<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</span></div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-3748aef0-7fff-973b-7aa2-9407fe6b95f1"><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This is a reminder that I am inviting you to participate in an online survey about how academic libraries are collecting, organizing, and utilizing graphic novels, comic books, and/or manga. I am hoping that you will be willing to share your library’s practices. The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Survey link:</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><a href="https://csueastbay.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4NFeuj5fMLx66jQ" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://csueastbay.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4NFeuj5fMLx66jQ</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The survey will close on Friday, October 25, 2024.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">To participate, individuals must be over the age of 18 and work in an academic library. Participation in this survey is voluntary and confidential with no foreseeable risks. This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board at California State University, East Bay. Any questions or concerns should be directed to Lee Adams at </span><a href="mailto:lee.adams@csueastbay.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">lee.adams@csueastbay.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> or the CSUEB Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at <a href="mailto:irb@csueastbay.edu">irb@csueastbay.edu</a>.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Thank you sincerely for your time and consideration,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Lee Adams</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Apologies for cross-posting</span></p></span><span class="gmail_default" style=""></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div>