Last Call for "Library Lock-in" Volunteers (Event Date: March 3, 10pm-2am)
This is a last call for volunteers, as well as scavenger hunt question submissions, for the 1st annual "It was a Dark and Brainy Night at Bird Library." Event date/time: March 3, 2006 (10pm-2am).
Modeled after a similar academic Library happening at Rochester Institute of Technology, this SU Library 'Lock-In' competition is a co-production between Syracuse University Library and Syracuse University's Office of Residence Life. The event's scholarly component for its undergraduate student participants consists of a scavenger hunt style series of research exercises, occurring between 10:00 PM and 2:00 AM., all taking place inside of an otherwise closed E.S. Bird Library facility.
Volunteers from multiple SUL branches and departments are mostly all signed up, but a few open volunteer slots remain. So, if you would like to help out with operations at this unique event, please 1) check with your supervisor prior to volunteering (including about any questions you may have pertaining to whether helping during these hours qualifies as "paid time" or "comp time") and 2) send an email expressing your interest to one of the event co-chairs, Michael Pasqualoni mjpasqua@syr.edu or Sue Miller smmiller@syr.edu
Office of Residence Life will be providing T-Shirts for the volunteers, free refreshments (pizza, etc), and also some volunteer only door prizes. The centerpiece prize packages being awarded to the most research savvy of the evening's student participants are expected to include:
Grand Prize: Trip for 2 (e.g., to Orlando, FL)
2nd Prize: Two (2) $200 Bookstore Gift Cards
3rd Prize: A week's worth of free Starbuck's Coffee (essentially two (2) $25 gift certificates).
Also, if you can't participate, but would like to submit some scavenger hunt questions (along with answers), feel free to send these to either Michael Pasqualoni mjpasqua@syr.edu or Sue Miller smmiller@syr.edu (i.e., questions about SUL's collections, services, research tools, library locations, exhibits or personalities in your area, those that students should know about, but might not). These submitted questions, which can be very difficult or rather simple (we favor a mix of difficulty levels), must be answerable by students using print or online sources or tools within the E.S. Bird building (note: 6th floor, SCRC will be closed during the event..so SCRC related questions should not require physical access to that floor).
Office of Residence Life will be offering van transportation to volunteers following the event, for those who prefer an escort back to their parked car/parking lot, etc.
If volunteering or submitting additional questions, please do so no later than Monday Feb 27, Midnight.
Thanks again.
"It was a dark and brainy night at Bird Library" event co-chairs:
Michael Pasqualoni-Instructional Services Librarian
Sue Miller-Instructional Services Specialist
