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The employment of term-limited archivists, often called "project archivists," is a common labor practice in libraries and archives. We invite participants to participate in an online survey, written in support of a CLIR publication on Best Practices and Case Studies for archival term positions, which aims to determine the main reasons that repositories hire project archivists.
The survey is intended for hiring managers, unit heads, directors, administrators, and anyone else making hiring decisions or engaged in strategic planning related to project archivists. It should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. We ask that student employees, volunteers, and interns not participate. For convenience, a PDF of the survey is attached to this email and available for viewing prior to beginning the survey.
There are minimal risks associated with the survey. Participants may refuse to participate or withdraw from the survey at any time. Participants will not be compensated for participating in this voluntary survey. There are no direct benefits to participants, but there is the potential for archivists and employers to contribute to discussions on the design of mutually beneficial short-term employment conditions.
At the end of the survey, individuals may self-select to be considered to participate in a follow up interview by sharing their name and contact information. The interview will last approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour. Volunteers for the follow up interview risk the loss of confidentiality by disclosing their personal information to the research team. This information will not be shared outside the research team.
This research study has been reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Please proceed to the survey: unlv.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8HvaiI4wRTQWpxk
Investigators (for questions about the survey):
Sarah Quigley, Principal Investigator, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Sheridan Sayles, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Camila Tessler, Yale University
Courtney Dean, University of California, Los Angeles
Laura Starratt, Emory University
Monika Lehman, Yale University
Kit Messick, Getty Research Institute