2023 Ocean Campus Library Scavenger Hunt

2023

Oceanographic Campus Library Scavenger Hunt

What creature is shown in the first picture on plate 16 in the textbook for

Marine Mammalogy?

​Task 1

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Task 1 Instructions

1. Go to the Oceanographic Campus Library homepage: lib.nova.edu/oclibrary

2. Click on the Graduate Course Guides icon

3. Click on the Marine Mammalogy course guide icon

4. Find the textbook required for the Marine Mammalogy Course

5. Click on the second textbook link to get the OCEANOGRAPHY LIBRARY call number from the NovaCat online catalog

6. Find the book on the shelves using the call number

7. Find the 1st picture on Plate 16. Answer the question on the next slide.

Multiple Choice

Task 1:

What creature is shown in the first picture on plate 16

in the textbook for Marine Mammalogy?

• Dolphin

• Manatee

• Walrus

• Sea otter

• Harbor seal

Multiple Choice

(UPDATE) Task 2:

What welcome message is posted on the NSU Oceanographic Library's Facebook page for you today?

https://www.facebook.com/nsuoclibrary

(If you have time, like our page while you are there!)

• Are you squidding me?

• Whalecome to the ocean, I will be your guide.

• Whale hello there.

• Discover your porpoise!

• Seas the day!

Multiple Choice

Task 3:

Find the print journal Oceanography in the library stacks.

How many bound volumes are there?

• 18

• 22

• 33

• 46

• 0

According to the database description, coverage of the database Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) includes which types of materials?

Task 4

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Task 4 Instructions

1. Go to the Oceanographic Campus Library homepage: lib.nova.edu/oclibrary

2. Click on the Search Databases tab in the Quick Search box

3. On the Search Databases tab, click on the Ocean & Aquatic Science Databases link

4. Find the database named Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA)

5. Read the description (you do not need to go into the database, just read the description)

6. Answer the question on the next slide.

Multiple Select

Task 4:

According to the database description, coverage of the database Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) includes which of the following types of materials (Select all that apply): 

• Serials

• Books

• Reports

• Lesson plans

• Conference proceedings

How many NSU Library databases contain the journal Marine Biology?

​Task 5

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Task 5 Instructions

1. Go to the Alvin Sherman Library homepage: sherman.library.nova.edu

2. Click on Full Text Finder

3. Type in the journal name Marine Biology, and find the entry for Marine Biology in the results

4. Answer the question on the next slide.

Multiple Choice

Task 5:

How many NSU Library databases

contain the journal, Marine Biology?

• 2

• 3

• 6

• 10

• 15

Use NSUWorks, NSU's online Institutional Repository, to find out how many theses have been published in Marine, Environmental, and Biological Sciences so far in 2023.

Task 6

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Task 6 Instructions

1. Go to the Oceanographic Campus Library homepage: lib.nova.edu/oclibrary

2. Click on the Search NSUWorks tab in the Quick Search box

3. Click on the Browse link on the Search NSUWorks tab to open up the repository

4. Under the NSU Colleges, Schools, Centers, Departments link, open up the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences link and click on Student Scholarship

5. Click on Marine, Environmental, and Biological Sciences Theses and Dissertations and count the number of theses from 2023.

6. Answer the question on the next slide.

Multiple Choice

Task 6:

Using NSUWorks, NSU's online Institutional Repository, find out how many theses have been published in Marine, Environmental, and Biological Sciences from Halmos College of Arts and Sciences (HCAS) so far in 2023?

• 5

• 13

• 10

• 22

• 0

Multiple Choice

Task 7:

True or False?

OCL Supercomputers (Computer #s 4 & 8) have more than a dozen software programs installed for students to use.

• True

• False

What is the name of the citation management software that is available to you for FREE from NSU?

Task 8

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Task 8 Instructions

1. Visit NSU's Citation Management Software page: nova.edu/citation-management/index.html

2. Answer the question on the next slide.

Multiple Choice

Task 8:

What is the name of the citation management software that is available to you for FREE from NSU?

• RefWorks

• Zotero

• Mendeley

• EasyBib

• EndNote

The KIC Scanning Station provides numerous options for Saving or Sending a scanned file, including: saving on a USB drive, sending via email, printing, or saving to Cloud storage platforms.

The KIC Scanner can save files in which formats?

​Task 9

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Task 9 Instructions

1. Scan an image

2. Click on the More Options button

3. Click on the Save/Send button (the 2nd big button on the right)

4. View the list of document types

5. Answer the question on the next slide.

Multiple Select

Task 9:

The KIC Scanner can save files in which formats (select all that apply)?

• Searchable PDF

• JPG

• MP3

• MP4

• DOC

Multiple Select

Task 10:

Visit lib.nova.edu/askOCL to learn about the OCL librarians.

Select all the ways you can contact an Oceanographic Campus Librarian for help: 

• In-person

• Email

• WhatsApp

• Phone

• Appointment