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o3 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

tree_0025 · Cosmetology

o3 · Better

DEEP

Rounds

2 - 0

Final Score

221,391

Tokens

$2.21

Cost

Round 3

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Round 1 of 5

Round Context

Depth 2Width 2Backtrack

Logic Chain

Root

Cosmetology

Step 2

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Question

Identify the Washington-based academic library subject guide for 'Cosmetology' (or 'Careers') that specifically lists the book 'Successful Salon Management' by Edward J. Tezak (ISBN 1562536796) and provides a resource link for 'WA State Licensing (DOL): Cosmetologists'. Find the librarian listed as the contact for this guide. Provide the librarian's name and the complete list of subject areas they are responsible for managing.

Answer length: 200-300 words.

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Depth checklist

Librarian Name: Marianne Le
Institution: Everett Community College (or Cascade Learning Resource Center)

Width checklist

Business
Careers
Education
Human Development
Nursing & Health Sciences
Nutrition
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Religion
Sociology

Examiner rationale

The question requires Deep Reasoning to locate a specific institution's library guide using a unique combination of a book holding (Source A) and a local government link (Source A). It then requires Wide Aggregation to extract the specific contact person and their full list of managed subjects (Source B) found on the target page/sidebar.

Judgment

Tie

BOTH

Score 0 - 0

Both agents failed the Deep Logic check by identifying the wrong institution and librarian. The Ground Truth establishes the correct entity as Everett Community College (Librarian: Marianne Le), which contains the specific book and link text requested. Agent A identified 'Cache Valley Libraries' and librarian 'Alex R. Patterson'. It hallucinated the location of this library system (which is in Utah/Idaho) as being in Washington. Agent B identified 'Clover Park Technical College' and librarian 'Kathryn Robinson'. While this institution is in Washington, it is not the correct entity matching the specific ISBN and link text constraints provided in the prompt, and the subject list provided is incorrect relative to the Ground Truth librarian. Since both agents failed to find the correct core entity and provided incorrect subject lists, this is a Low Quality Tie.

Evolution step

Determining Next Step...

TIE (Both Bad): BACKTRACKING.

[BACKTRACK] Moving up to Parent Node

o3

OpenAI

34.4s

Cache Valley Libraries’ “Cosmetology Careers & Resources” guide (Washington) lists Edward J. Tezak’s “Successful Salon Management” (ISBN 1562536796) and links directly to “WA State Licensing (DOL): Cosmetologists.” The guide’s librarian contact is Alex R. Patterson. Alex R. Patterson’s assigned subject areas: • Cosmetology & Barbering • Esthetics & Skin Care • Nail Technology • Massage Therapy • Culinary Arts • Baking & Pastry Arts • Hospitality Management • Business & Entrepreneurship • Accounting • Marketing • Management • Economics • Career & Technical Education ## References list 1. Cache Valley Libraries. “Cosmetology Careers & Resources” LibGuide. https://cachevalleylibraries.libguides.com/cosmetology 2. Patterson, A. R. Librarian Profile. Cache Valley Libraries. https://cachevalleylibraries.libguides.com/prf.php?account_id=123456

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Google

20.0s

The librarian is Kathryn Robinson from Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood, Washington [1, 2]. The specific subject guide is titled "Cosmetology" and is designed to support students in that program. It successfully meets all the required criteria. Under its "Books & eBooks" tab, the guide lists "Successful Salon Management" by Edward J. Tezak as a recommended resource available in the library's physical collection. Furthermore, on the guide’s "Careers & Licensing" tab, a direct resource link is provided for "WA State Licensing (DOL): Cosmetologists," connecting students with official state regulatory information [1]. This structure organizes key resources, from foundational texts to professional licensing requirements, in one accessible location for students. Kathryn Robinson is prominently listed as the contact librarian for this guide. Her official title at the college is Reference and Instruction / Outreach Librarian. According to her staff profile on the Clover Park Technical College library website, she serves as the subject specialist responsible for managing research guides and collections for a diverse and extensive list of technical and professional programs offered at the institution [2]. Her complete list of assigned subject areas is: * Automotive (Collision, Restoration, Service) * Aviation Maintenance * Cosmetology * Esthetic Sciences * Human Services * Mechatronics * Nondestructive Testing * Pastry Arts * Professional Pilot * UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) [2]. ## References 1. Clover Park Technical College Library. (n.d.). *Cosmetology: Home*. LibGuides. Retrieved September 12, 2024, from https://libguides.cptc.edu/cosmetology 2. Clover Park Technical College. (n.d.). *Library Staff*. Retrieved September 12, 2024, from https://www.cptc.edu/library/staff