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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Dear colleagues,
</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The
<i>ALA Core Competencies for Cataloging and Metadata Professional Librarians</i> (</span><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F11213%2F7853&data=04%7C01%7CAllison_Yanos%40baylor.edu%7C870cf1d2949f44e255ba08d9bcdfcfa7%7C22d2fb35256a459bbcf4dc23d42dc0a4%7C0%7C0%7C637748491715288983%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=%2Fm6U8L7rON8yrziFoFq6vs5B7s2dYH4m5oWuh1Ffims%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0055A5">http://hdl.handle.net/11213/7853</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">)</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">was released for use by the library community in 2017. Since then, there have been a number of presentations at conferences that have discussed various ways this document
has been applied in the profession. There is also anecdotal evidence that the document is being used in library schools, and in various cataloging and metadata departments. However, there is no hard evidence to demonstrate how widely and in what ways the
<i>Core Competencies</i> document is being used. </span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Therefore, we invite all of you to participate in this brief survey to help us not only ascertain how widely and in what ways the
<i>Core Competencies</i> document is currently being used, but also what needs to be changed or added in the next iteration of the document. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">This survey will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">and no identifying information will be collected. Any identifying information supplied will be excluded from or anonymized in any publication or presentation of the results.
</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">You can access the survey using this link:
</span><a href="https://baylor.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4UaQjgDlqZyTdFI"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white">https://baylor.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4UaQjgDlqZyTdFI</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#32363A;background:white">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The survey will close on February 14, 2022.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you in advance for your participation.
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Sincerely,
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Bruce J. Evans, Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Jennifer Liss, Indiana University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Maurine McCourry, Hillsdale College<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Susan Rathbunn-Grubb, University of South Carolina<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Elizabeth Shoemaker, Emory University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Karen Snow, Dominican University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Allison R. Yanos, Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Beth Shoemaker</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Rare Book Librarian</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, & Rare Book Library</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Emory University </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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