You are invited to participate in a research project being conducted by L. Tom Perry Special Collections in the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. The purpose of this research is to gain a better understanding of how archivists use and value the Journal of Western Archives.
If you choose to participate, you will be asked to complete an anonymous web-based survey. The survey should take no more than 15 minutes. The survey is in English. The survey will not collect any identifiable information, and no one will be able to connect your responses to you. Your anonymity is further protected by using an implied consent on the survey. Please print this invitation for future reference. You may answer any and all questions on the survey or decline to participate. Reminder emails will be sent to non-responders to encourage participation. If you do not wish to participate and do not want to receive these reminders, please click on the link and answer "no" to the first question. However, we hope that you will take a moment to share your experience with us. You will not be paid for participating in this survey.
Consent will be asked in the first question on the survey: "Having read the invitation, are you willing to participate in the survey?" Yes or No.
The survey is available at https://byu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_09hNWIgdh51SFmu, and will be available until June 30, 2026. If you have any questions about the study, please contact J. Gordon Daines III at gordon_daines@byu.edu, or at 801-422-5821. If you have questions or concerns about your rights as a research participant, you can call the BYU Human Research Protections Program at 801-422-1461 or BYU.HRPP@byu.edu. Please reference IRB ID# 2026-268.
Sincerely,
J. Gordon Daines III
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J. Gordon Daines
Curator of Research and Instruction Services
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
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