(via Laureen Cantwell, PhD student at University of Buffalo)<\/p>\n
Dear academic librarians,<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
If you have questions, please contact me at laureenc@buffalo.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n