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Nightmare on Research Street Social Media Contest deadline

Tell us your scariest story about losing your work and win a 2TB external hard drive!  Submit a few sentences featuring your story of research loss or near-misses. Two social media crowd favorites win a rugged, high-quality 2 TB external hard drive!

  • Set the only copy of your research notes on top of your car then drive off to escape zombies?  We’ll help you stay on the road to scholarly success.
  • Lightning storm fry your laptop before a big presentation?  Let’s talk about electrifying solutions.
  • Did a ghoul (aka your cat) knock your laptop off the table before you saved your work?  Let’s claw out more ways to keep your work safe.

Visit one of our story boxes in Bizzell Memorial Library (locations to be announced) or email us with your entry.  All levels are welcome: undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, staff, and faculty from all disciplines.  We’ll post the top 5 finalists on Instagram and announce the winners at a pizza party on Halloween!

Fine print (terms and conditions)

  • OU Libraries and Graduate College reserves the right to refuse display of submitted content.
  • All winners must be an OU student, staff (including postdocs), or faculty with an OU email address.
  • Photographic and video reproduction permission for publicity, classroom instruction and workshop use, and website use is assumed on all entries.
  • OU Libraries and Graduate College employees and employee family members may participate but are not eligible for prizes.
  • Please contact Claire Curry with any questions.

Related LibGuide: Data Analytics and Visualization by Claire Curry

Date:
Monday, October 28, 2024
Time:
10:00am - 10:30am
Campus:
Bizzell Memorial Library
Categories:
Research Workshops—OU Libraries