And Now, A Word From Our President....

President Obama has issued a proclamation that October is National Information Literacy Awareness month. View the official proclamation here.


What does Information Literacy mean here at SUNY Plattsburgh?
(Taken from: http://www.plattsburgh.edu/library/instruction/informationliteracydefinition.php)

Plattsburgh State is committed to graduating students who are information-literate. The definitions below clarify the meaning of this critical skill and indicate why it is important for individuals as students, scholars, and citizens.

Campus Definitions
1. Information literacy is the ability to recognize the extent and nature of an information need, then to locate, evaluate, and effectively use the needed information. (Plattsburgh State Information and Computer Literacy Task Force, 2001)

2. An information literate Plattsburgh State graduate will be able to recognize when information is needed, and to locate, evaluate, effectively use, and understand ethical issues related to information in its various formats. This definition of information literacy conforms to the Information Literacy Initiative Committee of the SUNY Council of Library Directors, and the ALA definition, as well as that found in the Middle States Standards for Accreditation. (Plattsburgh State Library Faculty)

As always, Feinberg Library is here to help with all your information and information literacy needs.