(via Marguerite (Maggie) Albro–University of Tennessee, Knoxville) You are invited to participate in a research study about your experience with burnout, negative acts (bullying), and generational differences. This survey should take no more than 30 minutes to complete. To be eligible to participate in this study you must be within the first five years of…
Category: Studies on Library Trends
Deadline to Participate in Survey “Wellness Programs in Academic Libraries” Extended to Wed., May 31
(via Lisa Hopkins, Texas A&M University – Central Texas) Please consider participating in a research study being conducted by Dawn Harris, Bridgit McCafferty, Johnnie Porter, and Sandra Desjardins titled “Wellness Programs in Academic Libraries”, reviewed and approved by the Texas A&M University-Central Texas Institutional Review Board. We will be publishing our findings in an ACRL…
Call for Participation: Survey About Effects of Long COVID on Workers in Academic Libraries–Deadline Sun., June 11
(via Amanda Folk, The Ohio State University) If you have experienced Long COVID while working in an academic library in the United States (including territories) or Canada, I invite you to participate in this exploratory survey-based study. The results of this exploratory study will be used to highlight potential implications for academic libraries going forward,…
Reminder: Survey on Experiences of Neurotypical Librarians in Working with or Supervising Neurodivergent Librarians and Improving Neuroinclusion in the Workplace Still Open
(via Christine Moeller, PhD student at University of Washington iSchool) Are you a “neurotypical” (do not identify as neurodivergent) librarian working with a neurodivergent librarian at a US public or academic library? Are you interested in improving neuroinclusion at your workplace? Please consider participating in an interview with our research team. We are seeking participants…
Call for Participation: Research Study About Library Programming on End-of-Life Issues–Deadline Fri., June 30
(via Jarrod Irwin, Eastern Michigan University) A research study about library programming on end-of-life issues is seeking librarians and other library staff to participate. This study is open to librarians and staff of any type of library in the United States, if their libraries have facilitated or hosted such programs, or have internally discussed doing…
Call for Participation: Survey on Experiences of Neurotypical Librarians in Working with or Supervising Neurodivergent Librarians and Improving Neuroinclusion in the Workplace
(via Christine Moeller, PhD student at University of Washington iSchool) Are you a “neurotypical” (do not identify as neurodivergent) librarian working with a neurodivergent librarian at a US public or academic library? Are you interested in improving neuroinclusion at your workplace? Please consider participating in an interview with our research team. We are seeking participants…
Call for Participation: Survey on Librarian Preferences for Learning to Create Culturally Relevant Health Literacy Interventions (Deadline Sun., April 30)
(via Bethany McGowan, Purdue University) I’m Bethany McGowan, an Associate Professor and health sciences librarian at Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies. I am conducting an anonymous survey about librarian preferences for learning to create culturally relevant health literacy interventions. This study has been approved by Purdue University’s Institutional Review Board as IRB-2022-1518 -Understanding…
Call for Participation: Survey on Extent to Which Academic Reference and Instruction Librarians View Their Work with Student-Patrons as “Caring Labor”
(via Laureen Cantwell, PhD student at University of Buffalo) Dear academic reference and instruction librarians, My name is Laureen Cantwell-Jurkovic, 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 mixed methods study focused on understanding whether and by…
Call for Participation: Survey on Practices and Perceptions of Librarians/Information Specialists Working with Physician Assistant Programs
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, Bradley University) You are invited to participate in the research project about librarians/information specialists who work with Physician Associate (Assistant) (PA) programs. The purpose of this research study is to explore the practices and perceptions of librarians/information specialists who are or will actively support PA programs. The findings of this study…
Registration Open for Upcoming Virtual Public Listening Sessions to Inform the 2023-28 Federal STEM Strategic Plan (Mon., March 20 – Mon., March 27)
(via Alexia Riggs, Southwestern University) The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) will host a series of virtual listening sessions to inform the development of the 2023- 2028 Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strategic Plan. As part of a robust public engagement plan, OSTP encourages input from all interested parties,…