<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Colleagues, </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Please share with those that
may be interested in participating – with thanks and apologies for
cross-posting!</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> ****</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><br></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues, </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">If you have recently left a
library or archives job, recently returned to a library or archives job, or may
be considering a job change, you are invited to take part in a research
project. This project examines how vocational awe and occupational identity
intersect when library, archives, and information workers pursue opportunities
that take them away from library, archives, and information work. Participants’
lived experiences of job changes and career trajectories illustrate how
professional pivots impact information workers’ self-image and identity. The
primary goal of this research project is to generate organizational best
practices and employee supports to retain library, archives, and information
workers in the profession. </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">This project has two distinct
research phases: an online survey and individual virtual interviews. You are
invited to take part in one or both components of the research. </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">To access the survey, please
follow this link: <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fpennstate.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_ezLIREhmJEcBNUG__%3B!!DZ3fjg!6cTO3awEhsfFk2rqevdIG5nAykRjs95_wPw6dYNEsfMPCOHN1ToSh6FGuFza8z5Gp25FsXo38Inlji7zvWmc%24&data=05%7C02%7Crad24%40psu.edu%7Cf71303b595a14f8afe9408dc53483bbe%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C638476816914508921%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RkPdRijg3ROczbJVf4%2BWUoLnApHQ%2BhY91pHgkkj4kME%3D&reserved=0" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ezLIREhmJEcBNUG</a><span style="color:black">. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">To volunteer for an
individual interview, please contact Rachael Dreyer at <a href="mailto:rad24@psu.edu" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">rad24@psu.edu</a>. </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Participation is voluntary
and you may withdraw from the survey at any time, for any reason. Collected
data will be used for research purposes only and any personally identifying
information will be redacted from the data.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">The survey is expected to
take approximately 12 minutes to complete. Your participation in this research
is greatly appreciated – if you know of others who may have recently left
library, archives, or information employment, please feel free to forward this
survey invitation to them.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">With best wishes,</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quire Sans",sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Rachael
Dreyer</span><span style="font-family:"Quire Sans",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Head of Research Services  </span></p>

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History and LGBTQIA+ Collections Curator<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"></span></span></p>

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Family Special Collections Library</span><span style="font-family:"Quire Sans",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
The Pennsylvania State University<br>
Phone: (814) 863-4338   -  </span><u><span style="font-family:"Quire Sans",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="mailto:rad24@psu.edu" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="color:blue">rad24@psu.edu</span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Quire Sans",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>

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