OLIVIA - ORIGINAL Haunted Library Escape Room

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Introduction

When out walking one chilly Autumn morning you come across a mysterious, abandoned building. Peering through the ivy-clad gates, you see that it is the old Gower College Library and cannot resist the urge to have a peak inside! The padlock on the gate is well rusted and doesn't take much to break. The front door of the library is already open, ominously creaking in the breeze...

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As you enter the Library the door immediately slams shut, jamming closed, and locking you inside! Alarmed, you try to open it again - but the door will not budge. You will have to find another way out... after you've had a look around, of course!

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Explore the Library...

5:00pm

6:00pm

4:30pm

You notice that the clock reads 8:30am - the time when the Library would open - before it was abandoned... The Library closes at 4.00pm on Fridays, but what time does it close on Mondays and Wednesdays?

Correct!

4:30pm

7:00pm

5:00pm

What time does it close on Tuesdays and Thursdays?

Correct!

Explore the Library...

JON12345678

You find an old student ID card on the corridor floor. Click on the card to see what it can do...

What does a student ID card do in the library?

It will not give you access to staff-only areas.

A student ID card will allow you to,

Use the printers and top up printing credit Borrow and renew books Borrow headphone and laptops to use in the library

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Find a working PC.

student ID number @stu.gcs.ac.uk

OFFICE 365 login:

The PC works! But you don't know the password yet.

Ask staff at the Library Reception

Call the College Reception

Try your birth date

Ask your tutor

Every student password is unique. Back when the Library was open, if you didn't know your password what would you do?

This must be done in-person.If you need to change your password off-campus, the computer services team can help you: cshelpdesk@gcs.ac.uk

Correct!

As the Library has been abandoned, perhaps you can find the password hidden somewhere...

Click to add it to your backpack.

No password here, but you have found a torch instead!

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Keep looking for the password...

Hold down the left mouse button over rubbish to drag and move it and click the password when you find it!

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library2

Select the correct password to log in:

(You can check the note if you need to refresh your memory.)

ded12345678

library2

library22

swansea1

Library2

Enter password

Check the note on the previous page.

Return to the previous page and open the link for Office 365, if you're unsure.

What programmes can you access on Office 365?

eNGAGE and WEST can be found on the student portal - not on OFFICE 365.

Office 365 gives you 24/7 access to the following programmes (and more):

Outlook and OneDrive Teams Word and Excel

Where can you look to find out what books are kept in the library's online catalogue?

Office 365

Google

Library Search

My eILP

Correct!

Student Portal

All of the above

Where else could you locate library books and journals?

Ask a member of Library staff

QR codes around the Library

Check the book and journal shelves in the library

Library Online

Correct!

Click the red arrow when you're done.

Using Library Online or Moodle, find Library Search and look up a book entitled, The Haunting of Hill House, kept in Tycoch Library.

student ID number @stu.gcs.ac.uk

OFFICE 365 login:

If you can't remember, go to the previous page to find it again.

What is the class for the book entitled The Haunting of Hill House, kept in Tycoch Library?

True Stories

823.8

616.860

150

Correct!

It's now time to try to find the book...

student ID number @stu.gcs.ac.uk

OFFICE 365 login:

Find the Library bookshelves...

Click on the torch to turn it on.

You need to turn your torch on now!

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Hold the left mouse button over the light to move the torch.

That's better... Now, find the light switch.

Click on the key to add it to your backpack.

That key on the floor could be useful later on...

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Now, go this way...

Find The Haunting of Hill House using the class number (823.8) plus the first three letters of the author's last name (Shirley Jackson): 823.8 JAC

Move the cursor along the shelves to reveal their class number.

823.8 JAC

Click on the book to add it to your backpack.

If you borrow the book you might be allowed to escape!

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Find ...

You can only use the books in the library

Buy them from the library reception

Use the Self-Service machines

Choose a book and take it home

How do you borrow books from the library?

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You will need your student ID card for this.

Correct!

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And how do you return books to the library?

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To return Library books after borrowing them:

Always avoid re-shelving books yourself if you have only used them in the library. Leave them on a desk or trolley instead.

You do not need your student ID card to return books.

Place them in the book bin outside of the library, or in the College foyer Use the Self-Service machines

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Take or keep the book

Ask your tutor for help

You can't borrow the book

Ask library staff for help

What if the Self-Service machines aren't working or my account is blocked?

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Correct!

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Unfortunately for you, the Self-Service machines aren't working anymore, now that the library has been abandoned. Behind you, you suddenly hear the sound of movement in the library... Maybe a member of library staff is still here...

Find ...

Look for an arrow to move on.

You are in Y Parc, a quiet area where students used to relax. You hear a rustling sound. Find out where it is coming from...

Who's there..?

The ghost clicks her fingers and the lights flicker on! You are startled at first, until you see her helpful smile, and the ghost introduces herself as Rachel, the Library Advisor.

You tell her that you want to borrow the book you found.Delighted, Rachel offers to help you borrow it, using the self-service machines - which switch on at her command!

Press the green Borrow button.

Drag and drop the card under the red light, then click the red arrow next to it.

Scan your student ID card.

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Drag and drop the book under the red light, then click the red arrow next to it.

Now, place the book where you scanned your card.

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Press the green Done button.

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Press whichever option you'd like.

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Until the end of term

2 months

3 weeks

1 month

How long can you keep most library books for until you need to renew them?

Most books are 3 week loans, which can be renewed (unless someone requests a book that you have). 7 day loans and Reference-only copies are marked by a blue or red sticker.

Correct!

14

20

How many books can you borrow at a time?

Correct!

How do you renew your library books to borrow them for longer?

You will be reminded by email when your books are over-due.

To renew your Library books and borrow them for longer:

Using the Self-Service machines By renewing them online through the Library Search website By contacting the Library of speaking to Library staff

UCAS applications

Proofreading your work

Rachel lets you know that, as the Library Advisor at Tycoch campus, she can help you with:

All of the above

Locating academic resources

Using Turnitin

Referencing

Correct!

The Library is starting to fill with the sound of whispers, footsteps, and the tapping of keyboards... Now that you have borrowed the book, it might be a good time to make your escape!

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Escape the Library!

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