The American Association of School Librarians' Standards for the 21st-Century Learner define student interactions with information in terms of an inquiry-based experience. 21st-Century learners need to explore information; to see what more they can find by building connections and trying different searches. Another word for this might be play.

The new AASL standards are very supportive of the ideas and skills that make up gaming as can be seen in the gaming alignment below. This, document, created by the member libraries of the School Library System of Genesee Valley BOCES provides support for the use of games as a learning resource in school libraries.