Are you a public librarian with responsibilities in administration, adult services, or youth services? You are invited to participate in an online survey aimed at U.S. public librarians. The purpose of the survey is to examine the disposition of public librarians on changes to their professional scope of practice in the face of the expanding trend of placing social workers in public libraries to support community social services information needs, perform outreach, and engage in other activities that have previously fallen to public librarians as part of their job.
The research is being conducted by Dr. Melissa Gross and Dr. Don Latham from Florida State University.
The survey will take approximately 20 to 30 minutes to complete and can be accessed using this link: https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5onsSsZahhI3zcG
The survey is voluntary. You have the right to not participate in this study. By beginning the survey, you are consenting to participation. You may stop participating at any point simply by not completing the survey. The survey does not collect identifying information, so survey respondents are anonymous. The survey data will be handled in compliance with standard ethical principles.
The study is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and has been approved by the Florida State University Institutional Review Board. The data will be used to write research papers and make conference presentations. Survey data will be stored in the FSU DigiNole Research Repository after the project ends.
The survey will close in February 2025. If you have any questions about this study, now or in the future, please contact:
Dr. Melissa Gross
School of Information
Florida State University
850-644-5775
mgross@fsu.edu
You can also contact the Florida State University Human Subjects Office at 850-644-7900 or at humansubjects@fsu.edu
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Brittany Baum
Research Assistant
Florida State University
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