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Research Study - Disaster Recovery Funding

  • 1.  Research Study - Disaster Recovery Funding

    Posted Dec 10, 2019 04:06 PM

    Hello colleagues,

    I am writing to you to invite you to participate in my research study about how library and archival professionals apply for disaster recovery funding. I am seeking participants who were staff members at a library or archive that was affected by a natural disaster in the last five years, especially those directly involved in the disaster recovery process for their institution. Participants in this research study will be asked to complete a survey administered through Qualtrics, the link to which can be accessed here: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0MTSoVV7RglUDsx

    The results of this survey will further my research at the School of Library and Information Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It should also inform how various library and archival institutions strategize obtaining disaster relief funding, including but not limited to for facility repair and treatments for library or archival holdings. Participants will not be asked to provide personally identifiable information about themselves or the institutions that they work for.

    This survey should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.

    The IRB at UNC Chapel Hill granted an exemption for this study on December 9, 2019. The IRB application number is #19-3206.

    If you wish to report any ethical concerns you may have about how this study is conducted, you may contact the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill IRB by phone at 919-966-3113 or by email at IRB_subjects@unc.edu.

    Thank you for your time and consideration,

    Michelle Runyon



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    Michelle Runyon
    MSLS Student, UNC Chapel Hill, Class of 2020
    Marshall T. Meyer Graduate Intern 2019-2020
    Pronouns: she, her, hers
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