This consortium of nine libraries in the DC metropolitan area is known as the WRLC. WRLC stands for:
What is the Washington Research Library Consortium
100
The amount $6,599,828 represents
What is the total materials budget?
100
“This highly decorated war dog served as Georgetown’s mascot until old age forced him to retire in 1924.”
Who is Stubby?
100
This man’s will established library funds for Georgetown College.
Who is John Carroll?
100
This preservation metric known as RH is the ratio of the amount of moisture in the air over the amount of moisture the air can hold. RH is an abbreviation for:
What is relative humidity?
200
Henriette Avram developed MARC at the Library of Congress in the late 1960s to facilitate automated cataloging. MARC stands for:
What is MAchine Readable Cataloging?
200
34,046 books represents
What is the total number of books cataloged?
200
"The location designated for _______ had, over time, been home to a number of athletic facilities, including a baseball field, an athletic track and, later, tennis courts.”
What is Lauinger Library?
200
In 1843, this person wrote strongly to fellow publishers about the need for international copyright.
Who is Charles Dickens?
200
In 1842, Marylander Francis Scott Key made this fair copy of this famous work written on September 14, 1814.
What is “The Star Spangled Banner”?
300
An ERMS is a tool used in organizing electronic resources. Here at Georgetown we use the product known as Serials Solutions. ERMS stands for:
What is Electronic Resources Management System?
300
28,238 of these were ordered in 2012.
What is total number of books ordered?
300
"William Gaston of North Carolina entered Georgetown November 22, 1791, as [this].”
Who is the first student to enroll?
300
This is one of the best known American novels.
What is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
300
Shelf marks in the original library indicated that books were shelved in what way?
What is by size?
400
Georgetown University is a member of the ACRL, which is the largest division of the American Library Association (ALA) with over 12,000 members. ACRL stands for:
What is the Association of College and Research Libraries?
400
More than 50% of the materials budget is spent on
What are electronic resources?
400
In 1972, Fr. Henle introduced this person by saying: “______ has proven ability as a coach, manager, inspirer, and leader of young people. He is a man of high personal ideals any man would be proud to work with. It is important for Georgetown that we attain an excellent program which is consistent with our academic ideals.”
Who is John Thompson?
400
By the 1890s, students were finally allowed access to this library (but with restrictions).
What is Riggs Memorial Library?
400
“Born in Italy, Fr. Guida taught Philosophy at Georgetown from 1863 to 1868. He had the misfortune to bear a resemblance to ________ and, as a result, to be arrested in the aftermath of President Lincoln’s assassination.”
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
500
IFLA (the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) developed this conceptual entity-relationship model known as FRBR. FRBR stands for:
What is Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records?
500
The Electronic Resources staff did this a total of 1155 times in fiscal year 2012.
What is answered troubleshooting incidents?
500
"In the 1960s and 1970s, the stealing of the hands from [this] by freshmen at the beginning of the fall semester was an annual tradition."
What is the Healy Clock?
500
The first edition of Milton’s Paradise Lost is the library’s official ______ volume.
What is the millionth [volume]?
500
The library has approximately this number of databases in a wide variety of subject areas available for faculty, students, and staff to use every day.