Mark Lenker
Assistant Librarian for Reference and Instruction/
Assistant Professor
Greenwood Library, Longwood University
Redford and Race Streets
Farmville, VA 23909
tel: 434.395.2257   fax:  434.395.2453
email: lenkermn@longwood.edu

Librarian or Android?:

"Librarian or Android?" is a library orientation game we play with students in our first-year seminars.  I created it with a lot of help from

• my colleagues within the library,
• the inimitable Jeff Halliday, Assistant Professor of Communications, and
• Longwood Seminar peer mentors, who gave us the low-down on what first-semester students really need to know about library research.

If you're in the library and want to play, grab a clue sheet and click here to start.  I recommend clicking the audio option on the "Your Mission" page so that you can enjoy the vocal talents of the above-mentioned Professor Halliday.  Have fun!

I've also created an online-only version for those who may be away from the library but still want a chance to take on the android.  You will also need a clue sheet, and you will begin your adventure here.  I hope you enjoy it.

All players should note that the game must be completed during the hours that there is a librarian staffing our instant messaging reference service.  We feel that this is an important service for first-year students to be aware of, so we have made it an integral part of the game.  Our IM service is typically staffed whenever the library is open, with the exception of the hours from 10 pm to 12 am on school nights during the fall and spring semesters.  For more information about library hours, click here.

System requirements:  Students typically play the game in the library, and we know that the game works on the library's computers.  Those working remotely will need a high-speed Internet connection and Flash Player 7 or higher.