Evidence Synthesis Methods Interest Group

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Hello,  

I am emailing you to invite you to be part of a survey aimed at understanding how academic and health science librarians acquire the foundational skills necessary for their role and to what extent these skills are taught in library and information science (LIS) programs, gained through professional development opportunities, or learned on the job.

Participation includes filling out a brief anonymous survey that will take about 10 minutes and will ask you about how you gained foundational skills necessary for academic or health science librarianship. This study is led by a multi-institutional study team including researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina, the University of South Carolina, and the University of Buffalo.

Eligibility: The survey is open to individuals who have received a library and information science degree from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited program and currently work or have previously worked as an academic or health sciences librarian. Participants will self-identify as fitting the inclusion criteria in the survey. If you have any questions about your eligibility, please contact Rachel Whitney (whitnera@musc.edu). 

Study Information

IRB Study #: Pro00147369

Title of Study: Exploring How Academic and Health Sciences Librarians Gain Foundational Skills

Please be aware, participation in this study is entirely voluntary. Your survey responses will remain anonymous.

To access the survey, please click here or copy and paste this link into your browser: https://redcap.link/LISfoundations

The survey will remain open until November 26, 2025.

If you would like additional information about this study, please contact Rachel Whitney (whitnera@musc.edu). 

Thank you for your consideration!

Rachel