<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">* We apologize for any cross postings of this study. *</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
 </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">We are writing to ask for your time as a participant in a library science research study being conducted at Kent State University.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The research looks generally at how positive psychology in the workplace can be beneficial to both the employee and employer. The study is designed to analyze various predictors of work engagement in library professionals. Work engagement is a multi-faceted positive psychology construct that has been shown to predict increased performance, better health of employees, motivation, and much more.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">This study will take 20-25 minutes of your time but some may finish sooner. No personally identifying information will be collected about you. The survey can be taken by clicking on the following link:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="http://kentstate.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_1UoFOmiFjhBUhSJ" target="_blank">http://kentstate.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_1UoFOmiFjhBUhSJ</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Please know that your participation is voluntary and you may stop taking the survey at any time. The first page of the survey will provide you with more specific information including your consent to participate in the study.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">If you have any concerns or further questions about this study please contact the researchers.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Principal investigator: Miriam Matteson, Ph. D. (<a href="mailto:mmattes1@kent.edu" target="_blank">mmattes1@kent.edu</a>)<br>
Co-investigator: Sean Kennedy (<a href="mailto:skenne20@kent.edu" target="_blank">skenne20@kent.edu</a>)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
Please feel free to forward this study to any colleagues who would be interested in contributing to this Library management research.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
 </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">We greatly appreciate your time and support.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
 </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Sincerely,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br>Miriam Matteson<br>
Assistant Professor, Kent State University<br>School of Library and Information Science<br>274 E. First Ave.<br>Columbus, OH 43201<br><a href="mailto:Mmattes1@kent.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">mmattes1@kent.edu</span></a></p>
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