<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Patrick Newell</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:westerncopyrightsurvey@gmail.com" target="_blank">westerncopyrightsurvey@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 10:45 AM<br>Subject: Invitation to Participate - Copyright Education Research Project<br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p id="gmail-m_-7453630120032809833m_-7096588158570599403m_850785206383609549gmail-m_6800908401898787751gmail-docs-internal-guid-e0e0e335-7fff-aa0e-0ee0-fe91bb25ba7b" dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Dear Colleagues: </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">    </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">You are invited to participate in the following survey regarding copyright-related professional development in all types of libraries in the Western region of the United States. The survey is part of a larger investigation into the experience of library personnel, including how copyright shows up in the workplace, the types of support received, and possible barriers to professional development opportunities.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://links.asu.edu/westerncopyright" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">http://links.asu.edu/westerncopyright</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Upon completion of the survey, you may choose to enter into a raffle for</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> one of four $500 Amazon gift cards</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.  We welcome and encourage participation from any individual who identifies as “library personnel” and lives or works in </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">A</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(29,28,29)">laska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(29,28,29)">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Participation in this study is completely voluntary and the survey is expected to take around 8-12 minutes to complete, and you may choose to stop and leave at any time. If you would like to participate, please use this link to access the survey: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://links.asu.edu/westerncopyright" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">http://links.asu.edu/westerncopyright</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">If the above link does not work for you, please copy and paste this URL into your browser: </span><a href="https://csuchico.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9GLrGGOKTjIMxwh" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">https://csuchico.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9GLrGGOKTjIMxwh</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">    </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The survey will close on </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">December 11, 2020. </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Thank you in advance for your interest!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Sincerely,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The Western Copyright Alliance</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Patrick Newell, Chico State University</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Anali Perry, Arizona State University</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Karen Grondin, Arizona State University</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Rachel Bridgewater, Portland Community College</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services RE-246437-OLS-20. Please feel free to share this invitation widely to library staff in the Western United States. Any questions may be addressed to </span><a href="mailto:westerncopyrightsurvey@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">westerncopyrightsurvey@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.</span></p></div></div></div>