aserl-prof-dev-announce Mailing List: Invitation to Participate in Research Study (LINK ATTACHED)

[Castro, Rodrigo (castror]

Dear Colleagues,

We are Dr. Kawanna Bright, Assistant Professor of Library Science at East
Carolina University, Dr. Vanessa Irvin, Associate Professor of Library
Science at East Carolina University, and Rodrigo Castro, Director of Public
Services, Wake Forest University's Z. Smith Reynolds Library. We are
conducting an investigation to identify what factors, including elements of
identity, determine whether candidates for professional librarian positions
apply for positions and choose to accept job offers when received. We hope
to gain a holistic and comparative understanding of the job search and
decision-making process for new and early career library professionals in
school, public, and academic libraries, and to surface potential barriers
in the job search and decision-making process for all candidates, including
barriers that may impact those candidates who identify as Black,
Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC).

If you identify as a soon to be graduate of an MLS program, new graduate of
an MLS program, or early career librarian (less than 3 years of experience)
who has recently engaged in the process of searching for a professional
librarian position, then we would like to invite you to participate in our
study as either part of a focus group or an interview.

If you are interested in participating, you will be asked to first complete
a screening questionnaire to indicate your interest in participating. If
selected to participate in a focus group, you would be invited to join a
60-minute online session with up to seven other participants and given the
opportunity to provide your thoughts and perceptions about your job
searching experiences and decision-making process. You would be offered a
$25 gift card for your participation. If selected to participate in an
interview you would be asked to provide a copy of a job ad for a position
that you recently considered applying to or chose to apply to and
participate in a cognitive interview to describe what aspects of the job ad
and position caught your attention and why you either chose to apply or
chose not to apply for the position. You would also be asked to demonstrate
your process for investigating the potential employer for the identified
position. Interviews would last between 60 and 90 minutes and you would be
offered a $50 gift card for your participation.

Participation in this study is completely voluntary.  You can choose to
complete the questionnaire to express your interest or not, and if selected
for a focus group or interview, you may choose to stop participating and
leave the study at any time. If you would like to participate in the study,
please use this link to access the screening questionnaire:
https://ecu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_77JMSA1d1XNPvNA

If you have any questions about the study, please email us directly at
brightka19 [at] ecu.edu, irvinv22 [at] ecu.edu, or castror [at] wfu.edu.

Thank you in advance for your interest.

Sincerely,

Kawanna Bright, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Interdisciplinary Professions, College of Education

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858

252-737-1150

brightka19 [at] ecu.edu

Vanessa Irvin, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Interdisciplinary Professions, College of Education

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858

irvinv22 [at] ecu.edu

Rodrigo Castro, MLIS (he | him | his
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Director of Public Services

Z. Smith Reynolds Library

Wake Forest University

336.758.4713

PO Box 7777

castror [at] wfu.edu


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Rodrigo Castro, MLIS (he | him | his <https://pronouns.org/>)
Director of Public Services
Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Wake Forest University
336.758.4713
PO Box 7777
castror [at] wfu.edu