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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 3, 2009

Contact:
Jennifer McLennan
(202) 296-2296 x 121
jennifer [at] arl [dot] org

SPARKY AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Student videos offer unique views on information sharing

Washington, DC -- February 3, 2009 -- Four student productions are=20
winners of the second annual Sparky Awards, a contest organized by SPARC=20
(the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and adopted=20
by campuses nationwide that calls on entrants to creatively illustrate=20
in a short video the value of sharing ideas.

Selected by a distinguished panel of media scholars, educators,=20
librarians, students, and others, the winning videos offer potent and=20
colorful glimpses of how students see sharing of knowledge spurring=20
innovation, solving problems, and improving lives. The winners were=20
announced on January 24 at a public screening held in connection with=20
the American Library Association Midwinter Conference in Denver. The=20
videos will also be screened at the Campus MovieFest Southern Regional=20
Grand Finale in Atlanta March 28 and 29, 2009.

This year's winners are:

.    GRAND PRIZE WINNER:
To Infinity and Beyond  =20
By Danaya Panya, Sebastian Rivera, Hemanth Sirandas, Uriel Rotstein, and=20
Jaymeni Patel, University of Illinois at Chicago Honors College
http://urliek.blogspot.com/2009/01/sparky-awards-entry.html

.    FIRST RUNNER UP:
How to Make Things Easier  =20
By Taejin Kim, Savannah College of Art and Design
http://blip.tv/file/1493053  =20

.    SECOND RUNNER UP:
Brighter
By Christopher Wetzel, Ohio Northern University
http://www.vimeo.com/2373573

.    SPECIAL MERIT AWARD:
GrowUp
By C=E9cile Iran, Laurie Glassmann, Christophe Zidler, Aldric de=20
Villartay, University of Versailles-Saint Quentin, France
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7kaif_growup_creation

Uriel Rotstein, spokesperson for the winning team, noted that their=20
video was created as an assignment in a course called "Communication in=20
the Digital Age," which explored ideas of communication, the importance=20
of sharing information, and issues involving the movement to digitize=20
information. "We all learned about the importance of open access to=20
information through making our entry for the Sparky Awards and have=20
become open access supporters ourselves," he said.
=20
Taejin Kim, an international student and creator of How to Make Things=20
Easier, said he was inspired by daily life, adding, "I strongly believe=20
that someone's small idea could be a big solution to someone else."

"I knew a bit about the public domain and Creative Commons licenses=20
before the project," said Chris Wetzel, "but I was surprised by the full=20
scope of the different Creative Commons variations I learned about from=20
participating in the Sparky Awards." Each of the winning entries is=20
available under a Creative Commons use license, which enables creators=20
to easily mark their work with the freedoms they want it to carry and=20
tells users what rights they have beyond those under copyright.

"I'm so pleased to see the Sparky Awards take off this year," said=20
Heather Joseph, executive director of SPARC. "The breadth and energy of=20
the entries especially make clear that the YouTube generation=20
understands the imperative for information sharing. Working with=20
students on new media projects, as so many campuses are, is a perfect=20
way to help them gain experience navigating copyright issues. I'd like=20
to thank all of the libraries and faculty who made the 2008 contest=20
their own, as well as our sponsors and judges who ensured its success."

Judges for the second annual Sparky Awards were:

.    Nicole Allen, director of The Student PIRGs' Make Textbooks=20
Affordable campaign
.    Peter Decherney, Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies at the=20
University of Pennsylvania
.    Barbara DeFelice, Digital Resources Program Director at Dartmouth=20
College Library
.    Rick Johnson, SPARC's founding Executive Director and now a=20
consultant and senior advisor to SPARC
.    Rich Jones, student and leader of the Boston University chapter of=20
Students for Free Culture
.    Jennifer McLennan, SPARC's Communications Director
.    Kembrew McLeod, an independent documentary filmmaker and Associate=20
Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa
.    Jessica Reynoso of Campus MovieFest
.    Crit Stuart, Director of Research, Teaching & Learning at the=20
Association of Research Libraries
.    Anu Vedantham, Director of the Weigle Information Commons at the=20
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
.    Mike Wesch, a cultural anthropologist at Kansas State University=20
whose videos on technology, education, and information have been viewed=20
over ten million times.

