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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.1732in; text-align: left;"><span style="color:#548DD4">Attention Children’s Librarians with an MLS degree:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.1732in; text-align: left;"><span style="color:#548DD4">I just received the following email from an MLS student conducting a research project on how well an MLS degree prepares children’s librarians. If you are interested
in sharing how well your MLS coursework and degree prepared you for your job, please take this survey. There are only 12 questions and it should take no more than 10 minutes (it took me 7 mins) to complete. Here is the link to the survey:</span><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><a href="https://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bqiTxffpnuatX3m" target="_blank">https://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bqiTxffpnuatX3m</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.1732in; text-align: left;"><span style="color:#548DD4">Thank you,</span></p>
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<div align="center">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services</div>
<div align="center">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *</div>
<div align="center">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301</div>
<div align="center"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;" id="divRpF787691"><font color="#000000" face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> Heneage, Audrey [aheneage@NewCanaanLibrary.org]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 01, 2012 6:37 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Katie Anderson<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Children's Librarian Survey-Please participate!<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear Children’s Librarian,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I am a graduate student in the Master of Library Science program at Southern Connecticut State University. I am engaged in a research project entitled:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“The Instructional Responsibilities of Public Library Children’s Librarians:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Are They Well Prepared by the Master of Library Science/Master of Information & Library Science Degree?”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I am inviting your participation in a survey I have developed and posted online. It is a short, 12-question survey that should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. The purpose of the
survey is to determine the variety of instructional activities performed by children’s librarians and their sense of whether or not their degree has prepared them well. The results of the study will inform practitioners and educators of any knowledge gaps.
A final report will be posted to participating Listservs upon completion.<a name="_GoBack"></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Your participation in the survey is voluntary. Refusal to participate will involve no penalty or loss of benefits to which you, as a participant, would otherwise be entitled. You may discontinue
your participation at any time without penalty or loss of benefits. Survey responses are anonymous and no names or email addresses will be collected. If you have any questions about the survey or the research please contact me at
</span><a href="mailto:Mantza1@owls.southernct.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mantza1@owls.southernct.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">. Questions about research participants’ rights may be directed
to the SCSU Human Research Protection Program at 203-392-5243.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please access the survey through this link.
<a href="https://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bqiTxffpnuatX3m" target="_blank">
https://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bqiTxffpnuatX3m</a></span> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
The survey will be available for two weeks. Your completion of the survey indicates your consent for your data to be used in this research.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you for your time and thoughtful participation.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Researcher: Research Advisor:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Audrey Heneage Dr. Hak Joon Kim</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Information & Library Science Student Southern Connecticut State University</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Southern CT State University
</span><a href="mailto:kimh1@southernct.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">kimh1@southernct.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Mantza1@owls.southernct.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mantza1@owls.southernct.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> 203-392-5764</span></p>
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