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Invitation to Participate in a Study about Social Work in Public Libraries

  • 1.  Invitation to Participate in a Study about Social Work in Public Libraries

    Posted Mar 25, 2024 11:16 AM
    Hello, 

    If you are a frontline librarian or library staff member, please consider participating in this research study. It is important that your voices are heard and represented in order for us to fully understand the social work in libraries phenomenon in public libraries.

    As researchers at Syracuse University, we are exploring the critical role or lack thereof of social workers in public libraries. This study is two-fold: 1) an anonymous survey and 2) an optional 30-minute interview via Zoom. You do not have to agree to participate in the interview in order to complete the survey. 

    Your participation is voluntary, and you have the right to withdraw and discontinue participation at any time. Your answers will remain anonymous, and the data will be reported in the aggregate. This research has been reviewed by the Institutional Review Board at the Syracuse University (IRB#23-381) and has been found exempt. The link for the survey can be found at: https://syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8ekHHwAldtuxrwO

    The survey will be open from February 20, 2024, to April 15, 2024. If you have any questions, please contact the Principal Investigator, Dr. Renate Chancellor, rlchance@syr.edu or Shannon Crooks, co-Principal Investigator at scrooks@syr.edu. 

    Thank you again for considering this research opportunity. 

    Renate Chancellor, Ph.D., Syracuse University 
    Shannon Crooks, Doctoral student Syracuse University  

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    Have a wonderful day and week. Stay safe and well.

    Take care, 
    Twanna 

    Twanna Hodge, MLIS (she, her, hers)
    PhD Student | Information Studies
    University of Maryland, College Park
    2013 Spectrum Scholar  
    2022 Spectrum Doctoral Fellow