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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">*** Our apologies for cross-posting
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We invite you to participate
in a research survey titled </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Exploring Academic Librarian Turnover.”</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The purpose of this study is to investigate the
leading factors that contribute to employee turnover in academic libraries in the United States. We invite you to participate if you have previously left a U.S. based academic librarian position voluntarily in the past 5 years.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you choose to participate,
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">you will complete a survey that will take no more than 10-15 minutes to complete. Participation
is voluntary and you may withdraw at any time, and for any reason. Responses to this survey will be anonymous.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Institutional Review Board (IRB) under the Office of Sponsored Programs and Research
Services is responsible for the oversight of all human subject research conducted at Coastal Carolina University. If you have any questions about your rights as a research participant before, during or after the research study, you may contact this office
by calling (843) 349-2978 or emailing OSPRS@coastal.edu.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This research study has been approved by the Coastal Carolina University’s IRB on October
15, 2018. This approval will expire on October 14, 2019 unless the IRB renews the approval prior to this date.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Results may be shared through
publication or conference presentations. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Link to Survey:</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><a href="https://coastal.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8qrgrQBoT5EvCip" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Exploring
Academic Librarian Turnover</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This survey will be open through November 7, 2018.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you for your consideration.
Questions about the study may be directed to:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amy Fyn</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coastal Carolina University</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Christina Heady</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Southern Illinois University, Carbondale</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amanda Foster-Kaufman</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Instruction Librarian</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wake Forest University</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Allison Hosier</span></p>
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