[ILL-L] online survey for dissertation research

[Mary Hollerich]

Forwarded to ILL-L for anyone who wishes to participate in this study.

Mary

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Many persons who work with interlibrary loans and document delivery may have
taken online LIS graduate courses in the 1990s from library and information
schools or programs in the United States or Canada. If you did so, I'd very
much appreciate your participation in an online survey which is part of my
dissertation research. The survey is open now.

While the formal invitation to participate is shown below, here is the short
version: The project website is www.lisonline1990s.com with a link to the
survey. Anyone who took at least one library and information science online
graduate course from an ALA-accredited school in the 1990s is invited to
participate. Your help is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions,
please contact me at cshelnutt at mail.twu.edu . Thank you for your time and
consideration, and you are welcome to share information about this study
with others who might be interested. Cherri Shelnutt

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Invitation to Participate

My name is Cherri Shelnutt, and I am a PhD candidate in the School of
Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman's University. I would
sincerely appreciate your help as I conduct research for my dissertation on
"An Exploration of the Experiences of Pioneering Online Library and
Information Science Graduate Students: A Mixed Methods Study of Students in
the 1990s."

Why is this study being done?

The purpose of this mixed methods study is to explore and describe the
experiences of students as they participated in LIS online graduate courses
in ALA-accredited programs and schools across the United States and Canada
during the 1990s.  This study will contribute to a greater understanding of
the student experience in early LIS online graduate courses in the 1990s.

What is the target audience for this research?

Persons who took at least one LIS online graduate course in an
ALA-accredited program or school during the 1990s are invited to
participate.

Has this research been approved?

This research has been granted "Exempt Status" by the Texas Woman's
University Institutional Review Board. This means that this research is:
 "involving cognitive, diagnostic, aptitude, achievement tests, surveys,
interview procedures, or observation of public behavior" in which
participants cannot be identified, including "anonymous surveys."

Please note that there is a potential risk of loss of confidentiality in all
email, downloading, and internet transactions.

If you would like to read more about the study and participate, please go to
the project website at www.lisonline1990s.com which includes a link to the
SSL-enabled online survey.  Once you click on the survey link, you will be
able to begin the questionnaire.  When you have completed it, you may click
'Submit' to submit the survey.

Thank you so much for your help in this research, and you are welcome to
share this invitation with other persons who might be interested in
participating.

Cherri Shelnutt
Doctoral Candidate
School of Library and Information Studies
Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX
cshelnutt at mail.twu.edu



-- 
Mary A. Hollerich
Director
Lewis University Library
1 University Parkway
Romeoville, IL 60446
mary.hollerich at gmail.com
847-275-0666 (cell)

"Make no small plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood." Daniel
Burnham
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