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New For 2008: Poster Exhibition Awards

Phi Kappa Phi Awards for Excellence for Juniors

The Phi Kappa Phi Awards for Excellence for Juniors are sponsored by the Penn State Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. The awards recognize an outstanding junior poster entry in each of the three following areas: Arts and Humanities; Sciences and Engineering; and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Each award is accompanied by a $250 prize.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1900 and initiates junior and senior students from all disciplines who have demonstrated academic excellence. The society lives up to its motto, "Let the love of learning rule humanity," by sponsoring fellowships and academic service and providing support to encourage the pursuit of learning in all disciplines and at all levels. Information about the Penn State chapter may be found at www.phikappaphi.psu.edu.

The University Libraries Award for Information Literacy

Exploring the wealth of information available to identify quality resources most relevant to scholarly inquiry is a critical part of research. Penn State University Libraries has created the Award for Information Literacy to recognize scholarly work based on a foundation of careful background research and literature review. The award is given to entries that demonstrate excellence in information literacy through either:

• bibliography or literature review contributing to research in any field including the sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities, and arts
• use of manuscript, archival, or other primary resources to conduct original research

All poster entries are eligible for the Information Literacy Award. First ($150), second ($125), and third ($100) place prizes are available. Judges from the University Libraries will review posters and speak briefly with entrants about their information gathering processes; no special preparation is required. Students who do not wish to be considered for the award may indicate so to the judges.

Judging will be based on:

• credit and proper citation for any quotes, tables, graphs, photographs, and other content used in the poster that are not the student's own work
• information on critical sources used, as space allows in the poster
• information research process and strategies
• social, ethical, or economic considerations in accessing information
• relationship of the background information gathered to the project direction