Adult Summer Reading Program 2009

Pick up a Database Scavenger Hunt checklist at the Reference Desk or print a copy using this link, and complete two or more tasks to qualify for the Bonus Challenge.

Task 1: Business

• Using the Encyclopedia of Associations, what's the toll-free number for The Society for Creative Anachronism?
• Using Mergent Online, who are Hewlett-Packard's five main competitors?

Task 2: Career Guidance/Test Preparation

• Using Ferguson's Career Guidance Center, what is the minimum educational requirement for FBI agents?
• Using Learning Express Library, how many test and course categories are available for High School Students?

Task 3: Children's Sources

• Using America the Beautiful, how did Wisconsin get its name?
• Using EBSCO Animals, what country does the blackbuck live in?

Task 4: Encyclopedias

• Using Credo Reference, what is tahini made from?
• Using Grolier Online, of the world's ten busiest airports, how many of them are US airports?

Task 5: Evansville Info/Govt

• Using Demographics Now, what's the 2008 population estimate for the 47725 zip code?
• Using the Evansville Local History Database, in what field did Louise Dresser find success?

Task 6: History/Geography

• Using the Columbia Gazetteer of the World, what is the population of the city of San Marcos in Guatemala?
• Using History Reference Center, what are the first 8 words of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech?

Task 7: Language Learning / Travel

• Using Global Road Warrior, what is Brazil's national dish?
• Using Mango Languages, How do you say "Hello - How are you?"  in Italian?

Task 8: Medical/Legal

• Using Indiana Legal Forms, list 3 types of legal forms available from this database (there are many more than 3 categories!).
• Using Health Source Consumer Edition: What is the scientific name for Shingles?

Task 9: News & Current Events/Newsmakers

• Using Biography Resource Center, what was Bill Gates's nickname as a child?
• Using Issues & Controversies on File, what percentage of US pregnancies are accidental according to a Birth Control Policy Update?

Task 10: Reading/Literature

• Using Novelist Plus, what is the fourth novel in Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker series?
• Using NoveList Plus, how many titles are there in Jean Auel's "Earth's Children" series, and what are two recommended read-alike series?

Task 11: Science/Technology

• Using Today's Science, what kind of radiation does the Chandra telescope observe?
• Using Auto Repair Reference Center, how many listings (records) do you find when you look up the 1998 Ford F-150 pickup?