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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk201740228">I invite survey responses from all catalogers and technical services managers at academic libraries.<o:p></o:p></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228">Your participation in this study will help increase understanding of academic library cataloging workflows in relation to technology, staffing, and materials cataloged to discover how special formats
and special collections cataloging may or may not be incorporated into general academic library cataloging.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228">Depending on your responses, this survey will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. Responses are anonymous unless you choose to provide your contact information to participate in a follow-up
study. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228">You are encouraged to share this study link with others in the cataloging community who may be interested in participating. The survey will close on July 25.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228"></span><a href="https://usmuw.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTFvsImwP4d0E3s"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228">https://usmuw.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTFvsImwP4d0E3s</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228">This research has been approved by The University of Southern Mississippi’s Institutional Review Board (Protocol #25-0317). If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Diana Simpson at
</span><a href="mailto:diana.simpson@usm.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228">diana.simpson@usm.edu</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228">Many thanks in advance for your participation,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228">Diana Simpson, Assistant Professor/Catalog Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228">The University of Southern Mississippi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228"></span><a href="mailto:diana.simpson@usm.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228">diana.simpson@usm.edu</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk201740228"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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