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After going through hundreds of answered questions (392 correct ones) and over forty blog comments, we’ve come up with a winner to the trivia challenge.

Drumroll, please…

Joseph Carroll

Joseph maximized his chances of winning by getting all five questions correct and posting a comment to the blog. He will be taking home the Back to School prize made possible by our awesome sponsors – UHCS, the UWW Bookstore, Sweet Spot and Toppers!

Thanks again for all of you that entered the contest! And just in case you’re curious about the answers…

1) What’s a periodical?
A) bathroom reading
B) a species that only survived for a short time (e.g. dinosaurs)
C) a publication issued with regular frequency (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.)
D) a nasty form of tooth decay

Although a periodical generally does qualify as bathroom reading, a regularly-published item is the better answer.

2) If you check out one of our laptops in the library, which floor do you have to be on to use the wireless?
A) the main floor
B) the first, second or third floors
C) all four floors
D) the library doesn’t have wireless, silly.

TRICK QUESTION – a lot of people were thrown off by the all four floors, but we really only have three (I bet that you could get the wireless on the roof though).

3) You notice that we have movies like the Departed and Batman Begins and you’d like to check them out. How long do you get them?
A) two weeks
B) two days, just like Blockbuster new releases
C) seven hours, thirty-eight minutes and sixteen seconds
D) forever and a day

Sorry kids, we’re better than Blockbuster in that you can have the movies for two weeks. With that much time, who cares about late fees?

4) What’s the name of the library’s café?
A) The Coffee Shhh-oppe
B) The Cage in the Corner
C) Starbooks
D) Food For Thought

Yes, our coffee shop does brew Starbucks coffee, but its name isn’t Starbooks.

BONUS QUESTION
Why does the University Library Blog have a place for comments?
A) We want to hear from you, and the blog presents the perfect medium in which to get that feedback.
B) It’s just a front – we don’t care what you think.
C) The comments section looks pretty.
D) Wait… there’s a place for comments?

All in all – the contestants averaged four correct answers. Not too shabby.

The Library is sponsoring a trivia contest in which students have a chance to win great weekly prizes or an even better grand prize. All you have to do is come into the library or visit the Library’s website and answer some questions. How hard is that?

On Monday, September 8, the trivia contest questions will be posted on the University Library Blog (where you are right now) and on the contest home page. You have until 8 AM on Friday, September 12 to answer as many of the questions as you can. Each correct answer will count towards one chance at winning our Back to School prize. Answer all five questions correctly and you’ll be entered in the drawing five times!

For more information, check out the contest home page or e-mail Kyle at naffk@uww.edu.

Congratulations to Kyle Butzine – his name was pulled from this week’s drawing and he will receive a $20 gift certificate to the Sweet Spot! Way to get the answer right, Kyle! And thanks for all of you that participated!

For those of you that are wondering, the answers to last week’s questions were:

I need an article from the Harvard Business Review from 1997. List two places that I can go to get it. Only one can be a database. Hint: Use the Journal Holdings List.
The correct answers are microfilm/Periodicals Microform Room and one of the following: Business Source Elite, Corporate ResourceNet or EBSCOhost. The Journal Holdings List is the place to go when you need to get access to a particular magazine or journal.

How many databases are listed in EBSCOhost?
So, how many databases are there? There are thirty-three databases available to search through EBSCOhost. While most of you are probably familiar with Academic Search Premier, you can also search others like Education Research Complete, MLA International Bibliography or PSYCInfo.

Thanks again to everyone who participated and don’t forget to answer this week’s question!

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Congratulations to Krista Wolfe – her name was pulled from this week’s drawing and she will receive a free sweatshirt from the University Bookstore! Way to get the answer right, Krista! And thanks for all of you that participated!

For those of you that are wondering, the answers to last week’s questions were:

The Library has 10 group study rooms. Which room has a view of Hyer Hall? Please specify the room number.
If you want to be technical, the correct answer is Room 3102N, but we also accepted if you put Room 3102 as well, as you can see Hyer from both rooms. There are plenty of areas where you can meet to work on group projects, located both on the second and third floors.

On which floor will you find big, comfy, beanbag-esque chairs?
The poof chairs, as the library staff affectionately refer to them, are located up on the third floor. At the library, you don’t just have to sit at a table to study or relax. Just watch out, those beanbag chairs might cause you to fall asleep (or off of them). There are also comfortable chairs downstairs near the Media Center.

Thanks again to everyone who participated and don’t forget to answer this week’s question!

contest home page

Congratulations to Hayley Castro – her name was pulled from this week’s drawing and she will receive free pizza from Toppers! Way to get the answer right, Hayley! And thanks for all of you that participated!

For those of you that are wondering, the answers to last week’s questions were:

How many hours is the Library physically open each week?
The correct answer is 100.5 hours per week. We’re open at least eleven hours each day every day of the week, if not more, and until midnight on five of those days.

If you are having problems locating resources for your assignments, in what ways can you contact a librarian for assistance? List two of the four.
The correct answers were any two of the following: in-person, phone, chat, e-mail. Most people got this one right, which is good. We want to you be able to reach us when you need to, so that’s why there’s so many ways to contact us.

Thanks again to everyone who participated and don’t forget to answer this week’s question!

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