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Game Show Questions and Answers

On January 30th at the 2004 Joint Meeting of NCNMLG, MLGSCA, and PNC/MLA, two regional offices of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (PSR and PNR) presented the RML Update. After the initial presentation by Heidi Sandstrom and Neil Rambo, the RMLs hosted a game show with the below questions.

1. PubMed: History and Clipboard data will be lost after how many hours of inactivity?
   (And the answer is...8)
2. Tox Town: Tox Town has two neighborhood views, what are they?
   (And the answer is...Town view and City view)
3. MedlinePlus: Approximately how many Health Topics are now included in MedlinePlus?
   (And the answer is...650)
4. EFTS: Who manages EFTS for NLM?
   (And the answer is...University of Connecticut they are under contract with NLM to provide this service)
5. DOCLINE: What is the DOCLINE mascots name and breed?
   (And the answer is...Tugger, Jack Russell Terrier)
6. Open Access/PubMed Central Questions: What is PubMed Central?
   (And the answer is...A digital archive of full-text life sciences journal literature to which access is free and unrestrictedor words to that effect)
7. MedlinePlus: What are the two sources of drug information on MedlinePlus?
   (And the answer is...USP DI Advice for the Patient and MedMaster)
8. NLM Gateway: What NLM database was searchable only through the Gateway, but was recently incorporated into PubMed?
   (And the answer is...OldMedline)
9. NN/LM Website: What site would one visit to find nationwide training opportunities for librarians and health information specialists?
   (And the answer is...NTCC or Educational Clearinghouse)
10. MedlinePlus: Where on MedlinePlus might you find an illustration of a knee arthroscopy?
    (And the answer is...Encyclopedia or Interactive Tutorial)
11. NIHSeniorhealth: How long has NIHSeniorhealth been around? Less than a year? More than a year?
    (And the answer is...More than a year. It was recently re-released with publicity and with more content [10 topics covered] and special features such as enlarging text, high contrast, and speech recognition, at the end of October.)
12. Household Products Database: Would you expect to find if Sesame Street Bubble bath is toxic in the Household Products Database? Yes, or No?
    (And the answer is...Yes!)
13. MedlinePlus: Describe two ways in which someone can access Easy-to-Read resources on Medline Plus.
    (And the answer is...Links labeled on individual health topics pages, Special link from main Health Topics page, Interactive Tutorials handouts).
14. PubMed: How many variations of a truncated term (i.e., asterisked word stem) will PubMed process?
    (And the answer is...600)
15. Tox Town: What division at NLM developed Tox Town?
    (And the answer is...Specialized Information Services)
16. MedlinePlus: Where on MedlinePlus can you find the Guide to Healthy Web Surfing?
    (And the answer is...About)
17. DOCLINE: Name three examples of Copy Surcharges
    (And the answer is...Possible answers: Additional Pages; Color Copies; Citation Verification/Correction; Electronic Delivery; Fax; International; Mail; Out of State/Region; Other; For Profit Organization; Rush; Tax)
18. Open Access/PubMed Central Questions: NLM is digitizing back issues of journals and making them available in PubMed Central. What was the first journal to be made available in PubMed Central back to its first issue from July, 1911?
    (And the answer is...Bulletin of the Medical Library Association; also acceptable: Journal of the Medical Library Association, BMLA, JMLA)
19. NLM Gateway: Name one of the latest additions to the Other Collections category of the NLM Gateway?
    (And the answer is...HSDB, OMIM. If the teams are stumped, this question could be used as a multiple-choice question with the following choices: NIHSeniorHealth, Household Products Database, TOXLINE, or HSDB and OMIM)
20. NN/LM Website: Where is the best place to start when seeking funding information related to NLM and the NN/LM?
    (And the answer is...Your Regional Network office)
21. MedlinePlus: When did MedlinePlus debut and with how many health topics?
    (And the answer is...1998 and 28)
22. EFTS: What are two primary advantages of joining EFTS?
    (And the answer is...Reduce invoicing, reduce billing other acceptable responses might be: save time, reduce paperwork, make the accounts payable department happier, streamline paperwork)
23. NIHSeniorhealth: Do you need to have special software to run the new features of NIHSeniorHealth such as the talking, enlarging the screen print or seeing the videos?
    (And the answer is...No, most are already included in your browser. And one program/utility for the speech is loaded on the fly.)
24. EFTS: How can you get help at this meeting with EFTS?
    (And the answer is...Visit the EFTS booth and talk with Ralph and Colleen!)
25. PubMed: PubMed links to which SIS database through LinkOut?
    (And the answer is...HSDB)

Bonus Questions

1. Tox Town: With color, sounds and animated graphics added to Tox Town for interest, what level audience is it meant for?
   (And the answer is...Students above elementary school level, educators and the general public)
2. DOCLINE: The Routing Table is in which section of DOCLINE?
   (And the answer is...Institutions; also correct: Institutions-DOCLINE Options)
3. Tox Town: What browser plug-in is recommended in order to experience Tox Town the way NLM intended?
   (And the answer is...Macromedia Flash Player)
4. NLM Gateway: What additional text word will be retrieved in a search of the NLM Gateway for the term estrogen?
   (And the answer is...oestrogen)
5. NN/LM Website: Which NN/LM region includes the fewest number of state and territories: Pacific Northwest, Middle Atlantic, or Pacific Southwest?
   (And the answer is...Middle Atlantic)
6. EFTS: What four steps are needed to join EFTS?
   (And the answer is...Fill out web application, submit signed Memorandum of Agreement, set up Deposit Account, sign up for listserv this is tricky this is new with the web system! The current issue of Latitudes includes this information.)
7. Tox Town: Remember Tox Town is a guide to chemicals and other environmental health hazards and the locations where you can find them. Can we find West Nile Virus information here?
   (And the answer is...Yes. A follow-up question is: What location is it in? (And the answer is...Pests: Insects, Rodents)
8. Open Access/PubMed Central Questions: Why might a library choose to subscribe to an ejournal that is available full-text in PubMed Central?
   (And the answer is...To provide access to current issues if they are embargoed)
9. MedlinePlus: You dont speak Spanish, but have been asked for Spanish-language information from MedlinePlus. How would you retrieve it?
   (And the answer is...Go to Health Topic page in English and then toggle over to Spanish or Go to list of Interactive Tutorials and toggle over to Spanish)
10. PubMed: Under what circumstances might you find a PubMed citation without a title? [extra credit: where can you find the original title?]
    (And the answer is...In process foreign language articles whose titles have not yet been translated. Original language titles are often found in the tt field of MEDLINE, XML, or ASN.1 formats)
11. Tox Town: For extra credit, what is the LIBID of the medical library in Tox Town Hospital?
    (And the answer is...there is no answer; it is a trick question!)