DIVERSIONS FOR LIBRARIANS

• Bibliozine offers Shelving Reshuffle, a hang-man style guess-the-letters before the books fall off the stack ...
  

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• Also from Bibliozine, Cataloger's Revenge allows you to fool around with nature a little ...
  

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• A combination memory game/shelving puzzle, Match the Volumes is a work-related task ...
  

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• Who would have thought that DCC could be converted into an Art Form? A neat little shockwave fun ...
  

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• For students and practioners, Library Science Jeopardy tests your knowledge ...
  

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• Although it briefly disappeared, Great Moments in the history of technical services still lightens the load ...
  

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• And today, your Job Title will be ...
  

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• Looking for answers to that tricky reference question? Maybe the Useless Information Archive has the answers ...
  

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• Fans of English literature will have a ball playing with the interactive rooms at Literary Landscapes, and with a moderately reasonable excuse ....
  

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• Download the Dewey Screensaver, and watch this space for the WLW screensaver to come soon. Or eventually ...
  

• Shockwave.com offers Bookworm, an online Scrabble-alternative. You link letters together to make words. Don't let the red tiles reach the bottom, or your library will catch fire! Mind you, we know a few libraries where a good conflagration is the only viable solution for improvement ...
  

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• Great fun against the clock, Thesaurus Tangle records your high scores ...
  

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• Yahoo offers , an online version of Scrabble. You need to complete the free Yahoo registration if you aren't already a Yahoo member, then click on GAMES and find the link to Literati.
  

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• Don't be put off by the game name Fowl Words, because it's not at all offensive. This will suit wordmeisters with a passion for poultry ...
  

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• Another Shockwave adventure, Wild Words challenges you to make letters and guess the hidden word, Hangman style. Can you get past Level 9?
  

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• Despite not being very flash (no pun intended), Wordmeister is a reasonable variation on "hangman", except you get a timer and scoreboard ...
  

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• Want to make a creative statement on an issue, but lack the time or inclination for the effort required? The Surrealist Compliment Generator might help...
  

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• Is there any greater fun than fridge magnets? Kevin's Virtual Fridge Magnets could be even better ...
  

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• Got a wide vocab and some basic drawing skills (or a good imagination)? Then Ink Link might be for you. Play online in real time with self-proclaimed other real people, in a "pictionary" sort of way ...
  

• Check out the latest Patent of the Week from Glen Macstravic ...
  

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• This is a long-term diversion, over several days (if not weeks), the Bouncing Email page is one for the more skilled procrastinator...
  

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• The non-skeptics might like to visit a Tarot Reading online for free ...
  

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• While the scientifically-minded might get some guidence from the online Biorhythm Generator, also at no charge ...
  

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• The listing of famous manic depressives seems to have a heavy weighting in the literary fields ...
  

• Build a snowman either in the daytime or at night, but preferably with the sound on mute ...
  

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• You're going to have to take your hands off the keyboard for the Balloon Artistry fun ...
  

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• No messy glue with this Macaroni Art game ...
  

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• Java fun with Have a Goo, where you get to distort reality ...
  

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• Thanks to Jessica Rundle for suggesting Mini-Mizer for an online Lego ...
  

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• Another activity from the WLW Really Pointless and Stupid collection, this is the digital equivalent of cutting out paper dolls. But at least, if you can’t trust yourself with sharp objects at the moment ...
  

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• More virtual paper and virtual scissors needed to Make a Snowflake that you can save forever ...
  

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• Those seeking to relive the simple pleasures of their childhood might enjoy this spirograph-type amusement. But you won't have the problems of the leaking pens or lost bits of plastic. For extra added fun, put the speed up to really fast …
  

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• Although popping Bubble Wrap may not be (strictly speaking) creative, it isn't destructive either. Much ...
  

• Can't stand it any more? Then go off on a tangent that is in no way to related to your work, unless you're in a math library ...
  

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• A 3 minute video that is definitely not suitable for the majority of children, but there’s always that one little weirdo that will like it ...
  

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• Although than 2 minutes playing time, the Intruder Alert is well worth the loading time wait ...
  

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• A timely warning for those who think Stand Up Comedy is a piece of cake ...
  

• Many thanks to (Australia's) Kerry Neary for bringing our attention to the singing horses. A simple 30 second stress-reliever, but needs your sound switched *on* for this one ....
  

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• Create your own funky music with Boomthang where you can record (but not save) stuff ...
  

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• Learn how do make a powerpoint karaoke so you can deliver things like the Gauss' Law for the Electric Field song ..
  

