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Hi Everyone,

We wanted to give you information about an upcoming event in the Libraries. On Tuesday, October 13, from 5:30–7:00 p.m., we will be hosting a Digital Literacy Contest for students in 302 Paterno Library.  Students will compete for cash prizes by using the Internet and our library databases to answer questions. Contestants will be given 30 minutes, 20 questions and Internet access. Correct answers earn points, and incorrect answers are penalized. Questions are graded in near real-time and the highest score wins. The competition will be followed by free pizza and discussion about the future of libraries, technology, and society.

We will also host an optional, free 45-minute workshop on digital literacy, on Wednesday, October 14, 11:30 a.m. in the same location (open to the PSU Community) and a subsequent workshop at 1 PM for the Libraries' faculty and staff to discuss the contest and engaging students with similar events. Please let us know if you would like posters, handouts, or table tents about the contest for your area.

Purdue University students created the contest in 2007, and in 2009, they received the MacArthur Foundation Young Innovator Award. Cornell University, Indiana University, Northwestern University and the University of Michigan are a few participating universities. The contest creator, Daniel Scott Poynter, will be here to facilitate the contest and the 2 workshops.

Free and open to all students, registration is required due to limited space. Registration is available online at: http://www.DigitalLiteracyContest.org or edit and text the following to 41411: signmeup your@email.com.

Please encourage any students you know to participate, including students in your classes and your student employees (who should have an edge on the completion!).

For more information contact Emily Rimland, erimland@psu.edu or Loanne Snavely, lsnavely@psu.edu.

Thank you,
Emily Rimland and Loanne Snavely