Sun. 22 February 2007: Scene 21. [Article Image]
19. Taylor, Laurie N. “A Bull Market: The Upside of Gaming.” The Gainesville Sun. 25 January 2007: Scene 8. [Article Image]
20. Taylor, Laurie N. “Worming the Way to Adventure Gaming Online.” The Gainesville Sun. 28 December 2006: Scene 10. [Article Image]
21. Taylor, Laurie N. “‘War’ Gearing up for Christmas.” The Gainesville Sun. 30 November 2006: Scene.
22. Taylor, Laurie N. “Add a Little Business to Your Gaming Pleasure.” The Gainesville Sun. 2 November 2006: Scene. [Article Image]
23. Taylor, Laurie N. “Gaming Redefines Its Roots.” The Gainesville Sun. 5 October 2006: Scene 10. [Article Image]
24. Taylor, Laurie N. “Nintendo Hits Boardwalk on New Monopoly Version.” The Gainesville Sun. 7 September 2006: Scene.
25. Taylor, Laurie N. “Let the Women of Gaming Help You Choose a Major.” The Gainesville Sun. 10 August 2006: Scene 10. [Article Image]
26. Taylor, Laurie N. “Break up Boredom with a Casual Game.” The Gainesville Sun. 13 July 2006: Scene 12. [Article Image]
27. Taylor, Laurie N. “Nothing Artificial About this New Gaming Venture.” The Gainesville Sun. 15 June 2006: Scene 12. [Article Image]
28. Taylor, Laurie N. “Games for the Non-gamer Members of Your Family.” The Gainesville Sun. 18 May 2006: Scene.
29. Taylor, Laurie N. “New COSMOS Fest Brings Innovative Films to Town.” The Gainesville Sun. 20 Apr. 2006: Scene.
30. Taylor, Laurie N. “Finally, a Girly Game for Girl Videogamers.” The Gainesville Sun. 23 Mar. 2006: Scene 14. [Article Image]
31. Taylor, Laurie N. “Comics, Video Games Keep Classic Works Alive.” The Gainesville Sun. 23 Feb. 2006: Scene 12. [Article Image]
32. Taylor, Laurie N. “Cute, Dancing Sea Critters Mark a Gaming Revolution.” The Gainesville Sun. 26 Jan. 2006: Scene 12. [Article Image]
33. Taylor, Laurie N. “With a Foot in History, King Kong Claws for the Future.” The Gainesville Sun. 29 Dec. 2005.
34. Taylor, Laurie N. “Listmania: Top Games for Girl (and other less-traditional) Gamers; and Top Addictive Free Online Games.” The Gainesville Sun. 29 Dec. 2005.
35. Taylor, Laurie N. “Get in the Giving Spirit with Child’s Play, Ben’s Game.” The Gainesville Sun. 1 Dec. 2005: Scene 14. [Article Image]
36. Taylor, Laurie N. “New Games Provide Chills, Fun.” The Gainesville Sun. 10 Nov. 2005: Scene 14. [Article Image]
37. Taylor, Laurie N. “Videogaming Embraces the Art of Conversation.” The Gainesville Sun. 6 Oct. 2005: Scene 14. [Article Image]
38. Taylor, Laurie N. “Gaming to get WIGI in Seattle.” The Gainesville Sun. 8 Sept. 2005: Scene 12. [Article Image]
39. Taylor, Laurie N. “Future of Hand-helds? Puppies and Death Jr.” The Gainesville Sun. 28 July 2005: Scene 12. [Article Image]
40. Taylor, Laurie N. “Live Action Role-Playing.” The Gainesville Sun. 30 June 2005: Scene 12. [Article Image]
41. Taylor, Laurie N. “Nancy Drew: Teenage Video Game Sleuth.” The Gainesville Sun. 2 June 2005: Scene 13. [Article Image]
