Thursday, April 28, 2011

Task #2 - Scavenger hunt

Just a note to let you know I got 100% on the scavenger hunt.

Website Scavenger Hunt

Question #1 - correct
Question: For which years do we have Polk City directories for?
Correct Answer: 1904 to present
Your Answer: 1904 to present

Question #2 - correct
Question: What are the Gateway branch hours on Thursdays?
Correct Answer: 12-6pm
Your Answer: 12-6pm

Question #3 - correct
Question: How many mobile resources do we currently have listed in the new Research and Learning Center?
Correct Answer: 4
Your Answer: 4

Question #4 - correct
Question: What's the Kiva Book Club book for May?
Correct Answer: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Your Answer: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Question #5 - correct
Question: On the Downloadable Media guide, which library do we link to for help with error messages?
Correct Answer: Hoover
Your Answer: Hoover

Question #6 - correct
Question: Which two databases are helpful for finding books in a series?
Correct Answer: Novelist and KDL
Your Answer: Novelist and KDL

Question #7 - correct
Question: Which new board member was introduced at the 2/24/11 board meeting?
Correct Answer: Joe Taylor
Your Answer: Joe Taylor

Question #8 - correct
Question: Which title below is NOT part of the upcoming Smart Money series?
Correct Answer: Bankruptcy 101
Your Answer: Bankruptcy 101

Question #9 - correct
Question: What public computer class is being offered on 4/29?
Correct Answer: Library Basics
Your Answer: Library Basics

Question #10 - correct
Question: Personal items for the public must be limited to the equivalent of how many shopping bags? (policy)
Correct Answer: 2
Your Answer: 2


Your overall percentage for this quiz was 100%!

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Task #1 - Create a blog

Hi. I'm Bob Kretschman, and this is my Webolution blog. Once, seized by an overwhelming fit of cyberspace enthusiasm, I created a personal blog. But when I began to type my first entry, I found out that I had nothing to say. Consequently, I abandoned the effort, and my empty blog is sitting alone in a massive server farm somewhere, just a tiny cluster of 0s and 1s on a disc, forgotten and lost to the ages.

This Webolution blog, however, has a purpose. If I finish the Webolution exercise and win the drawing, I will be the proud owner of a Sony eReader. But I'll still prefer ink-and-paper books to electronic versions.

Here's hoping this post fulfills the requirements of Task #1 ...