Puzzles, Books and Games

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Puzzles, Books and Games

• Presentation for An Exploration of Academic
  Research Libraries in Cambridge, Tuesday, October
  21, 2008

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2006-2007 Advertising Campaign
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Puzzle example 1
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Puzzle example 1
Where can I find information on agricultural
economics? (8) Where can I find a list of
definitions of the various methods of
incorporation? (10) Where can I find yield curve
analysis information? (9) How can I find a
directory of high tech companies? (8) Where can I
find information on obsolete securities?
(10) Where can I find information about financial
models? (7) How can I find what people are
searching on the internet? (9) How can I access
statistical information for the EU? (8) Where
can I find changes in companies management? (7)
Where can I find international statistical
agencies on the Web? (8) How can I find
information on nonprofit organizations? (9)
Where can I find housing data from the U.S.
government? (7) Where can I find transcripts of
conference calls? (9) Where can I find
information on social networking? (_____
Research) (7) Where can I find information on
worldwide wages and fringe benefits? (_____
Internet) (8) How do I find SEC filings? (10)
Where can I find all common stocks listed on an
exchange? (_____ Online) (8) Where can I find
national accounts variables expressed in a common
set of prices in a common currency? (_____
Tables) (9) How do I find information on the
sports industry? (_____ Research Online)
(8) Where can I find data on world supply and
consumption of oil? (10) How do I find betas
for companies or industries? (_____ Investment
Survey) (9) How do I find career information
about management consulting? (_____ Career
Library) (7)
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Puzzle example 1
Where can I find information on agricultural
economics? (8) Where can I find a list of
definitions of the various methods of
incorporation? (10) Where can I find yield curve
analysis information? (9) How can I find a
directory of high tech companies? (8) Where can I
find information on obsolete securities?
(10) Where can I find information about financial
models? (7) How can I find what people are
searching on the internet? (9) How can I access
statistical information for the EU? (8) Where
can I find changes in companies management? (7)
Where can I find international statistical
agencies on the Web? (8) How can I find
information on nonprofit organizations? (9)
Where can I find housing data from the U.S.
government? (7) Where can I find transcripts of
conference calls? (9) Where can I find
information on social networking? (_____
Research) (7) Where can I find information on
worldwide wages and fringe benefits? (_____
Internet) (8) How do I find SEC filings? (10)
Where can I find all common stocks listed on an
exchange? (_____ Online) (8) Where can I find
national accounts variables expressed in a common
set of prices in a common currency? (_____
Tables) (9) How do I find information on the
sports industry? (_____ Research Online)
(8) Where can I find data on world supply and
consumption of oil? (10) How do I find betas
for companies or industries? (_____ Investment
Survey) (9) How do I find career information
about management consulting? (_____ Career
Library) (7)

• Step 1 Recognize that there are bold letters in
  the questions which spell Dewey Research
  Advisor.

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Puzzle example 1
Where can I find information on agricultural
economics? (8) Where can I find a list of
definitions of the various methods of
incorporation? (10) Where can I find yield curve
analysis information? (9) How can I find a
directory of high tech companies? (8) Where can I
find information on obsolete securities?
(10) Where can I find information about financial
models? (7) How can I find what people are
searching on the internet? (9) How can I access
statistical information for the EU? (8) Where
can I find changes in companies management? (7)
Where can I find international statistical
agencies on the Web? (8) How can I find
information on nonprofit organizations? (9)
Where can I find housing data from the U.S.
government? (7) Where can I find transcripts of
conference calls? (9) Where can I find
information on social networking? (_____
Research) (7) Where can I find information on
worldwide wages and fringe benefits? (_____
Internet) (8) How do I find SEC filings? (10)
Where can I find all common stocks listed on an
exchange? (_____ Online) (8) Where can I find
national accounts variables expressed in a common
set of prices in a common currency? (_____
Tables) (9) How do I find information on the
sports industry? (_____ Research Online)
(8) Where can I find data on world supply and
consumption of oil? (10) How do I find betas
for companies or industries? (_____ Investment
Survey) (9) How do I find career information
about management consulting? (_____ Career
Library) (7)

• Step 1 Recognize that there are bold letters in
  the questions which spell Dewey Research
  Advisor.