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• Cat lovers may never be the same after hearing the singing kittens in the pool room ...
  

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• The advice to turn your sound down for the singing cow is good advice ...
  

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• The world's first interactive animated singing page invites you to Yodel until you get polyps ...
  

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• You'll have to take a chance on net nasties to download the Bin Laden Rap. WLW takes no responsibility ...
  

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• Taking about a minute to load on a 56 dial-up, Loony Music Inc has the "zaniest music on the web". Apparently.
  

• Can you link against the clock? Glinx offers indefinite practice ...
  

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• Who knows what sort of sick mind could conceive the Spam Archive, which offers you 1.3 Gb of spam to download and read at your leisure ....
  

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• Emode is offering a free online quiz to find out What Kind of Dog are You?. Which is really odd ... if your dog is clever enough to use a keyboard, you'd think it would already know what breed it was ....
  

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• Sick of the stupid mind-games being continually played in the workplace? Maybe you might like to try one from Shockwave’s Mindgames category – like Turbo Solitaire. According to the website description, will “need to reverse everything you ever learned about playing Solitaire to master this revised version of the single player classic.”. Or maybe it won’t …
  

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• A fairly standard sort of memory game, Match the Undies challenges you (but not very much) to remember what square you just clicked on ...
  

• Struggling with funding? Popcap's Big Money is a great (although somewhat addictive) game where you can accumulate thousands of dollars in a few minutes ...
  

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• For those people who enjoy a really frustrating and endless activity, Ant Run Pro makes a change from shelving and gum removal ...
  

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• Rubic's cube meets match-the-blocks in Candy Cruncher, for those with a sweet tooth ...
  

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• Research into a suitable digital skills enhancement activity leaves us in something of a quandry. Although somehow semi-obliged to share Popcap's Insanitarium, you should be warned that it sucked three days out of the life of our Digital Skills team - only to reach Level 5 ...
  

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• Great graphics, although a difficult challenge, Alien Abduction requires a Flash reader - and possibly a handy supply of headache pills ...
  

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• Drawn the late shift for Desk Duty? Amaze and astound your patrons by your intense concentration on these plastic martians ...
  

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• This is a fun game!! Can you get the car out of the parking lot with a limited number of moves. We thought it was more fun smashing the cars up, but then we tried it at the end of a bad day in the library ...
  

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• Here's a fun little frustration you can send onto your colleagues. Can they really Click the Button as well as they think they can ...
  

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• You will never know how much I hate this one ... didn't manage to swat even one fly in this infuriating diversion ...
  

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• With the emphasis on OSH, and the forthcoming crisis in medical services, you could do worse than spend your time developing your skills with Alien Growth, where you have to destroy bad cells ...
  

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• Looking to upskill yourself in the technology area? If your worksite requires you to document your professional development, get lots of practice with this Flash version of the old favorite, Space Invaders ...
  

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• Can’t remember where you put the car-keys? Then there’s probably not much point in trying this memory game ...
  

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• Especially for library staff that find they haven't already got enough to drive them crazy, try Turn On The Lights, an quick - although infuriating game - that doesn't depend on luck or skill ...
  

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• Although politically incorrect gender-wize, the Shockwave version of Witch Hunt is a great little diversion ...
  

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• Library Cat Lovers will enjoy helping cute kittens jump across moving planks to get between buildings. Those who are not feline-inclined can derive a cheap thrill as kitty hits the sidewalk with a splat. Let it never be said that WLW does not cater to all sectors of LibraryLand ...
  

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• Almost completely pointless, but isn't that the whole point? WLW score for holding down the button was just under 3 minutes ...
  

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• The Weapons 404 error page that is now an Internet legend ...

• Shockwave's new version of Water Balloon Drop moves The Dropper from the top of a bridge (yeah, like librarians climb bridges) to the top of a building (much more realistic and achievable)...
  

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• This dart-throwing game is a quick-but-sick little diversion, for people that don’t like math teachers …
  

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• Having a bad day in the library, and feeling a little insignificant? Make like a god and hurl Asteroids at Mercury ...
  

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• Bird lice problems in your library? Maybe Big Bird Hunting will cheer you up a little ...
  

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• Is there anything more politically incorrect than Midget Tossing?
  

• Australia's answer to The Onion, Chaser Non-Stop News Network CNNN may not make much sense to non-Australians ...
  

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• Toxic Custard's Guide to Australia probably provides too much information ...
  

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• Ever wondered about Australian beer? Yodelling Wallaby explains all ...