Ridiculously Hard Vassar College Libraries Quiz Posted on January 21, 2016 by Laura Streett How well do you know the Vassar College Libraries? Where was Vassar’s first library located?* Thompson Memorial Library Skinner Hall Raymond Avenue Main Building The stained glass window in Thompson Memorial Library represents Lady Elena Lucretia Cornaro receiving her doctorate, the first one ever conferred upon a woman. She received her degree in what area of study?* Religion Physics Philosophy Mathematics If you want to browse the latest issue of Rolling Stone, where should you go?* 1951 Reading Room Music Library Matthew's Bean Stack 1 Andy Ashton is the current Director of Libraries. He succeeded:* Tammy Swanson Sabrina Pape Frederick Thompson Frances Fergusson How many floors are in the Thompson Memorial Library (Main Library)?* one two three four The name of the Libraries’ blog is:* Libe Vibes Notes from the Stacks Lady Cornaro's World The Gargoyle Bulletin The designs in the leaded glass in the north and south wings of Thompson are:* The crests and shields of Latin heraldry College and university seals Printers' marks Designs created by each member of Vassar’s first graduating class Which sign cannot be found on any wall of the Main Library, interior or exterior?* “Entire building sprinkled” “Notes for a Captive Audience” “'I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” - Jorge Luis Borges “You only use Google for research? That’s cute.” - Albert Einstein Why are some books located in the Main Library’s lobby, but most are on shelves located well past the circulation desk?* The lobby books are part of the “browsing” collection, which means they are popular works or ones in high demand for casual reading -- so they are placed in the lobby for convenience. It’s obviously an issue of space. You can’t put everything in the lobby! The lobby books have been donated and are being showcased, similar to the exhibition materials located on the shelves behind the books. The lobby books are part of the “browsing” collection, which means they are popular works or ones in high demand for casual reading -- so they don’t have Library of Congress call numbers the way the rest of the academic collection does and can’t be shelved alongside those volumes. How many searches per year are there in the Vassar Library Catalog?* Approximately 100 thousand Just under 1 million Approximately 2 milliion More than 3 million NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ
