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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I’d be happy to take part in your study. Here are times I’m available this week & next:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Jaime Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Electronic Resources in Libraries discussion list via Eril-l<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 23, 2026 2:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> eril-l@lists.eril-l.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Eril-l] Interview Invitation: Adopting AI in Academic Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I'm excited to share that I'm currently conducting a study on **academic librarians' perceptions and adoption of AI tools in U.S. academic libraries**. The project explores how technological, organizational, and
environmental factors affect AI implementation, particularly within electronic resource workflows.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We're all working to understand how librarians engage with AI in our professional work! **I'm looking for interview participants** and would love the opportunity to speak with you. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The conversation would be a **45–60 minute semi-structured interview via Zoom or Teams**, recorded only for data analysis. All information will remain **confidential** and **pseudonyms will be used**.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you're available, could you please **reply with some possible times this week or next week** that would work for you? Once we confirm a time, I'll send the interview questions, IRB-approved consent form, and
Zoom/Teams link in advance. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you so much for considering this. I'd really appreciate your valuable perspective on AI adoption in library work!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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