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Puzzle example 1
Where can I find information on agricultural
economics? (8) AGRICOLA Where can I find a list
of definitions of the various methods of
incorporation? (10) BIZFILINGS Where can I find
yield curve analysis information? (9)
BLOOMBERG How can I find a directory of high tech
companies? (8) CORPTECH Where can I find
information on obsolete securities? (10)
DATASTREAM Where can I find information about
financial models? (7) ECONLIT How can I find
what people are searching on the internet? (9)
EMARKETER How can I access statistical
information for the EU? (8) EUROSTAT Where can I
find changes in companies management? (7)
FACTIVA Where can I find international
statistical agencies on the Web? (8)
FEDSTATS How can I find information on nonprofit
organizations? (9) GUIDESTAR Where can I find
housing data from the U.S. government? (7) HUD
USER Where can I find transcripts of conference
calls? (9) INVESTEXT Where can I find
information on social networking? (_____
Research) (7) JUPITER Where can I find
information on worldwide wages and fringe
benefits? (_____ Internet) (8) LABORSTA How
do I find SEC filings? (10) LEXISNEXIS Where can
I find all common stocks listed on an exchange?
(_____ Online) (8) MERIDIAN Where can I find
national accounts variables expressed in a common
set of prices in a common currency? (_____
Tables) (9) PENN WORLD How do I find information
on the sports industry? (_____ Research Online)
(8) PLUNKETT Where can I find data on world
supply and consumption of oil? (10)
SOURCEOECD How do I find betas for companies or
industries? (_____ Investment Survey) (9)
VALUELINE How do I find career information about
management consulting? (_____ Career Library)
(7) WETFEET

• Step 1 Recognize that there are bold letters in
  the questions which spell Dewey Research
  Advisor.
• Step 2 Go to the Dewey Research Advisor and find
  the answers to the questions

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Puzzle example 1
Where can I find information on agricultural
economics? (8) AGRICOLA Where can I find a list
of definitions of the various methods of
incorporation? (10) BIZFILINGS Where can I find
yield curve analysis information? (9)
BLOOMBERG How can I find a directory of high tech
companies? (8) CORPTECH Where can I find
information on obsolete securities? (10)
DATASTREAM Where can I find information about
financial models? (7) ECONLIT How can I find
what people are searching on the internet? (9)
EMARKETER How can I access statistical
information for the EU? (8) EUROSTAT Where can I
find changes in companies management? (7)
FACTIVA Where can I find international
statistical agencies on the Web? (8)
FEDSTATS How can I find information on nonprofit
organizations? (9) GUIDESTAR Where can I find
housing data from the U.S. government? (7) HUD
USER Where can I find transcripts of conference
calls? (9) INVESTEXT Where can I find
information on social networking? (_____
Research) (7) JUPITER Where can I find
information on worldwide wages and fringe
benefits? (_____ Internet) (8) LABORSTA How
do I find SEC filings? (10) LEXISNEXIS Where can
I find all common stocks listed on an exchange?
(_____ Online) (8) MERIDIAN Where can I find
national accounts variables expressed in a common
set of prices in a common currency? (_____
Tables) (9) PENN WORLD How do I find information
on the sports industry? (_____ Research Online)
(8) PLUNKETT Where can I find data on world
supply and consumption of oil? (10)
SOURCEOECD How do I find betas for companies or
industries? (_____ Investment Survey) (9)
VALUELINE How do I find career information about
management consulting? (_____ Career Library)
(7) WETFEET

• Step 1 Recognize that there are bold letters in
  the questions which spell Dewey Research
  Advisor.
• Step 2 Go to the Dewey Research Advisor and find
  the answers to the questions

• Step 3 Fit the answers into the grid, where
  elongated boxes contain the same letter.

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Puzzle example 1
Where can I find information on agricultural
economics? (8) AGRICOLA Where can I find a list
of definitions of the various methods of
incorporation? (10) BIZFILINGS Where can I find
yield curve analysis information? (9)
BLOOMBERG How can I find a directory of high tech
companies? (8) CORPTECH Where can I find
information on obsolete securities? (10)
DATASTREAM Where can I find information about
financial models? (7) ECONLIT How can I find
what people are searching on the internet? (9)
EMARKETER How can I access statistical
information for the EU? (8) EUROSTAT Where can I
find changes in companies management? (7)
FACTIVA Where can I find international
statistical agencies on the Web? (8)
FEDSTATS How can I find information on nonprofit
organizations? (9) GUIDESTAR Where can I find
housing data from the U.S. government? (7) HUD
USER Where can I find transcripts of conference
calls? (9) INVESTEXT Where can I find
information on social networking? (_____
Research) (7) JUPITER Where can I find
information on worldwide wages and fringe
benefits? (_____ Internet) (8) LABORSTA How
do I find SEC filings? (10) LEXISNEXIS Where can
I find all common stocks listed on an exchange?
(_____ Online) (8) MERIDIAN Where can I find
national accounts variables expressed in a common
set of prices in a common currency? (_____
Tables) (9) PENN WORLD How do I find information
on the sports industry? (_____ Research Online)
(8) PLUNKETT Where can I find data on world
supply and consumption of oil? (10)
SOURCEOECD How do I find betas for companies or
industries? (_____ Investment Survey) (9)
VALUELINE How do I find career information about
management consulting? (_____ Career Library)
(7) WETFEET

• Step 1 Recognize that there are bold letters in
  the questions which spell Dewey Research
  Advisor.
• Step 2 Go to the Dewey Research Advisor and find
  the answers to the questions

• Step 3 Fit the answers into the grid, where
  elongated boxes contain the same letter.
• Step 4 Read the highlighted squares down to get
  the answer, Milton Friedman

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Puzzle example 2
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Puzzle example 2
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Puzzle example 2

• Step 1 Recognize the pictures as counties in MA
  identify the towns.