42. Taylor, Laurie N. “Gainesville for Free: Stars and Science.” The Gainesville Sun. 26 May 2005.
43. Taylor, Laurie N. “Female Ninjas.” The Gainesville Sun. 7 Apr. 2005: Scene 16. [Article Image]
44. Taylor, Laurie N. and Cathlena Martin. “Game Studies.” The Gainesville Sun. 17 March 2005: Scene. [Article Image]
45. Taylor, Laurie N. “Gaming: Sprung.” The Gainesville Sun. 3 March 2005: Scene.
46. Taylor, Laurie N. “Alien Hominid and Independent Game Design.” The Gainesville Sun. 3 Feb. 2005: Scene. [Article Image]
47. Taylor, Laurie N. “Review of Resident Evil 4.” The Gainesville Sun. 20 Jan. 2005: Scene. [Article Image]
48. Taylor, Laurie N. and Cathlena Martin. “Virtual Help for Real Resolutions.” The Gainesville Sun. 6 Jan. 2005: Scene. [Article Image]
49. Taylor, Laurie N. “Listmania: Top 10 Video Games of 2004.” The Gainesville Sun. 30 Dec. 2005: Scene.
50. Taylor, Laurie N. and Cathlena Martin. “Step into Hero Boy’s Shoes with the Polar Express.” The Gainesville Sun. 24 Dec. 2004: Scene.
51. Taylor, Laurie N. and Cathlena Martin. “Diary of Yourself!Fitness.” The Gainesville Sun. Dec. 9, 2004: Scene. [Article Image]
52. Taylor, Laurie N. and Cathlena Martin. “Holiday gaming full of stars and stolen cars.” The Gainesville Sun. 25 Nov. 2004: Scene. [Article Image]
53. Taylor, Laurie N. and Cathlena Martin. “Select Start: A Video Game Music Band” The Gainesville Sun. 11 Nov. 2004: Scene. [Article Image]
54. Taylor, Laurie N. and Cathlena Martin. “Plugging into The Political Machine.” The Gainesville Sun. 28 Oct. 2004: Scene 26, 29. [Article Image]
55. Taylor, Laurie N. and Cathlena Martin. “Girls of Gaming? Sexy, strong and even bloodthirsty.” The Gainesville Sun. 14 Oct. 2004: Scene.
56. Taylor, Laurie N. and Cathlena Martin. “Gainesville Gaming: Modern gaming explosion rocks Gainesville.” The Gainesville Sun. 30 Sept. 2004: Scene 12. [Article Image]

Recess! Radio Programs

1. “Interview with Mary Flanagan (with her thoughts about Josie True).” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 13 July 2005.
2. “Video Game Music.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor and Cathlena Martin. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 18 Jan. 2005.
3. “Toy Theaters.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 30 Dec. 2004.
4. “Mystery Games.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor and Cathlena Martin. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 23 Nov. 2004.
5. “Month of the Dinosaur.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 1 Oct. 2004.
6. “National Women and Video Games Conference.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 14 Sept. 2004.
7. “Machinima.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 17 June 2004.
8. “Word Games.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 25 Nov. 2003.
9. “Video Games Teaching History: Playing History.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 12 Sept. 2003.
10. “Spy Alley.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 7 Aug. 2003.
11. “Interview with Shelley Jackson.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 31 July 2003.
12. “Gurls Rule.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 17 June 2003.
13. “LEGO.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 5 June 2003.
14. “CrossGen Bridges Comics.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 27 May 2003.
15. “Dance Dance Revolution.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 15 May 2003.
16. “Interview with R. A. Salvatore.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 7 May 2003.
17. “Terry Pratchett.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 28 Apr. 2003.
18. “The Legend of Zelda.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 3 Apr. 2003.
19. “The Egg Game.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 11 Feb. 2003.
20. “Webcomics.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 23 Jan. 2003.
21. “Spirited Away and Hayao Miyazaki.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 9 Jan. 2003.
22. “Anime Music.”Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 30 Dec. 2002.
23. “Girl’s Video Games.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 26 Nov. 2002.
24. “PC Arcades.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 7 Nov. 2002.
25. “Disgustingly Yummy Foods.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 10 Oct. 2002.
26. “Video Game Day.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 17 Sept. 2002.
27. “September 11; Help on the Internet.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 10 Sept. 2002.
28. “George Herriman and Krazy Kat.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 22 Aug. 2002.
29. “First Video Games.” Narr. Laurie N. Taylor. Recess! NPR. WUFT-FM, Gainesville, FL. 14 Aug. 2002.

GamesFirst!

1. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Brain Boost: Beta Wave and Brain Boost: Gamma Wave. GamesFirst! 9 January 2007.
2. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Nancy Drew: The Creature of Kapu Cave. GamesFirst! 19 November 2006.
3. Taylor, Laurie N. “Online Negotiation Games by Zap Dramatic.” GamesFirst! 30 October 2006.
4. Also available as compiled reviews of Video Game Design Pro.
   Taylor, Laurie N. “Game Industry Growth and Coordination.” The Corpament: Video Game Design Pro Website. Oct. 15, 2006.
   Taylor, Laurie N. “Design Constraints and Project Development.” The Corpament: Video Game Design Pro Website. Oct. 7, 2006.
   Taylor, Laurie N. “Initial Review of Video Game Design Pro.” The Corpament: Video Game Design Pro Website. Sept. 30, 2006.
5. Taylor, Laurie N. “Nancy Drew: Danger by Design, A Fun and Girl Positive Game,” Review of Nancy Drew: Danger by Design.GamesFirst! 25 September 2006.
6. Taylor, Laurie N. “Another Great Platformer Based on a Cartoon,” Review of Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: The Genie and the Amp. GamesFirst!21 July 2006.
7. Taylor, Laurie N. “A New Take on Classic Breakout,” Review of Break ‘Em All. GamesFirst! 19 July 2006.
8. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel. GamesFirst! 10 July 2006.
9. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Street Fighter Alpha Anthology. GamesFirst! 7 July 2006.
10. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Dreamfall: The Longest Journey. GamesFirst! 17 May 2006.
11. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Karaoke Country Revolution. GamesFirst! 29 April 2006.
12. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of The (Small Screen) Silent Hill Experience. GamesFirst! 26 April 2006.
13. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Ice Age 2: The Meltdown. GamesFirst! 3 April 2006.
14. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Super Princess Peach. GamesFirst! 19 March 2006.
15. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Infected. GamesFirst! 16 December 2005.
16. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi: Kaznapped. GamesFirst! 9 December 2005.
17. Taylor, Laurie N. “Degrees in Game Design Help Gamers and Nongamers.” GamesFirst! 8 December 2005.
18. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Aeon Flux. GamesFirst! 3 December 2005.
19. Taylor, Laurie N. “Games and Gamers Helping Others.” GamesFirst! 26 November 2005.
20. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Spyro: Shadow Legacy by Amaze Entertainment. GamesFirst! 17 November 2005.
21. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Resident Evil 4 by Capcom. GamesFirst! 13 November 2005.
22. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Trace Memory by Nintendo. GamesFirst! 12 October 2005.
23. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Beatdown: Fists of Vengeance by Capcom. GamesFirst! 13 September 2005.
24. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Conker: Live & Reloaded by Rare. GamesFirst! 15 August 2005.
25. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Doom 3 by id/Vicarious. GamesFirst! 7 June 2005.
26. Taylor, Laurie N. Preview of Onimusha 3 by Capcom. GamesFirst! 30 May 2005.
27. Taylor, Laurie N. Preview of Creatures: Exodus & Creatures: Village by Kutoka Interactive. GamesFirst! 28 May 2005.
28. Taylor, Laurie N. Preview of Fatal Frame 3: The Tormented by Tecmo. GamesFirst! 25 May 2005.
29. Taylor, Laurie N. Preview of Call of Cthulhu: Destiny’s End by HeadFirst. GamesFirst! 24 May 2005.
30. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Obscure by Hydravision. GamesFirst! 21 May 2005.
31. Taylor, Laurie N. Preview of Full Auto by Pseudo Interactive. GamesFirst! 20 May 2005.
32. Taylor, Laurie N. Preview of Okami by Capcom/Clover Studios. GamesFirst! 20 May 2005.
33. Taylor, Laurie N. Preview of Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock by Her Interactive. GamesFirst! 19 May 2005.
34. Taylor, Laurie N. Preview of Upcoming Plug and Play Devices by JAKKS Pacific. GamesFirst! 18 May 2005.
35. Taylor, Laurie N. Review of Kuon by FromSoftware. GamesFirst! 12 Feb. 2005.
36. Taylor, Laurie N. and Cathlena Martin. Review of Alien Hominid by The Behemoth. GamesFirst! 2 Jan. 2005.
37. Taylor, Laurie N. and Cathlena Martin. Review of Blinx 2 by Artoon. GamesFirst! 5 Dec. 2004.