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  • 1.  Libraries and accessibility research extension

    Posted Jan 25, 2022 01:59 PM
    Hello all,

    Apologies, I thought the last time we posted for this study would be "last call", however, we have received some additional time, and still have funding for participant compensation. Please feel free to share this broadly with any university/ higher education institution librarian interested in discussing the accessibility of reading materials.

    Please see the official call below:

    Call for participation message:

     

    UT Austin IRB Protocol Number: 2020-02-0023

    Project Title:  Librarians and Accessible Reading Materials

    Principal Investigator: Kenneth R. Fleischmann, Ph.D.; Student Researcher: Jaxsen Day

     

    Hi, my name is Jaxsen Day, and I am a doctoral student in the School of Information at UT Austin. I am writing this e-mail to request your participation in a research study about how librarians serve students who are blind or visually impaired, particularly in terms of the provision of accessible reading materials. I am hoping to learn more about academic librarians' perspectives on and experiences with accessible reading materials.

     

    I would very much appreciate if you might be willing to participate in a 60-90-minute interview. Interviews will be audio recorded and then transcribed. All interviews will be conducted remotely, via Zoom. All participants who are selected for, schedule, and complete the interview will receive a $50 Amazon gift card.

     

    If you are interested in participating in this study, please complete our survey at the link below:

     

    Research study qualification survey

     

    If you know of anyone who might be willing to participate, please feel free to pass this message on to them as well! Every participant we can get is greatly appreciated

     

    Participants must be 18 years of age or older; currently working full-time as an academic librarian at an institution of higher education in the United States; and have ever provided reading materials for and/or served students who are blind or visually impaired.  Please feel free to email me if you have any questions at jaxsen@utexas.edu

     

    Thank you very much for your consideration of this request, I hope to be able to talk with you soon!

    Best,
    Jaxsen

    Jaxsen Day
    Doctoral Student
    School of Information
    The University of Texas at Austin



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