Developed by SPARC, the Sparky Awards is co-sponsored by the Association=20
of College and Research Libraries, the Association of Research=20
Libraries, Campus MovieFest, the University of Pennsylvania Libraries,=20
Students for FreeCulture, and The Student PIRGs.

The Grand Prize Winner will receive $1,000 plus a Sparky Award=20
statuette. The two Runners Up each receive $500. All the winners will=20
receive a copy of "Freedom of Expression=AE: Resistance and Repression in=
=20
the Age of Intellectual Property," a documentary film by Kembrew McLeod=20
that looks at free speech and fair use.

For more details on the contest, see the SPARKY Awards Web site at=20
http://sparkyawards.org.

#  #  #

SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), with=20
SPARC Europe and SPARC Japan, is an international alliance of academic=20
and research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly=20
communication. SPARC is a founder of the Alliance for Taxpayer Access, a=20
coalition of patient, academic, research, and publishing organizations=20
that supports open public access to the results of publicly funded=20
research. SPARC is on the Web at http://www.arl.org/sparc/.

--=20
--------------------------
Jennifer McLennan
Director of Communications
SPARC
(The Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition)
http://www.arl.org/sparc
(202) 296-2296 ext 121
jennifer@arl.org

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<font size="-1">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>
February 3, 2009<br>
<br>
Contact:<br>
Jennifer McLennan<br>
(202) 296-2296 x 121<br>
jennifer [at] arl [dot] org<br>
<br>
SPARKY AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED<br>
Student videos offer unique views on information sharing <br>
<br>
Washington, DC – February 3, 2009 – Four student productions are
winners of the second annual Sparky Awards, a contest organized by
SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and
adopted by campuses nationwide that calls on entrants to creatively
illustrate in a short video the value of sharing ideas. <br>
<br>
Selected by a distinguished panel of media scholars, educators,
librarians, students, and others, the winning videos offer potent and
colorful glimpses of how students see sharing of knowledge spurring
innovation, solving problems, and improving lives. The winners were
announced on January 24 at a public screening held in connection with
the American Library Association Midwinter Conference in Denver. The
videos will also be screened at the Campus MovieFest Southern Regional
Grand Finale in Atlanta March 28 and 29, 2009.<br>
<br>
This year’s winners are:<br>
<br>
•    GRAND PRIZE WINNER:<br>
To Infinity and Beyond    <br>
By Danaya Panya, Sebastian Rivera, Hemanth Sirandas, Uriel Rotstein,
and Jaymeni Patel, University of Illinois at Chicago Honors College<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://urliek.blogspot.com/2009/01/sparky-awards-entry.html">http://urliek.blogspot.com/2009/01/sparky-awards-entry.html</a> <br>
<br>
•    FIRST RUNNER UP:<br>
How to Make Things Easier    <br>
By Taejin Kim, Savannah College of Art and Design<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://blip.tv/file/1493053">http://blip.tv/file/1493053</a>    <br>
<br>
•    SECOND RUNNER UP:<br>
Brighter<br>
By Christopher Wetzel, Ohio Northern University<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.vimeo.com/2373573">http://www.vimeo.com/2373573</a><br>
<br>
•    SPECIAL MERIT AWARD:<br>
GrowUp<br>
By Cécile Iran, Laurie Glassmann, Christophe Zidler, Aldric de
Villartay, University of Versailles-Saint Quentin, France<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7kaif_growup_creation">http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7kaif_growup_creation</a><br>
<br>
Uriel Rotstein, spokesperson for the winning team, noted that their
video was created as an assignment in a course called “Communication in
the Digital Age,” which explored ideas of communication, the importance
of sharing information, and issues involving the movement to digitize
information. “We all learned about the importance of open access to
information through making our entry for the Sparky Awards and have
become open access supporters ourselves,” he said.<br>
