[cla-oa] Sparky Awards 2009
- From: Adrian Ho <adrian.ho@xxxxxx>
- To: REPOS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, cla-oa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:20:37 -0400
Apologies for cross-posting
Dear colleagues,
The organizers of the Sparky Awards (http://www.sparkyawards.org/)
invite you to organize a local version of the Sparky Awards at your
institutions.
The Sparky Awards is an international contest that recognizes the best
new short videos on the value of sharing. It aims to broaden the
discussion of access to scholarly research by inviting
college/university students to express their views creatively. It also
provides an opportunity to promote library services (such as Information
Commons or media services) and to underscore that the library is a key
part of everyone's learning experience. The library can be the place to
edit video, browse media, work collaboratively, and learn about
citations and copyright.
Last year, Brigham Young University (BYU), Dartmouth College, and Penn
State University were among the institutions that organized local Sparky
contests. "The experience was remarkable," said BYU University
Librarian Randy Olsen. "In every case the students spoke articulately,
even passionately, about open access and it was obvious that they had
become conversant with all of the issues we as librarians care so much
about. By the end of the evening I felt that our investment in the
awards – an iTouch and two fifty dollar checks – was money well spent."
This year, local Sparky contests will be held at Brigham Young
University, University of Florida, University of Houston, University of
Pennsylvania, Penn State University, and Southern Illinois University
Carbondale. Students may submit their entries to local contests as well
as to the international Sparky Awards.
Information about how you can syndicate the Sparky Awards is available
at: http://www.sparkyawards.org/syndicate/index.shtml
If you plan to host a local Sparky contest, please register at:
http://www.sparkyawards.org/syndicate/register.shtml
Promotional images are available for download at:
http://www.sparkyawards.org/downloads/index.shtml
If your libraries are not ready to host a local contest, the organizers
of the international Sparky Awards will appreciate it if you can help
with the promotion. Details about the Sparky Awards are available at:
http://www.sparkyawards.org/details/index.shtml
Please feel free to contact Jennifer McLennan at jennifer@xxxxxxx if you
have any questions about the Sparky Awards. Have a good Fall semester!
--
Adrian K. Ho
Scholarly Communication Librarian
The University of Western Ontario
(519) 661-2111 x87832 | adrian.ho@xxxxxx
http://www.lib.uwo.ca/
http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/
https://www.lib.uwo.ca/blogs/digitalscholarly/
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