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The University Libraries Award for Information Literacy

University Libraries' undergraduate research award recognizes 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. All students who enter a poster project in the annual Mont Alto Academic Festival will be considered for this award.

Our judging rubric evaluates students on the following categories:

  • research process, strategies, and selection of sources to support the research question and information on the importance of these sources, as space allows on the poster
  • source integration to understand the scholarly conversation on the topic and also to help influence the direction of the research project
  • attribution and consistent citations for any quotes, tables, graphs, photographs, and other content used in the poster that are not the student's own work
  • an understanding of their information privilege and how that informs their research and their role in the information 
    economy

Be prepared to respond to these, or similar, questions:

General

  • What led you to be interested in this topic?

How did you find your information?

  • What were your research questions and how did you decide on them?
  • How did you decide what sources to use?
  • How did you find the information you used?
  • What kind of prior knowledge/bias did you already have about this topic?

How did you use your information?

  • Did any of your sources show you new ways of looking at your topic?
  • How do you think your work adds to the research on this topic?

Did you give credit?

  • What citation style did you choose for this project, and why?
  • How did you find any images you used?

What privilege do you have in being able to access the information you used?

  • How did you access the information you used?
  • Would you have been able to get to all the information you used if you could only have used Google, and couldn't access anything through Penn State?
  • Are there groups that might be affected by your work or similar projects, but can't access it because of the cost? How do you think that affects them?

 

Annual Penn State Mont Alto Academic Festival: April 25, 2025

  • Academic Festival Participation
  • Research-based Poster Criteria
  • Informational Exhibit Criteria
  • Oral Presentation Criteria
  • Performance Criteria
  • The University Libraries Award for Information Literacy
  • About the Academic Festival
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