 <br>
Taejin Kim, an international student and creator of How to Make Things
Easier, said he was inspired by daily life, adding, “I strongly believe
that someone's small idea could be a big solution to someone else.”<br>
<br>
“I knew a bit about the public domain and Creative Commons licenses
before the project,” said Chris Wetzel, “but I was surprised by the
full scope of the different Creative Commons variations I learned about
from participating in the Sparky Awards.” Each of the winning entries
is available under a Creative Commons use license, which enables
creators to easily mark their work with the freedoms they want it to
carry and tells users what rights they have beyond those under
copyright.<br>
<br>
“I’m so pleased to see the Sparky Awards take off this year,” said
Heather Joseph, executive director of SPARC. “The breadth and energy of
the entries especially make clear that the YouTube generation
understands the imperative for information sharing. Working with
students on new media projects, as so many campuses are, is a perfect
way to help them gain experience navigating copyright issues. I’d like
to thank all of the libraries and faculty who made the 2008 contest
their own, as well as our sponsors and judges who ensured its success.”
<br>
<br>
Judges for the second annual Sparky Awards were:<br>
<br>
•    Nicole Allen, director of The Student PIRGs’ Make Textbooks
Affordable campaign<br>
•    Peter Decherney, Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies at the
University of Pennsylvania<br>
•    Barbara DeFelice, Digital Resources Program Director at Dartmouth
College Library<br>
•    Rick Johnson, SPARC’s founding Executive Director and now a
consultant and senior advisor to SPARC<br>
•    Rich Jones, student and leader of the Boston University chapter of
Students for Free Culture<br>
•    Jennifer McLennan, SPARC’s Communications Director<br>
•    Kembrew McLeod, an independent documentary filmmaker and Associate
Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa<br>
•    Jessica Reynoso of Campus MovieFest<br>
•    Crit Stuart, Director of Research, Teaching & Learning at the
Association of Research Libraries<br>
•    Anu Vedantham, Director of the Weigle Information Commons at the
University of Pennsylvania Libraries<br>
•    Mike Wesch, a cultural anthropologist at Kansas State University
whose videos on technology, education, and information have been viewed
over ten million times.<br>
<br>
Developed by SPARC, the Sparky Awards is co-sponsored by the
Association of College and Research Libraries, the Association of
Research Libraries, Campus MovieFest, the University of Pennsylvania
Libraries, Students for FreeCulture, and The Student PIRGs.<br>
<br>
The Grand Prize Winner will receive $1,000 plus a Sparky Award
statuette. The two Runners Up each receive $500. All the winners will
receive a copy of “Freedom of Expression®: Resistance and Repression in
the Age of Intellectual Property,” a documentary film by Kembrew McLeod
that looks at free speech and fair use.<br>
<br>
For more details on the contest, see the SPARKY Awards Web site at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://sparkyawards.org">http://sparkyawards.org</a>.<br>
<br>
#  #  #<br>
<br>
SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), with
SPARC Europe and SPARC Japan, is an international alliance of academic
and research libraries working to create a more open system of
scholarly communication. SPARC is a founder of the Alliance for
Taxpayer Access, a coalition of patient, academic, research, and
publishing organizations that supports open public access to the
results of publicly funded research. SPARC is on the Web at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.arl.org/sparc/">http://www.arl.org/sparc/</a>.<br>
<br>
-- <br>
--------------------------<br>
Jennifer McLennan<br>
Director of Communications<br>
SPARC<br>
(The Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition)<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.arl.org/sparc">http://www.arl.org/sparc</a><br>
(202) 296-2296 ext 121<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jennifer@arl.org">jennifer@arl.org</a><br>
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