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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: white;">Alex Best and I, Tameka Shelford, are graduate students conducting research for a class project
at Towson University. We are writing to invite</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> librarians to participate in our study titled, “Perceptions of Important Climate Change Topics, Symbols, and Immediacy
using the Agenda-Setting Theory.” The primary aim of this study is to gain insight into important topics and symbols associated with climate change comparative to topics and symbols shown in children's picture books.
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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The participation of librarians in this survey is entirely voluntary, and we assure you that
all responses will remain anonymous. No answers will be linked to any identifiable information. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The survey is expected to take about 15 minutes and is open for completion until November 25, 2023. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">If there are any issues accessing or filling out the survey or if there are questions about this
study, feel free to reach out to us at </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="mailto:tshelfo1@students.towson.edu" id="OWAe16cb94e-bcf2-185e-4609-2d29641cb480" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">tshelfo1@students.towson.edu</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> &
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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Note: This research has received clearance in line with Towson University's "Surveys" policy.
We are using Qualtrics to conduct the survey — a trusted, cloud-based platform that securely stores data on servers located in Ireland. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Thank you for considering our request. The participation of librarians will be invaluable to
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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Warm regards and gratitude,
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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Tameka Shelford & Alex Best</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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