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About This DirectoryThis electronic directory contains information about students, faculty, and staff at Penn State. In addition to the information commonly found in telephone books, this directory also contains information such as e-mail addresses and links to Personal Web pages, if they exist. In order to use this directory, your browser must support on-line forms. Note that information obtained here is not guaranteed to be accurate. Fields containing information such as e-mail addresses, Web page URLs, and fax numbers are user-editable and may not accurately reflect employee data supplied by Human Resources or student data supplied by the Registrar's Office. Use this data at your own risk. For more information, see Directory Services in the document, Your Guide to Information Technology Services at Penn State. How to SearchEnter the information of the person you want to look up in the box, choose long or short results and then click on the "Search" button. Do not include any commas, periods etc. Do not use nicknames in the name fields. (ie. "mike" will not work in the "name" fields for "michael"). You can also use the wildcard character "*" to search. (ie. "micha*" will work for "michael"). Matching in ldap is done on a word-by-word basis (ie. "john" does not match "john-son" but "john*" will match "john-son" ). Note that "name" is not restricted to that of an individual. It can also be, in part or full, that of a facility or an organization, e.g. "accounts" would return information on the "Accounts Office." However, not every department has an entry in this database. Confidentiality RequestsSome information about students and employees is considered directory information. Directory information may be publicly shared by the institution unless the individual takes formal action to restrict its release. See The Confidentiality and Security of Student Records and Policy AD11: University Policy on Confidentiality of Student Records. If you prefer not to be listed in Penn State's phone directory, you must request removal of your information.
How To Update InformationStudents can change their telephone number and address by going to eLion. Students wanting to change other online directory information can do so in the directory on the ITS secure server.Faculty/staff can change their telephone number and address by working with the Office of Human Resources representative. Faculty Staff wanting to change other online directory information can do so in the directory on the ITS secure server. Departments and LocationsFor a list of locations with addresses, phone numbers, and contact information, see Penn State locations. For detailed department listings, search the Penn State Directory of Departments. For assistance, call Penn State information at 814-865-4700. About LDAPLightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a method for providing directory information, which was made available in mid-January, 2001. Academic Services and Emerging Technologies (ASET) has implemented LDAP as a replacement for the directory server ph.psu.edu. While Ph has served the University community well, the international technical community has created LDAP as a standardized way of interchanging such information in a standardized manner. This enables new services at Penn State and will make it easier to add friends and colleagues at other institutions to your e-mail address book. Additional information and instructions for configuring clients to use LDAP are via the informational Web site for this service. |
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