Sharon
Falmouth
Agawam
Ipswich
Nantucket
Reading
Barnstable
Edgartown
Orange
Medfield
Rutland
Auburn
Palmer
North Adams
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Puzzle example 2

• Step 1 Recognize the pictures as counties in MA
  identify the towns.
• Step 2 Read the first letter of each of those
  towns down the columns to get SANBORN FIRE MAP

Sharon
Falmouth
Agawam
Ipswich
Nantucket
Reading
Barnstable
Edgartown
Orange
Medfield
Rutland
Auburn
Palmer
North Adams
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Puzzle example 2

• Step 1 Recognize the pictures as counties in MA
  identify the towns.
• Step 2 Read the first letter of each of those
  towns down the columns to get SANBORN FIRE MAP
• Step 3 Find the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps.
  Open the map set from the given year, and look at
  the

Sharon
Falmouth
Agawam
Ipswich
Nantucket
Reading

• given sheet number (Nantucket is at right).

Barnstable
Edgartown
Orange
Medfield
Rutland
Auburn
Palmer
North Adams
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Puzzle example 2

• Step 1 Recognize the pictures as counties in MA
  identify the towns.
• Step 2 Read the first letter of each of those
  towns down the columns to get SANBORN FIRE MAP
• Step 3 Find the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps.
  Open the map set from the given year, and look at
  the

Sharon
Falmouth
Agawam
Ipswich
Nantucket
Reading

• given sheet number (Nantucket is at right).
• Step 4 Each map contains Main St., and

Barnstable
Edgartown
Orange
Medfield
Rutland
Auburn
the given address is at the intersection of Main
and another street.
Palmer
North Adams
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Puzzle example 2

• Step 1 Recognize the pictures as counties in MA
  identify the towns.
• Step 2 Read the first letter of each of those
  towns down the columns to get SANBORN FIRE MAP
• Step 3 Find the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps.
  Open the map set from the given year, and look at
  the

Sharon Glendale
Falmouth Cahoon
Agawam Elm
Ipswich High
Nantucket Orange
Reading Ash

• given sheet number (Nantucket is at right).
• Step 4 Each map contains Main St., and

Barnstable Railroad
Edgartown Rock
Orange Grove
Medfield Pleasant
Rutland Edson
Auburn Auburn
the given address is at the intersection of Main
and another street. Find the other street names.
Palmer Knox
North Adams State
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Puzzle example 2

• Step 1 Recognize the pictures as counties in MA
  identify the towns.
• Step 2 Read the first letter of each of those
  towns down the columns to get SANBORN FIRE MAP
• Step 3 Find the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps.
  Open the map set from the given year, and look at
  the

Sharon Glendale
Falmouth Cahoon
Agawam Elm
Ipswich High
Nantucket Orange
Reading Ash

• given sheet number (Nantucket is at right).
• Step 4 Each map contains Main St., and

Barnstable Railroad
Edgartown Rock
Orange Grove
Medfield Pleasant
Rutland Edson
Auburn Auburn

• the given address is at the intersection of Main
  and another street. Find the other street names.
• Step 5 Read the first letter of the names of the
  cross-streets to get the answer, Georges
  Charpak.

Palmer Knox
North Adams State
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Other examples
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Conclusion
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Conclusion

• Why was it fun?
• Challenged MIT students to solve things
• Allowed me to bring a hobby to work
• Became a talking point among staff

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Conclusion

• Why did it work?
• We knew our audience MIT students like puzzles
• We picked good advertising space (puzzle page in
  the student newspaper)
• iPods are enticing prizes

• Why was it fun?
• Challenged MIT students to solve things
• Allowed me to bring a hobby to work
• Became a talking point among staff

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Conclusion

• Why did it work?
• We knew our audience MIT students like puzzles
• We picked good advertising space (puzzle page in
  the student newspaper)
• iPods are enticing prizes

• Why was it fun?
• Challenged MIT students to solve things
• Allowed me to bring a hobby to work
• Became a talking point among staff

Quotes from students
What a great way to educate people about the
librarys resources.
Please continue the puzzles, they were fun.
More puzzles!
Thank you for the puzzles! I had a lot of fun
working on them, and the prize was great, too.
Puzzles were very cool thanks!
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