(via Deborah Tritt Harmon, University of South Carolina Aiken) My name is Robert Amerson. I’m a librarian at the University of South Carolina Aiken, and I hope this email finds you well. Currently, Deborah Tritt Harmon and I are working on a study focusing on accessibility services and support in small and rural academic library…
Category: Surveys
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Call for Participation: RAILS and IHLS Survey on Creating Cataloging-Focused Mentorship Program–Deadline Fri., Nov. 10
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Are you interested in professional growth and learning in cataloging? Are you enthusiastic about sharing your knowledge and experiences or seeking guidance from experienced cataloging professionals? If so, we invite you to participate in our Mentorship Program Interest Survey. The Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) and Illinois Heartland…
Reminder: Survey for Association of Mental Health Librarians on Needs of Those Interested in Professional Associations, Along with Mental Health Information Resources and Sharing, Closes Sun., Oct. 8
(via Perry Weidling, student at Simmons College GSLIS) Thanks to everyone who has already responded! This is the last call for a survey being conducting as part of an environmental scan for the Association of Mental Health Librarians (AMHL). The survey aims to help us better understand a) the needs of those interested in professional associations…
Call for Participation: Survey on STEM Librarians Who Do Not Have a STEM Degree
(via Kelly Durkin Ruth, United States Naval Academy) Are you a STEM librarian without a STEM degree? If so, you’re invited to participate in a study designed to capture the experiences and perspectives of STEM librarians without STEM degrees in their own words. Participation involves taking one screening survey and completing one interview. The survey…
Call for Participation: Survey for Association of Mental Health Librarians on Needs of Those Interested in Professional Associations, Along with Mental Health Information Resources and Sharing
(via Perry Weidling, student at Simmons College GSLIS) I am conducting a survey as a part of an environmental scan for the Association of Mental Health Librarians (AMHL). As part of this scan, I have created a survey to better understand a) the needs of those interested in professional associations and b) mental health information…
Call for Participation: Survey on Library Managers’ Perceptions of, and Actions to Promote, Employees’ Mental Well-Being
(via Christina Holm, Kennesaw State University) I am conducting a survey regarding library managers’ perceptions of employee mental well-being and the actions that library managers take to promote that well-being. The intention of this research is to document the ways that managers conceptualize the workplace mental well-being of their supervisees. I hope that you will consider…
Call for Participation: Survey on Using ChatGPT for Information Literacy Instruction–Deadline Sun., Oct. 1
(via Melissa Del Castillo, Florida International University) If you currently use or plan to use the generative text tool ChatGPT in conjunction with your information literacy instruction, we want to hear from you! We hope to understand better how librarians use this artificial intelligence chatbot in their information literacy instruction and how they view the…
Call for Participation: Study on the Information-Related Experiences of People Who Have Experienced Long COVID
(via Beth St. Jean, University of Maryland College of Information Studies) We’re conducting a study to investigate the information-related experiences of people who have experienced long COVID. Our goal for conducting this study is to learn how we can improve people’s information-related experiences during future pandemics, epidemics, and personal health crises. We are currently looking…
Call for Participation: Survey on How Librarians or Information Professionals Currently Support Basic or Life Science Researchers
(via Stephanie Schulte, The Ohio State University) Greetings: Our team seeks to better understand how librarians or information professionals currently support basic or life science researchers. We are interested in learning more about your role with this community. Specifically, we are interested in learning if having a background in basic/life science improves your role, what…
Call for Participation: ILA Advocacy Committee Survey on Planning Future Legislative Meet-Ups–Deadline Wed., Aug. 23
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Advocacy Committee would like to know your thoughts on ILA’s advocacy program. Prior to the pandemic, ILA would host a series of eight in-person meet-ups across the state. In 2021 and 2022, we held six regional virtual meet-ups. In 2023 we focused on meeting with new members of the…