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C&RL News 30th anniversary quiz
Here is the last installment of the C&RL News 30th anniversary quiz.
Test your recollection of events that have been reported in the News since 1966. We hope you’ve enjoyed these mind benders, and that they’ve brought back some pleasant memories.
1. What was offered as an alternative tobusy signals and long waits on “hold” at the reference desk in Paul Frisch and John J. Small’s June 1994 article?
2. In 1995, how many hosts were on theInternet?
3. According to Sherman Hayes andMichael Kathman’s October 1992 article, what is one of the most important roles for the college library?
4. In the 1970’s the University of the Pacificreceived the papers of the man known as the father of the national park system. What is his name and which natural area near San Francisco is named after him?
5. When did the New York Public LibraryPublic Catalog Room and Main Reading Room close for the first time since the Central Research Library opened its doors in 1911 and why?
Answers:1. Voice mail (June 1994). 2. More than 4,800,000 (March 1995). 3. That of guinea pig (October 1992). 4. The Muir Woods redwood area is named after John Muir (June 1970). 5. On January 18, 1985, the NYPL’s Public Catalog Room closed for renovation of online catalog terminals (February 1985).
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