We would like to invite you to consider participating in a short survey that focuses on recruitment of information professionals in academic libraries. It will examine how elements of an academic job description are perceived by participants. The purpose is to identify if any patterns exist in how features of the advertisement are perceived by participants, based on factors including the participant's work experience, educational background, and individual differences. Anticipated benefits of this study include the potential to identify the most widely appealing factors of academic library advertisements to improve diversity in applicant pools.
Anyone over the age of 18 who identifies as a librarian and/or archivist is eligible to participate. If you decide to participate, you will be asked to answer approximately 50 questions, which should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. The informed consent and survey are available at https://towson.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5z1qFAZvYKqs0Vo
Please do not put any information in your response that could be used to identify you.
The survey will be live for 4 weeks until November 24, 2024. If you have any questions, please contact the Principal Investigator, Ashley Todd-Diaz (atodddiaz@towson.edu).
Thank you in advance for considering,
Ashley Todd-Diaz, Towson University, Principal Investigator
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Ashley Todd-Diaz
Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections and University Archives
Towson University
She/Her/Hers
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