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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a name="_Hlk130551054">** Please excuse any cross postings**<o:p></o:p></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054">Hello fellow librarians!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054">I’m seeking participants for a survey that looks at interlibrary loan practices in public libraries across the United States. If you manage or work with interlibrary loan services at your library,
you are invited to participate. If you do not work with the interlibrary loan service at your library, please forward this to a staff member who does. This survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. The link to the survey is found at the end
of this email.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054"><b>Purpose</b>: The purpose of this study is to explore interlibrary loan practices in public libraries across the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054"><b>Study Title</b>:
<b>Exploring the Use of Interlibrary Loan Service at Public Libraries in the United States
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054">Protocol Number: IRB-FY2023-126<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054">Approval Date: 3-23-2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054">Principal Investigator: Holly S. Hebert
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054">Institution: Middle Tennessee State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054"><b>Target Population</b>: Library staff who manage or work with interlibrary loan requests.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054"><b>Risks & Benefits</b>: There are no risks associated with this survey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054">Principal Investigator: Holly S. Hebert<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054">Contact Information:
</span><a href="mailto:holly.hebert@mtsu.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054">holly.hebert@mtsu.edu</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054">For additional information about your rights as a participant in this study, please contact the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Office of Compliance at 615-494-8918 or via email at
</span><a href="mailto:irb_information@mtsu.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054">irb_information@mtsu.edu</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054">. (</span><a href="http://www.mtsu.edu/irb"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054">http://www.mtsu.edu/irb</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054"><b>Thank you so much for filling out this survey. Your answers will help us further understand interlibrary loan use in public libraries and is much appreciated. This survey will be available from
March 24 to April 21, 2023.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054"><b>SURVEY LINK:
</b></span><a href="https://mtsu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_encHwS7DmIHCxrU"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054">https://mtsu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_encHwS7DmIHCxrU</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk130551054"></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#4472C4">Holly Hebert, MLIS, MSEd-OTL, COI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistant Professor, Master of Library Science Program<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Womack Educational Leadership Department<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">College of Education<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Middle Tennessee State University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1301. E. Main Street, P .O. Box 91<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Murfreesboro, TN 37132<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">615-898-5378-office<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:holly.hebert@mtsu.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">holly.hebert@mtsu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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