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Page 4 The Battalion Warped by Scott McCullai ANP /VOW THE VORPVILLE HEW^- on-the-hour UPDATE WITH CAROLINE HEDGES 1111111 i m 111111 li t WELL HOTHIM NEW Hft5 HAPPENED IN VORPVILLE. IVSONLI BE.E.H AM HOUR. Waldo by Kevin Thomas LEGEND says THAT THE MYSTERIOUS "DIABLO STONE’ IS HIDDEN IN AN ANCIENT MAYAN TEMPLE... SO WALDO MAKES HIS WAY THROUGH THE JUNGLES OF CENTRAL AMERICA IN SEARCH OF THE "TEMPLE OF GLOOM..." NED HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED AND MAY NEVER BE SEEN AGAIN... INDIANA JONES IS DYING OF A SLOW POISON UNLESS WALDO CAN FIND A CURE... BUT DOES OUR HERO COKPUIN? WHAT LIMITLESS HARDSHIPS CAN HE ENDURE WHILE TRYING TO SAVE HIS FRIENDS 7 Job search seminar provides tips for resumes, interviews By Denise Thompson STAFF WRITER Common interview questions “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” Although this sounds like a cliche, it is an important phrase to remem ber when preparing resumes or in terviewing for a job, Kendra Wil liams, vice president of claims at American General Life Insurance, said Tuesday in a job search semi nar. As part of the series of lectures, “Placement Center Events for Lib eral Arts Students,” Williams gave advice about preparing good re sumes and interviewing skills — and making a good fir^t impression with them. “The interview, the resume, the letter that you write and the first time you meet the person — all of those are your first impression,” Wil liams said. “And it’s almost like a game. It’s who can outwit the other one. “If I interview you, I’m going to be trying to find out what your faults are. You’re trying to make a favor able impression, and I’m trying to figure out if you’re fit for the job or not.” By discussing the most common mistakes in resume writing, Williams illustrated how to write a good re sume. She said trying to put too much information into the resume is the biggest problem people face. jer that what your re- Kendra Williams, guest speaker at the Placement Center job strategy seminar, provided these questions from a list of ques tions interviewers ask most often. Job: cation of your academic achieve ment? • What are your greatest strengths/weaknesses? • Mow do you work under pressure? • What type of jobs have you held? In which were you most in terested? Why? • How do you think you com pare to others in the amount of work you turned out? • Is quantity or quality more important to you? • What did you find dissa- pointing in your work? • How often were you late for or missed work? Others: • What qualities do you ad mire in other people? • What qualities do you admi re/dislike in your boss? • Would you rather work with other people or by yourself? Company: • What do you know about our company? • Why did you choose us? • What do you think it takes to he successful in our company? Self: life? What do you want to do in • What classes did you like least/best? • Are your grades a good indi- Compensation: • Would you he happy with this (some sum) as your salary? • What salary would you ex pect a year from now? suppi in th get you in the door,” she said. “You want to peak someone’s interest with your resume about you that sets you apart the rest of the crowd. The very thing that gets you in for the interview “You have to decide what it is See Jobs/Page 7 Books face dangers of babies, dogs, students By Holly Beeson REPORTER Materials in Sterling C. Evans Library are damaged by chewing dogs and babies, students ripping articles out of magazines and mold caused by dampened books. Suzanne Gyeszly, a research development librarian, said damage to materials isn’t a severe problem at Evans library, but does occur in cycles. “Much of the damage occurs during midterms,” Gyeszly said. “Students often need the same kind of ar ticle for a class and try to gather the information at the last minute, of course, and then find the article is mis sing. Bryan Stewart, conservation and preservation clerk, said students who damage library materials often need an article immediately. “They don’t want to wait for a copy machine,” Stew art said, “so they are likely to just rip out what they need.” Another reason people damage library materials is because of the subject matter involved. Sex education, gay literature and religious materials are prospective materials to be damaged, Gyeszly said. “All you need is one person who doesn’t like the material, and he is ready to mark on it or pull out pa ges,” she said. Tom Burnett, a senior computer science major, got frustrated while trying to find materials while doing re search for a class and a journal publication. In one magazine, he said, someone ripped out the ar ticle he needed. “I can’t believe people couldn’t photocopy it instead of ripping it out,” Burnett said. He said his only other option was to try to find a simi lar article. “People are either too lazy to copy the article or they don’t want anyone to share the same source when it’s a class assignment,” Burnett said. “Maybe they’re just stu pid.” Trying to find a book that is suppose to be on the shelf and isn’t is the most frustrating, he said. Many people are not aware they can put a “locate” on a desired material that cannot be found. Workers at the circulation desk will notify the person once the material is located. Another service not many people are aware of is the option to put a “hold” on an item that is checked out. The person with the book is not allowed to renew it, and at the end of a one-week grace period after the due date, the person is fined $1 per day until the book is re turned. Environmental factors, such as humidity, rain and sunshine, also can cause serious damage to library materials. Gyeszly said students aren’t aware that high humidity and rain can cause pages to become brittle and moldy. Sunshine causes fading, also resulting in ruined materi als. Moldy books are not reshelved because they’re malo dorous and the mold could spread to other hooks on the shelf. Food odors and smoke absorbed into materials can be damaging. “A student had a book in his backpack with his lunch,” Gyeszly said. “The book smelled like peanut butter and could not be aired out, so the student was fined for the replacement of the book.” Gyeszly said the people who check out materials are responsible for paying the replacement bill if they re- rial i turn the material damaged. If an item needs to be replaced, it’s usually not much of a problem, she said. Sometimes replacing materialsis costly, depending on the subject matter, where the pub lisher is located, or if the item is in or out of print. “We spend anywhere from $2 to $500 to replace a new book,” Gyeszly said. “Science and technology books are the most expensive materials to replace.” It takes two to three weeks for the materials to be back on the shelves after placing the order, but if a few pages are missing from a book, it takes a few days for Interlibrary Services to send new pages. Much repair on damaged materials is done in-house. Books too brittle to be bound are enclosed in protec tive boxes, and all pamphlets are given hard covers. Gyeszly said a major problem that needs to be em phasized is the poor quality of paper used in materials. “Books printed prior to 1850 nave better quality pa per than the paper used today,” she said. The life expectancy of the type of paper now used is only 30-50 years. After this time, the paper becomes brittle and easily falls apart, Gyeszly said. Technology has made available a better quality pa per, “permanent paper,” which is made of alkaline rather than acid. Publications produced on acid-free praper will last for centuries rather than decades. Permanent paper costs more than acidic paper, Gyeszly said, and most publishers choose not to spend the extra money. Gyeszly tries to create awareness of damaged materi als by displaying these materials in an exhibit in Evans Library showing how environmental conditions affect materials and how the users are abusing the items. Use of video tapes is another tool to educate people about how to prevent damage to materials. Gyeszly said many of these problems easily can be prevented. “Some of the students really do care,” she said. “It’s the ones who don’t we have to work on.” NORTH ASTF IV z Company F Science, Coni CHARLES C. 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