<div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-:v8" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao" style="display:block"><div id="gmail-:v4" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="Message Body" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" style="direction:ltr;min-height:303px" tabindex="1"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span><span><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">In case you missed the first email, this is a second email asking for participation in </span></i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><i>a very short survey open <font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span><span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><i>until Saturday, July 31st. </i></span></span></span></span></font>(Please see original message with details below.) </i><br></span></span></span></span></font><p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span><span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></span></span></span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span><span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><i><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span><span><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Many thanks</span></i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><i> to everyone who has already completed the survey</i></span></span></span></span></font>--I greatly appreciate it!</i><br></span></span></span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span><span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">_____________________________</span></span></span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span><span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></span></span></span></span></font></p>

<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span>***My apologies for cross

posting***<span><br></span></span></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span><span></span></span></span></font></div><p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span>Dear Colleagues,<span></span></span></span></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span><span> </span></span></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span>I’m

conducting a study into <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">academic library employee<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">s' <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">expectations for <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">aspects of post Covid-19 remote work<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> arrangements, <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">collections,<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> and hiring.

<span></span></span></span></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span><span> </span></span></span></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span>If you work in <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">an </span>academic library <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">area</span> such as <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">acquisitions, cataloging</span>, <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">collection management, </span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span>digital collections, </span></span></font>electronic resources, metadata, </span>special collections,<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> </span>institutional repository, or a related <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">area</span>, I <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">would be grateful for your participation</span> in <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">the study's</span> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></span>survey which consists of <b>10 multiple<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">-</span>choice

questions</b> and should take <b>approximately 5 minutes </b>to complete. <span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span><span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></span><br></span></span></span></font><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span>Please access the anonymous <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Qualtrics </span>survey link

here<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></span>: </span><b><a href="https://appstate.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0Ulk4OYcC3K6nwq" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://appstate.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0Ulk4OYcC3K6nwq</a><br></b></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></span></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></span>Your

participation in this survey is anonymous and voluntary. The

Appalachian State University Institutional Review Board (IRB) has determined

that this study is exempt from IRB oversight. <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Additional information can be found at the beginning of the survey.</span><span></span></span></span></font></p>

<div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br><span></span></span></font></div>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span><span></span></span><span>Many thanks in advance

for your <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">interest and participation.</span> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The survey will remain open until July 31.</span></span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span><span class="gmail_default"></span><span></span></span></span></font>

</p><p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span><span> </span></span></span></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span>Sincerely,<span></span></span></span></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span>Ashlea Green<span></span></span></span></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span>Metadata and Cataloging

Librarian<span></span></span></span></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span>Appalachian State

University</span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:greenam7@appstate.edu" target="_blank">greenam7@appstate.edu</a></span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><br><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>