Information Literacy for Penn State Students

Finding and assessing the value of information has become a rapidly shifting challenge. In an age where traditional print materials have been joined by thousands of electronic resources and millions of Internet web sites. It is a challenge that must be met by Pennsylvania's land grant university--to continue to provide "a liberal and practical education," even as the definition and means of doing so are transformed.

The University Libraries seek to meet that challenge by promoting and encouraging the development of information literacy in all Penn State students through collaboration with University faculty, students, staff, and administrators. The acquisition of information literacy is a cumulative process throughout the undergraduate years. The means of attaining information literacy will be progressively integrated into the entire Penn State curriculum with growing focus and specificity as students progress through their majors.

The University Libraries also recognize that the retrieval and analysis of information and data are not sufficient to produce an educated adult. It is the relationship between information and knowledge, and the applications of knowledge in the service of humanity that continue to be the prime foci of the academic learning environment.

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