(via Laureen Cantwell, PhD student at University of Buffalo)
Dear academic librarians,
My name is Laureen Cantwell, and I am a PhD student in the Information Science program, within the Graduate School of Education, at the University at Buffalo. I am conducting a research study exploring the phenomenon of caring relations among academic librarians engaged in research/reference assistance (UB IRB STUDY 00006459). You are invited to participate in the Pre-Screening Survey for possible participation in this study.
The Pre-Screening Survey is anticipated to take no more than 5-10 minutes of your time and is designed to aid me in identifying eligible academic librarians for in-depth interviews. If selected to participate in the in-depth interviews, you’ll be asked to schedule 3 sessions, each of which is anticipated to take 45-60 minutes. The interviews will be Zoom-based and an audio recording will be made with your consent.
Participation in this study is voluntary. Your identity as a participant will remain confidential during and after the study. A unique ID will automatically be assigned to your pre-screening survey submission via the survey tool and a pseudonym will be used for any transcripts and research products using data from this study.
If you have questions, please contact me at laureenc@buffalo.edu.
To participate, use this link. Please note that clicking the link to the survey indicates your consent to participate.
Thank you for your consideration,
Laureen P. Cantwell
PhD Student, University at Buffalo
Graduate School of Education, Information Science Program