What is the Digital Literacy Contest (DLC)?
The DLC is a fun, high-speed competition to find and evaluate information online hosted by university libraries. The contest is usually in the evening and lasts between 1.5 – 2 hours. Participants are encouraged to pre-register by coming to this website and creating a username. Libraries either use computers in the library or in university computer labs. Participants log in to our web-based contest a few minutes before it begins. When the contest begins, they compete to answer questions such as, “How many images were in U.S. patent #2393676 by Buckminster Fuller?” The contest is similar to Jeopardy in its grading. Answers are free response (i.e. the DLC is not multiple choice). Correct answers are worth between 1 – 5 points depending upon difficulty. Incorrect answers are penalized as equally as correct answers are rewarded. For example, answering a 3pt. question incorrectly penalizes you 3 points, whereas answering it correctly rewards you with 3 points. The highest score wins. These
